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Movie Mania explores screen storytelling and the choices that shape a film. Begin with filmmaking vocabulary: identify shot types, camera movement, and editing techniques, then consider how images and sound guide an audience through a scene.

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  • Film history
  • Genres
  • Performers and roles
  • Television

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    1. What is a close-up shot?

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    Answer: A shot that frames a subject at close range

    It draws attention to a face or another detail.

    Source: BFI: Look Again film education guide

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    2. What does a long shot typically show?

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    Answer: A subject with more of its surroundings

    The wider view establishes spatial context.

    Source: BFI: Look Again film education guide

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    3. What is a cut in film editing?

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    Answer: An immediate change from one shot to another

    There is no gradual blending between the two shots.

    Source: BFI: Look Again film education guide

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    4. What is a fade-out in a film?

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    Answer: A gradual change from an image to a blank screen

    The image disappears gradually rather than cutting immediately to another shot.

    Source: BFI: Look Again film education guide

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    5. What is a camera pan?

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    Answer: Turning the camera horizontally from a fixed position

    The view moves left or right without requiring the camera to travel.

    Source: BFI: Look Again film education guide

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    6. What is a film soundtrack?

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    Answer: The sound accompanying a film

    It can include dialogue, music, and sound effects.

    Source: BFI: Look Again film education guide

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    1. Who won the 2025 Oscar for Actor in a Leading Role for The Brutalist?

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    Answer: Adrien Brody

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    2. Which actor won the 2025 Supporting Actor Oscar for A Real Pain?

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    Answer: Kieran Culkin

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    3. Who won the 2025 Supporting Actress Oscar for Emilia Pérez?

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    Answer: Zoe Saldaña

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    4. What term describes sound that originates within a film's story world?

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    Answer: Diegetic sound

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    5. Which film won the 2025 Oscar for Film Editing?

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    Answer: Anora

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    6. Which series adapts a video game about Joel and Ellie?

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    Answer: The Last of Us

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    7. Which film won the 2025 Oscar for Makeup and Hairstyling?

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    Answer: The Substance

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    8. Which actor plays Alluri Sitarama Raju in RRR?

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    Answer: Ram Charan

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    9. Who composed the music for Roja?

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    Answer: A. R. Rahman

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    10. Which film won the 2025 Oscar for Original Score?

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    Answer: The Brutalist

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