Images Quizzes

According to the concept of associative context, the aesthetics of a hand made sign for which of the following would seem most appropriate. Farm Fresh Cheese Selling Your Home A Dentist Office

Farm Fresh Cheese

These artists create the sounds we hear in movies and television. What are they known as? Sound Artists. Musicians. Foley Artists. Acoustic Designers.

Foley Artists

Mulvey's concept of the screen/mirror in the cinema apparatus builds (most specifically) on ideas from which psychoanalysts? Freud and Metz Lacan and Metz Freud and Lacan Deleuze and Metz

Freud and Lacan

In what classroom does our class meet each week? Armory 106 HLMS 252 Norlin library UMC 345

HLMS 252

Which of the follow is an example of an excused absence? A school sponsored off campus event such as ROTC Training or a Athletic Event. two days of sickness accompanied by a note from student heath services. A family party with prior notification. A work conflict.

A school sponsored off campus event such as ROTC Training or a Athletic Event.

American copyright law regulates creative work produced by corporations for how long? 95 years The life of the author plus 17 years. 70 years The life of the author plus 70 years.

95 years

What time does our class meet each week? 9:30 a.m. 2:05 pm 2:00 pm 2:15 pm

9:30 am

Selective seeing" is an automatic act in which we do not observe some phenomenon, whereas selective perception is a conscious choice where we choose what we want to see. True False

False

True or False: It is ok to submit a paper or video to a class that you previously submitted to a different class. True False

False

True or False: Late assignments are accepted but 10% of will be deducted for every day they are late. True False

False

True or False: Your lab assignments account for 40% of your final semester grade. True False

False

Through examples such as Soderberg's "Read my lips" remix of Tony Blair and George Bush, Lessig argues that, by reaching more viewers, the message is delivered more successfully ____________. ...than words alone could. ...in spite of the obscurity of the original source media. ...because the sole use of text in their remix. ...because the creators are well-known remix artists.

...than words alone could.

Lighting, colors and music are all elements that help to establish ___________ context. Structural Aesthetic Imagined Associative

Aesthetic

Understanding applied media aesthetics can help you ______________. Communicate Effectively All of the above. Give Creative Visions Form Have an informed approach to creative problems

All of the above.

What is the term, Walter Benjamin used when describing the loss of originality and authenticity after art is mechanically reproduced? Artistic Value. Ritual. Aura. Camp.

Aura

This school of art was founded in Germany during the early 20th century. It is notable for its use of functional aesthetics and was very influential on Modernism and produced many "Universal" Design Principles. Bauhaus. Cubism. Dada. Symbolism.

Bauhaus

Irwin Edman believed that interpretation and composition allows us to ____________ (chose the best answer). Understand stunning works art in museums. Bring the beauty of a sunset to everyday life. Become well known film makers

Bring the beauty of a sunset to everyday life.

If you have a question about a due date for an assignment or course policy the first thing you should do is ____________. Email your TA. Check the Discussion Board on Canvas. Email Professor Frost. Check the Syllabus + Canvas.

Check the Syllabus + Canvas

In most comics, the ability to_____ is still very exotic because of the influence of film and television. See action outside of the frame. Slow down time. Choose the direction you take as you read. Choose the narrative outcome you want.

Choose the direction you take as you read.

If you have questions about your attendance record or forget your iClicker, you should: Email your instructor within 24 hours. Talk to your instructor after lecture. Contact your TA within 24 hours. Email your instructor at the end of the semester.

Contact your TA within 24 hours.

The traditional of approach to studying aesthetics does not included____________. Works of Art Film and Television Creative Production

Creative Production

All of these would be considered an "aesthetic analysis" except: A critical analysis of the music during one battle scene on Game of Thrones. A critical comparison of motion in The Lion King and Avatar: The Last Airbender. A critical analysis of use of shadow and darkness in Michael Jackson's Thriller. Critical analysis of Kendrick Lamar's lyrics and plot in the DNA video

Critical analysis of Kendrick Lamar's lyrics and plot in the DNA video

Paintings from the Renaissance, such as Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter by Pietro Perugino, introduced what to visual culture? (Hint - It helps the image look more 3D). Depth of Field Contrast Pigment Chiaroscuro

Depth of Field

According to Lessig, which of the following is not an advantage of digital technology compared to physical objects when it comes to remix or collage? Digital objects have a lower barrier for access, allowing for wide-scale collage to take place. Because of free digital networks, anyone can share their remix with anyone else. Digital objects present a more authentic form of remix than physical ones. Because of the internet, it has opened the ability to remix to everyone.

Digital objects present a more authentic form of remix than physical ones.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 basic shots covered in lecture? Extra Wide Establishing Medium/Scene Extreme Close-Up

Extra Wide

Which of the following descriptions best represents the concept of ontology? It is the study and philosophy of the history of photographic instruments. It is the philosophical study of the nature of being. It is a method in psychoanalysis where the act of looking at images is studied. It is a branch of knowledge dealing with the structure, evolution, and interrelations of languages.

It is the philosophical study of the nature of being.

According to Lessig, the reason why remix uses already existing content (tokens) is that: The artists who create remixes are lazy and do not wish to create their own original content. They are trying only to capitalize on the popularity of the original content in order to make more money. Meaning in remix does not come from the content but rather from the reference to the original. Using original content would mean that the remix would have more emotional meaning, which could be too much for the audience.

Meaning in remix does not come from the content but rather from the reference to the original.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three functions of Internet political memes outlined by Shifman? Memes as grassroots action. Memes as forms of persuasion or political advocacy. Memes as modes of expression and public discussion. Memes as redemptive texts for politically underrepresented populations.

Memes as redemptive texts for politically underrepresented populations.

