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Match the examples A. In the comedy/horror film Beetlejuice (1988), Michael Keaton's performance, costume, and makeup are exaggerated and extreme, fitting with Tim Burton's weird fantasy world. B. Marvel's Avengers movies portray superheroes traveling to different planets and dimensions and manipulating time. C.While making The Florida Project (2017), director Sean Baker cast Brooklynn Prince, who had not been trained as an actor, so that her character would behave in a naturalistic manner. Antirealism Formalism Realism
A. Formalism B. Antirealism C.Realism
Match A. In Ant-Man (Reed, 2015), the filmmakers show Scott Lang learning to use his shrinking suit, using a montage to cover several weeks in the film. B.We anticipate that Mission: Impossible — Fallout (McQuarrie, 2018) will include a scene in which Tom Cruise narrowly escapes an explosion, as this has happened in each of the five previous films and is hinted at in the trailer. C.The Star Wars films frequently cut from the interior of the Millennium Falcon to locations on imaginary planets, inside dangerous asteroid belts, or in battles with Imperial TIE fighters. Manipulating Time Manipulating Space Expectations
A. Manipulating Time B. Expectations C. Manipulating Space
What methods did the earliest color films (those made in the 1890s through 1930) use to include color? additive color systems none (they were only black and white) Subtractive Color Systems
Additive Color Systems
Which of the following are the elements of cinematic language? Acting Sound Lighting Marketing Distribution
Are - Acting, Sound, Lighting Are not - Marketing, Distribution
Which of the following are and which of the following are not elements of the editing process? Cinematography Mise-en-scene Shots Scenes Pattern Sequences
Are - Shots, Scenes, Sequences Are Not - Cinematography, Mise-en-scene, Pattern
In filmmaking, what do we call the relationship between the frame's two dimensions (width and height)? Exposure Index Aspect Ratio Focal Length
Aspect Ratio
Due to years of conditioning, audiences associate - film with realism. color black and white digital slow motion
Black and White
The basic organizing structure of most movie narratives is Reverse chronological Mise en scene Top down Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect
To create Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Walt Disney Productions, 1937), an artist painted each individual frame; the film needed 24 frames per second. What is this process called? CGI Stop-Motion Animation cel Animation
Cel animation
In The Silence of the Lambs (Demme, 1991), the pompous Dr. Chilton, after warning other characters about leaving items in Hannibal Lecter's cell, forgets his pen. The camera focuses on the pen for a long moment, so the audience correctly expects that Lecter will somehow use it to escape. Is an example of: Chekhov's Gun MacGuffin Parallel Editing Verisimilitude
Chekhov's Gun
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. Cinematography Composition Narrative Cinematic Language
Cinematic Language
Commercial Filmmaking typically strives for ________. Discontinuity Cinematic invisibility Cinematography Cultural Analysis
Cinematic invisibility
Which of the following is a specialized digital format for compressing video? Solid state drive pixel codec
Codec
If a filmmaker is unhappy with the color produced in a day's shoot, she can digitally alter and enhance that color using specialized software. What is this process called? Focal Length Adjustment Color Grading Additive Colors Systems
Color Grading
What are the four primary components of mise-en-scène? lighting expressionism design composition verisimilitude movement
Components - Lighting, Design, Composition, Movement Not Components - Expressionism, verisimilitude
If we examine the plot and subject matter of the film Juno (Reitman, 2007), we are analyzing its _______. If we study its cinematography, editing, and cinematic language, we are analyzing its ______. Blocking Content Form Documentary
Content, Form
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Bayona, 2018) privileges heteronormative relationships and the building of a traditional family unit, and it perpetuates a common Hollywood position of fearful suspicion toward scientists and academics. What is the term for this reaffirmation of traditional, popular values? Cinematic Language Cultural Invisibility Explicit Meaning
Cultural Invisibility
The member of the camera crew who is responsible for managing data captured by the camera is the Gaffer Digital imaging technician Best boy Grip
Digital Imaging Technician
Which of the following types of shots involve camera movement, and which do not? dutch angle dolly pan tilt extreme close up
Do - Dolly, Tilt, Pan Do Not - Dutch Angle, Extreme CU
Movies are created through the joining together of individual shots, a process known as _______. Cinematography Directing Editing
Editing
Which of the following are elements of a film's design? aspect ratio properties setting naturalism decor costume
Elements - Properties, Setting, Decor, Costume Not Elements - Aspect Ratio, Naturalism
Which of the following are examples of mechanical special effects, and which are not? A small car is made to explode on set. Rain is generated for a scene occurring in a storm. Spaceships are superimposed over footage of New York City. An actor wears a bodysuit with special markers; later, she is digitally replaced by a talking horse. An actor wears a prosthetic nose to make him look like the subject of a biopic.
Examples - An actor wears a prosthetic nose to make him look like the subject of a biopic. A small car is made to explode on set, Rain is generated for a scene occurring in a storm. Not Examples - Spaceships are superimposed over footage of New York City., An actor wears a bodysuit with special markers; later, she is digitally replaced by a talking horse.
