Film Styles and Lit Terms Review

Transitional sequences of rapidly edited images, used to suggest the lapse of time or the passing of events.

A film genre characterized by bold and sweeping themes, usually in heroic proportions.

An implied comparison between two otherwise unlike elements, meaningful in a figurative rather than literal sense

An all-knowing narrator who provides the spectator with all the necessary information

Name that film style: a film strong in story, star, and production values.

A symbolic technique where characters and situations represent obvious ideas, such as Justice, Death, Religion, Society,

Filmmakers of this style are more concerned with what is shown and said rather than how the film is made.

Filmmakers of this film style are more concerned about how their movie is made.

A reference to an event, person, or work of art, usually well-known.

A figurative device in which an object, event, or cinematic technique has significance beyond its literal meaning.

The arrangement of visual weights and movements within a given space.

emphasizing a fatalistic, despairing universe where there is no escape from mean city streets, loneliness, and death.

daring and by obscure, controversial, or highly personalized ideas.

Any unobtrusive technique, object, or thematic idea that’s systematically repeated throughout a film