SEC : Film Studies

1. What are silent films?

   - Silent films refer to those films which are produced with no synchronized recorded sound, particularly no audible dialogue.

2. Give two examples of silent film?

  -"The kid" (1921), " The General(1926), " The Birth of a Nation"(1915) are examples of silent film.

3. What is talkie?

    - A talkie is a cinema made with sound as opposed to a silent film. In other words, talkie(i.e. taking picture) is informal term for films incorporating synchronized audible dialogue rather than readable text plates. This term was widely used in the late 1920s and early 1930s to distinguish sound films from silent films.

4. What was a talkie in the 1920s?

    - The primary steps in the commercialization of sound cinema were taken in the mid-to late 1920s. At first, the sound films which included synchronized dialogue, known as " taking picture" or "talkies" were exclusively shorts, The earliest feature- length movies with recorded sound included only music and effects.

5. What is colour theory in film?

    -Color theory in film states that certain colors used in a film elicit certain emotions from the audience. Manipulation of these colors can be used to guide the audience toward the intent of the author.

6. What was the first movie filmed in colour?

    - The generally accepted answer to the first film shot in colour was "Cupid Angling" made in 1918.

7.What does panning mean in film? 

    -In film, panning means to photograph or televise . While rotating a camera on its vertical or horizontal axis in order to keep a moving person or object in view or allow the film to record a panorama.

8. Why is panning used in film?

    -Panning  is often used in film to follow action such as a character moving from one spot to another. Panning shots can also be used to established locations, slowly revealing information about a place as we take it in.

9. What is a zoom camera movement?

    -In a zoom, the camera lens is used to move closer to or further from the subject, zooming in or zooming out. A zoom allows one to show context and then push in to show detail.

10. What is Zooming Technique?

    -Zooming technique allows a charge from close-up to wide shot or vice verse during a shot, giving a cinematographic degree of freedom. Zooming can either be performed towards longer focal lengths, giving a "zoom in" effect : the filmed object will then increase in apparent size, and fewer objects become visible on film.

11.What    does fade in and fade out  mean?

    - The word 'fade' means to gradually lose or cause to lose color. Artists use fading in or out a lot where a plain background gradually production where a sound gradually becomes louder (fade-in), or softer until one can't hear it (fade out). Fade-in occurs at the beginning of a film or scene, while fade-out at the end.

12. What is flashback? 

    -A flashback(sometimes called an analepsis) is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story. Flashbacks are often used to recount events that happened before the story's primary sequence of events to fill in crucial backstory.

13. What is shot in film?

    - In filmmaking and video production, a shot is a series of frames that runs for an uninterrupted period of time. In production, a shot is the moment that the camera starts rolling until the moment it stops. In film editing, a shot is the continuous footage or sequence between two edits or cuts.

14. How many shots are in a film?

    - The documentary films have the lowest number of shots (an average of 491 shots), followed by music-based movies(814) and romantic films(869).

15. What does Close-up shots mean in film? 

    - In the close-up shot, a certain feature or part of the subject takes up most of the frame. A close-up of a person usually means a close up of their face. A variation  is the chocked shot which is typically framed on the subject's face from above the eyebrows to below the mouth.

16.What is the purpose of a full shot?

    -A full shot is used either to establish or follow a character. A medium shot is used to provide new visual information or show a closer view of the action

17. Why is a long shot used in a film?

    - A long shot is used to stress the environment or setting of a scene.

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