Film

what is "General Audience"?

G

If we analyze a film by dissecting the complex synthesis of cinematography, sound, composition, design, movement, performance, and editing, we are performing a _____________ analysis. feminist linguistic formal literal

Formal

Which is the better definition of "plot" the actions and events that the filmmakers select and the order in which they place those events to convey the narrative all explicit and implicit events in the narrative

The first one

what does the director do? a. defines the visual quality of the film b. chooses the story and director c. assembles the footage

defines the visual quality of the film

A movie's ________ tells us what the rules of the universe are. * normal plot duration setting obvious

Normal

the elapsed time the film explicitly shows us

Plot duration

what is "Restricted"?

R

What actors' labor union was founded in 1933? a. MGM b. The Screen Actors c. United Artists

the screen actors

how long it takes for the story to occur

Story duration

True or False: Some directors write the screenplay for their own films.

T

Is sound film 24 frames per second or 16 frames per second?

24 frames per second

Which term best describes a main character who is pursuing a morally questionable goal? * antihero antagonist protagonist

Antihero

American filmmaker whose "The Birth of a Nation" was revolutionary in its cinematic technique, but problematic in its overt racism

D.W Griffith

Which of the following are included when we talk about story? (Choose all THREE that are correct) diegetic elements non-diegetic elements the order of events implicit narrative events explicit narrative events

Diegetic elements Implicit ne Explicit ne

Deadpool, sitting on an overpass, explains to the audience how he got his own film

Direct address

Who is the coordinating lead artist of a film? Director Editor Producer

Director

Hollywood films are typically shot in chronological order. True or False?

F

Showed, through editing different images against the same reaction shot, that viewers built narrative in continuity editing

Lev Kuleshov

What do script doctors do? * train actors to better follow the script review and improve screenplays come up with a film's story, either from scratch or by adapting another text

Review and improve screenplays

What is the main reason the U.S. box office made more money in 2013 than in 2012? a. ticket prices were higher b. there were movies targeting the 2 to 11 year old demographic c. more movies were part of a franchise d. there were more LGBT characters portrayed on screen more movies were shot in 3-D

ticket prices were higher

Which of the following production scenarios likely would require the smallest crew? a. an exterior location scene involving a busy city street during the day b. an exterior location scene involving the creation of artificial snow c. an exterior location scene involving multiple camera and lighting setups d. an exterior location scene involving two actors and one setup e. an exterior location scene involving many extras and animals

an exterior location location scene involving two actors and one setup

Within the filmmaking process, what does division of labor refer to? a way for studios to lower pay scales assigning professionals to particular activities one reason for the decline of the studio system a highly insufficient method of production a method Hollywood used to combat the rise of television

assigning professionals to particular activities

the time and place of a film's story

Setting

True or False: A screenwriter should start a new paragraph after approximately four or five lines of action description.

T

If we analyze Avengers: Infinity War (Russo and Russo, 2018) by focusing on the roles of female characters and their representation compared with those of the male characters in the film, we are most likely performing a ___________ analysis. feminist linguistic formal historical

Feminist

This still from Blade Runner 2049 (Villeneuve, 2017) is taken from an unbroken span of action, also known as a _________. Shot Close-up Cinema Storyboard

Shot

What's this call INT. Rural King-Day

Slug line

True or False: Documentary films can use narrative. *

T

True or False: Settings are not always based on reality.

T

Why might a screenwriter use a riley? What is the purpose of a riley?

The purpose of a Riley is to show how the line is supposed to be read. A screenwriter might use this if it isn't obvious how a line should be read.

what does the editor do? a. defines the visual quality of the film b. chooses the story and director c. assembles the footage

assembles the footage

Which of the following is an Academy Award category? Best Digital Editing Best Producer Best Adapted Screenplay

best adapted screenplay

What are audience statistics such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, and income level called? demographics focus groups previews

demographics

A movie series that is adapted from a licensed work, like the Harry Potter or Marvel Cinematic Universe films, is called a ________. remake prequel reboot franchise

franchise

The size of the crew ultimately depends on... how experienced the cinematographer is the director's preference union regualtions the needs of the shot whether the film is on schedule

the needs of the shot

Silent film comedian known for his stone-faced, deadpan comedy and awe-inspiring physical stunts

Buster Keaton

True or False: A film's scope is always equivalent to its screen duration.

F

If a filmmaker is determining whether to structure a film in chronological order or not, what is she considering? * scope duration familiar image setting plot order

Plot order

Fill in the blanks: The _________ is the primary character pursuing the major goal of a film; the ________ is the force disrupting that pursuit.

