THR470 Film Directing Terminology Test

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Part I. Shot Analysis:

Welles-Kane

1. Floor plan (camera, actors, light position)

2. Camera motivation --

3. Deep Focus -- explain

4. "Frames-within-Frame" --

5. Axis -- of action, interest:

Part II. Terminology:

[ Please give short answers ]

1. Dissolve --

2. Eye-line shot --

3. Ext. --

4. Final cut --

5. Genre --

6. Int. --

7. Jump cut --

8. Master shot --

9. Pan --

10. Storyboard --

11. Treatment --

12. WS --

Part III. Storyboard

An old pond!
A frog jumps in-
The sound of water.

No more than 5 shots.

Part IV. Textbook Reading (Grammar of the Film Language):

1. What is Parallel Editing?

2. What is Triangle Principle?

3. Types of visual emphasis: give an example

4. How do we emphasize the center of interest?

5. What is "Line of Interest"?

6. What are the elements of film grammar?

7. What you like or do not like about the textbook?

See you in class!
Spring 2004 * Read/review the Film Directing webpages before the test @ filmplus.org/film!

test page in Film & Movies