Question 1

Which of the following posed no challenge for the transition from silent to sound production in films?

Accepted Answer

A)  stationary microphones 
B)  lighting equipment 
C)  poor-quality recording 
D)  actors' voices and accents 
E)  camera noise 
A)  stationary microphones 
B)  lighting equipment 
C)  poor-quality recording 
D)  actors' voices and accents 
E)  camera noise

Question 2

Which of the following is one of the challenges movie actors generally confront?

Accepted Answer

A)  projecting their voices to the crew 
B)  getting interrupted by camera, lighting, and sound adjustments 
C)  avoiding subtle facial expressions 
D)  shooting in sequence 
E)  only getting one chance to perform a scene 
A)  projecting their voices to the crew 
B)  getting interrupted by camera, lighting, and sound adjustments 
C)  avoiding subtle facial expressions 
D)  shooting in sequence 
E)  only getting one chance to perform a scene

Question 3

Today's actors' earnings are most influenced by their

Accepted Answer

A)  talent. 
B)  training. 
C)  popularity with audiences. 
D)  experience. 
E)  connections. 
A)  talent. 
B)  training. 
C)  popularity with audiences. 
D)  experience. 
E)  connections.

Question 4

In the 2016 Harris Poll of America's favorite movie stars, who is the only actor in the top ten who made films starting in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clark Gable 
B)  Bette Davis 
C)  Cary Grant 
D)  John Wayne 
E)  Charlie Chaplin 
A)  Clark Gable 
B)  Bette Davis 
C)  Cary Grant 
D)  John Wayne 
E)  Charlie Chaplin

Question 5

What is the impact of Orson Welles's decision to use a long take in the inciting moment of Citizen Kane (1941)?

Accepted Answer

A)  It expedites the shooting of the scene since mistakes are easily remedied. 
B)  It shortens the length of the scene. 
C)  It encourages ensemble acting that calls attention to acting, not editing between shots. 
D)  It makes it easier for the actors to rehearse the blocking of the scene. 
E)  It defuses the tension of the scene since the actors quickly leave the frame. 
A)  It expedites the shooting of the scene since mistakes are easily remedied. 
B)  It shortens the length of the scene. 
C)  It encourages ensemble acting that calls attention to acting, not editing between shots. 
D)  It makes it easier for the actors to rehearse the blocking of the scene. 
E)  It defuses the tension of the scene since the actors quickly leave the frame.

Question 6

Peter Lorre's nonnaturalistic performance in the lead role of Hans Beckert in Fritz Lang's M (1931) reflects the influence of

Accepted Answer

A)  Konstantin Stanislavsky. 
B)  Bertolt Brecht. 
C)  F. W. Murnau. 
D)  Laurence Olivier. 
E)  Max Ophüls. 
A)  Konstantin Stanislavsky. 
B)  Bertolt Brecht. 
C)  F. W. Murnau. 
D)  Laurence Olivier. 
E)  Max Ophüls.

Question 7

Despite acting's central importance to filmmaking, explain why directors have the least precise control over it.

Accepted Answer

Directors can be literal with

Question 8

How did the first on-screen appearance of the great theatrical actor Sarah Bernhardt affect the film industry's development?

Accepted Answer

A)  She was a natural on camera and invented the art of screen acting. 
B)  Her sterling reputation as a theater actor carried over to make cinema respectable. 
C)  Her impatience with film production and general disdain for film slowed the industry's development. 
D)  Her melodramatic style worked beautifully with the intimacy of the camera. 
E)  Her technique invoked a range of emotions never before seen. 
A)  She was a natural on camera and invented the art of screen acting. 
B)  Her sterling reputation as a theater actor carried over to make cinema respectable. 
C)  Her impatience with film production and general disdain for film slowed the industry's development. 
D)  Her melodramatic style worked beautifully with the intimacy of the camera. 
E)  Her technique invoked a range of emotions never before seen.

Question 9

How has the casting process changed since the golden years of Hollywood?

Accepted Answer

Studios used to keep actors under contra

Question 10

Which of the following describes what a movie star is?

Accepted Answer

A)  zero flaws that endear them to ordinary people 
B)  a lack of comfort in front of the camera 
C)  the ability to make viewers "know" what they are thinking when a camera comes up close 
D)  an introverted actor who lacks screen charisma yet is very well trained 
E)  an actor who earns enormous sums of money but largely from nonfilm work 
A)  zero flaws that endear them to ordinary people 
B)  a lack of comfort in front of the camera 
C)  the ability to make viewers "know" what they are thinking when a camera comes up close 
D)  an introverted actor who lacks screen charisma yet is very well trained 
E)  an actor who earns enormous sums of money but largely from nonfilm work

Question 11

To play the identical Winklevoss twins in The Social Network (2010), David Fincher cast Armie Hammer and Josh Pence and then used ________ to ensure their facial similarity.

