Question 1

Films that succeed in seeming verisimilar across cultures and generations often

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A)  fail at the box office. 
B)  have to carefully consider what will be convincing as truth in the future. 
C)  need Hollywood resources in order to look plausibly realistic. 
D)  enjoy the sort of critical and popular success that prompts people to call them timeless. 
E)  have to be domestic dramas but never science fiction or other sorts of fantasy films. 
A)  fail at the box office. 
B)  have to carefully consider what will be convincing as truth in the future. 
C)  need Hollywood resources in order to look plausibly realistic. 
D)  enjoy the sort of critical and popular success that prompts people to call them timeless. 
E)  have to be domestic dramas but never science fiction or other sorts of fantasy films.

Question 2

What is a freeze-frame?

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A)  a static composition 
B)  a shot featuring no human subject 
C)  a still image shown on-screen for a period of time 
D)  a tableaux of actors arranged to depict a famous painting 
E)  a breaking of the fourth wall 
A)  a static composition 
B)  a shot featuring no human subject 
C)  a still image shown on-screen for a period of time 
D)  a tableaux of actors arranged to depict a famous painting 
E)  a breaking of the fourth wall

Question 3

Donnie Darko uses a simple ABABAB shot/reverse-shot pattern in one driving scene ultimately to achieve what dramatic effect?

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A)  complacency 
B)  comedy 
C)  anger 
D)  shock 
E)  grief 
A)  complacency 
B)  comedy 
C)  anger 
D)  shock 
E)  grief

Question 4

How is it that movies appear to be moving?

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A)  by projecting a quick succession of still photographs called frames 
B)  by projecting light on the screen so that it illuminates every other celluloid frame 
C)  by using rapid editing patterns 
D)  by means of two simultaneously working projectors 
E)  by a strobe effect that tricks the spectator's eyes 
A)  by projecting a quick succession of still photographs called frames 
B)  by projecting light on the screen so that it illuminates every other celluloid frame 
C)  by using rapid editing patterns 
D)  by means of two simultaneously working projectors 
E)  by a strobe effect that tricks the spectator's eyes

Question 5

Rather than being separate entities that come together to produce art, form and content are instead

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A)  two individual elements that can never combine to produce art. 
B)  two conflicting elements that should always be analyzed distinctly from one another. 
C)  two interrelated aspects of the entire formal system of a work of art. 
D)  two different names for the same formal element. 
E)  two similar elements that perform different functions in different works of art. 
A)  two individual elements that can never combine to produce art. 
B)  two conflicting elements that should always be analyzed distinctly from one another. 
C)  two interrelated aspects of the entire formal system of a work of art. 
D)  two different names for the same formal element. 
E)  two similar elements that perform different functions in different works of art.

Question 6

The parallel action sequence that alternates between shots of a community talent show and the burning down of a mansion in Donnie Darko compels viewers to perceive what meaningful connections in these apparent contrasts?

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A)  elation with grief 
B)  conformity with rebellion 
C)  pleasure with boredom 
D)  capitalism with socialism 
E)  rejection with sacrifice 
A)  elation with grief 
B)  conformity with rebellion 
C)  pleasure with boredom 
D)  capitalism with socialism 
E)  rejection with sacrifice

Question 7

Alfred Hitchcock's term "MacGuffin" refers to

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A)  a character type repeatedly used throughout his films. 
B)  a type of viewer who can be easily manipulated through specific storytelling strategies. 
C)  an object, document, or secret that at first appears to the characters to be vitally important but that turns out to be of no real importance to the overall narrative. 
D)  the overall narrative. 
E)  the first turning point of a film. 
A)  a character type repeatedly used throughout his films. 
B)  a type of viewer who can be easily manipulated through specific storytelling strategies. 
C)  an object, document, or secret that at first appears to the characters to be vitally important but that turns out to be of no real importance to the overall narrative. 
D)  the overall narrative. 
E)  the first turning point of a film.

Question 8

Directors Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund use crosscutting techniques in City of God in what unique way?

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A)  split screen 
B)  freeze frame 
C)  verisimilitude 
D)  bullet time 
E)  fast motion 
A)  split screen 
B)  freeze frame 
C)  verisimilitude 
D)  bullet time 
E)  fast motion

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an example of cinematic verisimilitude?

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A)  a horror movie that makes a scary monster into a completely believable screen presence 
B)  a sci-fi movie that makes a fantastic premise seem entirely plausible within the internal logic of its own story 
C)  a romantic comedy in which the character's actions conform to what people understand and expect of human behavior 
D)  an action thriller that is gripping precisely because it could conceivably take place in real life 
E)  a bizarre, alienating film containing absurd and inconceivable events that prevent its audience from becoming absorbed in any sort of fictional world 
A)  a horror movie that makes a scary monster into a completely believable screen presence 
B)  a sci-fi movie that makes a fantastic premise seem entirely plausible within the internal logic of its own story 
C)  a romantic comedy in which the character's actions conform to what people understand and expect of human behavior 
D)  an action thriller that is gripping precisely because it could conceivably take place in real life 
E)  a bizarre, alienating film containing absurd and inconceivable events that prevent its audience from becoming absorbed in any sort of fictional world

Question 10

Compare Richard Linklater's Boyhood with the baptism scene from The Godfather. Which manipulates time for expressive effect, and which does so more for pragmatic storytelling purposes, and how?