According to Mulvey, which of the following is not a way that men can deal with the castration anxiety caused by women in films? Fetishizing the woman. Investigating the woman. Saving the woman. Mystifying the woman.

Mystifying the woman

Through what framework does Shifman explore political memes? Political Norms Political Radicalism Political Participation Political Activism

Political Participation

Which of Alfred Hitchcock's films is NOT referenced by Laura Muley as an example of the male gaze? Psycho Rear Window Vertigo Marnie

Psycho

What does Lessig offer as the first difference between RO and RW cultures? RO emphasized action, RW emphasizes consumption. RO emphasized property, RW emphasizes ideas. RO emphasized learning, RW emphasizes speaking. RO emphasized literature, RW emphasizes entertainment.

RO emphasized learning, RW emphasizes speaking.

When Lawrence Lessig speaks of RO culture, what does this acronym stand for? Right On Righteous Occupation Rendered Open Read Only

Read Only

Jerky, ballistic movements of the eye are called___________. Blinks. Saccades. Saccharomyces. Saccharides

Saccades.

Which of the following is an automatic (subconscious) action? Selective Seeing. Applied Media Aesthetics Selective Memory Selective Perception.

Selective Perception

Which of the following is reading is due this Thursday? Walter Benjamin - The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Herbert Zettl - Applied Media Aesthetics," in Sight, Sound, Motion: Applied Media Aesthetics Susan Sontag - On Photography Limor Shifman - May the Excessive Force be with You- Memes as Political Participation

Susan Sontag - On Photography

In Remix, Lawrence Lessig refers to "writing" in building a language of remix, as a kind of vernacular language akin to German, and English in the Middle Ages in Europe when the elite wrote in Latin, which consists of __________. Colloquial language or slang. Text, Poetics, Aesthetics, and Rhetoric. Academic prose. TV, Film, Music, and Music video.

TV, Film, Music, and Music video.

Which of the following was NOT one of the four fundamental image elements discussed by Herbert Zettl? Color Sound Texture Time/Motion

Texture

In "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction," Benjamin addresses all of the following concepts EXCEPT: The mechanical reproduction of art to make it easier to access. The increased monetary value of reproductions. The loss of ritual in artistic production. The mechanical reproduction of art for mass exhibition.

The increased monetary value of reproductions.

American copyright law regulates creative work produced by individuals for how long? The life of the author plus 70 years. The life of the author plus 17 years. 70 Years 95 Years

The life of the author plus 70 years.

Remix artist Jonathan McIntosh uses footage of journalist Geraldo Rivera in Afghanistan to make what point/joke? The sound of good will is silence. Brevity is the soul of wit. The more you say, the fewer people listen to you. That Gerlado Rivera is unqualified to report on war in Afghanistan.

The sound of good will is silence.

Eadweard Muybridge's photographs inspired the invention of motion pictures and can best be described as an example of _____________________. The way images can alter our perception of reality. The way photographs allow us to look into the past. The way photographs can be provide information and proof. The way some people use photographs to collect a moment.

The way photographs can be provide information and proof.

According to Susan Sontag and other theorists of photography, what is the main problem with the ontology of the image? [hint: remember the story of Plato's Cave] Theorists and philosophers were concerned about images standing in for the thing-- about the dominance of images. The camera lucida was a tool painters used in the 19th C., and this is why photography inherited compositional elements and visual rhetoric from painting. Once the image was fixed and the positive/ negative process was invented, images could be reproduced infinitely. Photography was viewed as the pencil of nature, and thus images of landscapes were more popular and valuable than portraits.

Theorists and philosophers were concerned about images standing in for the thing-- about the dominance of images.

According to the American writer, filmmaker, teacher, and political activist Susan Sontag, all of the following applies to photographs, except: The process of taking photographs has transformed our reality. Anyone can be a photographer. Photographs are a way of collecting the world They return us back to the primitive, religious origins of images.

They return us back to the primitive, religious origins of images.

What was the overall conclusion by Zacks, as to why film cuts work? The flickering effect in some experimental films can cause seizures for certain people with sensitivities. Through studies of the primary visual cortex, the author found that our brains fill in information, bridging the visual discontinuities at cuts. There was no conclusion to the hypothesis, as the human sensory systems developed over millions of years, in contrast to montage and the relative briefness of film history. The center of the eye has more dense receptors, and this is the reason for saccades (jerky eye movements).

Through studies of the primary visual cortex, the author found that our brains fill in information, bridging the visual discontinuities at cuts

True or False: You should always reference the source of any quotation (something someone writes or says) used in your papers or stories. True False

True

According to Mulvey, "the unconscious" is a place_________. You can navigate an imagined landscape. In cinema history that has been forgotten by historiographers. Which is structured like a language. Inaccessible to all but the most talented auteurs and psychoanalysts.

Which is structured like a language

What cultural practice does Lessig continually link RW culture to? Writing Analysis Reading Religion

Writing

In comics and storyboards the panel ________. create a sense of icon stability. act as general indicators that time and space is being divided. frame the image and separates it.

act as general indicators that time and space is being divided.

_________ is a process in which we examine a number of media elements, such as lighting and sound, how they interact, and our perceptual reactions to them. traditional aesthetics structural perception applied media aesthetics contextual perception

applied media aesthetics

If you were to write an aesthetic analysis of the music video for 'Finesse' by Bruno Mars and Cardi B, you would probably discuss it's 90's throwback look but you wouldn't focus on___. sound/rhythm in detail lyrical content in detail light and color in detail time/motion in detail

lyrical content in detail

The manipulation of aesthetic elements can facilitate effective communication but it should always be done ___________. with close attention to the power of optical illusions. with an understanding of how to use aesthetic content. with a framework of basic ethics.

with a framework of basic ethics.