What is the difference between diegetic & non-diegetic music?

Diegetic music can be heard by the film characters

What does it mean if an actor ‘breaks the fourth wall’?

They acknowledge the existence of the audience and speak to them directly.

What does a foley artist do?

Creates sounds artificially for a film

A director with a strong style that instantly identifies their work

What’s the difference between a pan and a track?

With a pan the camera remains fixed, in a track it physically moves

What are the main dimensions of film sound?

Score, music, dialogue, FX, silence

Classical feature film is mainly concerned with what?

Narrative; the act of telling a story

What is Mise-en-Scene?

Everything placed on the stage or in front of the camera

What should a film's setting seek to do?

Be an active container for the action, Communicate meaning about the story being told

What does the narrational device 'Chekhov's Gun' refer to?

All details introduced in a story should have a narrative function

Which of the following are types of colour theory combinations?

Complementary, Triadic, Analogous, Monochromatic

Secondary footage, used to provide context and visual interest to the story

What is a canted or dutch angle?

A camera angle which is deliberately slanted to one side

If the aesthetic of a film is 'theatrical / stylised' what does this mean?

It seeks to show us a completely artificial world.

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1
What is the difference between diegetic & non-diegetic music?
Diegetic music cannot be heard by the film characters
Nothing
Non-diegetic music can be heard by the film characters
Diegetic music can be heard by the film characters
2
Which of these are types of shot linkage or transitions in editing?
Dissolve
Wipe
Long Shot
Straight Cut
3
What does it mean if an actor ‘breaks the fourth wall’?
They have an accident on set
They win an Oscar
They acknowledge the existence of the audience and speak to them directly.
They are filmed in close-up
4
What does a foley artist do?
Designs film posters
Scouts film locations
Creates sounds artificially for a film
Is in charge of the film's wardrobe
5
Context not Image defines reaction. Whose theory of editing?
Hitchcock
Truffaut
Kuleshov
Kubrick
6
What is an 'auteur'?
The person who writes the film's screenplay
A type of camera lens
A French term for 'putting in the scene'
A director with a strong style that instantly identifies their work
7
What’s the difference between a pan and a track?
A pan moves up and down, a track moves side to side
A pan is always handheld, a track always involves a fixed mounting
Nothing, they are the same thing
With a pan the camera remains fixed, in a track it physically moves
8
What are the main dimensions of film sound?
Score, music, dialogue, FX, silence
Voice-over, narration, noise, surround sound
Setting, dialogue, performance
Music, editing, costume, props
9
Classical feature film is mainly concerned with what?
Winning lots of awards
How good the the Visual FX look
Narrative; the act of telling a story
Exploring serious issues and concerns
10
What is Mise-en-Scene?
French word for 'author'
Everything placed on the stage or in front of the camera
The properties of the camera
The type or genre of a film
11
Which of the following is NOT an element of screen performance?
Movement & gesture
Production design
Voice
Physicality
12
What should a film's setting seek to do?
Be just somewhere to shoot
Be an active container for the action
Communicate meaning about the story being told
Be a passive backdrop
13
A temporal ellipsis is an editing technique used to signify what?
Cutting out time
A character's point of view
The importance of a particular object
Establishing space
14
What does the narrational device 'Chekhov's Gun' refer to?
The extensive use of flashbacks & flashforwards
An open-ended narrative
All details introduced in a story should have a narrative function
The film starts mid-story
15
Which of the following are types of colour theory combinations?
Complementary
Triadic
Analogous
Monochromatic
16
What is 'b-roll'?
Something the crew eats for lunch
Left over film stock
A camera accessory
Secondary footage, used to provide context and visual interest to the story
17
What is a canted or dutch angle?
A camera angle which is deliberately slanted to one side
A shot from either a high or low angle
A shot composed in extreme close up
A shot from a character's point-of-view
18
If the aesthetic of a film is 'theatrical / stylised' what does this mean?
It seeks to show us a completely artificial world.
It's based on a true story
It's aimed at a mainstream audience
It focuses on the real, dedicated to showing the unfiltered world.
19
A film lighting style that emphasizes shadow and light is called?
High Key
Low Key
Chiaroscuro
Fill Lighting
20
What does 'Aesthetics' mean?
The type or category a film belongs to
The act of 'reading' a film
The style and look of a film
The circumstances surrounding a film's production

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