Ms. Johnson's English 104 Midterm

Question 1

In contrast to traditions, shorter-lived trends in film are known as movements.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Curiosity is a feeling of expectation that results when patterns of artistic cues cause spectators to think about events

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True

Question 3

Since the advent of sound, it is less important for actors to use their face to express character emotions

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False

Question 4

Prior experience has little effect on spectators' expectations as they view a film.

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False

Question 5

"Reframing" refers to

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making short pans or tilts to keep the composition balanced.

Question 6

Animated films, like live-action films, have mise-en-scene

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True

Question 7

Films shot in the studio have mise-en-scene, whereas films made entirely on location do not.

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False

Question 8

How many times can you say Candyman before he appears

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five

Question 9

In film evaluation, moral criteria are used to judge certain aspects of a film outside of their film context.

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True

Question 10

"Fill" light is used to create deep shadows.

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False

Question 11

According to Film Art, realism is the most useful standard for evaluating actors' performances.

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False

Question 12

Symptomatic meanings result from

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the characteristics of a particular society at a particular time.

Question 13

Genres are unaffected by conventions.

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False

Question 14

"Warm" colors tend to attract the spectator's eye more than "cool" colors.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

A "point-of-view shot" is taken from

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a character's optical standpoint.

Question 16

Who was the star of Lemonade and Black is King

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Beyonce

Question 17

The projection speed for sound films was first standardized at

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24 frames per second.

Question 18

As defined by Film Art, a film's "plot" is

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everything visually and audibly present in the film.

Question 19

Shots in which a filmmaker prefers bumpy over smooth camera movements are usually created

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by the operator walking with a handheld camera.

Question 20

The two most basic types of light in a scene are the key and the rim.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

In a narrative, the sum total of all events in chronological order is the

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story

Question 22

Who was not a character in Moonlight?

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Tyler

Question 23

"Restricted" narration is commonly used in

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mystery films.

Question 24

Tinting and toning are

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methods for using dyes used to add color to black-and-white film.

Question 25

Comedy often depends on creating surprise or cheating spectators' expectations.

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True

Question 26

Action that takes place before the plot begins is called the

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backstory

Question 27

Setting plays a less significant role in the cinema than it does in the theater.

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False

Question 28

A zoom lens is a

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lens that can change focal length while a shot is being filmed.

Question 29

A unified film may still leave some questions unanswered or contain some unintegrated elements.

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True

Question 30

Unplanned events that are filmed by accident are not part of the mise-en-scene of a shot.

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False

Question 31

A digital colorist adjusting an image's tonality in postproduction has the ability to

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adjust color in specific parts of the frame and maintain that adjustment.

Question 32

Variation is a fundamental principle of film form.

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True

Question 33

Filmmakers generally strive to create artworks that invite a single interpretation—the one that the filmmaker intends.

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False

Question 34

When balancing the shot, filmmakers assume that the viewer will concentrate on the lower half of the projected frame.

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False

Question 35

Where Did El Hoyo take place?

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Jail

Question 36

Personal taste and evaluative judgment are virtually the same.

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False

Question 37

Hard lighting reveals well-defined shadows and crisp textures.

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True

Question 38

"Meaning" refers to what a film says or suggests.

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True

Question 39

Emotions represented in a film are usually experienced by the audience as well.

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False

Question 40

Technicolor was notable for

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its sharp, saturated hues.

Question 41

Soft, high-key lighting is associated with mystery stories, crime films, and film noirs.

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False

Question 42

What is the term for a chain of events linked by cause and effect and occurring in time and space?

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narrative

Question 43

The chains of actions that make up the narratives of classical Hollywood films typically depend on

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psychological causes.

Question 44

In a narrative film, an element is nondiegetic if it

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is not part of the world of the depicted narrative.

Question 45

"Depth" of narration refers to

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how much the spectator learns about the characters' psychological states.

Question 46

Which of the following is NOT an example of a way in which mental subjectivity might be portrayed in a film?

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dialogue spoken between characters

Question 47

Social ideology is a set of values characteristic of a whole society.

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True

Question 48

Thomas Edison was quick to understand that movies would one day be a big business.

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False

Question 49

"Contrast" refers to

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the difference between the darkest and lightest parts of a frame.

Question 50

What is the term for how often a story event is presented in a plot?

Accepted Answer

frequency

Ms. Johnson's English 104 Midterm

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Ms. Johnson's English 104 Midterm

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