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Unit 3 Film Terms
Unit 3 Film Terms
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True or False: The audience always knows exactly the same amount as a character about what is at stake in a scene.
False
True
2
The idea that film should capture not only physical but intellectual and emotional reality is called...
Intellectual adherance
Psychological realism
Cognition bias
Thriller theory
3
The song "As Time Goes By" is primarily used as an instance of ___ in this film.
diegetic sound
non-diegetic sound
programmed soundtrack
sub-audible recording
4
This shot employs ___, which makes the image appear dreamy and indistinct.
instafilters
depth of field
wide angle lens
soft focus
5
The image on the left uses a lens that is __ compared to the image on the right.
fish-eye
wide angle
telescopic
kaleidoscopic
6
This shot, which keeps every element in focus, is using __.
soft focus
flash forward
deep focus
optical displacement
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What is "narrative structure"?
Events as they occur naturally in our daily, lived experiences.
The order and manner in which events are revealed to an audience.
A series of causes and effects ordered chronologically.
A completely fictional account of events, as opposed to the truth.
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What type of sound is heard only by the viewer, not by the characters in a film?
Diegetic sound
Tableaux sound
Key sound
Non-diegetic sound
9
What technology for recording simultaneous film and sound revolutionized the film industry?
Stereophone
Technicolor
Phonograph
Vitaphone
10
How did Hollywood involve itself in WWII?
It didn't. It stayed neutral.
It shut down entirely to allow actors to serve in the military
It reviewed newsreels before screening to improve content
It created propaganda films to encourage participation.
11
Which character does NOT undergo internal change in Casablanca?
Captain Renault
Rick Blaine
Victor Lazlo
Ilsa Lund
12
What editing feature does this scene (leading up to the moment in the image) represent?
match on motion
slow motion
match cutting
cut through time
13
Citizen Kane
is told primarily through what literary device?
flashback
allegory
linear chronology
depth of field
14
The different lenses are primarily differentiated by their...
diameter
circumference
focal length
weight
15
The most common set-up for lighting in a film is called ___, as it utilizes key, fill, and back lighting.
Comprehensive lighting
Three-point lighting
Thorough lighting
Realistic lighting
16
Lighting that uses few light sources and creates deep, hard shadows and bright highlights is called...
Ambient lighting
Key lighting
High key lighting
Low key lighting
17
What is the term that means "everything a character might gain or lose, depending on his/her choices"?
Bet
Plot point
Stakes
Risk
18
Which type of lens makes the audience feel more physically present with the scene?
telephoto
wide angle
understated
deep focus
19
What is the lighting style of this image?
natural lighting
low key lighting
high key lighting
fill light
20
What is the name for lighting that is present due to light sources within a scene like candles or lamps?
Low-key lighting
Hard lighting
Motivated lighting
Unmotivated lighting
21
What is the dramatic question?
The most important visual cue in a scene.
The uncertainty about an outcome that causes tension in a scene.
The idea or claim made by the director throughout the film.
When a character begins interrogating another character.
22
How is STORY different than PLOT?
Story only involves the point of view of one character.
Story is not linked by cause and effect, but plot IS.
Plot is a more detailed version of a story.
Story is planned and crafted but plot is natural.
23
What technique allowed more natural sounding conversation in film?
overlapping dialogue
slow-process dubbing
enunciation enhancers
conversational montage
24
The image on the left employs a lens that is __ compared to the image on the right.
telephoto
wide angle
fisheye
kaleidoscopic
25
The following image--which switches focus from the background to the foreground--uses ___.
rack focus
dolly zoom
soft focus
cut focus
26
Which is NOT the purpose of a logline for a film?
To generate interest in a film among distributors
To quickly advertise the film to potential audiences
To pitch to producers who may decide to make the film
To give away the ending of the film
