Printable Film Quiz

1. A sequence compresses several weeks of training into two minutes through brief shots linked by music. Which editing device is this?

2. A character studies an old photograph, and the film cuts to events that happened years earlier. What narrative device is being used?

3. Who directed the 1975 film “Jaws”?

4. Which movie is widely recognized as the first feature-length film made entirely with computer-generated animation?

5. “Blade Runner” is loosely based on which novel?

6. Which of these films won the Academy Award for Best Picture?

7. In “The Wizard of Oz,” what major visual change occurs when Dorothy enters Oz?

8. During filming, an actor holds a cup in one hand, but in the next shot it has switched hands. Which crew member is primarily responsible for tracking this kind of continuity detail?

9. An older, nearly square-format movie is shown on a modern widescreen display with vertical black bars on both sides. What is this presentation called?

10. In “Citizen Kane,” what object is revealed to be connected to the word “Rosebud”?

11. In a conversation scene, two characters suddenly appear to swap sides of the screen because the camera crossed an imaginary line between them. Which guideline was broken?

12. A filmmaker moves the camera backward while zooming in, keeping a subject similar in size while the background appears to stretch. What technique is being used?

13. A movie centers on a cynical detective, a morally ambiguous mystery, stark shadows, and a dangerous, deceptive stranger. Which style does it most closely match?

14. A postwar drama uses ordinary city streets, available light, and several nonprofessional performers to depict working-class hardship. Which film movement does this most strongly resemble?

15. Which American Western reworked the central premise of Akira Kurosawa's “Seven Samurai”?

16. A suspense scene includes ominous music that the audience hears but the characters cannot. What kind of sound is this?