Protagonist Antagonist

In Rashomon (1950), each character tells the same story from his or her limited perspective, restricted to his or her own information, prejudices, and motivations. What kind of narration is this? direct address restricted omniscient

Restricted

a character is carefully but attentively driving; she is trying to be on time for an important court case

Scope

Which of the following is surprise, but not suspense? (Choose 2) * a character wanders through the woods; the viewer knows that the serial killer is hiding in the woods a character, who has been driving along peacefully, is suddenly struck by another car a character is carefully but attentively driving; she is trying to be on time for an important court case a killer jumps from behind a tree and attacks our protagonist (we did not know the killer was there)

Second and fourth

When writing dialogue, why might you use "..." at the end of a character's line vs. "--"? Explain the difference.

When they use a "..." it means they trail off and when they use a "- -" it means they are interrupted.

Which of the following are current major Hollywood studios? (choose 3)MGM Summit Entertainment 20th Century Fox Universal Pictures Columbia Pictures Open Road Films

20th century fox universal pictures Columbia pictures

Sound film is traditionally shot at ______ frames per second.

24

Which of the following is NOT a type of narration? * voice-over first-person third-person flat direct address

Flat

French short film maestro whose early work with visual effects made his films like "Voyage to the Moon" a fantastical curiosity

George Melies

the movie's running time

Screen duration

What size font is screenplay written in

12

What type of font is a screenplay written in?

Courir new

Which is larger, IMAX or 70mm?

IMAX

You are a movie producer making an independent film with a budget of $100,000. Which studio are you most likely to be affiliated with? a. Paramount b. 20th Century Fox c. DreamWorks d. Universal e. Zeitgeist Films

Zeitgeist

Traditional film stock has to go through at least three machines in order for us to see the film. Select the correct order of chronological use of machines. a. processor, projector, camera b. camera, projector, processor c. camera, processor, projector d. processor, camera, projector e. projector, camera, processor f. projector, processor, camera

camera, processor, projector

In what phase of film production are dailies created? a. postproduction b. production c. preproduction

production

Last year, the film ​Jojo Rabbit​ won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Jojo Rabbit​ is 1 hour and 48 minutes long. Approximately how many pages long is the screenplay if it adheres to the standard minute-to-page ratio?

108 pages

An expert on deep composition and staging in depth in her over 200 short films

Alice Guy Blanche

We go into movies with ___________ based on marketing, our knowledge of the actors or director, reviews, and our lifelong experience of watching movies cinematic language expectations implicit meaning

Expectations

Events that we seen on the screen are ______________, whereas, events that hinted at but not shown on-screen are _______________.

Explicit. Implicit

The central-producer system of filmmaking was focused on creating a small number of high-quality, artistically challenging films. True or False?

F

True of False: Story and plot are the same thing.

F

True or False: Every contemporary film has direct address narration

F

True or False: Invisible editing occurs when a movie has no editing at all.

F

True or False: The catalyst is the moment in a story when the protagonist faces her major obstacle.

F

True or False: You must agree with a movie's meaning or values in order to accurately analyze it.

F

In Don't Look Now (1973) John (Donald Sutherland) is haunted by his daughter's death. The girl was wearing a red coat when she drowned, and throughout the film John is distracted by characters wearing similar red coats. What is this sort of repeated visual element called? * story duration non-diegetic familiar image

Familiar image

what is "parents strongly cautioned"?

PG-13

In a film, _________ indicates the recurrence of a story element, signifying narrative patterns. * suspense order repetition duration

Repetition

Explain the difference between continuity editing (or, invisible editing) and Soviet montage editing. Strong answers will include examples

Soviet montage editing is when they show an expression on someones face then cuts to what they are looking at. For example, in the show "Good Luck Charlie" there is a scene where they show the face of Bob Duncan. Then it will show his baby flying down the stairs. It shows Bob's concern grow more and more the farther the baby goes down the stairs. Continuity editing is when the action follows the perspective of a character but it's unnoticeable. For example in "Avengers" fight scene, it would show the Arrow shooting a bow and arrow and the camera will follow that arrow. It would then show the Hulk fighting where the arrow landed.

True or False: Movies based on previously published texts are called adaptations.

T

In the screenwriting credit title below, why is there an "AND" between Matt Charman's name and Ethan Coen's name, but an "&" between Ethan Coen's name and Joel Coen's name?

The & means that Ethan and Joel worked together and they are receiving everything 50/50. The "AND" between Matt and Ethan's name means that they didn't collaborate on anything.

