220 Answered Questions for the topic film

Does 1957's 12 Angry Men consist of only one cut?

Does 12 Angry Men consist of only one cut? Apart from maybe an opening scene and closing scene, when they are in the room, I don't see any cuts.If that is so, does it mean when some actor makes a... more

03/18/19

How do they film someone being stabbed with a weapon that goes all the way through?

How can you film someone being directly stabbed through any part of the body (especially the head, as seen in Game of Thrones) when the camera has not shifted angle at all?

03/18/19

How do they make horses fall down in war movies?

I have seen horses falling down many times in war movies while running. How do they make horses fall down in war movies? Are they highly trained to know fall down at some place or some barriers are... more

03/18/19

Are real guns used in movies?

For example, in "Matrix Reloaded", we see that the agents fire on the car driven by Morpheus. We see that the bullets penetrating the body of the car.If the gun is not real, how did it happen?If... more

03/18/19

How do they film phone conversations?

How is the scene of two people talking on a phone shot in a film or TV series? For instance, if person A has to call person B, the scene can be taken in either of two ways. Ask person A to act like... more

03/18/19

Essay question from the 2007 film hairspray

Why was Tracy Turnblad her own antagonist in the film hairspray??
Film

03/18/19

What movie has the largest number of narrators?

Movies with multiple narrators, how do I find which movie has the most?

03/13/19

Why do they often hide the money figures in TV and movies?

I have often seen that the actual monetary figures are kept hidden. If a cheque is offered to a character, he often looks at it and says something along the lines of "That's a lot of money!"... more

03/13/19

Can alcohol be used during filming to strengthen an actor's performance?

Many times I have noticed overly realistic drunk/anger/agony performances, which made me wonder if alcohol was actually used to relax the actor a bit and let them "spit it out" in a more natural way?

03/13/19

Why do movie coroners eat while they do an autopsy?

I have seen this in movies and in TV. They are either already eating, un wrapping their lunch or offering food to the cop that wants info on the body. I would have though food within range of a... more

How do they mix real characters with animated characters?

Some animated movies show real characters (men/women) in them like in the movie Avatar (2009). How do they mix real characters with animated characters? Does it cost more than a purely animated... more
Film

03/11/19

is The movie The Spiral staircase (1946) in the genre of Classical Hollywood

It is described as film noir, and a horror, can film noir be classed as a sub genre of classical hollywood, or is the movie classical hollywood in its own right
Film

10/08/18

what is the tone and/ or mood to the movie up??

in the movie 'up' how does the mood and tone change through out. What are the major parts were. it changes and how does it affect the story.

09/27/18

What was the first film that raised $900 million worldwide

I think it was Jurassic Park becuase it's the oldest film of the films that raised that amount of money
Film

09/13/17

The opening of a door, a hand, or an eye can bring about a climax as thrilling as a crash of locomotives on the screen

True or false answer to the question.  
Film Hollywood

07/14/17

How Hollywood made Profitable Films again

Discuss how Hollywood was eventually able to figure out how to again make profitable films following the financially difficult decade of the 50's. Be sure to include their various attempts at... more

Hello. I was wondering if you could please help me with a few questions for my english class on the movie Invictus?

1) Name 5 themes and describe how they are developed through the movie and through which characters?2) What imagery is used to explore the themes?3) What film techniques are used to explore the... more
Film

10/06/15

What is the name of this documentary?

There is a documentary. I thought it was by a guy named bobby brown but I don't think thats correct. The film maker would travel around middle america to small towns, what I would consider dying... more

what is the basic argument of julius caesar? (movie)

this is the full question:   What is the basic argument of the plot? What themes (an abstraction/generalization about life, humanity, and human interactions) underlie the plot? What does the film... more

02/14/15

COLOR CALIBRATING IN MACBOOK AND WINDOWS WITH FILM THEATRE IN INDIA OR WORLDWIDE

HOW TO COLOR CALIBRATE MACBOOK SCREEN & WINDOWS MONITOR, ACCORDING TO THE SIMILAR COLOR DISPLAYED IN FILM THEATRES IN INDIA OR WORLDWIDE?

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