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Film Chapter 21 Review
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1
A strip along the side of the film containing a visual representation of the sound.
Mag Track
Soundtrack
Race Track
2
Why do film composers write the score quickly?
All the above
There isn't much to write since it is for a movie
The film is near completion
The film writers are cranky and impatient
3
What was shown in early "peep show" clips
circus acts
boxing bouts
dances
all of the above
4
Music that has no visual or logical source.
Orchestral Music
Incidental Music
Radio Music
Background Music
5
What is the purpose of incidental music?
At the beginning of the play
Scene Changes
All of the above
To set the mood for a drama
6
Who invented the Kinetoscope and Vitascope?
Eli Whitney
Edwin Porter
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Edison
7
How was music added to showings of silent films?
Live musicians played in the theater.
They played it on a phonograph.
The audience sang.
All of the above
8
What is the name of the earliest sound movie with music?
Jaws
Frankenstein
The Jazz Singer
The Great Train Robbery
9
What instruments did John Williams learn to play?
Saxophone, Horn, Tambourine & Flute
Piano, Tuba, Trombone & Trumpet
Piano, Trombone, Trumpet & Clarinet
None of the above
10
Why were early sound movies still accompanied by live music?
They didn't want to put musicians out of work.
It covered up the outside noises.
To create sound effects for the movie.
It was impossible to add both dialogue and music to the same soundtrack.
11
Music recorded on film coated with an oxide surface like sound tape
Race Track
Mag Track
Soundtrack
12
To determine what sections of a film need music.
Dubbing
Score
Fido
Spot
13
Who composed the music for Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Superman, ET, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park?
John Williams
John Legend
John Travolta
John Wayne
14
Why does the composer usually conduct the recording sessions for movies?
to make sure the correct expression is used
to make sure the correct notes are played
the orchestra smiles during the session
that the music will be synchronized with the images
15
What does a Foley Artist do?
Creates the sound effects for a movie
Paints the sets
Builds the sets
Records the music for the movie
16
What is the purpose of attaching a recurring theme to a particular character or emotion?
All of the above
To distract the viewer from what is happening in the film.
It reinforces associations with people and earlier events in the film.
To cover up outside noises.
17
Pianists playing for silent films had time to study the film so that they could plan the music they wanted to play.
True
False
18
How can music establish the time and place in which a movie’s action takes place?
By using music that is typical in style of that particular era and locale.
All of the above
By playing music that fits the scene
By using dramatic music to set the mood
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What is the purpose of attaching a recurring theme to a particular character or emotion?
All the above
It makes it easier for the composer.
It reinforces associations with people and earlier events in a film.
The orchestra doesn't have to learn as much music.
20
What famous piece of classical music is used in the movie
Platoon
to express sadness and anguish?
Midsummer's Night Dream
Fur Elise
The Jazz Singer
Adagio for Strings
21
Putting all sound elements together on one soundtrack.
Recording
Dubbing
Scoring
Mag Track
22
How did dubbing change the way music was used for films?
None of the above
Both 1 & 2
Musicians were not necessary at every screening
Dialogue and music could exist on the same piece of film
23
Music that occurs in connection with a drama.
Party Music
Background Music
Lyrical Music
Incidental Music
24
List the process in order for adding music to a film.
Scoring, Spot, Recording, Dubbing
Spot, Dubbing, Recording, Scoring
Spot, Scoring, Dubbing Recording
Spot, Scoring, Recording, Dubbing
25
Composing music expressly for a film
Scoring
Spot
Recording
Dubbing
26
Mendelssohn's "A Midsummers Night's Dream" was written as incidental music for the Shakespeare play.
True
False
27
How can music contribute to the coherence and continuity of a movie?
Recurring themes and consistent style contribute to the dramatic flow.
None of the above
Both 1 & 2
It connects sections of the movie
