Question 1

Footage that documents subjects (the people the documentary is about) in action and events as they unfold is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  primary footage. 
B)  b-roll. 
C)  interior perspective. 
D)  narrative voice. 
E)  interviews. 
A)  primary footage. 
B)  b-roll. 
C)  interior perspective. 
D)  narrative voice. 
E)  interviews.

Question 2

What was the first feature-length computer animated film?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antz (1998) 
B)  Toy Story (1995) 
C)  Monsters, Inc. (2001) 
D)  Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) 
E)  The Lion King (1994) 
A)  Antz (1998) 
B)  Toy Story (1995) 
C)  Monsters, Inc. (2001) 
D)  Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) 
E)  The Lion King (1994)

Question 3

How do film genres generally tend to originate and develop?

Accepted Answer

A)  organically, as inspired by shifts in history, politics, or society 
B)  artificially, as concocted by quasi-scientific marketing teams 
C)  ideologically, as created by filmmakers trying to advance a political platform 
D)  commercially, as thought up by movie theaters in need of familiar hooks to attract moviegoers 
E)  academically, as developed by intellectuals arguing for movies as a legitimate art form 
A)  organically, as inspired by shifts in history, politics, or society 
B)  artificially, as concocted by quasi-scientific marketing teams 
C)  ideologically, as created by filmmakers trying to advance a political platform 
D)  commercially, as thought up by movie theaters in need of familiar hooks to attract moviegoers 
E)  academically, as developed by intellectuals arguing for movies as a legitimate art form

Question 4

Which of the following demonstrates how genre is thought of and employed by the film industry itself in producing movies?

Accepted Answer

A)  A studio decides to stop production of a fantasy film because of its similarity to another movie of the same genre. 
B)  A director with no experience shooting Westerns is chosen to helm the production of the biggest Western in the last several decades. 
C)  An actor associated in the public's mind with the persona of the tough-talking, no-nonsense private detective is hired to play the latest version of film noir hero Philip Marlowe. 
D)  The sets featured in a recent romantic comedy are reused by another with only slight variations. 
E)  The current rise in child-oriented movies forces several producers to go with risky, adult-themed scripts in reaction to what they see as a passing fad. 
A)  A studio decides to stop production of a fantasy film because of its similarity to another movie of the same genre. 
B)  A director with no experience shooting Westerns is chosen to helm the production of the biggest Western in the last several decades. 
C)  An actor associated in the public's mind with the persona of the tough-talking, no-nonsense private detective is hired to play the latest version of film noir hero Philip Marlowe. 
D)  The sets featured in a recent romantic comedy are reused by another with only slight variations. 
E)  The current rise in child-oriented movies forces several producers to go with risky, adult-themed scripts in reaction to what they see as a passing fad.

Question 5

What is the purpose of persuasive documentary films?

Accepted Answer

A)  to present people or processes in straightforward ways, without unduly influencing audiences 
B)  to present a particular perspective on social, political, environmental, and other issues 
C)  to educate audiences about shared concerns or interests 
D)  to carry a political message from a government. 
E)  to take the audience into a completely fictional or artificial film realm 
A)  to present people or processes in straightforward ways, without unduly influencing audiences 
B)  to present a particular perspective on social, political, environmental, and other issues 
C)  to educate audiences about shared concerns or interests 
D)  to carry a political message from a government. 
E)  to take the audience into a completely fictional or artificial film realm

Question 6

The Lego Movie (2014) is a form of ________ since it imitates or appropriates recognizable stylistic elements from a previous work or works.

Accepted Answer

A)  allusion 
B)  parody 
C)  allegory 
D)  pastiche 
E)  symbolism 
A)  allusion 
B)  parody 
C)  allegory 
D)  pastiche 
E)  symbolism

Question 7

From left to right, which of the following lists a chronology of American comedy?

