The film quiz will be made up of short answers, fill in the blank, matching, and one short
essay question (an identification and explanation of a scene that we discussed at length in
class).
To prepare, you should know the following:
The title, year, and director (when appropriate) of the films we’ve screened.
The Breakfast Club (John Hughes, 1985)
Heathers (Michael Lehmann, 1989)
Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
Mean Girls (Mark Waters, 2004)
Kids (Larry Clark, 1995)
Saved (Brian Dannelly, 2004)
You be able to define (as stated in the Film Glossary) the following and give an
example of the term from a film that we’ve seen in class.
Canting
Split Screen
Superimposition
Freeze Frame
Slow disclosure
Handheld Shot
Wipe
Dissolve
Iris In/Iris Out
Truck In/Truck Out
Fade in/Fade out
Overhead Shot
Reverse Angle Shot
Crossing the Axis (180 Rule)
Cutting on Action
Graphic Match/Form Cut
Cross Cutting
Jump Cut
In single
Voice Over Narration
Insert Shot
Integrated Musical
Undercranking
Overcranking
4th Wall
Pan
Tilt
High Angle
Low Angle
Tracking/Dolly Shot
Point of View shot
Establishing Shot
Master Shot
Medium Shot
Extreme Close up
Close Up
¾ Shot
Long Shot
Single Shot
2 Shot
3 Shot
Racking Focus
Soft Focus
Shallow Focus
Deep Focus
Aural bridge
Sound overlap
Diegetic sound
Non-diegetic sound
Off-screen sound