What is the difference between Noir and Neo-noir?

Neo-noir = sociological rather than psychological analysis

What does a Foley sound artist do?

Creates clear diegetic sounds like footsteps

What is the 180 degree rule?

Two characters should maintain the same left/right position

What was Victoria wearing in the film?

Army surplus jacket over pink angora sweater

In Schipper's Victoria, what was unusual about the filming?

They shot the whole film in one take

How did Schipper achieve realistic dialogue?

The script was a 12 page outline and actors improvised

What is chiaroscuro lighting?

High contrast between light and shade

What is cross-cutting used for?

To move back and forth between action in two places

Which of the following are editing techniques associated with continuity editing?

Tightening of framing, Eyeline match

In Casablanca, why was the criminal shot in Rick's Café?

Murdered some Germans and stole their letters of transit

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Content of the #AS Film Studies course first term at IIVI From, Newport

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1
What lighting does this image illustrate?
High fill
High contrast
Backlighting
Low contrast
2
What is the difference between Noir and Neo-noir?
Neo-noir is a sub-genre of sci-fi
Colour
Neo-noir = sociological rather than psychological analysis
Noir is world-weary and Ne-noir more upbeat
3
What is the name of the dominant light in 3 point lighting?
Flood
Kicker
Key
Spot
4
What does a Foley sound artist do?
Creates beautiful music
Creates clear diegetic sounds like footsteps
Creates backing tracks
Creates realistic dialogue
5
Which of the following are types of jump cut
Both of the above
A cut which shifts the diegetic place or time illogically
Neither of the above
A cut of less than 30 degrees on the same subject
6
Which of the following are examples of non-diegetic sound
Sound effects
Incidental music
All of them
Voice over
7
What is the 180 degree rule?
Two characters should maintain the same left/right position
Maximum temperature at which cellulose film can be stored
The camera shouldn't exceed 180 degrees travel in one shot
The ideal angle between camera and subject
8
What is this transition called?
Wipe
Dissolve
Fade
Cut
9
Which of the following is not an element of performance
Gesture
Proxemics
Framing
Method acting
10
What is verfremsdungeffekt?
Realist film
A form of cinematography
Brecht's theory of Alienation
A nasty side effect of LSD
11
What is this camera angle called?
Angled
Wonky
Dutch Tilt
Destabilized
12
What was Victoria wearing in the film?
Full camo
Army surplus jacket over pink angora sweater
White shirt and black slacks
High heels, jeans and a sweatshirt
13
What film production company was Charlie Chapman a founder member of?
Columbia
MGM
United Artists
Paramount
14
In Schipper's Victoria, what was unusual about the filming?
They shot the film without sound and added it later
They had very little money
They trespassed on lots of private land
They shot the whole film in one take
15
What is this editing technique called?
Transitions
Montage
Mashup
Superimposition
16
How did Schipper achieve realistic dialogue?
He used non-actors
The script was a 12 page outline and actors improvised
They made the whole thing up as they went along
The script was incredibly well-written
17
What is the following shot known as?
Reverse shot
Facing shot
Two shot
Long shot
18
Which of the following does continuity editing make possible?
Both of the above
Neither pf the above
The ability to extend the diegetic space
The creation of a coherent spatial and temporal world
19
Which of these was associated with Moscow film school?
Walt Disney
Einstein
Kuleshov
Eisenstein
20
What is chiaroscuro lighting?
Too dark to see expressions
High contrast between light and shade
A light effect that resembles the famous Italian pudding
The subject is flooded with light
21
What is cross-cutting used for?
To show the effect of sword cuts in Wuxia movies
To create a sense of anger
To move back and forth between action in two places
To cut between subjects in a sequence
22
Which of the following are editing techniques associated with continuity editing?
Jump cut
Tightening of framing
Eyeline match
Zoom
23
Bonus: What is the highest grossing Christmas movie ever (adjusted for inflation)?
Die Hard
Home Alone
It's a Wonderful Life
Arthur Christmas
24
Who was the composer on Casablanca?
Franz Liszt
Max Steiner
Vangelis
Nils Frahm
25
What had Roy seen "off the shoulder of Orion"?
Ships lost, like tears in the rain
the Tannhauser gate
Off-World colonies
Attack ships on fire
26
What genre of film is this scene typical of?
Post modernist
Gothic
Film noir
Cinema verite
27
Which of the following is not a recognised camera movement?
Crane
Whip pan
Grasshopper
Tilt
28
Auteur theory was created by which film theorist?
Quentin Tarantino
Alfred Hitchcock
Andre Bazin
Andrew Sarris
29
In Casablanca, why was the criminal shot in Rick's Café?
Pickpocketing from Major Strasse
Murdered some Germans and stole their letters of transit
Degenerate drunk with massive gambling debts
Escaped prisoner working with Victor Lazlo
30
What is the effect of this shot?
Makes character look humorous
Makes us think cameraman has fallen down
Gives impression of inside of character's nostrils
Makes character seem powerful
31
What is diegetic sound?
recorded element of the film
surrounding sounds
on-screen sound
sound without on-screen source

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