Accepted Answer

A)  romantic comedy; slapstick comedy; light sex comedy 
B)  outrageous farce; gross-out comedy; comedy of wit 
C)  neurotic comedy; screwball comedy; black comedy 
D)  slapstick comedy; screwball comedy; light sex comedy 
E)  musical comedy; sentimental comedy; comedy of wit 
A)  romantic comedy; slapstick comedy; light sex comedy 
B)  outrageous farce; gross-out comedy; comedy of wit 
C)  neurotic comedy; screwball comedy; black comedy 
D)  slapstick comedy; screwball comedy; light sex comedy 
E)  musical comedy; sentimental comedy; comedy of wit

Question 8

Which of the following exemplifies the horror movie antagonist as a compelling, three-dimensional character?

Accepted Answer

A)  a powerful supernatural force that is never provided with a proper name or fixed identity 
B)  an unstoppable slasher who never speaks and never fully reveals himself to the audience 
C)  a darkly sarcastic human-insect hybrid that increasingly reveals to his victims an inner torment and self-loathing 
D)  a demented madman whose motivations are reduced to textbook psychological clichés and explanations 
E)  a child possessed by a demon that represents pure, unadulterated evil 
A)  a powerful supernatural force that is never provided with a proper name or fixed identity 
B)  an unstoppable slasher who never speaks and never fully reveals himself to the audience 
C)  a darkly sarcastic human-insect hybrid that increasingly reveals to his victims an inner torment and self-loathing 
D)  a demented madman whose motivations are reduced to textbook psychological clichés and explanations 
E)  a child possessed by a demon that represents pure, unadulterated evil

Question 9

Which of the following constitutes a subgenre?

Accepted Answer

A)  police films involving the pairing of two partners with completely opposite personalities 
B)  Westerns starring John Wayne 
C)  screwball comedies of the 1930s 
D)  low-budget horror films 
E)  the stylistically disparate yet thematically united films of director Quentin Tarantino 
A)  police films involving the pairing of two partners with completely opposite personalities 
B)  Westerns starring John Wayne 
C)  screwball comedies of the 1930s 
D)  low-budget horror films 
E)  the stylistically disparate yet thematically united films of director Quentin Tarantino

Question 10

Which of the following does film scholar Fred Camper say is a characteristic that most experimental films share?

Accepted Answer

A)  commercial intent 
B)  an impersonal style and sensibility 
C)  conformity to narrative conventions 
D)  a noncritical stance toward culture and media 
E)  an invitation to individual interpretation 
A)  commercial intent 
B)  an impersonal style and sensibility 
C)  conformity to narrative conventions 
D)  a noncritical stance toward culture and media 
E)  an invitation to individual interpretation

Question 11

What is the defining characteristic of found footage experimental movies?

Accepted Answer

A)  a personal approach to unconventional filmmaking strategies 
B)  a political approach to unconventional filmmaking strategies 
C)  a purely formal approach to unconventional filmmaking strategies 
D)  the manipulation of film from other sources in order to create meanings and associations 
E)  the manipulation of originally produced film in order to create meanings and associations 
A)  a personal approach to unconventional filmmaking strategies 
B)  a political approach to unconventional filmmaking strategies 
C)  a purely formal approach to unconventional filmmaking strategies 
D)  the manipulation of film from other sources in order to create meanings and associations 
E)  the manipulation of originally produced film in order to create meanings and associations

Question 12

Why can it be said that nearly every movie, regardless of genre or type, employs at least a semblance of narrative?

Accepted Answer

A)  because all art is narrative 
B)  because the linear nature of movies lends itself to structures that possess some form of progression 
C)  because all movies contain characters and recognizable situations 
D)  because all movies follow the same formula for structured action 
E)  because of the way audiences have been taught to understand art, which forces them to transform seen, read, or heard material into a story 
A)  because all art is narrative 
B)  because the linear nature of movies lends itself to structures that possess some form of progression 
C)  because all movies contain characters and recognizable situations 
D)  because all movies follow the same formula for structured action 
E)  because of the way audiences have been taught to understand art, which forces them to transform seen, read, or heard material into a story

Question 13

Which of the following is a typical feature of horror movie narratives?