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 Expectations Content
Expectations
We go into theaters with ______ based on marketing, our knowledge of the actors or director, reviews, and our lifelong experience of watching Movies Expectations Cinematic Language Implicit Meaning
Expectations
Most - films try to break from the formulas and conventions of mainstream films. Documentary Experimental Independent Narrative
Experimental
We could describe the _______ meaning of Die Hard (McTiernan, 1988) as being about a police officer who gets trapped in a high-rise when terrorists take over the building. We might also write an interpretive essay exploring the ________ meaning that lies underneath. Visible Explicit Visible Invisible Implicit Linguistic
Explicit, Implicit
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 and which of the following are not factors that separate high-quality television from film? Length of the Narrative Editing Original Intended Viewing Device Directors
Factors - Length of the Narrative, and Original intended viewing device Not Factors - Editing and Directors
T or F Film speed refers to how fast the camera is moving in space.
False
T or F Gone with the Wind was the first color film.
False
T or F: Directors of photography (DPs) are not cinematographers.
False
T or F: Filmmakers must choose between realism, antirealism, and verisimilitude in order to make the content of their films understandable to the audience.
False
T or F: In filmmaking, patterns are only used in the manipulation of time.
False
T or F: The only frame rate used in Hollywood filmmaking is 24 frames per second.
False
T or F: Verisimilitude and realism are the same thing.
False
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. Formal Linguistic Historical Feminist
Feminist
What do we call a set of films made by like-minded filmmakers attempting to create a particular style and approach? genre-makers Cinematographers Film Movements
Film Movements
If we analyze a film by dissecting the complex synthesis of cinematography, sound, composition, design, movement, performance, and editing, we are performing a ______ analysis. Literal Formal Feminist Linguistic
Formal
What do we call filmmaking that values conspicuously expressive form over an unobtrusive style? Formalism Patterning Realism
Formalism
Horror films in the 1950s often reflected a fear of communism; Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Siegel, 1956), for example, focused on the idea that one's neighbors could be replaced with exact replicas that cannot be trusted. In the 1980s, horror films like The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) examined the deterioration of the American family as the divorce rate began to climb. What is the term for this sort of change? Generic Transformation Hybrid Reflexive
Generic Transformation
Studying types of films requires distinguishing between types and genres. Drag each term to its appropriate category. Documentary Experimental War Biopic Thriller Narrative
Genre's - War, Biopic, Thriller Type's - Narrative, Experimental, Documentary
Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow (1999) shows the director's respect for - filmmaking. He makes use of -, which manipulates visual scale. German Expressionist Forced Perspective Italian neorelist Three-Point Lighting Digital Effects
German Expressionist, Forced Perspective
Which of the following are components of a film's mise-en-scène? Hair and Makeup Lighting Actors Props Film Stock Cameras Costumes
Hair and Makeup Lighting Actors Props Costumes
Match the member of the camera crew to the correct description of their job General Handy Person Controls the camera during shots Chief Electrician Grip Gaffer Camera Operator
Handy Person - Grip Controls the Camera - Camera Operator Chief Electrician - Gaffer
What is the part of a lens that controls the amount of light passing through? iris light sensor focal length
Iris
Filmmaking styles German - Italian - Danish - neorealism kammerspielfilm impressionism Nubero Bagu Expressionism Montage Dogme 95
Kammerspielfilm Neorealism Dogme 95
The single most essential ingredient in the creation and consumption of film is editing color light acting
Light
Chapter 2 discusses three fundamental principles of film form: Movies depend on -. Movies provide an illusion of -. Movies manipulate - in unique ways. Space and time Light Acting Movement Sound
Light, Movement, Space and Time
Hitchcock used the term - to refer to something that is vital to the characters but insignificant to the overall narrative; this is an example of a filmmaker manipulating viewer -. Expectations Content MacGuffin Verisimilitude Chechov's Gun
MacGuffin Expectations
A grassroots subculture that has grown out of the affordability of digital video, - is an example of how experimental film continues to grow. Narrative Microcinema Stream of consciousness
Microcinema
Match Has a middle focal length has a fixed focal length has variable focal length zoom lens prime lens normal lens
Middle - Normal Fixed - Prime Variable - Zoom
An actor wears a suit covered in reflective markers that are used to digitally translate the actor's movements into those of a fantastical-looking dragon. What is this special effects method called? Motion Capture The schufftan process Stop-Motion Animation Mechanical Effects
Motion Capture
What is the essential quality that separates movies from other kinds of two-dimensional visual art? Complexity Movement Color
Movement
Most commercial, feature-length films tell a story. What term do we use for films with this shared characteristic? Cinema Documentary Narrative
Narrative
Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (Bird, 2011) includes a sequence in which the protagonists create two identical hotel rooms in order to trick the villains. The filmmakers quickly cut between the two rooms, reminding the viewer that the two scenes are happening simultaneously. What is this technique called? Verisimilitude Formalism Parallel Editing
Parallel Editing
