What is the definition for suspects?

people who might be guilty of a crime

Which example below is not suspense?

Make characters unknowingly interact with the criminal.

Which is the central idea of "it is important ...contrast between situation and background"?

setting should not always be ominous with a criminal element

What is the definition of debunking?

exposing something as being untrue

Which example below is suspense?

Allow the audience to know who has committed the crime.

What does the author most likely mean by “ingredients in a formula”?

techniques to attain certain desired effects

How is "Rope" suspense?

the audience knows who the killers are from the start

The author’s purpose in writing this essay most likely is to _____________.

inform readers about the specific elements of suspense

Which of the following supports, a film's setting shouldn't be ominous with a criminal element?

Rope- Granger plays a light and childish piece, a minuet

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1
What is the definition for suspects?
people who might be guilty of a crime
people who are guilty of a crime
people who are not guilty of a crime
people who are always guilty of a crime
2
Which example below is not suspense?
Allow the audience to ponder about a crime.
Puzzle the audience with details that cause confusion.
Allow the audience to know who has committed the crime.
Make characters unknowingly interact with the criminal.
3
Which is the central idea of "it is important ...contrast between situation and background"?
tension does not require a location change between scenes
setting must have the menacing quality of criminal shows
setting requires several visual techniques for tension
setting should not always be ominous with a criminal element
4
What is the definition of debunking?
exposing something as being untrue
rumors
gossip
exposing something as being true
5
What kinds of movies has Hitchcock made?
Animation
Thrillers, Suspense
Science Fiction
Mystery
6
Which example below is suspense?
Keep the audience from knowing who the suspect is.
Include characters with exaggerated personalities.
Puzzle the audience with details that cause confusion.
Allow the audience to know who has committed the crime.
7
What does the author most likely mean by “ingredients in a formula”?
the set of rules used by every director in the genre
consistent artistic qualities across genres
actors in a movie
techniques to attain certain desired effects
8
What is the definition of insensibility?
conscious
not conscious
close-minded
aware of what is occuring
9
According to Hitchcock, is puzzling the audience suspense?
no
yes
it depends on how he is feeling that day
it depends on the plot
10
What is the definition of plausible?
believable, reasonable
unbelievable, reasonable
believable, unreasonable
unbelievable, unreasonable
11
How is "Rope" suspense?
the audience is puzzled through our the film
two men throw a party for the man they killed
the audience knows who the killers are from the start
two men strangle a man in the beginning
12
The author’s purpose in writing this essay most likely is to _____________.
teach writers how to develop a strong leading character
persuade readers to think of mystery films as superior
inform readers about the specific elements of suspense
entertain readers with information about popular movies
13
What is the definition of ingredient?
one of the things in a mixture
all of the things in a mixture
something that does not make up a whole
something that is not in a mixture
14
Which of the following supports, a film's setting shouldn't be ominous with a criminal element?
Spellbound- was based on complete psychiatric truth
Foreign Correspondent- a man hammering away at events
Rope- Granger plays a light and childish piece, a minuet
Notorious- a woman caught in events that she couldn't escape

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