The craft and production of motion pictures, including cinematography, editing, and screenwriting. Specific films remain in Movies.
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
What does depth of field describe in photography?
Depth of field is why portraits can show a sharp face against a soft, blurry background.
Which miser completes a famous positive arc in A Christmas Carol?
Three ghosts show Scrooge his past, present, and future, pushing the miser toward generosity.
In The Matrix, which actor trained for months in kung fu to play Neo?
Will Smith was offered the Neo role before Reeves, but he turned it down because he did not understand the film's futuristic pitch.
In Armour of God, which Hong Kong action star performed his own stunts and cracked his skull in a fall?
The fall needed emergency brain surgery, and Chan still carries a plastic plug in the hole it left in his skull.
Tom Cruise scaled which real skyscraper during filming of Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol?
Cruise did the Dubai climb wearing a wire harness concealed under his sleeve, then had it digitally removed in post-production.
Which stuntman doubled Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark?
Armstrong received a technical Oscar for refining a device that safely slows stunt performers during high falls.
What do filmmakers call storyboards cut with sound and timing?
Animatics set timed panels to dialogue and music so pacing problems surface before costly filming.
How do filmmakers compress a slow sunset into a few seconds of video?
Time-lapse takes still frames seconds apart, so hours of clouds or traffic play back in seconds.
Which stop-motion film shows chickens escaping from Tweedy's farm?
Aardman animated the escape with clay chickens on model sets, making it the top-grossing stop-motion film.
How does a camera operator create a dolly zoom while pushing the camera forward?
Moving forward would enlarge the subject, so widening the zoom cancels that and leaves only the background shifting.