FILM STUDIES

4. Genre that is characterized by a dark, moody atmosphere, convoluted plots, and morally ambiguous characters, often involved in crime and deception.
6. Collection of separate but related short films or segments that are often grouped together thematically.
8. Author of "From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies"
10. A person who is responsible for arranging the movements and positioning of actors and props within a scene.
14. Film theorist who proposed the idea of a "counter-cinema"
15. Filmmaker and screenwriter whose films dealt with themes of honour, duty, and the human condition.
17. Genre that updates classic film noir themes and motifs for a contemporary audience.
19. Theory that emphasizes the formal elements of a film.
20. Film critic and theorist who is considered one of the founders of film studies as an academic discipline
22. Genre characterized by its Italian roots and a more violent, gritty, and morally ambiguous tone than traditional Hollywood Westerns.
23. Genre that focuses on the criminal underworld and its organized crime groups.
24. Term used to describe a female character in film who is depicted as seductive, manipulative, and dangerous, using her sexuality and charm to lead male protagonists down a path of destruction.

1. Author of "The Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques."
2. Film Movement that emerged as response to the dominant Hollywood and European cinema.
3. Portrayal of self-absorbed and egotistical characters who are preoccupied with their own appearance, desires, and needs.
5. Theory that Examines how the technical processes of filmmaking influence the way viewers interpret films.
7. Politically engaged filmmaking that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s.
9. Style of film editing that aims to create a smooth, seamless flow of action and narrative in a film.
11. Analyzes the relationships between elements within a system, and how those relationships create meaning.
12. Art and technique of capturing visual images on film or digital media.
13. One of the first creators of First Cinema.
16. Theory that argues that the meaning of a film arises not from individual shots or scenes, but from the juxtaposition of those shots in the editing process.
18. Term coined by feminist film theorist Laura Mulvey in 1975.
21. Term used to describe the composition of visual elements in a shot or scene.