Accepted Answer

The Godfather manipulates time for expre

Question 11

How does the baptism scene from The Godfather give the sense that different actions in locations are occurring simultaneously?

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A)  by the continuity of particular actions, dialogue, and music 
B)  by the discontinuity of all the scene's disparate elements 
C)  by the chaotic, uneven cutting of the scene's separate shots 
D)  by the uncoordinated sound track and visual information 
E)  by the jarring, unsynchronized occurrences of sacred and profane acts 
A)  by the continuity of particular actions, dialogue, and music 
B)  by the discontinuity of all the scene's disparate elements 
C)  by the chaotic, uneven cutting of the scene's separate shots 
D)  by the uncoordinated sound track and visual information 
E)  by the jarring, unsynchronized occurrences of sacred and profane acts

Question 12

How might a film's lighting influence the audience to feel about a character? Offer an example from the textbook and an example of your own.

Accepted Answer

Examples from the textbook: lighting can

Question 13

Which of the following helped inspire the first motion pictures?

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A)  the realist impulse of the visual arts 
B)  the antirealist impulse of the visual arts. 
C)  the nonrealist impulse of the visual arts 
D)  the surrealist impulse of the visual arts 
E)  the corporeal impulse of the visual arts 
A)  the realist impulse of the visual arts 
B)  the antirealist impulse of the visual arts. 
C)  the nonrealist impulse of the visual arts 
D)  the surrealist impulse of the visual arts 
E)  the corporeal impulse of the visual arts

Question 14

Why do cinematic conventions represent a certain agreement between the filmmaker and the audience?

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A)  because they represent a common, shared cinematic language that can be both used for familiar purposes and reimagined for newer ones 
B)  because they represent an exclusive cinematic language that is only familiar to the filmmaker, and thus ungraspable by his or her audience 
C)  because they represent a cinematic language familiar to the filmmaker that can then be communicated to an audience that is ready to learn it 
D)  because they represent a cinematic language unfamiliar to the filmmaker, who works unconsciously to reach an audience that can then translate his intentions into words 
E)  because they represent a cinematic language unfamiliar to both filmmaker and audience: the film itself mediates between them 
A)  because they represent a common, shared cinematic language that can be both used for familiar purposes and reimagined for newer ones 
B)  because they represent an exclusive cinematic language that is only familiar to the filmmaker, and thus ungraspable by his or her audience 
C)  because they represent a cinematic language familiar to the filmmaker that can then be communicated to an audience that is ready to learn it 
D)  because they represent a cinematic language unfamiliar to the filmmaker, who works unconsciously to reach an audience that can then translate his intentions into words 
E)  because they represent a cinematic language unfamiliar to both filmmaker and audience: the film itself mediates between them

Question 15

How do patterns and expectations relate to one another?

Accepted Answer

We search for patterns in all art forms

Question 16

The formal differences and similarities among various works of art lead to questions about how

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A)  a single artist approaches a multitude of subjects. 
B)  all artists approach a multitude of subjects in the same way. 
C)  all artists should be critiqued according to fixed criteria. 
D)  form and content have little or nothing to do with one another. 
E)  the respective forms shape our emotional and intellectual responses to the subject matter. 
A)  a single artist approaches a multitude of subjects. 
B)  all artists approach a multitude of subjects in the same way. 
C)  all artists should be critiqued according to fixed criteria. 
D)  form and content have little or nothing to do with one another. 
E)  the respective forms shape our emotional and intellectual responses to the subject matter.

Question 17

Why is light the essential ingredient in the creation and consumption of motion pictures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Light allows color to be recorded and seen. 
B)  Light prevents film stock from decaying over time. 
C)  Movie images are made when a camera lens focuses light onto film stock and when movie theater projectors transmit motion pictures as light. 
D)  Sound recordings are actually created via the manipulation of light. 
E)  It isn't; since shadow play, photography, and other moving-image arts use light to create their effects, film is far from unique in employing it. 
A)  Light allows color to be recorded and seen. 
B)  Light prevents film stock from decaying over time. 
C)  Movie images are made when a camera lens focuses light onto film stock and when movie theater projectors transmit motion pictures as light. 
D)  Sound recordings are actually created via the manipulation of light. 
E)  It isn't; since shadow play, photography, and other moving-image arts use light to create their effects, film is far from unique in employing it.

Question 18

Why can it be said that realism in movies is a kind of illusion?

