Film Final

What are the fundamental building blocks of continuity editing?

Master shots and the 180-degree system.

Which of the following is NOT a way in which sound volume shapes an audience's interpretation of a scene?

Medium loudness may suggest something important.

Which of the following is an element that the film editor does NOT manipulate?

Mise-en-scène.

Which of the following is NOT a function of silence?

It may help an audience anticipate what might happen next in the plot.

An extra is:

a nonspeaking or crowd role that receives no screen credit

One camera position and everything associated with it is called _____.

a setup

The Stanislavsky system of acting trained students to:

bring their own experiences and feelings to their roles.

Most film sounds are constructed _____.

during postproduction

When an extreme long shot shows a wide view of a location and provides some background information, it is also known as a(n) _____.

establishing shot

Although the director's vision shapes a movie's mise-en-scène, the cinematographer must make decisions about:

how to photograph the movie.

Depth of field refers to the distances in front of the camera and its lens in which the subjects are_____.

in apparent sharp focus

The main source of illumination used in three-point lighting is the _____.

key light

A film stock's speed refers to its _____.

sensitivity to light

A _____ is the basic building block of a movie.

shot

During production, the crew most closely associated with the camera consists of _____.

the camera operator and the first and second AC

The compositional principle that divides the frame horizontally and vertically in order to visualize the height, width, and depth of cinematic space is called _____.

the rule of thirds

The Method (or Method acting) did not make a major impact on Hollywood until the 1950s because:

the studios were reliant on the star system and were not interested in the process of acting.

When actors are repeatedly given particular kinds of roles based on their looks rather than their talent or experience, they are _____.

typecast

A personality actor:

takes his or her personae from role to role

What is the difference between diegetic and nondiegetic sound?

Diegetic sound originates from a source within a film's world; nondiegetic sound comes from outside that world.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of great screen acting?

Disunity.

If you are a cinematographer and the director asks you to photograph just the lips of an actor, what type of shot is she asking for?

Extreme close-up.

Which of the following is one of the challenges movie actors confront?

Interruptions by camera, lighting, and sound adjustments.

When used in continuity editing, shots in a shot/reverse shot sequence are often framed in what way?

Over the characters' shoulders.

Which of the following is NOT a phase of sound production?

Scoring.

How do environmental sounds typically function in a film?

They provide information about a film's setting and action

Why did the first screen actors use exaggerated gestures, emphatic expressions, and the mouthing of words to bring their characters to life?

They were adapting the acting style of 19th-century theater

Which of the following is NOT an effect of editing?

To communicate information about a character merely by facial reactions.

Why is ADR used?

To rerecord sound originally recorded on the set.

What is the basic building block of film editing?

The shot.

Which of the following are excluded from a film's soundtrack?

A director's rehearsal notes.

Which of the following is most likely to draw an audience to a movie?

A famous actor.

Which of the following does NOT describe what happens during the process of sound mixing?

Dialogue is recorded.

Which of the following constitutes a cinematic ellipsis?

A cut between a shot of woman contemplating diving off the high-dive board and a shot of her emerging from the water.

What is "montage" in the Hollywood sense of the word?

A sequence of shots, often with superimpositions and optical effects, that shows a condensed series of events.

With regard to sound, what is the crucial difference between sound and silent films?

A sound film can emphasize silence, but a silent film has no option.

How does a film editor typically fulfill his or her responsibilities for the spatial relationships between shots?

By placing shots together so that the sense of the overall space suggested on screen shifts and expands

How does an editor control the rhythm of a film?

By varying the duration of the shots in relation to one another and thus controlling their speed and accents.

Which of the following best characterizes a naturalistic style performance?

The behavior is believable and recognizable.

What is parallel editing?

The cutting together of two or more lines of action that occur simultaneously at different locations.