The Lego Movie (Lord and Miller, 2014) samples many cultural sources, such as fantasy films, Henrik Ibsen, Joseph Campbell, and classical Hollywood musicals. What is the term for this sort of artistic appropriation? Animation The Uncanny valley Pastiche
Pastiche
Consider a sequence in which two lines of action are edited together, alternating as ABABABAB. What is this an example of? Content Pattern Antirealism
Pattern
A digital filmmaker's camera stores the image information as -, which are compressed into specialized formats called -. Pixels Stocks Gauges Resolutions Codecs
Pixels, Codecs
If we examine a film's lighting, use of mise-en-scène, and editing, which of its genre conventions are we analyzing? Presentation Character Types Story Formula
Presentation
Camera Proximity or Camera Movement Dolly Shot Establishing Shot Tilt Shot Medium Shot Bird's eye view shot Pan Shot
Proximity - Medium Shot, Bird's eye view, establishing shot Movement - Tilt Shot, Pan Shot, Dolly Shot
Genre films offer familiar story formulas, conventions, themes, and conflicts. Strict adherence to genre convention often yields derivative and formulaic results. Which of the following are and which of the following are not reasons why filmmakers continue to make genre films? Its difficult to make a film without the guidelines of a genre They make sense to use culturally Studios Require all filmmakers to make genre films Movie Viewers like predictability They may want to challenge the limitations of the genre
Reasons - They may want to challenge the limitations of the genre, they make sense to us culturally, Movie Viewers like predictability Not Reasons - Studios Require all filmmakers to make genre films, Its difficult to make a film without the guidelines of a genre
Which of the following are responsibilities of the cinematographer, and which are not? Editing the film Choosing the properties of the Shot Designing the mise en scene framing shots determining the speed and length of the shot
Responsibilities - Choosing the properties of the shot, determining the speed and length of the shot, framing shots Not Responsibilities - editing the film, designing the mise en scene
We perceive a film's images as moving because our brains momentarily - an image after our eyes record it. Retain Delete Transform
Retain
A camera operator on a set is moving the camera to a specific location, then checking the lighting and blocking of the actors for a take. What is she managing? setup formatting Speed
Setup
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 and which do they not share? Cinematic images and sounds Narrative Structure Characterization Story controlled by the audience
Shared - Cinematic images and sounds, Narrative Structure, and Characterization. Not Shared - Story controlled by the audience
This still from Blade Runner 2049 (Villeneuve, 2017) is taken from an unbroken span of action, also known as a _________. Storyboard Close-up Shot Cinema
Shot
Which of the following is the measure of how sensitive a film stock is to light? Speed Format Resolution
Speed
Romantic comedies, like Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Stoller, 2008), frequently feature narratives in which two characters meet and fall in love, are separated by some difficulty, and then return to each other near the end. The genre convention displayed in this example is -. Setting Star Story Formula Presentation
Story Formula
Which of the following is the term for a work of art that attempts to capture the unedited flow of experience through the mind? Performative Narrative Stream of Consciousness
Stream of Consciousness
Which of the following are and which of the following are not examples of subgenres? Sex Comedies Experimental Films Spaghetti Westerns Monster Movies
Subgenres - Sex Comedies, Spaghetti Westerns, Monster Movies Not subgenres - Experimental Films
A - is an instance of capturing a shot, and a - is a particular camera position that can be used to capture one or more shots. Slate Setup Gaffer Take
Take, Setup
Which of these filmmaking rules is the result of our minds' seeking equilibrium and order? the rule of thirds the 180 degree rule the 30 degree rule
The rule of thirds
T or F: Slow motion means they speed the frame rate Fast motion means they slowed the frame rate
True
T or F: A documentary can use narrative
True
T or F: Depth of field refers to the distance between the camera and the subject in focus.
True
T or F: Verisimilitude is difficult to define, but audiences tend to recognize it when they see it or feel it in a film.
True
Which of the following statements about physical film stock are true, and which are not true? Its speed defines how sensitive it is to light It can come in a variety of formats Contemporary film stock only comes in color, black and white images must be created digitally It consists of pixels Its resolution determines whether it comes in color It is a physical object we can hold and touch
True - Its speed defines how sensitive it is to light, It can come in a variety of formats, It is a physical object we can hold and touch Not True - It consists of pixels, Its resolution determines whether it comes in color, contemporary film stock only comes in color, black and white images must be created digitally
Which of the following are and which of the following are not ways in which a film might manipulate time? Lighting Slow Motion Flashback Flash-Forward Expectations
Ways - Slow motion, Flash forward, Flashback Not Ways - Lighting, Expectations
What are prosthetics? types of props diagrams of sets that include actor and camera positions synthetic materials attached to an actor's face or body
synthetic materials attached to an actor's face or body
What is cinematography? the process of capturing images on film or digital video cutting and pasting scenes in order making general decisions about how a film will look
the process of capturing images on film or digital video
In this scene from The 39 Steps (Hitchcock, 1935), the actor onstage is the only figure moving; the theater and audience are from a previous shot, miniaturized and then reflected in an etched mirror. What is this effect called? motion capture the stop trick the schufftan process
the schufftan process