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Random media questions: In what ways can the filmmaker control the setting of mise-en-scene?
By selecting an already existing locale (going on location)
All of the above
By constructing the setting
By controlling colour schemes and creating/sourcing props
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What does a sound track consist of?
A compilation of speech, music and sound effects
A set of discrete sound units
Links of events and time in layers
An ongoing stream of auditory information
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What is the basic purpose of the continuity system?
To create a shot that remains constant for an extended time
To create a smooth flow from shot-to-shot
To reduce the number of scene changes
To reduce the action to one plotline
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Guess the TV Show
Orange is the new Black
Breaking Bad
Sons of Anarchy
Arrow
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What does blue connote?
Anger
Calm
Godliness
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Guess the Film
Hot Fuzz
Skyfall
Shaun of the Dead
Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets
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How old is Mr Hamilton?
25
32
43
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Which of the following are the types of sound in the cinema?
Speech, Music, Ambient Sound
Time, Perspective, Quality
Rhythm, Fidelity, Space
Loudness, Pitch, Timbre
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Random film Trivia: In the Matrix, what colour are the pills Morpheus offers Neo?
Blue and Yellow
Blue and Green
Blue and Red
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Which of these is NOT a feature on a film poster?
Age Rating
Price
Tag Line
Billing Block
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Another word for denotation is...
The understood
The signifier
The signified
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Guess the film
Adulthood
Iron Man
This is England
Superbad
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What does Iconography mean?
Things you expect to see/associate with a particular genre.
Your display picture on facebook
The way the audience consumes/views media
The main character in a narrative
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What is the highest grossing film of all time? (how much money it made)
Frozen
The Avengers
Titanic
Avatar
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Who is the killer in the Nightmare on Elm Street films?
MichaelMyers
FreddyKruger
JasonVorhees
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Why is sound a powerful film technique?
Because it engages a distinct sense mode
Because it cues audiences to form expectations
All of the above
Because it can shape audience perception and interpretation
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What does Convergence mean?
The way in which media comes together to create something.
A system of signs which can be decoded to create meaning.
A question that is not immediately answered
Fixing of meaning
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Guess the film
Kill Bill
Robotcop
The Karate Kid
Rush Hour
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What does Denotation mean?
Things you expect to see/associate with a particular genre
Describing what you see
The way in which things are placed next to each other
The way the different elements of a story are organised
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Which term is used when referring to ... what the text is about?
Story
Narrative
Anchorage
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What does Convention mean?
The influence that media texts have on each other.
A question that is not immediately answered
way of doing something that is widely known with the genre
The attribute of a text or product that is highlighted
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Guess the film
The Dark Knight
Terminator Salvation
American Psycho
American Hustle
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What is an Antagonist?
The contrast between two mutually exclusive concepts
The character whose function is to oppose the protagonist.
Way in which meaning is created
Computer Generated Imagery.
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Guess the TV Show
Scrubs
Friends
The Big Bang Theory
How I Met Your Mother
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PART 1 - Key Terms: What does Connotation mean?
Describing what you see.
The way in which things are place next to each other
Where a media text makes reference to another media text
Being able to talk about the meanings of what you can see.
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Who directed the remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
Steven Speilberg
James Cameron
Tim Burton
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Guess the Film
Mission Impossible: Rouge Nation
Man of Steel
Spectre
Elf
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Guess the TV Show
Game of Thrones
Time Team
Atlantis
Friends
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What’s the first rule of Fight Club?
Youdon’t talk about fight club.
Youdon’t fight with Brad Pitt.
Youbring cake.
Hammo always wins
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How much did it make?
3 billion (approx)
700 million (approx)
£2.99
1 billion (approx)
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Guess the film
The Godfather
Austin Powers
The Italian Job
Imitation Game
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Which term is used when referring to ... how someone or something is being shown?
Polysemic
Realism
Representation
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What two actors have played the Joker in different Batman movies?
Heath Ledger and Nicholas Cage
Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson
Heath Ledger and Danny de Vito
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Guess the film
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Guardians of the Galaxy
Back to the Future
iRobot
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Guess the film
Man of Steel
Bad Santa
Ghostbusters
Godzilla
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Guess the film
Hot Tub Time Machine
The Hangover
50 Shades of Grey
The Heat
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The media provides a...
... a binary opposite of the real world.
... direct reflection of the real world.
... a representation of the real world.
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What speed does the Delorean in Back to the Future need to reach to time travel?
88mph
188mph
99mph
77mph
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Guess the film
Twilight
Chronicles of Narnia
Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit
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In its most productive week, Pixar created how many minutes of Toy Story animation?
3.5minutes
2minutes
5minutes
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What does Binary Opposition mean?
Strauss: must be conflict in the narrative i.e Good Vs Bad
Propp: Narrative must have differnet character types
Todorov: All narratives follow a three part structure
Hamilton: I hates sci-fi because i have a bad taste in film
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Guess the TV Show
24
The Blackout
The Walking Dead
CSI: NY
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What does Mise-En-Scene mean?
A term that means everything in the shot.Setting, props etc
The way in which people are portrayed or represented
A set of questions that keeps the audience guessing
The process of making a media product
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Guess the film
The Grinch
Breakfast Club
Fast and Furious
Superbad
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Guess the film
Die Hard
Casio Royale
The Expendables
Mission Impossible 3