Accepted Answer

A)  makeup 
B)  synesthesia 
C)  digital grafting 
D)  breathable masks 
E)  3-D imaging 
A)  makeup 
B)  synesthesia 
C)  digital grafting 
D)  breathable masks 
E)  3-D imaging

Question 12

Why are stand-ins used when shooting a film?

Accepted Answer

A)  to double for stars in scenes that require special skills 
B)  to substitute for stars during the more tedious aspects of the shoot 
C)  to help move the plot forward 
D)  to bring a recognizable personality to the set 
E)  to feature a well-known actor briefly 
A)  to double for stars in scenes that require special skills 
B)  to substitute for stars during the more tedious aspects of the shoot 
C)  to help move the plot forward 
D)  to bring a recognizable personality to the set 
E)  to feature a well-known actor briefly

Question 13

Why is our perception of the quality of the acting so important in our evaluation of a film?

Accepted Answer

Characters are the way into any story. W

Question 14

Explain how the particular demands of film production make it especially challenging for actors to create convincing screen performances.

Accepted Answer

Actors perform out of sequence, doing mu

Question 15

Explain why Laurence Olivier, one of the greatest stage and screen actors of the twentieth century, defined acting as "convincing lying."

Accepted Answer

Despite Olivier's meticulous preparation

Question 16

While both John Wayne and Jeff Bridges can be described as icons of Hollywood, what is one of the biggest differences between their careers?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Wayne worked within the security of the studio system, while Jeff Bridges jumps around within today's independent system of movie production. 
B)  John Wayne averaged a movie per year in his forty-six-year career, while Jeff Bridges has made sixty-five films to date. 
C)  John Wayne starred exclusively in Westerns, and Jeff Bridges has starred in a variety of genres. 
D)  John Wayne never refused a part, and Jeff Bridges carefully selects roles that will enhance his off-screen image. 
E)  John Wayne was one of the youngest to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, and Jeff Bridges is one of the oldest to win at age sixty. 
A)  John Wayne worked within the security of the studio system, while Jeff Bridges jumps around within today's independent system of movie production. 
B)  John Wayne averaged a movie per year in his forty-six-year career, while Jeff Bridges has made sixty-five films to date. 
C)  John Wayne starred exclusively in Westerns, and Jeff Bridges has starred in a variety of genres. 
D)  John Wayne never refused a part, and Jeff Bridges carefully selects roles that will enhance his off-screen image. 
E)  John Wayne was one of the youngest to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, and Jeff Bridges is one of the oldest to win at age sixty.

Question 17

How did Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling prepare for the scenes of their marriage falling apart in Blue Valentine (2010)?

Accepted Answer

A)  They spent a month "living" their roles together in the house used for the actual shooting. 
B)  They went to a marriage counselor in character. 
C)  They shot the scenes unrehearsed with seldom more than one take for each. 
D)  They allowed the director to verbally abuse them until they were in the correct emotional state for each scene. 
E)  Through careful script analysis they learned the motivation and proper delivery of each line. 
A)  They spent a month "living" their roles together in the house used for the actual shooting. 
B)  They went to a marriage counselor in character. 
C)  They shot the scenes unrehearsed with seldom more than one take for each. 
D)  They allowed the director to verbally abuse them until they were in the correct emotional state for each scene. 
E)  Through careful script analysis they learned the motivation and proper delivery of each line.

Question 18

When William Wyler cast nonprofessional actor Harold Russell, who had lost both arms in World War II, to play a World War II veteran in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946),

Accepted Answer

A)  the other actors were surprised by Russell's use of the Meisner technique. 
B)  Russell had to work very hard to get into character. 
C)  audiences had difficulty seeing the autobiographical similarities. 
D)  Russell believed his extensive acting training helped him. 
E)  Russell almost stole the movie away from professional actors. 
A)  the other actors were surprised by Russell's use of the Meisner technique. 
B)  Russell had to work very hard to get into character. 
C)  audiences had difficulty seeing the autobiographical similarities. 
D)  Russell believed his extensive acting training helped him. 
E)  Russell almost stole the movie away from professional actors.

Question 19

How do actors breathe life into the characters they play? Provide an example from the text of how an actor prepares for a role.

