Question 1

In his review of Martin Scorsese's >New York,New York

Accepted Answer

A)  it drew audiences back to the once-forgotten musical 
B)  it allowed Scorsese to explore themes he was unable to consider in the gangster film (the genre Scorsese is most closely associated with) 
C)  it allowed Scorsese to pay homage to studio-era directors whom he admired 
D)  Scorsese was able to pursue his unique interest in self-destructive masculinity 
A)  it drew audiences back to the once-forgotten musical 
B)  it allowed Scorsese to explore themes he was unable to consider in the gangster film (the genre Scorsese is most closely associated with) 
C)  it allowed Scorsese to pay homage to studio-era directors whom he admired 
D)  Scorsese was able to pursue his unique interest in self-destructive masculinity

Question 2

Avatar fuses science fiction with the syntax of ________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the paranoid conspiracy film 
B)  the horror film 
C)  the gangster film 
D)  the Western 
A)  the paranoid conspiracy film 
B)  the horror film 
C)  the gangster film 
D)  the Western

Question 3

The ________ genre deals chiefly with the tensions between the freedom the wilderness represents and the security promised by civilization.

Accepted Answer

A)  Action 
B)  Western 
C)  Sci-fi 
D)  Disaster 
A)  Action 
B)  Western 
C)  Sci-fi 
D)  Disaster

Question 4

In a(n)________ musical,characters with no professional connection to music or the stage spontaneously break out into song.

Accepted Answer

A)  integrated 
B)  backstage 
C)  inter-textual 
D)  classical 
A)  integrated 
B)  backstage 
C)  inter-textual 
D)  classical

Question 5

What international film movement helped influence the visual conventions of the horror film?

Accepted Answer

German Exp

Question 6

When a film radically modifies a genre's conventions,critics refer to it as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hybrid 
B)  nostalgic 
C)  revisionist 
D)  complementary 
A)  hybrid 
B)  nostalgic 
C)  revisionist 
D)  complementary

Question 7

The genre of ________ films are united by a thematic interest in the relationship between technology and humanity.

Accepted Answer

A)  science fiction 
B)  action 
C)  neo-noir 
D)  paranoid conspiracy 
A)  science fiction 
B)  action 
C)  neo-noir 
D)  paranoid conspiracy

In his review of Martin Scorsese's >New York,New York

Avatar fuses science fiction with the syntax of ________________________.

The ________ genre deals chiefly with the tensions between the freedom the wilderness represents and the security promised by civilization.

In a(n)________ musical,characters with no professional connection to music or the stage spontaneously break out into song.

What international film movement helped influence the visual conventions of the horror film?

When a film radically modifies a genre's conventions,critics refer to it as ________.

The genre of ________ films are united by a thematic interest in the relationship between technology and humanity.

Introduction

An Approach to Film Analysis

Writing About Film

Narrative Form

Mise en Scène

Cinematography

Editing

Sound

Alternatives to Narrative Fiction Film:Documentary and Avant-garde Films

Film and Ideology

Social Context and Film Style:National, International, andTransnational Cinema

Film Stardom As a Cultural Phenomenon

Film Authorship

Cinema As Industry: Economics and Technology

Filters

Exam 13: Genre

In his review of Martin Scorsese's >New York,New York

Avatar fuses science fiction with the syntax of ________________________.

The ________ genre deals chiefly with the tensions between the freedom the wilderness represents and the security promised by civilization.

In a(n)________ musical,characters with no professional connection to music or the stage spontaneously break out into song.

What international film movement helped influence the visual conventions of the horror film?

When a film radically modifies a genre's conventions,critics refer to it as ________.

The genre of ________ films are united by a thematic interest in the relationship between technology and humanity.

Introduction

An Approach to Film Analysis

Writing About Film

Narrative Form

Mise en Scène

Cinematography

Editing

Sound

Alternatives to Narrative Fiction Film:Documentary and Avant-garde Films

Film and Ideology

Social Context and Film Style:National, International, andTransnational Cinema

Film Stardom As a Cultural Phenomenon

Film Authorship

Cinema As Industry: Economics and Technology

Filters