Question 1

In addition to narrative form,experimental or avant-garde films may use ______ or ______ form.

Accepted Answer

A) rhetorical; associational 
B) abstract; categorical 
C) rhetorical; categorical 
D) abstract; associational 
A) rhetorical; associational 
B) abstract; categorical 
C) rhetorical; categorical 
D) abstract; associational D

Question 2

Blitz's Spellbound and Hitchcock's Spellbound not only share the same film title but are also both considered fictional films.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Animated documentaries are usually instructional films.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Films that present strong opinions and make weak arguments without reliable research cannot be considered documentaries; instead,they are considered fiction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Mokumentaries pretend to portray real people and are often quite serious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Olympia,Helvetica,and Gap-Toothed Women are examples of documentaries that use categorical form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a type of documentary film?

Accepted Answer

A) Nature documentary,involving animals or other subjects in nature 
B) Portrait documentary,which focuses on the biography of a person 
C) Visionary documentary,which presents the director's abstract proposal 
D) Synthetic documentary,a combination of documentary types 
A) Nature documentary,involving animals or other subjects in nature 
B) Portrait documentary,which focuses on the biography of a person 
C) Visionary documentary,which presents the director's abstract proposal 
D) Synthetic documentary,a combination of documentary types

Question 9

Which of the following is the best example of an associational film?

Accepted Answer

A) Ballet mécanique 
B) Dimensions of Dialogue 
C) An Inconvenient Truth 
D) Koyaanisqatsi 
A) Ballet mécanique 
B) Dimensions of Dialogue 
C) An Inconvenient Truth 
D) Koyaanisqatsi

Question 10

A significant example of rhetorical documentary form is

Accepted Answer

A) Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi 
B) Pare Lorentz's The River 
C) Kenneth Anger's Scorpio Rising 
D) Les Blank's Gap-Toothed Women 
A) Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi 
B) Pare Lorentz's The River 
C) Kenneth Anger's Scorpio Rising 
D) Les Blank's Gap-Toothed Women

Question 11

A "direct-cinema" documentary is one

Accepted Answer

A) in which the director stages the action. 
B) that records real events as they happen. 
C) consisting mainly of interviews. 
D) made up entirely of archival footage. 
A) in which the director stages the action. 
B) that records real events as they happen. 
C) consisting mainly of interviews. 
D) made up entirely of archival footage.

Question 12

A Movie by Bruce Conner is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) example of a compilation documentary film. 
B) compilation that exemplifies associational form. 
C) example of a direct-cinema documentary film. 
D) experimental film that exemplifies abstract form. 
A) example of a compilation documentary film. 
B) compilation that exemplifies associational form. 
C) example of a direct-cinema documentary film. 
D) experimental film that exemplifies abstract form.

Question 13

The greatest challenge involved in using categorical form in a documentary is the

Accepted Answer

A) difficulty involved in properly assigning categories and finding examples of those. 
B) fact that it tends to develop in complex ways and thus risks confusing the viewer. 
C) difficulty involved in properly relating the categories to the viewer's experience. 
D) fact that it tends to develop in fairly simple ways and thus risks boring the viewer. 
A) difficulty involved in properly assigning categories and finding examples of those. 
B) fact that it tends to develop in complex ways and thus risks confusing the viewer. 
C) difficulty involved in properly relating the categories to the viewer's experience. 
D) fact that it tends to develop in fairly simple ways and thus risks boring the viewer.

Question 14

Cheaper animated productions,including some television,use ______ animation,in which only small sections of the image move from frame to frame.

Accepted Answer

A) full 
B) cel 
C) drawn 
D) limited 
A) full 
B) cel 
C) drawn 
D) limited

Question 15

Directed by Chuck M.Jones in 1953,______,with its experimental feel,is considered one of the masterpieces of American animation.

Accepted Answer

A) The Scarlet Pumpernickel 
B) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 
C) Duck Amuck 
D) Fantasia 
A) The Scarlet Pumpernickel 
B) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 
C) Duck Amuck 
D) Fantasia

Question 16

Write a paragraph explaining how we distinguish an experimental film using abstract form from one using associational form.Use specific examples from Film Art,from lectures,or from films shown for the course.

Accepted Answer

Experimental films using abstract form a

Question 17

Write a paragraph explaining how we distinguish a documentary using categorical form from one using rhetorical form.Use specific examples from Film Art,from lectures,or from films shown for the course.