Accepted Answer

Screen acting is a mysterious and magica

Question 20

Why is Lillian Gish's portrayal of Lucy Burrows in Broken Blossoms (1919) generally acknowledged to be the first great film performance by an actor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Her voice training allowed her to fully inhabit the role. 
B)  Her restraint of emotion was unprecedented. 
C)  She perfectly illustrated expressive incoherence. 
D)  She displayed a range of emotions not previously seen on screen. 
E)  Her intellectualization of the role created a distance between her and the audience. 
A)  Her voice training allowed her to fully inhabit the role. 
B)  Her restraint of emotion was unprecedented. 
C)  She perfectly illustrated expressive incoherence. 
D)  She displayed a range of emotions not previously seen on screen. 
E)  Her intellectualization of the role created a distance between her and the audience.

Which of the following posed no challenge for the transition from silent to sound production in films?

Which of the following is one of the challenges movie actors generally confront?

Today's actors' earnings are most influenced by their

In the 2016 Harris Poll of America's favorite movie stars, who is the only actor in the top ten who made films starting in the 1920s?

What is the impact of Orson Welles's decision to use a long take in the inciting moment of Citizen Kane (1941)?

Peter Lorre's nonnaturalistic performance in the lead role of Hans Beckert in Fritz Lang's M (1931) reflects the influence of

Despite acting's central importance to filmmaking, explain why directors have the least precise control over it.

How did the first on-screen appearance of the great theatrical actor Sarah Bernhardt affect the film industry's development?

How has the casting process changed since the golden years of Hollywood?

Which of the following describes what a movie star is?

To play the identical Winklevoss twins in The Social Network (2010), David Fincher cast Armie Hammer and Josh Pence and then used ________ to ensure their facial similarity.

Why are stand-ins used when shooting a film?

Why is our perception of the quality of the acting so important in our evaluation of a film?

Explain how the particular demands of film production make it especially challenging for actors to create convincing screen performances.

Explain why Laurence Olivier, one of the greatest stage and screen actors of the twentieth century, defined acting as "convincing lying."

While both John Wayne and Jeff Bridges can be described as icons of Hollywood, what is one of the biggest differences between their careers?

How did Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling prepare for the scenes of their marriage falling apart in Blue Valentine (2010)?

When William Wyler cast nonprofessional actor Harold Russell, who had lost both arms in World War II, to play a World War II veteran in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946),

How do actors breathe life into the characters they play? Provide an example from the text of how an actor prepares for a role.

Why is Lillian Gish's portrayal of Lucy Burrows in Broken Blossoms (1919) generally acknowledged to be the first great film performance by an actor?

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Exam 7: Acting

Which of the following posed no challenge for the transition from silent to sound production in films?

Which of the following is one of the challenges movie actors generally confront?

Today's actors' earnings are most influenced by their

In the 2016 Harris Poll of America's favorite movie stars, who is the only actor in the top ten who made films starting in the 1920s?

What is the impact of Orson Welles's decision to use a long take in the inciting moment of Citizen Kane (1941)?

Peter Lorre's nonnaturalistic performance in the lead role of Hans Beckert in Fritz Lang's M (1931) reflects the influence of

Despite acting's central importance to filmmaking, explain why directors have the least precise control over it.

How did the first on-screen appearance of the great theatrical actor Sarah Bernhardt affect the film industry's development?

How has the casting process changed since the golden years of Hollywood?

Which of the following describes what a movie star is?

To play the identical Winklevoss twins in The Social Network (2010), David Fincher cast Armie Hammer and Josh Pence and then used ________ to ensure their facial similarity.

Why are stand-ins used when shooting a film?

Why is our perception of the quality of the acting so important in our evaluation of a film?

Explain how the particular demands of film production make it especially challenging for actors to create convincing screen performances.

Explain why Laurence Olivier, one of the greatest stage and screen actors of the twentieth century, defined acting as "convincing lying."

While both John Wayne and Jeff Bridges can be described as icons of Hollywood, what is one of the biggest differences between their careers?

How did Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling prepare for the scenes of their marriage falling apart in Blue Valentine (2010)?

When William Wyler cast nonprofessional actor Harold Russell, who had lost both arms in World War II, to play a World War II veteran in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946),

How do actors breathe life into the characters they play? Provide an example from the text of how an actor prepares for a role.

Why is Lillian Gish's portrayal of Lucy Burrows in Broken Blossoms (1919) generally acknowledged to be the first great film performance by an actor?

Looking at Movies

Principles of Film Form

Types of Movies

Elements of Narrative

Mise-En-Scène

Cinematography

Editing

Sound

Film History

How the Movies Are Made

Filters