Reading Films: How to Watch a Movie

Framing, editing, light, sound and story: reading a film layer by layer.

FreeWhatsApp2 min a day32 activities

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What’s inside

  • Framing and shot sizes
  • Camera angles and movement
  • The invisible language of editing
  • Light, colour and sound
  • Story structure and genre

Sample question

The same expressionless face is shown first after a bowl of soup, then after a coffin. Viewers feel they see hunger in the face, then grief. What is this phenomenon called?      
The Kuleshov effectThe 180-degree ruleThe rule of thirds

Questions arrive on WhatsApp like this and are answered with one tap.

How it works

  1. 1Start the programLeave your name and number; the first question reaches your WhatsApp within seconds.
  2. 2Two minutes a dayShort, interactive questions: fill in the blank, ordering, matching and more.
  3. 3Points and rankingEvery correct answer earns points, and the team ranking keeps people coming back.

What the manager sees

Once the program runs for your team, the dashboard shows who takes part, which topics are answered correctly and where people struggle most, so knowledge gaps surface before they turn into lost sales or complaints.

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