Film Elements

It is a motion picture – a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images.

• film

• novel

• play

• song

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Which of the following is NOT an element of film?

• script

• visuals

• character

• texture

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

This uses light and darkness to set the tone and feel of the movie; can also reflect the emotion of what the scene is trying to evoke from the audience.

This film element pertains to _________.

• color/lighting

• costume/props

• special effects

• location

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Location includes not only the setting of the film but also the culture and identity of a place.

True or False

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

It refers to the story being told in a film.

• Special effects

• Costume/props

• illustration

• script

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

This refers to the main problem of the film.

• Plot

• Dialogue

• Conflict

• Subtext

This refers to the deeper, and sometimes hidden, meaning behind the plot.

• Conflict

• Subtext

• Plot

• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

This refers to the imperfections and shortcomings of a character that make him or her more human and relatable to the audience

• flaws

• desires

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3