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Final Exam Study Guide **FINAL IS TUESDAY, JUNE 7** Evolution of Cinema

Anything we took notes on (terms, powerpoints), watched, or read is fair game. All of this information can be found on this website (notes are on the side list, powerpoints are linked on specific days)

Know these film terms:
 * Key light
 * Fill light
 * Backlight
 * Background light
 * Shot
 * Dolly shot
 * Take
 * Cut on action
 * Cut away
 * Cross cut aka parallel editing
 * Jump cut
 * Match cut
 * Montage
 * Genre
 * Breaking the fourth wall
 * Key frame animation
 * Cel animation
 * Stop-motion animation
 * Winsor McCay
 * John Randolph Bray
 * Adaptation
 * Storyboard
 * Mise-en-scene
 * Diegetic sound
 * Non-diegetic sound

Know about these aspects of film history (major elements of, related years):
 * The transition to synchronized sound
 * Animation origins
 * The Studio System
 * The Production (Hays) Code
 * Early/first monumental films in different areas
 * Supreme Court Cases affecting films

Know about these books and films (general plot, background info we’ve covered- authors, directors):
 * //Singin’ in the Rain//
 * //Fahrenheit 451//
 * //Persepolis//
 * //A Streetcar Named Desire//

Types of shots and camera angles:
 * Extreme long shot
 * Long shot
 * Medium shot
 * Close-up
 * Extreme close-up
 * The bird’s eye view
 * High angle
 * Eye level
 * Low angle