Film Final Exam Review
which of the following does NOT describe a perceptual characteristic of sound?
amplitude
Casablanca director
Michael Curtiz
the spatial and temporal environment (whether realistic or imagined) in which the narrative takes place is called:
the setting
the best-known lighting convention utilized in feature films is:
the three-point system
"A convincing appearance of truth" best defines:
verisimilitude
the lens that tends to exaggerate the perceived spatial relationship between the subject and the camera
wide angle
How many academy awards did the film Chicago win?
6
Lee Hirsch
Bully
Rob Marshall
Chicago
Charlie Chaplin
City Lights
french filmmaker and magician
Georges Melies
How long were motion pictures popular before they were considered worthy of serious study?
Fifty Years
director of Sita Sings the Blues
Nina Paley
Citizen Kane
Orson Welles
The 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds made this filmmaker famous overnight
Orson Welles
director of Green Book
Peter Farrelly
director of The Hours
Stephen Daldry
what is screen direction?
The direction of a figure's or object's movement on the screen.
why is ADR used?
To rerecord sound originally recorded on the set.
director of Gone with the Wind
Victor Flemming
which of the following constitutes a cinematic ellipsis?
a cut between a shot of a woman contemplating diving off the high-dive board and a shot of her emerging from the water
Implicit meaning is best defined as ________, while explicit meaning is best defined as ________.
a deep-level association, connection, or inference; meaning available on the surface of the movie
One camera position and everything associated with it is called _____.
a setup
who has the MOST control over sculpting and actor's performance in a film?
actor
Determining physical relationships between the actor(s) and the camera is referred to as:
blocking
In EVERY movie, the primary narrator is the
camera
what term describes the integrated techniques and concepts that connect the audience to the story while deliberately concealing the means by which it does?
cinematic language
the two major components of the mise-en-scene are:
design and composition
what is the difference between diegetic and non-diegetic sound?
diegetic sound originates from the source within the film's world; non-diegetic sound comes from outside the world
the lumiere brothers actualities are an example of what type of nonfiction film?
documentary
The joining together of discrete shots is known as:
editing
an interruption of the chronological events of an action movie would constitute of what?
flashback
Why are black and white films more often closely associated with gritty realism than are color films?
historically, black and white images have been used for documentaries and newspaper photographs
the antagonist of a movie's narrative:
is responsible for obstructing the protagonist
Although a commercial and groundbreaking success, why did The Birth of a Nation (1915) spark nationwide controversy upon its release?
its content was overtly racist
who was responsible for inventing the art of screen acting?
lillian gish, under d.w. griffith's guidance
the essential quality that separates movies from all other two-dimensional pictorial art forms is:
movement
which movement developed during WWII was known for using non-professional actors, handheld cameras, and location sets as their hallmarks?
neorealism
realistic films generally employ the:
open frame
the process by which the human brain retains an image for a fraction of a second longer than the eye records
persistence of vision
which of the following is not a responsibility of a sound designer?
recording production sound
according to your textbook, in digital animation, the process of bringing all elements together on frame is called:
rendering
the development of ___ served as the bridge between still photography and cinematography
series photography
Unlike photography and painting, films are constructed from individual:
shots
Many of the "new wave" movements pursued by postwar European filmmakers stressed ________.
social realism
the four basic properties of lighting are:
source, quality, direction, and style
which of these consists of both explicitly presented and implicit events?
story
the Jazz Singer is historically significant because it featured several scenes with ___.
synchronous dialogue
the protagonist of a movie's narrative:
the central figure, hero or anti-hero
how did independent movie producers of the 1960s, looking to hire film artists, benefit from the collapse of the studio system?
they were able to hire artists from anywhere in the world
When actors are repeatedly given particular kinds of roles based on their looks rather than their talent or experience, they are _____.
typecast