Exam 6: Cinematography

Fast motion, which is achieved by filming at a lower frame rate to make action on-screen appear twice as fast as it should, can be used for comedic or dramatic effects. Describe some films' use of fast motion for such effects.

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Speeding up the way we humans move can make our actions look ridiculous, and so fast motion is often used for comic effect, as it is in a scene of casual anonymous sex in A Clockwork Orange (1971). But in the right hands and in the right context, fast motion can be as expressive as slow motion. In Donnie Darko (2001), fast motion is used to present time as malleable, even volatile. In Luc Besson's Lucy (2014), fast-motion time lapses visualize the title character's sudden drug-induced ability to process almost limitless information. Time lapses of passing clouds are often used to signal a passage of time, as in Francis Ford Coppola's Rumble Fish (1983). And in the final shots of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie (2001), fast-motion footage of a couple riding a scooter expresses the exuberance of newfound love.

Why do audiences associate black-and-white photography and cinematography with a stronger sense of unidealized realism than that provided by color film stock?

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Adjusting the aperture of a camera lens changes the

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Using an example from the text, explain the following: While cinematographers must have firm control over the framing, lighting, and composition of a shot, occasionally the unexpected may play a role in creating a great shot.

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A director chooses the ________ frame when the characters in the story are restricted in their movements, often due to outside forces, such as social or economic background or a repressive government.

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Identify those occasions when filmmakers changed the aspect ratio within a film.

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Question 6

During production, the crew most closely associated with the camera consists of

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Question 7

Although Technicolor film was available in the early 1930s, what non-aesthetic factors influenced the studios' decisions to shy away from using Technicolor? Beginning in 1939, what factors contributed to the gradual shift to color production?

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Question 8

When mixed together in varying degrees, the three primary additive colors, consisting of ________, can produce all the other colors in the spectrum.

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Question 9

How did director Barry Jenkins and director of photography James Laxton achieve an incongruous dreamlike quality in Moonlight, thus creating an aesthetic that diverged from the documentary realism typically expected of independent film dealing with social issues?

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Question 10

Within one shot of The Birth of a Nation (1915), D. W. Griffith establishes a view of a Civil War battle, turns the camera toward a woman and small children on a wagon, and then turns back to the battle in order to

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Question 11

Cinematographic properties of the shot controlled by the DP include the recording medium, lighting, and

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Question 12

The open frame is generally used in ________ films.

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Question 13

The Steadicam is a patented harness device worn by the camera operator that combines the mobility of a with the smoothness of a .

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Each time that a planned shot is captured is called a

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The sequence shot is a particular kind of which of the following aesthetics?

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Question 16

Of the various elements of composition, which one directly implies a point of view?

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Question 17

In a ________ shot, the camera is mounted on a wheeled platform to move smoothly along with the action.

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The planning of the placement and movement of figures and camera is a process known as

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One of the most difficult challenges cinematographers face when filming traditional two-dimensional imagery is

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Fast motion, which is achieved by filming at a lower frame rate to make action on-screen appear twice as fast as it should, can be used for comedic or dramatic effects. Describe some films' use of fast motion for such effects.

Why do audiences associate black-and-white photography and cinematography with a stronger sense of unidealized realism than that provided by color film stock?

Adjusting the aperture of a camera lens changes the

Using an example from the text, explain the following: While cinematographers must have firm control over the framing, lighting, and composition of a shot, occasionally the unexpected may play a role in creating a great shot.

A director chooses the ________ frame when the characters in the story are restricted in their movements, often due to outside forces, such as social or economic background or a repressive government.

Identify those occasions when filmmakers changed the aspect ratio within a film.

During production, the crew most closely associated with the camera consists of

Although Technicolor film was available in the early 1930s, what non-aesthetic factors influenced the studios' decisions to shy away from using Technicolor? Beginning in 1939, what factors contributed to the gradual shift to color production?

When mixed together in varying degrees, the three primary additive colors, consisting of ________, can produce all the other colors in the spectrum.

How did director Barry Jenkins and director of photography James Laxton achieve an incongruous dreamlike quality in Moonlight, thus creating an aesthetic that diverged from the documentary realism typically expected of independent film dealing with social issues?

Within one shot of The Birth of a Nation (1915), D. W. Griffith establishes a view of a Civil War battle, turns the camera toward a woman and small children on a wagon, and then turns back to the battle in order to

Cinematographic properties of the shot controlled by the DP include the recording medium, lighting, and

The open frame is generally used in ________ films.

The Steadicam is a patented harness device worn by the camera operator that combines the mobility of a with the smoothness of a .

Each time that a planned shot is captured is called a

The sequence shot is a particular kind of which of the following aesthetics?

Of the various elements of composition, which one directly implies a point of view?

In a ________ shot, the camera is mounted on a wheeled platform to move smoothly along with the action.

The planning of the placement and movement of figures and camera is a process known as

One of the most difficult challenges cinematographers face when filming traditional two-dimensional imagery is

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Exam 6: Cinematography

Fast motion, which is achieved by filming at a lower frame rate to make action on-screen appear twice as fast as it should, can be used for comedic or dramatic effects. Describe some films' use of fast motion for such effects.

Why do audiences associate black-and-white photography and cinematography with a stronger sense of unidealized realism than that provided by color film stock?

Adjusting the aperture of a camera lens changes the

Using an example from the text, explain the following: While cinematographers must have firm control over the framing, lighting, and composition of a shot, occasionally the unexpected may play a role in creating a great shot.

A director chooses the ________ frame when the characters in the story are restricted in their movements, often due to outside forces, such as social or economic background or a repressive government.

Identify those occasions when filmmakers changed the aspect ratio within a film.

During production, the crew most closely associated with the camera consists of

Although Technicolor film was available in the early 1930s, what non-aesthetic factors influenced the studios' decisions to shy away from using Technicolor? Beginning in 1939, what factors contributed to the gradual shift to color production?

When mixed together in varying degrees, the three primary additive colors, consisting of ________, can produce all the other colors in the spectrum.

How did director Barry Jenkins and director of photography James Laxton achieve an incongruous dreamlike quality in Moonlight, thus creating an aesthetic that diverged from the documentary realism typically expected of independent film dealing with social issues?

Within one shot of The Birth of a Nation (1915), D. W. Griffith establishes a view of a Civil War battle, turns the camera toward a woman and small children on a wagon, and then turns back to the battle in order to

Cinematographic properties of the shot controlled by the DP include the recording medium, lighting, and

The open frame is generally used in ________ films.

The Steadicam is a patented harness device worn by the camera operator that combines the mobility of a ________ with the smoothness of a ________.

Each time that a planned shot is captured is called a

The sequence shot is a particular kind of which of the following aesthetics?

Of the various elements of composition, which one directly implies a point of view?

In a ________ shot, the camera is mounted on a wheeled platform to move smoothly along with the action.

The planning of the placement and movement of figures and camera is a process known as

One of the most difficult challenges cinematographers face when filming traditional two-dimensional imagery is

Looking at Movies

Principles of Film Form

Types of Movies

Elements of Narrative

Mise-En-Scène

Acting

Editing

Sound

Film History

How the Movies Are Made

Filters

The Steadicam is a patented harness device worn by the camera operator that combines the mobility of a with the smoothness of a .