Exam 6: Cinematography

A series of drawings that lay out a film sequentially is called a(n)________.

________ refers to the practice of shooting during the day but using filters and underexposure to create the illusion of nighttime.

A major difference between Technicolor and Eastmancolor was ________.

InRatcatcher ,what is James unable to retrieve from the canal for Anne Marie?

The films used in movie theaters are known as ________.

A process of recording a very small number of images over a long period of time--such as one frame per minute or per day--is called ________.

To combine an actor and a background filmed separately,filmmakers obscure part of the frame during shooting,creating complementary ________ that prevent exposure in one area of the film stock.

Any shot not used in the final cut of a film is called a(n)________.

A two shot is a standard technique for filming conversations by alternating back and forth between close-up shots of the two characters talking to one another.

Which of the following aspects of cinematography can NOT be enhanced by digital technology?

A long take describes a shot where the camera is placed at a great distance away from the subject; the subject's entire body appears in the frame.

An extreme long shot is said to distance a viewer emotionally from the story or the characters.

Study this image (to be decided by the instructor). What type of lens is used in this shot? Describe one characteristic of the image that supports your assertion.

The act of scraping the surface of the film to create the look of old,worn footage is called ________.

Paths of Glory makes extensive use of deep focus to emphasize the rigid hierarchy of military command.

Editing several shots together produces a ________,which is a coherent narrative unit: one that has its own beginning,middle and end.

Robert Altman's The Player uses a continuous,eight minute shot,called a ________,to pay homage to Orson Welles's Touch of Evil.

In the 1950s the base that had been used for the earliest film stocks was replaced with cellulose nitrate,a substance that is highly flammable but sturdier than what was in use before.

The ________ is responsible for all aspects of the photographic process.

Special effects,also called mechanical effects,are created after filming has been completed,during post-production.