Film Reviews Terminology

3. Those elements in a film that logically and realistically exist within the narrative
4. A plot device that drives the main character/s and draws the audience in, though it may have little or no real significance
11. Low budget films often shot by an independent director or one who has lost his gloss
12. Refers to the editing process and literally translated, means 'to cut up'
14. Process of recreating old black and white films in colour
15. A French term used to describe the design aspects of a film, it incorporates key aspects such as lighting, props, set design, and costume.
16. Refers to a series of shots edited together to create either the passage of time or symbolic meaning
18. Originally a musical term, it is sometimes used in a film context to describe a recurring theme within a film
21. Refers to the characteristic style and construction of a film and similarities in the narrative
22. A minor, usually stereotypical character whose actions are wholly predictable.

1. Refers to a clumsy plot device, by which problems in the storyline are conveniently resolved by improbable event/s or situations, usually at the end of the film.
2. A director seeking anonymity on a film will traditionally use this pseudonym in the credits.
5. Film enthusiast
6. Campy, trashy, and usually exploitation films that make B-graders look good.
7. A blockbuster/star-cast/high budget film that is expected to prop up the studio and compensate for the flops.
8. A scene or segment within a film that is a contained story in itself.
9. The defining point of the film
10. A dark and shadowy genre that deals with danger and moral ambiguity.
13. Translated as truth cinema, it grew out of French Cinema in the 1960s and refers to a film movement that uses documentary-style techniques to create realism
17. A film devoid of merit or a financial flop
19. An invisible wall that divides the characters from the audience
20. the French word for author and in film theory, refers to the director's personal vision