Film Studies Quiz 2

parts of the plot line

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement, resolution

How do you introduce a character when writing a script?

name in all caps (Age) short description.

Ex. MARGE (35-40) description...

Who are the two main actors in "The Sixth Sense"?

Bruce Willis - Malcolm

Haley Joel Osment - Cole

List some of the characters who visit Cole in The Sixth Sense

Throw Up girl (girls whose step mom poisoned)

Angry Kitchen Lady (domestic abuse victim)

Grandma (The bumble bee pendent)

hanging people ( the people in the school that Cole goes to)

Bicycle lady

Attic Guy (guy in attic at the party cole goes to)

Burn Victim Lady (during the play when Cole is talking to his teacher)

Malcolm

Who directed Big Fish?

Tim Burton

Who are the main characters in Big Fish?

Edward - Albert Finney(old), Ewan McGregor (middle aged), and Perry Walston (young)

Will - Grayson Stone (young) and Billy Crudup

Who is Edward Bloom?

A storyteller/the big fish

What are some of the characters in Big Fish?

Karl: giant

Norther: poet

Ling and Ping: twins from Korea

Jenny: spectre kid/witch

Don Price: competition for Edward

Sandra: love of Edward's life

Ring master: Ware wolf

Mr. Soggybottom: lawyer

Josephine: Will's wife

What did Jenny say to Will about Edward?

In his life there are only two women, Your mom and everyone else

What did Thomas Edison do for film?

the phonograph (1878), the kinetoscope (1891), and "The Sneeze" (1894)

Who was in the united artist and when was is founded?

Founded in 1919 by Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, D.W. Griffith, and Charlie Chaplin

What is Mary Pickford's nickname?

America's Sweetheart and she was the first woman studio owner

What is Douglas Fairbanks known as?

The first action star

The Tom Cruise of his time

What did D.W. Griffith do that ruined his career?

Birth of a Nation

What else is D.W. Griffith known for?

He was the first director to use a close up

What was the character that Charlie Chaplin created?

The Tramp

How many of Charlie Chaplin's wives were underaged?

3 out of 4 wives

What were the names of all 4 of Charlie Chaplin's wives?

Mildred Harris

Lita Grey

Paulette Goddard

Oona O'Neill

What was the name of the film Charlie Chaplin did in 1945?

The Great Dictator

Sam Warner of Warner Bros produced what movie, when did it come out, and who was the lead?

The Jazz Singer (October 6, 1927) Staring Al Johnson