Chapter 4: Mise-en-scène

quality

The aspect of lighting that refers to the relative intensity of illumination is called ______________.

compositional balance

The easiest way for a filmmaker to achieve ______________ is to center the frame on the human body.

limited palette

When a filmmaker employs a ______________, he or she uses only a few colors in the same range.

white

When filmmakers choose to control lighting, they typically use a light that is as purely ______________ as possible.

near ground

Which of the following is NOT a term used to describe how far away from the camera a plane is?

a

Which of the following is NOT a way in which a film suggests volume in a space? a. planes b. shape c. shading d. movement

b

Which of the following is NOT considered part of a shot's mise-en-scène? a. the actors' movements b. the camera's angle on the action c. objects visible in the distance d. the shadows

c

Which statement about film acting is TRUE? a. Unlike stage actors, film actors must usually overplay their roles b. Film actors typically act in a more restrained manner than stage actors c. Film actors must adjust their movements based on camera distance d. Film actors are less concerned with facial expressions than stage actors

frontal lighting

______________ has a tendency to eliminate shadows.

stop-action

______________ involves animating an object by changing its position between each frame shot.

movement

______________ is an important depth cue because it suggests both volumes and planes.

overlighting

______________ is not a term for a type of directional lighting.

rack light

______________ is not a type of lighting in the three-point lighting system.

perspective diminution

______________ suggests depth by implying that the elements which are smaller in the shot tend to be farther away.

aerial perspective

______________ suggests depth by making more distant planes seem hazier than closer ones.

face

"Performance capture" focuses on filming the ______________.

frontality

"______________" of staging means that a character is facing toward the camera.

prop

A "______________" is an object in the setting that has a function in the action of the film.

gun rack

A ______________ is not a motif in the mise-en-scène in Buster Keaton's Our Hospitality.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

A major example of a nonrealistic and expressionistic set design is ______________.

the camera distance

According to Film Art, a film actor's performance style is most affected by ______________.

mise-en-scène

Film scholars use the term ______________ to describe the director's control over what appears in the film frame.

false

T/F: Setting plays a less signficant role in the cinema than it does in the theater.

false

T/F: Since the advent of sound, it is less important for actors to use their eyes, brow, and mouth to express character emotions.

false

T/F: Soft, high-key lighting is associated with mystery stories, crime films, and films noir.

false

T/F: The two most basic types of light in a scene are the key and the rim.

false

T/F: Unplanned events that are filmed by accident are not part of the mise-en-scène of a shot.

false

T/F: When balancing the shot, filmmakers assume that the viewer will concentrate on the lower half of the projected frame.

monocular

Depth cues that create the illusion of depth requiring input from only one eye are ______________.

fantasy films

Georges Méliès was an early director of ______________.

shallow-space composition

In ______________, the closest and most distant planes appear only slightly separated.

highlight

In a film, a "______________" refers to lighting that produces a patch of brightness on a surface.

conversation

In a film, when actors engage in ______________, they usually look directly at each other and seldom blink.

typecast

In classical Hollywood, an actor who was ______________ was directed to conform to audiences' expectations.

true

T/F: "Edge" lighting is a type of backlighting used to make characters stand out against a background.

false

T/F: "Fill" light is used to create deep shadows.

true

T/F: "Hard" lighting reveals well-defined shadows and crisp textures.

true

T/F: "High-key" lighting is typical of Hollywood filmmaking.

true

T/F: "Warm" colors tend to attract the spectator's eye more than "cool" colors.

false

T/F: According to Film Art, realism is the most useful standard for evaluating actors' performances.

true

T/F: Animated films, like live-action films, have mise-en-scène.

false

T/F: Films shot in the studio have mise-en-scène, whereas films made entirely on location do not.

true

T/F: Georges Méliès's "Star-Film" studio was designed to give him control over every aspect of mise-en-scène.

false

T/F: German Expressionist films, such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, are characterized by realistic mise-en-scène and subtle, psychologically based acting.

false

T/F: In Hollywood studio filmmaking, the lights are kept in the same position throughout a scene, no matter where the camera is placed.

true

T/F: In modern cinema, makeup is usually applied in such a way that it will not be noticed.

true

T/F: Marlon Brando's performance in On the Waterfront was considered a major example of realistic acting in its day.

false

T/F: Most of the gags in Our Hospitality depend on shallow-space compositions.

three-point lighting

The system of lighting widely used in classical Hollywood filmmaking is known as ______________.

key light

The term ______________ refers to the primary light source.