Accepted Answer

Documentaries can be distinguished by th

Question 18

Mockumentaries can best be defined as films that

Accepted Answer

A) imitate the conventions of documentaries,often for comedic effects,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 to trick the audience. 
D) deliberately avoid the conventions of the documentary. 
A) imitate the conventions of documentaries,often for comedic effects,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 to trick the audience. 
D) deliberately avoid the conventions of the documentary.

Question 19

Live-action films use continuous filming of an ongoing action in real time,but animation involves creating images one frame at a time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic principles typically employed in making an associational film?

Accepted Answer

A) To tell a clearly understandable story. 
B) Build the film around groups of images. 
C) Create variations between parts of the film. 
D) Repeat motifs to reinforce associations. 
A) To tell a clearly understandable story. 
B) Build the film around groups of images. 
C) Create variations between parts of the film. 
D) Repeat motifs to reinforce associations.

In addition to narrative form,experimental or avant-garde films may use or form.

Blitz's Spellbound and Hitchcock's Spellbound not only share the same film title but are also both considered fictional films.

Animated documentaries are usually instructional films.

Films that present strong opinions and make weak arguments without reliable research cannot be considered documentaries; instead,they are considered fiction.

Mokumentaries pretend to portray real people and are often quite serious.

Olympia,Helvetica,and Gap-Toothed Women are examples of documentaries that use categorical form.

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

Which of the following is NOT a type of documentary film?

Which of the following is the best example of an associational film?

A significant example of rhetorical documentary form is

A "direct-cinema" documentary is one

A Movie by Bruce Conner is a(n)

The greatest challenge involved in using categorical form in a documentary is the

Cheaper animated productions,including some television,use ______ animation,in which only small sections of the image move from frame to frame.

Directed by Chuck M.Jones in 1953,______,with its experimental feel,is considered one of the masterpieces of American animation.

Write a paragraph explaining how we distinguish an experimental film using abstract form from one using associational form.Use specific examples from Film Art,from lectures,or from films shown for the course.

Write a paragraph explaining how we distinguish a documentary using categorical form from one using rhetorical form.Use specific examples from Film Art,from lectures,or from films shown for the course.

Mockumentaries can best be defined as films that

Live-action films use continuous filming of an ongoing action in real time,but animation involves creating images one frame at a time.

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic principles typically employed in making an associational film?

Film As Art

The Significance of Film Form

Narrative Form

The Shot- Mise-EN-Scene

The Shot- Cinema-to-Graphy

The Relation of Shot to Shot- Editing

Sound in the Cinema

Summary- Style and Film Form

Film Genres

Historical Changes in Film Art

Filters

Exam 10: Documentary, Experimental, and Animated Films

In addition to narrative form,experimental or avant-garde films may use ______ or ______ form.

Blitz's Spellbound and Hitchcock's Spellbound not only share the same film title but are also both considered fictional films.

Animated documentaries are usually instructional films.

Films that present strong opinions and make weak arguments without reliable research cannot be considered documentaries; instead,they are considered fiction.

Mokumentaries pretend to portray real people and are often quite serious.

Olympia,Helvetica,and Gap-Toothed Women are examples of documentaries that use categorical form.

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

Which of the following is NOT a type of documentary film?

Which of the following is the best example of an associational film?

A significant example of rhetorical documentary form is

A "direct-cinema" documentary is one

A Movie by Bruce Conner is a(n)

The greatest challenge involved in using categorical form in a documentary is the

Cheaper animated productions,including some television,use ______ animation,in which only small sections of the image move from frame to frame.

Directed by Chuck M.Jones in 1953,______,with its experimental feel,is considered one of the masterpieces of American animation.

Write a paragraph explaining how we distinguish an experimental film using abstract form from one using associational form.Use specific examples from Film Art,from lectures,or from films shown for the course.

Write a paragraph explaining how we distinguish a documentary using categorical form from one using rhetorical form.Use specific examples from Film Art,from lectures,or from films shown for the course.

Mockumentaries can best be defined as films that

Live-action films use continuous filming of an ongoing action in real time,but animation involves creating images one frame at a time.

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic principles typically employed in making an associational film?

Film As Art

The Significance of Film Form

Narrative Form

The Shot- Mise-EN-Scene

The Shot- Cinema-to-Graphy

The Relation of Shot to Shot- Editing

Sound in the Cinema

Summary- Style and Film Form

Film Genres

Historical Changes in Film Art

Filters

In addition to narrative form,experimental or avant-garde films may use or form.