Film Terms

Will Smith ________ in the film The Pursuit of Happiness

• was starred

• starred

• stared

• was stared

I saw a wonderful _____________________ last night on TV.  They were talking about the Egyptians and the pyramids. 

• documentary film

• comedy film

• historial drama

• animated film

If the acting is good, the _______ seems more believable.

• Character

• Plot

• Effect

Critic

• A professional who publishes his opinion on a particular movie/play/book

• A clever play on words

High-Concept

• When the idea behind the story is interesting enough to get people to see the movie without knowing anything else about it

• When the critic recommends that only a certain group of people should see, or not see, the film

Spoilers

• When the critic recommends that only a certain group of people should see, or not see, the film

• When a critic reveals secrets and plot points that could ruin the surprise for the audience and lessen their enjoyment of the movie.

Ratings System

• When the critic uses a scale to show the degree of how much they recommend the movie

• When the critic recommends that only a certain group of people should see, or not see, the film

Critical Bias

• When the critic cannot review the film fairly due to a personal problem with something in the film

• When the idea behind the story is interesting enough to get people to see the movie without knowing anything else about it

Hype

• When the critic cannot review the film fairly due to a personal problem with something in the film

• Using different techniques to get the audience excited about the story

words that characters speak

• dialogue

• speech

• direction

• announcement