Which of the following is not a category Academy voters make Oscar nominations for and then vote on to determine the winner? a. best sound editing b. best casting c. best sound mixing d. best live-action short film e. best makeup and hairstyling

best casting

Which of the following are and which of the following are not methods most Hollywood directors use to choose their projects? (choose 3) a. buy a pitch from a professional screenwriter b. buy the rights to a successful novel c. directors are not responsible for choosing which stories to make into films d. simply choose actors and improvise until something comes together e. develop an idea of their own

buy a pitch from a professional screenwriter buy the rights to a successful novel develop an idea of their own

What does the producer do? a. defines the visual quality of the film b. chooses the story and director c. assembles the footage

chooses the story and director

In what way are the major Hollywood studios facing a challenge heading into the future? a. continuing to enhance the appeal of movies for the large foreign audience b. dwindling box office attendance for superhero films c. several studios and theater chains have gone bankrupt due to digital conversion d. movie franchises are doing poorly e. ticket prices are going down

continuing to enhance the appeal of movies for the large foreign audience

Which of the following statements are correct about digital technology? a. Digital technology is more costly for distributors and exhibitors than film technology. b. Digital technology requires more laboratory processing than film technology. c. Digital technology is less versatile than film technology d. Digital technology is cheaper to work with than film technology. e. Digital technology uses more light than film technology.

digital technology is cheaper to work with than film technology

Issuing a film in limited release in first-run theatres in major cities is typically used to a. discern whether it will find favor with moviegoing audiences b. write off a film the studio considers to have few commercial prospects c. get the film in as many markets as quickly as possible d. begin the release platform for a large-budget blockbuster e. end the theatrical run of a film

discern whether it will find favor with moviegoing audiences

What was the studio "look"? a. early movie stars all had a similar physical appearance b. this was the stylistic sameness that resulted from the predictable production techniques of studios that generated hundreds of movies each year c. this was the distinctive black-and-white film preferred by early Hollywood directors

this was the stylistic sameness that resulted from the predictable production techniques of studios that generated hundreds of movies each year

Inventor of the kinetoscope on which you could watch his films like "The Sneeze" or "The Kiss"

Thomas Edison

If a film is overexposed or underexposed, the camera operator most likely made an error in the position of which part of the camera? sprockets take-up spool feed spool aperture

aperture

Of the 718 movies released theatrically in 2016, how many were produced by the major studios? a. 36 b. 139 c. 400 d. 421 e. 288

139

Is silent film 24 frames per second or 16 frames per second?

16 frames per second

the overall range -- in time and place -- of a film's story

Duration

As an executive of a contemporary production company, screening the answer print to preview audiences is most useful because... it generates salient data about how particular audiences might respond to your film. it boosts your market share within the industry. it is a new approach that breaks with studio system-era practices. it reveals what your eventual gross will be. it allows you to control the reception of your film.

it generates salient data about how particular within the industry

Which of the following best describes the rating system implemented by the Motion Picture Association of America? it has no effect on the marketing of a film it evaluates the adaptation of a script to the film it arbitrarily assigned value judgements about films it is mandated for all films exhibited in the United States it significantly affects the potential size of a film's future audience

it significantly affects the potential size of a film's future audience

explicit

meaning that is on the surface of a movie

Chapter 11 states that a $75 million film must earn around $113 million before earning a profit. What is the primary reason for this? the high cost of marketing and distribution expensive film stock actors' high salaries

the high cost of marketing and distribution

By the mid-1930s, the five major studios were... Paramount, MGM, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, and Columbia Pictures Paramount, MGM, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, and Republic Pictures Paramount, MGM, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, and RKO Paramount, MGM, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, and Universal Studios Paramount, MGM, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, and United Artists

Paramount, MGM, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, and RKO

What is the name for the headset-generated, three-dimensional simulated environment? kinesis virtual reality cinema

Virtual reality

The protagonist of "Double Indemnity" (1994), Walter Neff, is not always on-screen while recording his confession for his boss.

Voice over

As a director in the process of production, your job might generally include which of the following? a. scouting locations b. adding the musical score c. raising money to pay your employees d. breaking down the shooting script into manageable sections for each day of shooting e. scheduling studio space

breaking down the shooting script into manageable sections for each day of shooting

The three phases of postproduction include... a. editing, bringing the film to the public, repaying investors b. editing, preparing the final print, repaying investors c. bringing the film to public, repaying investors, determining ticket process d. editing, repaying investors, determining ticket prices e. editing, preparing the final print, bringing the film to the public

editing, preparing the final print, bringing the film to the public

Which of the following are and which of the following are not reasons why almost all major motion pictures are now shot, edited, and released digitally? (choose 3 ) a. it is more cost effective to distribute film digitally b. digital editing is less expensive than analog editing c. digital is less expensive to shoot than analog stock d. analog film stock is no longer available e. digital just looks better than film stock

it is more cost effective to distribute film digitally digital editing is less expensive than analog editing digital is less expensive to shoot than analog stock

What is the primary function of a script supervisor? a. to oversee the work of the cinematographer b. to record details of continuity from shot to shot c. to arrange the financing of the film d. to cast the actors e. to supervise all postproduction activity

to record details of continuity from shot to shot

What is the essential quality that separates movies from other kinds of two-dimensional visual art?

