Frame by Frame: Exploring Film Through Horror Part 1

Question 1

Who directed I Saw the TV Glow?

Accepted Answer

Jane Schoenbrun

Question 2

Which term refers to the “look” of the camera and how it reflects the audience’s gaze?

Accepted Answer

Le regard

Question 3

In which shot do we typically see the back of one character’s head, looking at another?

Accepted Answer

Over-the-Shoulder

Question 4

True or False: Found footage horror usually includes a music score.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

True or False: A diegetic camera means the footage was shot by the film’s cinematographer.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

Which of these is NOT a slasher trait?

Accepted Answer

VHS Aesthetic

Question 7

Who is considered a proto–Final Girl in Psycho?

Accepted Answer

Lila Crane

Question 8

True or False: Close-up shots are rarely used in horror.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

A match cut connects two shots based on:

Accepted Answer

Similar Visual or Thematic Content

Question 10

Which film helped solidify the slasher genre in 1978?

Accepted Answer

Halloween

Question 11

What film theory term refers to when a character is aware they are being watched or recorded in the film world?

Accepted Answer

Scopophilia

Question 12

What horror subgenre is Get Out most commonly associated with?

Accepted Answer

Elevated Horror

Question 13

What does the term “diegetic” mean?

Accepted Answer

Sound or visuals that exist in the world of the film

Question 14

What is a “documentary confessional” in found footage?

Accepted Answer

A character speaking directly to the camera as a log or message

Question 15

What does “liminal space” mean in horror aesthetics?

Accepted Answer

A space between things that feels familiar but wrong

Question 16

What’s the origin of The Backrooms?

Accepted Answer

A creepypasta + a single eerie photo

Question 17

Who directed Get Out?

Accepted Answer

Jordan Peele

Question 18

True or False: You see the Blair Witch on screen multiple times.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

What is the “Final Girl” trope?

Accepted Answer

The last surviving female character who often confronts the killer

Question 20

What’s the term for audio from the previous scene continuing into the next one?

Accepted Answer

L-Cut

Question 21

Which of these is NOT a found footage horror film?

Accepted Answer

It Follows

Question 22

What made The Blair Witch Project feel “real” to audiences?

Accepted Answer

Handheld cameras, improv acting, and minimal effects

Question 23

True or False: A montage is a sequence of images that condense time.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

What early silent film is considered the first true horror movie?

Accepted Answer

Le Manoir du Diable (1896)

Question 25

In the analog horror subgenre, what does the acronym “EBS” usually stand for?

Accepted Answer

Emergency Broadcast System

Question 26

True or False: Jordan Peele embraces the label “elevated horror.”

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

True or False: The Blair Witch Project featured a fully scripted screenplay.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

Who directed Psycho?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Hitchcock

Question 29

Who created The Backrooms (Found Footage) short film?

Accepted Answer

Kane Parsons (aka Kane Pixels)

Question 30

What genre-blending is common in Jane Schoenbrun’s films?

Accepted Answer

Horror + experimental + queer coming-of-age

Question 31

True or False: Psycho was the first film to show a toilet flushing.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

Which visual technique is used to represent the “Sunken Place”?

Accepted Answer

POV with Drifting Camera

Question 33

Which philosopher’s work on the “uncanny” (Das Unheimliche) has heavily influenced horror film theory?

Accepted Answer

Sigmund Freud

Question 34

Elevated horror often includes:

Accepted Answer

Social Commentary and Psychological Themes

Question 35

What does the spoon + teacup symbolize in Get Out?

Accepted Answer

Hypnosis and Control

Question 36

What 1988 sci-fi/horror film used subliminal messaging as a metaphor for capitalist control?

Accepted Answer

They Live

Question 37

What OTHER subgenre does The Backrooms fall under other than analog horror?

Accepted Answer

Found Footage

Question 38

A jump cut:

Accepted Answer

Skips forward in time and creates disorientation

Question 39

What year was Psycho released?

Accepted Answer

1960

Question 40

True or False: I Saw the TV Glow is meant to be read literally.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 41

True or False: Slashers often punish characters for “immoral” behavior.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 42

What’s the term for a camera shot that tilts to create disorientation?

Accepted Answer

Dutch Angle

Question 43

Which camera shot typically shows a subject from waist up?

Accepted Answer

Medium Shot

Question 44

What’s an eyeline match used for?

Accepted Answer

To show what a character is looking at

Question 45

I Saw the TV Glow explores themes of:

Accepted Answer

Identity, transness, nostalgia, and dissociation

Question 46

Which horror filmmaker said: “Horror is not a genre, it's a reaction”?

Accepted Answer

John Carpenter

Question 47

The famous shower scene is a masterclass in:

Accepted Answer

Editing and Sound Design

Question 48

True or False: Horror techniques often use silence to build suspense.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 49

Which of these horror films is NOT based on or inspired by a real-life event?

Accepted Answer

The Babadook

Question 50

What is analog horror?

Accepted Answer

Horror styled after old technology like VHS tapes, CRT TVs, and static

Question 51

What is the purpose of an extreme close-up?

Accepted Answer

To highlight detail or emotion

Question 52

True or False: An L-cut means you see the next shot before you hear it.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 53

True or False: A wide shot can be used to isolate characters emotionally.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 54

Found footage horror often mimics:

Accepted Answer

Documentary and Amateur Filming Styles

Question 55

What editing theory suggests that meaning arises from the collision of images, not their content alone?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Montage Theory

Question 56

The Blair Witch Project is an example of what subgenre?

Accepted Answer

Found Footage

Question 57

What would NOT be considered analog horror?

Accepted Answer

Adrienne's TikTok dances in 4K

Question 58

In the language of editing, what is a “wipe”?

Accepted Answer

Transition where an image is replaced by another via motion

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