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As a non-traditional westerm, this film uses characters and stories not set in the old west.
White Christmas
The Village
Serenity
True Grit
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In 1937, this film became the first feature length animated musical.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
The Jungle Book
Cinderella
Sleeping Beauty
3
The practice of continuity editing:
serialized movies into different episodes.
placed shots together logically to tell the story and make the scenes flow.
used up close shots to place viewers in the movie.
placed seemingly unrelated shots together to tell the story.
4
This camera shot shows the upper body and head of the subject.
Extreme close up
Wide shot
Long shot
Medium shot
5
This camera angle looks down on the subject from above.
Close up
God’s Eye
Dutch angle
Wide shot
6
Which of the following people are in charge of all aspects of a films production?
Screenwriter
Director of photography
Editor
Producer
7
Which of the following comedy styles focus mainly on dialogue?
Slapstick comedies
Adam Sandler movies
Screwball comedies
Romantic comedies
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When does sound editing take place?
Principal Photography
During ADR
Postproduction
Preproduction
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Horror stories were originally used to:
Tell a places history
Share favorite recipes
Teach children a lesson
Spread prejudice against vampires
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This technology devlopment in sound set standards for theater construction and audio playback.
Dolby
THX
Stereo Sound
Integrated Sound
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This gave control over filmmaking in America to the government.
Dialetical montage
Paramount Decision
Silent film
Third Cinema
12
Which is not a fundamental element of a western movie?
Songs are used to tell the story
Settings are mostly outside
Violence is used to resolve problems
Mainly male characters
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Which western films take place over a long period of time?
Existential westerns
Epic westerns
Political westerns
Serial westerns
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What type of sound can be heard by both the characters on the screen and the audience.
Non-diegetic
Asynchronus
Synchronus
Diegetic
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Slapstick comedies use what to tell the story?
Romantic relationships
Witty dialogue
Physical gags
Awkward situations
16
Muybridge settled a bet for ex-Governor Standford. What was that bet:
If the chicken crossed the road
If the cow jumped over the moon
If horses hooves left the ground when they galloped
If unicorns hooves left the ground when they galloped
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BONUS:
Which animated film features Batty Koda saying this iconic line, "I can see!...It's a miracle!"
Ferngully
The Road to El Dorado
Treasure Planet
The Land Before Time
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Which film style closely resembles what you would see in a Broadway theater?
Theatrical musical
Animated Musical
Integrated Musical
Opera
19
The increased popularity of film in the early 1900s led to:
increased attendance in theaters
all of the above
many new films being made
the construction of Nickelodeon Theaters
20
Which of the following is an example of a slapstick commedy?
Major Payne
Insidious
Just Friends
The Mask
21
This film is an example of a integrated musical.
In The Heights
West Side Story
The Princess Bride
White Christmas
22
Which of these camera shots move the camera with the subject keeping the subject centered in the frame?
Wide shot
Truck shot
Establishing shot
Dolly shot
23
Which of the following is not an element of horror films?
The main character is on a quest for justice
Stories have an evil force or character
Shadows and darkness are important in the visual design
The audiences experiences fear or disgust
24
This style of film began the practice of making movies for propaganda
Japanese Films
German Expressionism
Western Films
Soviet Silent Films
25
In this film creatures called Graboids are attracted to vibrations in the ground
The Magnificent Seven
Tremors
The Princess Bride
The Village