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A)  because there is no such thing as reality 
B)  because realism ceased to exist as a viable artistic approach decades ago 
C)  because nothing captured on camera and projected on screen can technically be defined as "real" 
D)  because no matter how similar to our experience of the world it might appear, realism always entails mediation 
E)  because the concept of realism has always remained the same throughout the history of the arts 
A)  because there is no such thing as reality 
B)  because realism ceased to exist as a viable artistic approach decades ago 
C)  because nothing captured on camera and projected on screen can technically be defined as "real" 
D)  because no matter how similar to our experience of the world it might appear, realism always entails mediation 
E)  because the concept of realism has always remained the same throughout the history of the arts

Question 19

In terms of their role in movies, what is the difference between light and lighting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Light is responsible for the image we see on the screen; lighting is responsible for significant effects in each shot or scene. 
B)  Light is responsible for significant effects in each shot or scene; lighting is responsible for the image we see on the screen. 
C)  Light is necessary for the production of movies; lighting is useful but not necessary for the production of movies. 
D)  Light cannot be manipulated for the production of movies; lighting can be manipulated for the production of movies. 
E)  Light can be manipulated for the production of movies; lighting cannot be manipulated for the production of movies. 
A)  Light is responsible for the image we see on the screen; lighting is responsible for significant effects in each shot or scene. 
B)  Light is responsible for significant effects in each shot or scene; lighting is responsible for the image we see on the screen. 
C)  Light is necessary for the production of movies; lighting is useful but not necessary for the production of movies. 
D)  Light cannot be manipulated for the production of movies; lighting can be manipulated for the production of movies. 
E)  Light can be manipulated for the production of movies; lighting cannot be manipulated for the production of movies.

Question 20

Antirealism is defined as an interest in or concern for

Accepted Answer

A)  the actual or real, with a tendency to view or represent things as they really are. 
B)  the speculative and fantastic. 
C)  problems that cannot be solved. 
D)  naturalistic performances and dialogue. 
E)  abrasive or aggressive art. 
A)  the actual or real, with a tendency to view or represent things as they really are. 
B)  the speculative and fantastic. 
C)  problems that cannot be solved. 
D)  naturalistic performances and dialogue. 
E)  abrasive or aggressive art.

Films that succeed in seeming verisimilar across cultures and generations often

What is a freeze-frame?

Donnie Darko uses a simple ABABAB shot/reverse-shot pattern in one driving scene ultimately to achieve what dramatic effect?

How is it that movies appear to be moving?

Rather than being separate entities that come together to produce art, form and content are instead

The parallel action sequence that alternates between shots of a community talent show and the burning down of a mansion in Donnie Darko compels viewers to perceive what meaningful connections in these apparent contrasts?

Alfred Hitchcock's term "MacGuffin" refers to

Directors Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund use crosscutting techniques in City of God in what unique way?

Which of the following is NOT an example of cinematic verisimilitude?

Compare Richard Linklater's Boyhood with the baptism scene from The Godfather. Which manipulates time for expressive effect, and which does so more for pragmatic storytelling purposes, and how?

How does the baptism scene from The Godfather give the sense that different actions in locations are occurring simultaneously?

How might a film's lighting influence the audience to feel about a character? Offer an example from the textbook and an example of your own.

Which of the following helped inspire the first motion pictures?

Why do cinematic conventions represent a certain agreement between the filmmaker and the audience?

How do patterns and expectations relate to one another?

The formal differences and similarities among various works of art lead to questions about how

Why is light the essential ingredient in the creation and consumption of motion pictures?

Why can it be said that realism in movies is a kind of illusion?

In terms of their role in movies, what is the difference between light and lighting?

Antirealism is defined as an interest in or concern for

Looking at Movies

Types of Movies

Elements of Narrative

Mise-En-Scène

Cinematography

Acting

Editing

Sound

Film History

How the Movies Are Made

Filters

Exam 2: Principles of Film Form

Films that succeed in seeming verisimilar across cultures and generations often

What is a freeze-frame?

Donnie Darko uses a simple ABABAB shot/reverse-shot pattern in one driving scene ultimately to achieve what dramatic effect?

How is it that movies appear to be moving?

Rather than being separate entities that come together to produce art, form and content are instead

The parallel action sequence that alternates between shots of a community talent show and the burning down of a mansion in Donnie Darko compels viewers to perceive what meaningful connections in these apparent contrasts?

Alfred Hitchcock's term "MacGuffin" refers to

Directors Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund use crosscutting techniques in City of God in what unique way?

Which of the following is NOT an example of cinematic verisimilitude?

Compare Richard Linklater's Boyhood with the baptism scene from The Godfather. Which manipulates time for expressive effect, and which does so more for pragmatic storytelling purposes, and how?

How does the baptism scene from The Godfather give the sense that different actions in locations are occurring simultaneously?

How might a film's lighting influence the audience to feel about a character? Offer an example from the textbook and an example of your own.

Which of the following helped inspire the first motion pictures?

Why do cinematic conventions represent a certain agreement between the filmmaker and the audience?

How do patterns and expectations relate to one another?

The formal differences and similarities among various works of art lead to questions about how

Why is light the essential ingredient in the creation and consumption of motion pictures?

Why can it be said that realism in movies is a kind of illusion?

In terms of their role in movies, what is the difference between light and lighting?

Antirealism is defined as an interest in or concern for

Looking at Movies

Types of Movies

Elements of Narrative

Mise-En-Scène

Cinematography

Acting

Editing

Sound

Film History

How the Movies Are Made

Filters