Intro to cinema - final
The motion picture frame
Is generally wider than it is tall
The basic building block of film editing is the
Shot
Only movies can record real time chronologically as well as subjectively
True
The two major visual components of mise-en-scene are
Design and composition
What is the literal translation of the french phrase mise-en-scene
"Staging or putting on an action or scene"
One is required to like a movie in order to learn from it.
False
Screen acting as an art is virtually identical to stage acting
False
Motion pictures had been popular for _ years before being considered worthy of serious study.
50
Which of the following is NOT part of the story?
A non diegetic element
What is a setup?
A single camera position and everything associated with it
Which is NOT a type of film stock?
Aesthetic
A movie's design
All of the above
The term montage
All of the above
Todays style of animated films takes which of the following forms
All of the above
Which of the following do movie actors use to convey emotion and meaning
All of the above
Which of the following is true about editing
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a function of lighting?
All of the above are functions of lighting
What is NOT true about genres
All of the above are true
The "language" for coordinating a series of shots into a coherent whole is
Editing
Movies are constructed of multiple , individual shots joined to one another in _.
An extended sequence
A synopsis is
An outline of the action that briefly describes the ideas and structure for a movie
What is NOT a basic style of nonfiction movies?
Avant-garde
What are 3 kinds of lights used in 3 point lighting?
Backlight, key light, fill light
How does the editor control the rhythm of film!
By varying shot lengths in relation to one another
What term describes the process of visualizing and putting the filmmakers' vision into practice?
Composition
Which of the following is NOT an aspect of composition?
Dialogue
Which of the following is another name for the cinematographer?
Director of photography
Which type of camera angle is tilted from it's normal horizontal or vertical position, conveys an out of balance look
Dutch angle
What term do we use to describe editing that creates visual sensation that time has elapsed between shots
Ellipsis
The terms films, movies, and cinema are _.
Essentially interchangeable
Our decision to see a particular movie is almost always based on certain _.
Expectations
___ specific to a particular performer or filmmaker can alter the way we perceive a movie
Expectations
Which choice represents the correct sequence of the major elements of narrative form?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement
Because of the high cost of producing a movie, almost all footage that is shot ends up being used in the final print of the film
False
Black and white film stock produces pictures that lack color
False
Costume design has long been considered one of the most important design elements in the movies
False
In the US , the credit title "production designer" was supplanted in the late 1970's by the title "art director"
False
It is NOT; really possible to read more meaning into a particular visual or audio component of a film that the filmmaker intended
False
Manor characters are always round and minor characters are always flat
False
The conventions that make up cinematic language are NOT flexible
False
The more kinetic a movie is, the more cinematic it is
False
The term "uncanny valley" has to do with the structure of any given genre. It is the moment before the truth is revealed.
False
When analyzing cinematic space, it's preferable to restrict ourselves to the space within the frame
False
What genre of film is identified by its use if somber tones & pessimistic moods, characteristic visual elements such as exaggerated camera setups and light, characters who tend to be cynical, disillusioned, and often insecure or impotent loners?
Film Noir
What name do we give to the traditional storytelling device that typically explains how a situation or character developed into what we see at the present time
Flashback
What do we call the process of determining what to include and exclude; deciding what is to be seen (onscreen space) and not seen (offscreen space); and controlling the distribution, balance, and spatial and perspectival relations of what appears on screen?
Framing
The process by which a particular genre is adapted to meet the expectations of a changing society is known as
Generic transformation
The characterization of fiction films is
Genre
Major events or branching points in the plot structure that force characters to choose between or among various alternative are
Hubs
Movies have evolved into a complex form of artistic representation.
In just over a hundred years
Making a technicolor film in the late 1930's was complicated and more expensive
True
In any movie, the mise-en-scene affects all of the following EXCEPT
It affects none of the above
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between form and content?
It is an underlying concern in all art
Which of the following is NOT a true form of cinematography?
It is basically the same as still photography
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of early movie acting
It was spontaneous and improvisational
Within the 3 point lighting system, what light us the brightest on the subject?
Key light
The key formal element that film carefully manipulates to create mood, reveal character, and convey meaning is _.
Light
What early movie actor is generally credited with inventing screen acting and what director was closely associated
Lillian Gish & D.W. Griffin
Which type of shot shows the full human body usually filling the frame
Long shot
What are the 3 most commonly used shots in movies?
Long shot, medium shot, and close up
The essential quality that separates movies from all other two-dimensional picture art forms is _.
Movement
The term kinesis refers to
Movement
Inferring casual relationships among events that occur in sequence or close to one another is a process of creating
Narrative
Which acting style dominates movie acting today?
None; there are many techniques that are being used; no specific style dominates
When the camera is able to go anywhere or see anything, it is
Omniscient
What is a shot?
One interrupted run of the camera
Instinctively, we search for _ and _ in all art forms
Patterns; progressions
Stories can't exist without _ and _.
Plot, character
Which of the following is NOT a basic camera angle?
Point of view
'Triumph of the will' (1935) is what kind of nonfiction movie?
Propoganda
If a painting or film realistically depicts a recognizable subject, its form is _.
Representational
What do we call a fragment of reality constructed as the setting of a particular shot?
Set
When the framing seems to be presenting us with the point of view of a single character, this is known as
Subjective point of view
What term indicates the number of times a particular shot is taken?
Take
Why have genre films been prevalent since the advent of cinema?
The appeal to audience's desire for predictability over novelty
In a movie performance, the most important relationship in between the actor and
The camera
Most narrative films flow in chronological order
True
Max Factor was
The most important person in the manufacture of movie makeup.
Mise-en-scene is
The overall look and feel of a movie
Aspect ratio is
The ratio of width of the image to its height
A common compositional technique for creating the illusion of depth in a shot is
The rule of thirds
The spatial and temporal environment (whether realistic or imagined) in which the narritive takes place is called
The setting
What makes experimental films "experimental"
They push the boundaries of what most people think the movies are or should be.
Acting is the element of filmmaking over which directors have the least amount of control
True
Any camera angle can be used to depict point of view
True
Continuity editing is the dominant style of editing throughout the world
True
Different camera angles can convey different meanings depending on their content
True
Different directorial styles can bring out very different types of screen performances from the same actor
True
Explicitly present events are part of both plot and story
True
Familiar sound effects or motifs from a movies score are also important components of film form
True
In movies, patterns may be formed by narrative, shot sequences, or non-narrative elements
True
Movies convey and imply smaller, more specific doses of both explicit and implicit meaning in virtually every scene
True
Often the people making the movie may be just as oblivious to the cultural attitudes shaping their cinematic stories as the people who watch them
True
The actor uses imagination, intelligence, knowledge of the filmmaking process, and vocal technique to bring a character to life on the screen
True
The most acute human eye can discern no more than fifty pulses of light per second
True
The rule of thirds helps cinematographers and designers to achieve distribution whats on the screen
True
Today's movies run longer and contain more individual shots than movies made fifty years ago did
True
When actors continually cast in particular kinds of roles because of their looks rather than talent, we call it
Typecasting
The boundaries of a cameras point of view are indicated by the
Viewfinder
Which of the following is NOT a part of a movie's diegesis
Voice over commentary from an omniscient narrator
