Saddleback College CTVR 3 - American Cinema
Final Guide Exam Q’s and A’s
Subjective POV - -The camera becomes the character
-Cross cutting - -Editing shows two stories happening simultaneously: creates suspense
-Split Screen - -The audience can see two or more characters on screen at the same time
but they're in different locations (Pillow Talk)
-Demographics - -The make-up of an audience: Age, Gender and disposable income so we
Know who to target marketing-wise for a film
-What was HUAC? - -House Un-American Activities Committee; investigated alleged
disloyalty of private citizens and organizations suspected of having Communist ties
-Who helped stop the Blacklist by crediting a blacklisted writer on screen? What film did
he do this on? - -NOT SURE (maybe Hitchcock)
-Who were The Hollywood Ten? - -a group of prominent film directors and screenwriters
who refused to say whether they had been members of the Communist Party
-Big Fish Cast:
Young Edward Bloom - -Ewan McGregor
-Big Fish Cast:
Edward Bloom Sr. - -Albert Finney
-Big Fish Cast:
Will Bloom - -Billy Crudup
-Big Fish Cast:
Sandra Bloom Sr. - -Jessica Lange
-Big Fish Cast:
Jenny (older)/The Witch - -Helena Bonham Carter
-Big Fish Cast:
Dr. Bennett - -Robert Guillaume
-Big Fish Director - -Tim Burton
-Who did the Score for Big Fish - -Danny Elfman
, -Which film redefined independents? - -Oliver Stone's 1986 film Platoon
-Indie film that won Best Picture of 2010 and Best Director? What was historical about the
Director win? - -The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow, first female to win the Oscar for Best
Director
-Life as a House Cast:
George - -Kevin Kline
-Life as a House Cast:
Robin - -Kristin Scott Thomas
-Life as a House Cast:
Sam - -Hayden Christensen
-Life as a House Cast:
Alyssa - -Jena Malone
-Life as a House Cast:
Coleen - -Mary Steenburgen
-Life as a House Director - -Irwin Winkler
-Life as a House Writer - -Mark Andrus
-Drama: What sub-genres come from this genre? - -Biographies, Melodramas, Crime films,
and more
-What issue did we deal with in dramas in the 1940s? - -Dramas centering around the war
and the aftereffects of when people came home
-What does the house represent in Life as a House? - -The house is a tangible symbol of
what George is rebuilding, his family
-Poltergeist Cast:
Steve Freeling - -Craig T. Nelson
-Poltergeist Cast:
Diane Freeling - -JoBeth Williams
-Poltergeist Cast:
Dr. Lesh - -Beatrice Straight
-Poltergeist Cast:
Dana Freeling - -Dominique Dunne
Final Guide Exam Q’s and A’s
Subjective POV - -The camera becomes the character
-Cross cutting - -Editing shows two stories happening simultaneously: creates suspense
-Split Screen - -The audience can see two or more characters on screen at the same time
but they're in different locations (Pillow Talk)
-Demographics - -The make-up of an audience: Age, Gender and disposable income so we
Know who to target marketing-wise for a film
-What was HUAC? - -House Un-American Activities Committee; investigated alleged
disloyalty of private citizens and organizations suspected of having Communist ties
-Who helped stop the Blacklist by crediting a blacklisted writer on screen? What film did
he do this on? - -NOT SURE (maybe Hitchcock)
-Who were The Hollywood Ten? - -a group of prominent film directors and screenwriters
who refused to say whether they had been members of the Communist Party
-Big Fish Cast:
Young Edward Bloom - -Ewan McGregor
-Big Fish Cast:
Edward Bloom Sr. - -Albert Finney
-Big Fish Cast:
Will Bloom - -Billy Crudup
-Big Fish Cast:
Sandra Bloom Sr. - -Jessica Lange
-Big Fish Cast:
Jenny (older)/The Witch - -Helena Bonham Carter
-Big Fish Cast:
Dr. Bennett - -Robert Guillaume
-Big Fish Director - -Tim Burton
-Who did the Score for Big Fish - -Danny Elfman
, -Which film redefined independents? - -Oliver Stone's 1986 film Platoon
-Indie film that won Best Picture of 2010 and Best Director? What was historical about the
Director win? - -The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow, first female to win the Oscar for Best
Director
-Life as a House Cast:
George - -Kevin Kline
-Life as a House Cast:
Robin - -Kristin Scott Thomas
-Life as a House Cast:
Sam - -Hayden Christensen
-Life as a House Cast:
Alyssa - -Jena Malone
-Life as a House Cast:
Coleen - -Mary Steenburgen
-Life as a House Director - -Irwin Winkler
-Life as a House Writer - -Mark Andrus
-Drama: What sub-genres come from this genre? - -Biographies, Melodramas, Crime films,
and more
-What issue did we deal with in dramas in the 1940s? - -Dramas centering around the war
and the aftereffects of when people came home
-What does the house represent in Life as a House? - -The house is a tangible symbol of
what George is rebuilding, his family
-Poltergeist Cast:
Steve Freeling - -Craig T. Nelson
-Poltergeist Cast:
Diane Freeling - -JoBeth Williams
-Poltergeist Cast:
Dr. Lesh - -Beatrice Straight
-Poltergeist Cast:
Dana Freeling - -Dominique Dunne
