Vocab Quiz #3

Question 1

Film Noir

Answer 1

literally “black film.” A style of film making popular from 1941-1958. Narratives generally involve crime or criminal actions in a manner that disturbs, disorients, or otherwise induces anxiety in the viewer.

Question 2

Flashback

Answer 2

A narrative sequence (composed of one or more scenes) that shows events which take place at an earlier moment than the present time.

Question 3

Frame

Answer 3

A single image appearing on a strip of film

Question 4

Freeze Frame

Answer 4

An image from a single frame which is reprinted a number of times on the filmstrip and when projected gives the effect of a still photograph.

Question 5

Genre

Answer 5

A category of filmmaking that is easily recognized as a “type,” possessing a familiar narrative and stylistic conventions.

Ex. Westerns, Melodramas, War Films, Musicals, etc.

Question 6

High- Angle Shot

Answer 6

A shot in which the subject is photographed from above, Tends to make the subject look weak.