Filmmaking Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PreProduction - ANSWER-The phase when a film project is in development, involving preparing the script, financing the project, casting, hiring crew, and securing locations. Production - ANSWER-The industrial stages that contribute to the making of a finished movie, from the financing and scripting of a film to it's final edit; more specifically, the actual shooting of a film after preproduction and before postproduction. PostProduction - ANSWER-The period in the filmmaking process that oc...

Melies - ️️a creative french magician that made short movies shown in his magic show lumiere - ️️french brothers who showed films to an audience in 1895, an event which is considered to be the birth of film muybridge - ️️photographer of the west who shot pictures of moving horses WKL Dickson - ️️lab assistant who played a critical role in creating some of the first moving pictures Thomas Edison - ️️americas greatest inventor who tried to gain a monopoly on filmmak...

GRMN 2301 Premis #1 - correct answer The cinema of the Third Reich must be seen in context of a totalitarian state's attempt to remake German culture and politics Gleichschaltung 4 - correct answer - the coordination of all institutions under Nazi control - every aspect of nazi life controlled - institutions that stood in the way were taken control of or banned - control of education and youth movements reduced likelihood of future opposition Important goal of nazi cinema - correct ...

realism CH 1 - ANSWER--style of filmmaking that attempts to duplicate the look of objective reality as it's commonly perceived -emphasis on authentic locations and details, long shots, lengthy takes, and a minimum of distorting techniques. -what's being shown is more important than how it's being manipulated -camera is used conservatively -simplicity, spontaneity, and directness are important -major concern is with content rather than form or techniques *Film reference: Arrival of a Tr...

Film Form and Narrative Questions with complete solution 2023/2024Film Content - correct answer The subject matter or meaning of a film. That which is expressed by a work of art. Film Form - correct answer The means by which a film's content is expressed. The style and techniques used to convey meaning. Film Conventions - correct answer Traditions, dominant styles, and popular forms used by filmmakers which are generally accepted as the principles of filmmaking. Film Genre - correct an...

Realism - ANSWER-A style of filmmaking that attempts to duplicate the look of objective reality as it's commonly perceived, with emphasis on authentic locations and details, longshots lengthy takes a minimum of disorting techniques Frame - ANSWER-The dividing line between the edges of the screen image and the enclosing darkness of the theater. Can also refer to a single photograph from the filmstrip. Formalistic - ANSWER-A style of filmmaking in which aesthetic forms take precedence over ...

TFM 160 Quiz #1 questions with 100% correct answers 2024/2025implicit meaning - correct answer lies below the surface; implied meaning explicit meaning - correct answer available on the surface; obvious meaning formal analysis - correct answer every element in a frame has a reason; focuses on elements of film (cinematography, editing, sound & design) cinematic invisibility - correct answer makes the film easy to watch; techniques go unnoticed cultural invisibility - correct answer im...

Melies a creative french magician that made short movies shown in his magic show lumiere french brothers who showed films to an audience in 1895, an event which is considered to be the birth of film muybridge photographer of the west who shot pictures of moving horses WKL Dickson lab assistant who played a critical role in creating some of the first moving pictures Thomas Edison americas greatest inventor who tried to gain a monopoly on filmmaking what doe...

German Expressionism of the '20s and 30s impacted the visual style and thematic undercurrents of what eventually became known as - correct answer Film Noir Characteristics of German Expressionism - correct answer 1. stylized visuals 2. sharply exaggerated shadows 3. high-contrast lighting 4. disorienting skewed set design 5. off-kilter camera angles German Expressionism - correct answer A prominent artistic movement in post-WW1 Germany that influenced many disciplines, with morbid and...

What was the Edison Trust? - ANSWER-A pact between Edison and five film companies that sought to 1) fix prices, 2) restrict distribution and exhibition, 3) have exclusive contract with Eastman Kodak, and 4) exclusive deal with General Film Company. What led to the rise and fall of the Edison Trust? - ANSWER-Film makers travelled westward to Hollywood to avoid patent protection and the Trust's exclusive deals left, eventually being found in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and was diss...