Accepted Answer

A)  the establishment of a normal chaotic world that will be threatened by the arrival of the other 
B)  the revelation of the other as merely the projection of the protagonist's repressed fears 
C)  the prominent use of high-key lighting 
D)  the initial rejection by the protagonist of his or her suspicions of the other 
E)  the destruction or apparent destruction of the protagonist by the other 
A)  the establishment of a normal chaotic world that will be threatened by the arrival of the other 
B)  the revelation of the other as merely the projection of the protagonist's repressed fears 
C)  the prominent use of high-key lighting 
D)  the initial rejection by the protagonist of his or her suspicions of the other 
E)  the destruction or apparent destruction of the protagonist by the other

Question 14

Why did the Western genre decline in popularity from the 1960s until the mid-2000s?

Accepted Answer

A)  because John Wayne's aging and eventual death robbed America of its greatest Western screen hero 
B)  because the increasing use of photographic color diminished the appeal of a genre inextricably associated with black-and-white 
C)  because the genre was seen to be out-of-touch with audiences who had new ideas about moral absolutes, Manifest Destiny, and the role of minorities in settling the West 
D)  because audiences demanded movies in which homosexuals were portrayed as flawless heroes 
E)  because the Western combined generic elements with those of the melodrama and romance 
A)  because John Wayne's aging and eventual death robbed America of its greatest Western screen hero 
B)  because the increasing use of photographic color diminished the appeal of a genre inextricably associated with black-and-white 
C)  because the genre was seen to be out-of-touch with audiences who had new ideas about moral absolutes, Manifest Destiny, and the role of minorities in settling the West 
D)  because audiences demanded movies in which homosexuals were portrayed as flawless heroes 
E)  because the Western combined generic elements with those of the melodrama and romance

Question 15

Explain how movies that purport to tell a true story adapt the stories they tell so as to serve conventional principles of narrative structure.

Accepted Answer

Events are added or excised or

Question 16

What is the definition of genre?

Accepted Answer

A)  the categorization of narrative films by their cost 
B)  the categorization of narrative films by their indebtedness to literary sources 
C)  the categorization of narrative films by featured actors 
D)  the categorization of narrative films by country of origin 
E)  the categorization of narrative films by the stories they tell and the ways they tell them 
A)  the categorization of narrative films by their cost 
B)  the categorization of narrative films by their indebtedness to literary sources 
C)  the categorization of narrative films by featured actors 
D)  the categorization of narrative films by country of origin 
E)  the categorization of narrative films by the stories they tell and the ways they tell them

Question 17

Explain how experimental cinema continues to thrive in an age dominated by Hollywood blockbusters.

Accepted Answer

Affordable and accessible digital and co

Question 18

How have narrative feature films incorporated into themselves documentary filmmaking techniques?

Accepted Answer

A)  by using small crews, natural lighting, handheld cameras, and nonprofessional actors 
B)  by tackling issues of political and social importance 
C)  by being informed by painstaking research 
D)  by interrupting the narrative flow with interviews of experts in the field that the film is examining 
E)  by being made with extremely small budgets 
A)  by using small crews, natural lighting, handheld cameras, and nonprofessional actors 
B)  by tackling issues of political and social importance 
C)  by being informed by painstaking research 
D)  by interrupting the narrative flow with interviews of experts in the field that the film is examining 
E)  by being made with extremely small budgets

Question 19

"Storytelling is storytelling no matter what your medium is. And the language of film is also the same. You're still using close-ups and medium shots and long shots. You're still trying to introduce the audience to a character and get them to care." What is director Brad Bird speaking about here?

Accepted Answer

A)  television 
B)  foreign films 
C)  musicals 
D)  animation 
E)  virtual reality 
A)  television 
B)  foreign films 
C)  musicals 
D)  animation 
E)  virtual reality

Question 20

What is a character type?

