Question 1

Fact-based films such as Apollo 13, Schindler's List, and Malcolm X are considered documentaries because they deal with real events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Ballet mécanique is an example of a(n) ______ film.

Accepted Answer

A)  rhetorical documentary 
B)  associational experimental 
C)  abstract experimental 
D)  categorical documentary 
A)  rhetorical documentary 
B)  associational experimental 
C)  abstract experimental 
D)  categorical documentary

Question 3

Who Framed Roger Rabbit was the first film that mixed animation with live action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

When a documentary filmmaker wants to make an argument or convince people of something, he or she employs categorical form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

By definition, an abstract experimental film does not involve any recognizable objects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Briefly define the characteristics of categorical, rhetorical, abstract, and associational formal systems, giving specific examples from Film Art, from lectures, and from films shown for the course.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Briefly define the characteristics of categorical, rhetorical,...

Question 7

Mockumentaries can best be defined as films that

Accepted Answer

A)  imitate the conventions of documentaries but do not pretend to be factual. 
B)  take very real, serious topics and present them in a comical light. 
C)  imitate the conventions of documentaries and present themselves as factual. 
D)  deliberately avoid the conventions of the documentary. 
A)  imitate the conventions of documentaries but do not pretend to be factual. 
B)  take very real, serious topics and present them in a comical light. 
C)  imitate the conventions of documentaries and present themselves as factual. 
D)  deliberately avoid the conventions of the documentary.

Question 8

In addition to narrative documentaries, documentaries may take non-narrative forms, including

Accepted Answer

A)  portrait and categorical. 
B)  rhetorical and categorical. 
C)  rhetorical and visionary. 
D)  portrait and visionary. 
A)  portrait and categorical. 
B)  rhetorical and categorical. 
C)  rhetorical and visionary. 
D)  portrait and visionary.

Question 9

Dimensions of Dialogue, by Czech animator Jan Svankmajer, can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  light-hearted and whimsical. 
B)  surreal and disturbing. 
C)  lyrical and poetic. 
D)  hilarious and satirical. 
A)  light-hearted and whimsical. 
B)  surreal and disturbing. 
C)  lyrical and poetic. 
D)  hilarious and satirical.

Fact-based films such as Apollo 13, Schindler's List, and Malcolm X are considered documentaries because they deal with real events.

Ballet mécanique is an example of a(n) ______ film.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit was the first film that mixed animation with live action.

When a documentary filmmaker wants to make an argument or convince people of something, he or she employs categorical form.

By definition, an abstract experimental film does not involve any recognizable objects.

Briefly define the characteristics of categorical, rhetorical, abstract, and associational formal systems, giving specific examples from Film Art, from lectures, and from films shown for the course.

Mockumentaries can best be defined as films that

In addition to narrative documentaries, documentaries may take non-narrative forms, including

Dimensions of Dialogue, by Czech animator Jan Svankmajer, can best be described as

Film as art: creativity, technology, and business

The significance of film form

Narrative form

The shot: mise-en-scene

The shot: cinematography

The relation of shot to shot: editing

Sound in the cinema

Summary: style as a formal system

Film genres

Historical changes in film art: conventions and choices, tradition and trends

Filters

Exam 10: Documentary, experimental, and animated films

Fact-based films such as Apollo 13, Schindler's List, and Malcolm X are considered documentaries because they deal with real events.

Ballet mécanique is an example of a(n) ______ film.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit was the first film that mixed animation with live action.

When a documentary filmmaker wants to make an argument or convince people of something, he or she employs categorical form.

By definition, an abstract experimental film does not involve any recognizable objects.

Briefly define the characteristics of categorical, rhetorical, abstract, and associational formal systems, giving specific examples from Film Art, from lectures, and from films shown for the course.

Mockumentaries can best be defined as films that

In addition to narrative documentaries, documentaries may take non-narrative forms, including

Dimensions of Dialogue, by Czech animator Jan Svankmajer, can best be described as

Film as art: creativity, technology, and business

The significance of film form

Narrative form

The shot: mise-en-scene

The shot: cinematography

The relation of shot to shot: editing

Sound in the cinema

Summary: style as a formal system

Film genres

Historical changes in film art: conventions and choices, tradition and trends

Filters