Specific to the Exam

• Who Started Tropfest?


  Australian Born Film Maker John Polson
• When did Tropfest Start?


  1993
• How many Finalists for Tropfest?


  16
• What is a MacGruffin?

  A name given to an object, event, or character in a film or story that serves to set and keep the plot in motion despite lack intrinsic lighting.
• What is an Mise-en-scene?


  Refers to everything that appears before the camera.
• 4 Elements of Mise-en-scene:

  The sets, props, costumes on actors and the lighting
• What was the MacGruffin in the movie 'Pshyco'?

  A large amount of Cash
• What is "Onion Skinning"?

  A techniques used in creating animated cartoons and editing movies to see several frames at once in 2D computer graphics.
• What is a storyboard?

  A series of sequence pictures that tell a story, provide instructions or show the flow of action.
• What is a Dutch angle shot?

  The cinematic technique is the go-to-shot for conveying paranoia, unease, or horror.
• What is Freytag's Pyramids Plot Structure?

  A narrative structure that breaks the story arc of a drama into five distinct sections.
• Structure of Freytag's Pyramids Plot Structure:

  Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Resolution
• What is Diegetic Sound?

  Sound heard by both the audience and characters.
• What is Non-Diegetic Sound?


  Sound heard by the audience only.
• What is Adam Elliot Stop Motion Short Film Called?

  'Harvie Krumpet'
• What type of Stop Motion was used for Adam Elliot's Short Film, "Harvie Krumpet"?

  Claymotion
• Purpose of an Extreme Close-Up Shot:

  Allows an intense mood to be created from the interaction between the audience and the viewer - used to emphasise facial expression or to make the subject appear threatening.
• Purpose of an Extreme Wide Shot:


  A shot in which figures appear small in the landscape.
• What is an Pan?


  Pivoting the camera to the side to scan a scene or to follow a moving subject.
• What is a Tilt?

  Pivoting the camera vertically up or down.
• What is an Establishing Shot?


  The first shot of a scene is used to show the location and environment. It can also create mood and give the audience visual clues regarding the time (night/day, year) and the general situation.
• How many frames are animated for a second for traditional animation?

  12
• What are Four Different Styles of Animation?

  Traditional, 2D Animation, 3D Animation and Stop Motion
• What is an MacGruffin in a Hitchcock Sense?


  His purpose for using the device was to give the objects as little meaning as possible. Essentially 'nothing'.
• What was George Lucas's different approach (from Alfred Hitchcock) to the MacGruffin film technique?

  George Lucas's different approach was incorporating more explicit defined plot devices that directly impacted the narrative and characters.
• Example of George Lucas's MacGruffin in 'Star Wars'?

  R2-D2
• Example of George Lucas's MacGruffin in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'?

  The Arc of the Covenant
• Hitchcock's Best Film with an MacGruffin in it?

  North by Northwest -> Microfilm