Accepted Answer

A)  a movie's protagonist 
B)  a movie's antagonist 
C)  a familiar character with a few essential traits that recurs throughout a genre 
D)  an unfamiliar character with a three-dimensional personality that recurs throughout a genre 
E)  a character seen once and then never again in a specific genre 
A)  a movie's protagonist 
B)  a movie's antagonist 
C)  a familiar character with a few essential traits that recurs throughout a genre 
D)  an unfamiliar character with a three-dimensional personality that recurs throughout a genre 
E)  a character seen once and then never again in a specific genre

Footage that documents subjects (the people the documentary is about) in action and events as they unfold is known as

What was the first feature-length computer animated film?

How do film genres generally tend to originate and develop?

Which of the following demonstrates how genre is thought of and employed by the film industry itself in producing movies?

What is the purpose of persuasive documentary films?

The Lego Movie (2014) is a form of ________ since it imitates or appropriates recognizable stylistic elements from a previous work or works.

From left to right, which of the following lists a chronology of American comedy?

Which of the following exemplifies the horror movie antagonist as a compelling, three-dimensional character?

Which of the following constitutes a subgenre?

Which of the following does film scholar Fred Camper say is a characteristic that most experimental films share?

What is the defining characteristic of found footage experimental movies?

Why can it be said that nearly every movie, regardless of genre or type, employs at least a semblance of narrative?

Which of the following is a typical feature of horror movie narratives?

Why did the Western genre decline in popularity from the 1960s until the mid-2000s?

Explain how movies that purport to tell a true story adapt the stories they tell so as to serve conventional principles of narrative structure.

What is the definition of genre?

Explain how experimental cinema continues to thrive in an age dominated by Hollywood blockbusters.

How have narrative feature films incorporated into themselves documentary filmmaking techniques?

"Storytelling is storytelling no matter what your medium is. And the language of film is also the same. You're still using close-ups and medium shots and long shots. You're still trying to introduce the audience to a character and get them to care." What is director Brad Bird speaking about here?

What is a character type?

Looking at Movies

Principles of Film Form

Elements of Narrative

Mise-En-Scène

Cinematography

Acting

Editing

Sound

Film History

How the Movies Are Made

Filters

Exam 3: Types of Movies

Footage that documents subjects (the people the documentary is about) in action and events as they unfold is known as

What was the first feature-length computer animated film?

How do film genres generally tend to originate and develop?

Which of the following demonstrates how genre is thought of and employed by the film industry itself in producing movies?

What is the purpose of persuasive documentary films?

The Lego Movie (2014) is a form of ________ since it imitates or appropriates recognizable stylistic elements from a previous work or works.

From left to right, which of the following lists a chronology of American comedy?

Which of the following exemplifies the horror movie antagonist as a compelling, three-dimensional character?

Which of the following constitutes a subgenre?

Which of the following does film scholar Fred Camper say is a characteristic that most experimental films share?

What is the defining characteristic of found footage experimental movies?

Why can it be said that nearly every movie, regardless of genre or type, employs at least a semblance of narrative?

Which of the following is a typical feature of horror movie narratives?

Why did the Western genre decline in popularity from the 1960s until the mid-2000s?

Explain how movies that purport to tell a true story adapt the stories they tell so as to serve conventional principles of narrative structure.

What is the definition of genre?

Explain how experimental cinema continues to thrive in an age dominated by Hollywood blockbusters.

How have narrative feature films incorporated into themselves documentary filmmaking techniques?

"Storytelling is storytelling no matter what your medium is. And the language of film is also the same. You're still using close-ups and medium shots and long shots. You're still trying to introduce the audience to a character and get them to care." What is director Brad Bird speaking about here?

What is a character type?

Looking at Movies

Principles of Film Form

Elements of Narrative

Mise-En-Scène

Cinematography

Acting

Editing

Sound

Film History

How the Movies Are Made

Filters