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Introduction to Film
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This is a revision exercise for the class Introduction to Film
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Which criterion is NOT an "objective criteria to evaluate films...
coherence
realism
intensity of effect
originality
2
A documentary claims to present ________ information about the world.
fabular
fictional
factual
fantastical
3
A film consists of a series of still pictures called
strips
frames
emulsion
effects
4
This is an example of...
high key lighting
under lighting
top lighting
low key lighting
5
The system of lighting widely used in classical Hollywood filmmaking is known as
five-point lighting.
omni-directional lighting.
cast-shadow lighting.
three-point lighting.
6
“Critical flicker fusion” is
the final stage in the manufacture of raw film stock.
the moment when the exposed image appears on the film
the flashing of frames that create an illusion of movement.
the ideal length of time each frame should be exposed
7
Which of these is NOT a standard width for film strips?
70mm
24mm
35mm
16mm
8
In filming, the most common shooting rate is ____ frames per second (fps), and in projection the same rate is maintained
32
8
24
16
9
One way of defining a film genre is what?
the film's running time
the film's manner of presentation
the color scheme used in the film
the film's ability to become a classic
10
“Gauge” refers to what quality of the film strip?
its width
its durability
its total running time
its thickness
11
The movie
Moving House
is what kind of documentary?
Dance
Categorical Form
Rhetorical Form
Film Form
12
When the filmmaker adjusts the length of shots in relation to one another, she or he is controlling what?
the graphic potential of editing
the rhythmic potential of editing
the temporal potential of editing
the spatial potential of editing
13
Analyzing by assuming that genres reflect social attitudes and in terms of providing social commentary is called what?
socioeconomic viewing
reflectionist viewing
moralist viewing
There is no term for it.
14
all the events that are directly presented to us, is known as...
fiction
plot
development
story
15
Which of the following is NOT considered part of a shot’s mise-en-scene?
objects visible in the distance
the setting
the camera’s angle on the action
the actors’ movements
16
Ancillary markets are
art-film theaters.
foreign markets.
small areas where exhibitors have low priority for films.
film markets other than theatrical exhibition.
17
Sound gives a new value to what?
moving images
noise in the background
silence
editing images
18
As defined by Film Art, a film’s plot is
a brief summary of its action
the most important causal line of action.
the events as we mentally reconstruct them.
everything visually and audibly present in the film.
19
An editing technique that presents an action in such a way that it consumes less time on the screen than it does in the
overlap
flash-forward
flashback
ellipsis
20
Christopher Nolan created a unique manipulation of time in Memento by structuring the story...
in reverse chronological order
through five separate character perspectives
three alternate cause-and-effect situations
in random order
21
A genre’s “iconography” consists of
its use of recurring subject matter.
its typical plot patterns.
the sum of all its conventions.
its characteristic objects, settings, and stars.
22
This photo use what kind of lens?
Telephoto lens
Norman lens
Zoom lens
Wide-angle lens
23
Illumination coming from above the person usually in order to outline the upper areas of the figure is called...
frontal lighting
backlighting
top lighting
side lighting
24
A ______ is a term in filmmaking used to describe the joining of two strips of film together with a splice.
cut
fade
wipe
dissolve
25
Sound ______________________ provides the sense of a sound’s placement in the story world.
tilt
space
unity
perspective
26
An important trait that functions to get the narrative moving is a character’s what?
desire
change
self-reflection
conflict
27
Which of the following is NOT one of the modes of production?
studio
small-scale
independent
conglomerate
28
Who is typically considered to be the author of a film?
the entire group of people involved
the producer
the director
the script writer
29
Which of the following is NOT an editing joining method?
wipe
fade-in/fade-out
switch
dissolve
30
Film illumination that creates strong contrasts between light and dark areas and sharp, dark shadows is ___-key lighting
three-point
back
low
high
31
This image uses what kind of lens
Norman lens
Wide-angle lens
Telephoto lens
Zoom lens
32
In the Kuleshov effect, editing cues the spectator to
infer a single locale.
expect a jump forward in time.
infer conflict
feel suspense by shortening the length of shots.
33
Which of the following is NOT a type of meaning that form creates?
referential
ideological
explicit
symptomatic
34
What is the explicit meaning of the movie Vertigo?
Scottie wants to go to bed with a woman who’s dead
Hitchcock used, feared and tried to control women
Somebody should not be too sentimental
Love can make people blind
35
Illumination from a point below the figures in the scene.
frontal lighting
backlighting
top lighting
under lighting
36
Illumination cast onto the figures in the scenes from the side opposite the camera is called
Frontal lighting
Top Lighting
Side lighting
Backlighting
37
The “aspect ratio” of a film refers to
the relationship of the width to the height of its images.
the profits of a film in proportion to its costs.
the percentage of shots that are made on location.
proportion of the footage shot to the one used in the film
38
All events that we see and hear, plus all those that we infer or assume to have occurred, is known as ______________.
motif
cause and effect
story
plot
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According to Film Art, Film form is...
last edited version of a film as it will be released
the examination or study of film as an art form
the overall system of relatioship among the parts of a film
Study of film as visual discourse as opposed to narrative
