Intro film quiz's before exam 1

A symptomatic meaning is what?

a meaning that is a manifestation of a wider set of values characteristic of a whole society Correct

An explicit meaning is what?

an openly asserted meaning

The thematic motif of pale yellow in this film is evident in what aspects of the mise-en-scene? Check all that apply.

candle Correct landscape Correct mother Correct armchair Correct

The combination of two strips of film images to create a single shot is known as what?

composite shot

Something that prompts the comparison of elements of a film through similarity

development motif motivation parallel - CORRECT Correct segmentation variation

Something that justifies the existence of an element in a film

development motif motivation - CORRECT Correct parallel segmentation variation

A significant repeated element in a film

development motif CORRECT motivation parallel segmentation variation

A repetition in a film's format that is different from others

development motif NOT MOTIF Incorrect motivation parallel segmentation variation Correct

In the video tutorial above, navigate to minute 1:23 and press pause. In this shot from Ashes and Diamonds, a second beam of light—not quite so bright—enters from the left, creating a glow on Krystyna's right side. The lighting thus embellishes the narrative, since Maciek has just called Krystyna a(n) ____.

diamond

The only one of the gang (the "vitelloni") who seriously questions the life they lead is

Moraldo. - CORRECT Fausto. Alberto. Riccardo.

The film that Ana and her sister Isabel watch, and which makes a profound impression on Ana, is

Frankenstein.

The __________ of a photographic camera gathers light much like your eyes do. That light then transmits onto the flat surface of the film to form an image that represents size, depth, and other dimensions of the scene.

lens

Tangible meanings (things or places already invested with significance) in a film are what type?

referential - CORRECT Correct explicit symptomatic ideological

The standard rate of shooting and projecting, established when synchronized sound came in at the end of the 1920s, was traditionally ___ frames per second (fps), though today's 35mm camera offers the filmmaker a choice of anything between 8 and 64 fps.

24 Correct

In the beginning clip shown in this video, who is the narrator?

Alberto, who lives with his mother Fausto, leader and spiritual guide of the group Leopoldo, the intellect None of these characters - CORRECT

In the second clip shown in this video, who is the narrator?

Alberto, who lives with his mother Fausto, leader and spiritual guide of the group Leopoldo, the intellect None of these characters - CORRECT

In the carnival celebration scene, the song "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" is an example of which kind of sound?

Diegetic

In response to pressure from his friends (the "vitelloni"), Fausto agrees to marry Sandra, who is pregnant.

FALSE

The film suggests that Krystyna is not as innocent as she pretends to be by lighting her with shadowy, low-key lighting.

FALSE

The only character in the film who seems to be at peace with himself and his life is

Guido (the station boy).

What links Ana to the wounded soldier?

Her father's pocket watch.

One of the more interesting aspects of mise-en-scene used in Ashes and Diamonds is

Lighting

Film scholar Paul Coates points out that "Fire bursts from the back of the man Maciek guns down at the chapel door; Maciek lights the glasses of vodka, as well as Szczuka's cigarette; and just after he has shot at Szczuka, fireworks light up the sky." Therefore, we could say that in this film, fire serves as a

Motif

Progression, as in the changes that take place on a journey

Multiple Choice development - CORRECT motif motivation parallel segmentation variation

The only character who displays real growth and increasing maturity by the end of the film is

Sandra

Maciek realizes that he killed the wrong men when

Szczuka enters the Hotel Metropole in the background while Maciek appears in the foreground of the shot.

Ana's repeated trips to the abandoned building are all slightly unlike one another. Therefore, these trips are an example of the principle of difference and variation.

TRUE

Cinematographor Luís Cuadrado was going blind while he was filming The Spirit of the Beehive. He later when completely blind, and committed suicide. This is true; I just want to see if you are paying attention.

TRUE

Fausto is described in voiceover narration as the "spiritual leader" of the group.

TRUE

Fausto sleeps with a member of a visiting dancing troupe, which leads to Sandra running away from home with their baby. This an example of the use of cause and effect.

TRUE

In The Spirit of the Beehive, one of the functions of the letters that Teresa writes to an unknown person is to give the viewer information about the family and what has taken place before the film began.

TRUE

In scene that takes place in the bomb-out church, the lighting reinforces Maciek's observation that Krystyna is "like a diamond."

TRUE

The Spirit of the Beehive was released in 1973, near the end of General Franco's dictatorship in Spain. Therefore the film is intentionally ambiguous in its criticism of Franco's regime and the Spanish Civil War.

TRUE

The film arguably creates a sense of hopelessness for the future by juxtaposing the death of the Communist leader, Szczuka, in a mud puddle, and the death of Maciek, the soldier fighting against the Communists, in a trash heap.

TRUE

The local Communist party secretary, Szczuka, is made more sympathetic when we learn that he fought against the fascists in the Spanish Civil War.

TRUE

Among the motifs we see in The Spirit of the Beehive are:

The color yellow. Correct Dogs. Correct Bees. Correct Teresa's repeated phone calls to unknown recipients. Correct The monster from the film Frankenstein. Correct

In the video tutorial above, navigate to minute 1:23 and press pause. In this shot from Ashes and Diamonds, which of the following statements is TRUE in relation to the fill light in the rear of this shot?

The fill light gives us an impression of the large, devastated space.

Complete the following statements using the terms provided. abstraction art content expectations pattern story

The overall PATTERN pattern Correct of relationships among parts in films is called "form." The most common way of organizing films into formal wholes is by presenting a(n) STORY story Correct . The concept of form in film is important for appreciating cinema as ART art Correct . The filmmaker's choice regarding form influence the EXPECTATIONS expectations Correct that viewers have in watching the film.

The credits in I Vitelloni are part of

The story of the film. The plot of the film. - CORRECT Both the plot and the story of the film. Neither the plot nor the story of the film.

One of the several motifs in the film is

Violets.

What is a motif?

any significant repeated element in a film

The overall pattern of relationships among the parts of a film is called __________.

character form CORRECT content motif

The general term ________ is used to describe all the manipulations of the film strip by the camera in the shooting phase and by the laboratory in the developing phase.

cinematography

The color yellow first appears with the beehive. What does the beehive represent?

contemporary Spanish society

In the video tutorial above, navigate to minute 3:10 and press pause. In this shot of the mother with the piano, how does the yellow motif make itself evident in the mise-en-scene? Check all that apply.

costume of the woman Incorrect windowwindow Correct sunlight Correct piano Correct

A crucial way to alter the tonalities in the image is through ________, which regulates how much light passes through the camera lens.

exposure

The strip of material upon which a series of still photographs is registered is known as the ______________; it consists of a clear base coated on one side with a light-sensitive emulsion.

film stock

Exposure can be affected by __________, which are slices of glass or gelatin put in front of the lens of the camera or printer to reduce certain frequencies of light reaching the film.

filters Correct

When we speak of __________________, we're asking about what justifies anything being included in the movie.

motivation Correct

With a constant projection speed, to get a slow-motion effect, the cinematographer must

shoot more frames per second.

The quality of the film stock used can affect a filmed image's contrast, which is

the degree of difference between the darkest and lightest areas of the frame.

A _____________ lens is optically designed to permit the continuous varying of focal length.

zoom Correct