Film Techniques (Junior Cert English): Flashcards
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Director of The Princess Bride (1987)
Director of The Princess Bride (1987)
Rob Reiner
The Princess Bride functions as both a _____ & _____
The Princess Bride functions as both a _____ & _____
Genuine fairy tale & loving parody
Type of lighting used in The Princess Bride
Type of lighting used in The Princess Bride
Soft, diffused lighting
Warm color palette used in the film
Warm color palette used in the film
Golden yellows, gentle oranges, muted blues
Cinematographer of The Princess Bride
Cinematographer of The Princess Bride
Adrian Biddle
Purpose of wide-angle establishing shots
Purpose of wide-angle establishing shots
Give world grand, mythical scale
The Princess Bride's framing device
The Princess Bride's framing device
Grandfather reading story to sick grandson
Prince Humperdinck's trait (subverts trope)
Prince Humperdinck's trait (subverts trope)
Cowardly rather than noble
Fezzik the giant's trait (subverts trope)
Fezzik the giant's trait (subverts trope)
Kind-hearted rather than menacing
Inigo Montoya's famous revenge line opening
Inigo Montoya's famous revenge line opening
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father...
Fight choreography style in The Princess Bride
Fight choreography style in The Princess Bride
Theatrical rather than realistic
Type of effects used (pre-CGI approach)
Type of effects used (pre-CGI approach)
Physical effects, practical props, handcrafted sets
What R.O.U.S. stands for
What R.O.U.S. stands for
Rodents of Unusual Size
Deadpan humour technique used in the film
Deadpan humour technique used in the film
Serious delivery of absurd content
Word Vizzini repeatedly uses
Word Vizzini repeatedly uses
Inconceivable!