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A central theme of the Western is
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A central theme of the Western is
the conflict between civilised order and the lawless frontier
the conflict within yourself
the conflict between God and the devil
the conflict between men and women
2
HD in HD digital camera stands for
hard drive
half depth
heavy duty
high definition
3
Which genre typically has the convention called Big Misunderstanding?
Romantic comedy
War films
Thriller
Noir
4
Horror and thriller genres have some aims in common. What does the thriller NOT usually try to do?
Disgust us
Keep us in suspense
Shock us
Startle us
5
The comeback/return to glory, the Cinderella story, and the felled by disease or injury, are examples of which genre?
Sport
Musical
Thriller
Western
6
When meaning in a film involves specific real-world elements, it is called
Implicit meaning
Explicit meaning
Symptomatic meaning
Referential meaning
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What is the final version of the screenplay called?
Ready to roll
FInal screenplay
Shooting script
Finished script
8
A batch of related genre films that has popularity & influence over a brief period is a
Genre batch
Cycle
Series
Genre loop
9
What lighting technology was first used in the film
Collateral
?
Bounce lighting
Overhead lighting
ELD panels (electroluminescent display panels)
Flashlights
10
The arrangement of people, places & objects to be filmed is called
scenario
script
mise-en-scène
décor
11
When meaning is not stated directly, but we can interpret it as being there, it's called
Implicit meaning
Explicit meaning
Referential meaning
Symptomatic meaning
12
To which culture's cinema do devotionals and mythologicals belong?
German Kino
Hollywood
Hindi cinema in India
French independent film
13
Which technological development led to the birth of the musical film?
Advent of digital cameras
Invention of wide-screen format
Arrival of synchronised sound
Invention of Technicolour
14
An openly asserted meaning that sums up the point of it is called
Explicit meaning
Symptomatic meaning
Referential meaning
Implicit meaning
15
Why is ET not a horror film despite having a "monster"?
Because of the setting
The creature is not threatening
Because of the children
The creature is not real
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Which one is NOT among artistic criteria?
Complexity
Historical accuracy
Originality
Coherence
17
The overall set of relationships among a film's parts is called
Pattern
Detail
Depth
Form
18
When shots are loosely strung in sequence, but without sound effects or music, they are called
the hard cut
the rough cut
the ready cut
the rough and ready
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When portions of a scene are re-shot in closer view or from different angles, these shots are called
coverage
staffage
generative
average
20
Genre mixing: Alien is a cross between
Horror and science fiction
Science fiction and detective story
Science fiction and romance
Horror and musical
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When meaning is about ideological values, we call it
Symptomatic meaning
Referential meaning
Implicit meaning
Explicit meaning
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The explaining of background information about characters or situations is called
expression
exponents
expectation
exposition
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When a filmmaker delays fulfilling an expectation, it is called
suspense
surreptitious
surrogate
subjection
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When a film opens in only a few cities and then gradually expands to other places, this kind of distribution is called
platforming
wide release
preforming
performing
25
Which two kinds of musicals does the text explore?
Backstage and straight
European and American
Indoor and outdoor
Classical and modern
26
Why are previsualization animatics most often used?
To attract big-name actors
To take regular breaks from actual filming
To advertise the film
To plan complicated action scenes or special effects
27
Which is
not
one of the four phases of film production?
Scriptwriting & funding
Shooting
Assembly
Merchandising
28
If we evaluate a film by whether it's accurate, historically, factually, etc, these are
Criteria of artistic wholeness
Realistic criteria
Moral criteria
Criteria of originality
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Recurring symbolic images that carry meaning from film to film are called
Film objects
Genre iconography
Genre repetitions
Poetic realism
30
Most people who study film regard whom as the film's principal author?
The producer
The scriptwriter
The director
The cinematographer
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"Reflectionist" readings of genre say that
Genre is temporary
Genre is for looking at
Genre is flashy and shallow
Genre reflects the society around it