Movement

what is "No One 17 and under Admitted"?

NC-17

Most commercial, feature-length films tell a story. What term do we use for films with this shared characteristic?

Narrative

Television and streaming service series such as HBO's Big Little Lies or Netflix's Stranger Things are cinematic and tell extended stories—and sometimes even feature movie stars. Which of the following are factors that separate high-quality television from film? original intended viewing device length of narrative directors editing

Og intended viewing device Length of narrative

In "Amelie" (2001), the narrator is about to give a detailed history about the childhood experiences of both Amelie and Nino. The narrator has unrestricted access to information.

Omniscient

What is narratology? when a narrator speaks directly to the audience the task of a script doctor the study of narrative theory

The study of narrative theory

Which of the following is an example of a non-diegetic element? a protagonist and antagonist fight each other in a restaurant a character on-screen turns on a radio, we hear the music that she hears the words "New York" are superimposed on the screen

The words "New York" are superimposed on the screen

Which of the following is true of omniscient narrators? They always speak in the third person. They have restricted access to the narrative. They have unrestricted access to the narrative.

They have unrestricted access to the narrative

Sequence

A collection of scenes that represent a smaller action, point, plot, or characterization.

What is backstory? a filmmaker's personal history the story behind how a film was made a fictional history behind the film's main story

A fictional history behind the film's main story

Scene

A scene is determined by time, location, and is one complete action

Which of the following statements is true about United Artists? it was a major studio Charles Chaplin was one of the founders it was part of MGM it was established to give artists less control over how their movies were distributed and marketed Daryl F. Zanuck ran production from 1933 until 1956

Charles Chaplin was one of the founders

Silent film comedian who emphasized pathos and class division through his persona "The Tramp"

Charlie Chaplin

The largest foreign consumer of Hollywood films is... a. china b. Britain c. Japan d. India e. Germany

China

This image is a still from the video game The Last of Us (2013). Which of the following characteristics do movies and video games share? story controlled by the audience cinematic images and sounds narrative structure characterization

Cinematic images and sounds Narrative structure Characterization

Commercial filmmaking typically strives for _______. cinematic invisibility cultural analysis discontinuity cinematography

Cinematic invisibility

The information and meaning that movies communicate isn't always easy to see. Movies use myriad integrated concepts and techniques known as ____________ to tell a story while deliberately concealing the means by which they do so. * cinematic language narrative cinematography composition

Cinematic language

Which of the following are true about round characters, but not flat characters? (Choose ALL three that apply) * displays personal growth may possess contradictory traits is unable or unwilling to transform does not change as the story progresses easy to understand changes significantly over the course of the story

Displays personal growth May possess contradictory traits Changes significantly over the course of the story

The video above is a clip from "Citizen Kane" (Welles, 1941). The slow push in of the camera is referred to as Push-in Zoom Dolly-in Movement shot

Dolly- in

Movies are created through the joining together of individual shots, a process known as directing cinematography editing

Editing

Pioneered cross-cutting (parallel editing) with his film "Life of an American Fireman" and directed "The Great Train Robbery", a blueprint for film Westerns

Edwin S. Porter

If we consider trailers, reviews, and word-of-mouth feedback from our friends before seeing a movie, these factors will all influence our ___________. cinematic language invisibility content expectations

Expectations

What is the largest format of film stock? a. 8 mm b. 35 mm c. Super 8 mm d. 70 mm e. IMAX

IMAX

In The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Alec Baldwin (who is not otherwise a character in the story) narrates in a way that indicates that he already knows the story of the film, as well as the backgrounds and futures of the characters, including their private thoughts. What kind of narration is this? restricted first person omniscient

Omniscient

What is cinematic time? * the amount of time it takes to watch a film the amount of time it takes to make a film our understanding of the fact that movies take place over a human-generated period of time

Our understanding...

What is "Parental Guidance Suggested"?

PG

Pioneered montage editing in films like "Strike!" or "Battleship Potemkin"

Sergei Eisenstein

Invented the cinematographe and filmed short documentaries including "Train Arriving at a Station" and "Workers Leaving the Factory"

The Lumière Bros

Shot

a single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts

implicit

meaning that lies below the surface of a movie's story

You are obtaining the rights to a script, securing financing for a film, and hiring a cast and crew for a production. This is part of the process of... a. distribution b. preproduction c. postproduction d. production e. exhibition

preproduction