Film Studies Vocabulary Quiz: Tools of Film Analysis

A change in appearance of a character or setting

A visual or sonic element that repeats to support the theme of a story

A subject, topic, or central message of a story

A connection or comparison between two characters, settings, visuals, or situations

A visual or sonic element that repeats in a film

A word, phrase, or expression with a figurative meaning

Placing dissimilar characters or themes side by side

Part of something used to represent the whole

A visual or sonic element that repeats in a film

A short recurrent musical piece

A person/character who is identical or almost identical to another character.

A change in appearance of a character or setting

The arrangement of scenery and stage properties in a play

Use of irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to expose or denounce the folly or corruption of people or social institutions

A short recurrent musical piece associated with a character, place, or idea

A person who is identical or nearly identical to another person or character

A visual or sonic element that repeats in a film

A short recurrent musical piece

A subject, topic, or central message of a story

A change in appearance of a character or setting symbolic of an internal or thematic change

A visual or sonic element that repeats in a film or other work of art

A word, phrase, or expression with a figurative meaning

Placing dissimilar characters or themes side by side to highlight their differences in a film or work of art

Part of something used to represent the whole

A visual or sonic element that repeats in a film

A word, phrase, or expression with a figurative meaning

Placing dissimilar characters or themes side by side to highlight their differences

A part of something used to represent the whole of that something

An object or element incorporated into a narrative to represent another concept or concern

Substitution of an offensive or harsh expression or visual reality with one more agreeable or inoffensive

An object or element incorporated into a narrative to represent another concept or concern

A word, phrase, or expression with a figurative, non-literal meaning

A visual or sonic element that repeats in a film

A word, phrase, or expression with a figurative meaning

Moments when the film calls attention to itself as a fictional construct

Part of something used to represent the whole

A visual or sonic element that repeats to support the theme of a story

A subject, topic, or central message of a story

A connection or comparison between two characters, settings, visuals, or situations

A change in appearance of a character or setting