Thea 201 Quiz 5
_____ is a lighting technique that uses deep gradations and subtle variations of lights and darks.
Chiaroscuro
What two contradictory forces had the greatest impact on Soviet filmmakers of the 1920s and 1930s?
Documentary style and dynamic editing.
Is Sleepy Hollow (1999) an open or a closed film?
A closed film.
Darren Aronofsky's movie The Black Swan (2010), about an obsessive young dancer's quest to become a great ballerina, is _____ movie.
a closed
During the classical Hollywood studio era, the mise-en-scène of each studio's movies was often created through _____.
a predetermined formula
Although facial painting and prosthetics were used for the face of the Joker in The Dark Night (2008), the transformation of Harvey Dent into Two-Face was created by _____.
a process involving digital makeup
Although attention to historical detail was applied to the design of Scarlett O'Hara's green dress in Gone with the Wind (1939), some authenticity was most likely sacrificed in order to:
appeal to the audience.
In addition to their acting skills, Oscar-winners Charlize Theron and Jack Nicholson owe some of their onscreen success to the contributions of _____.
art department professionals
The planning of the placement and movement of figures and camera is a process known as _____.
blocking
The responsibilities of the production designer have evolved over the years because of _____.
changes in technology across all phases of production
During the production of a movie, light is controlled and manipulated by the _____ to achieve expressive effects.
cinematographer
A director chooses the _____ frame when the characters in the story are restricted in their movements, often due to outside forces, such as social or economic.
closed
Although each thing that is seen within a shot may not have a meaning in and of itself, it is the _____ of these things that provide overall meaning.
combination
The organization, distribution, balance, and general relationship of actors and objects within the space of each shot is called _____.
composition
Technological advances in filmmaking and the increasing domination of _____ have changed the way movies are made.
computer-generated special effects
Movies such as Alexander Nevsky (1938) and Pan's Labyrinth (2006) use various visual elements to:
convey themes and ideas to the audience.
The combination of lighting, color, the movement of actors, and other visual elements contained by the _____ contribute to the meaning of a shot.
frame
Two key aspects of composition are _____.
framing and kinesis
The contrast of light and dark was used in The Night of the Hunter (1955) to reinforce _____.
impending evil that will affect the film's characters
Studios of the classical Hollywood period had no qualms about ordering male actors with star potential to undergo cosmetic surgery and change hair color in order to _____.
maintain the studio's ideal kind of masculinity
Of the many things studio-era actors used to create an appealing screen image, two of the most personal and important were _____.
makeup and hair
Not only can the surfaces, textures, sights, and sounds of a movie convey meaning, but directors also use those elements to trigger an emotional response based on each viewer's _____.
memory and experience
The kinesis of objects and figures within the frame and of the frame itself are both aspects of _____.
mise-en-scène
Although much attention was paid to the authenticity of historical costumes during the studio era, hairstyles were often based on _____.
modified contemporary looks
Luchino Visconti's use of _____ in The Leopard (1963) makes the audience an active participant in the action.
moving camera and changing angles
American Beauty (1999) is the stylistic opposite of Sleepy Hollow (1999) because it employs ______.
open framing and realistic settings
In Edward Scissorhands (1990), the unusual costume and makeup of the title character emphasizes his _____.
outsider status
One of the first and most important collaborators hired by a director is the _____, who helps develop the overall look of a movie.
production designer
When a character in a movie handles a tennis racket, a glass of beer, or a shovel, the object is known as a _____.
prop
The spatial and temporal _____ of a film is the environment in which the narrative takes place.
setting
In addition to the casting of nonprofessional actors, one of the signature practices of the Italian neorealism movement was _____.
shooting on location
Sets are often built on a _____, which is a windowless, soundproofed, interior shooting environment.
soundstage
When designing costumes for a futuristic sci-fi movie, designers must take into account the social structure and values of an imaginary society as well as _____.
the audience's expectation of what the future should look like
In order to tightly control a film's visual elements during production, directors rely on:
the construction of studio sets.
F. W. Murneau's innovative use of _____ and subjective shots in The Last Laugh (1924) intensified the audience's involvement in onscreen events.
the moving camera
The choice of costumes worn by actors in a movie can contribute to_____.
the telling of a movie's story
The open frame is generally used in _____ films.
verisimilar
_____ was an art movement of the early 20th century which sought to manifest subjective human feelings and emotions through a combination of objective design elements.
Expressionism
During the first twenty years of moviemaking, directors preferred to shoot on _____ locations.
Exterior
Of the various elements of composition, which one directly implies a point of view?
Framing.
Where were the basic styles of film design first established?
France.
The rise of _____ in 1930s Germany inadvertently fueled more complex design concepts for Hollywood films.
Nazism
What are, arguably, the only two fundamental styles of film design?
Realistic and fantastic.
What color is used prominently throughout American Beauty (1999)?
Red
Of the many personnel on a film shoot, who is responsible for aspects of visual continuity during the production process?
Script Supervisor.
The first great German expressionist film was _____.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Which of the following falls under the supervision of a movie's production designer?
The costumes, set construction, and hairstyling.
What usually determines the design of costumes used in a film?
The film's setting.
When preparing a popular star for a role, why would a studio be reluctant to drastically alter the star's look?
There was a risk of jeopardizing the star's image
How did the production team of Sherlock Holmes (2009) create the Victorian-era world of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's private detective?
Through a combination of existing English locations and computer-generated imagery.
When he was making the "Apu" trilogy, renowned Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray was strongly influenced by what post-World War II film?
Vittorio De Sica's The Bicycle Thieves (1948).
What led to the rise of interior shooting?
Cost incentives and the evolution of larger studios.
_____ is the process by which the look of settings, props, lighting, and actors is determined.
Design
How did Orson Welles maintain the illusion that the sets photographed in Citizen Kane (1941) were authentic?
He shot them from high angles and low angles to reveal the walls and ceilings.
With the exception of works by two noted directors, Alfred Hitchcock and Vincent Korda, most British films of the 1930s and 1940s had the same visual style as _____ films.
Hollywood
The visual style of Sleepy Hollow (1999) features many characteristics of what two genres?
Horror and gothic
What genre of American film of the 1930s was most influenced by the highly stylized German cinema of the early 1920s?
Horror.
The colors and textures of interiors, furniture, draperies, and curtains are aspects of _____.
décor
In film analysis, the term mise-en-scène refers to:
everything the audience sees, hears, and experiences while viewing a movie.
Director Robert Wiene used hand-tinted colors in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) to _____.
externalize emotions
