Shot - correct answer one uninterrupted run of camera and fundamental building block of film editing
A shot's two distinct values? - correct answer
... [Show More] -the value of the photographic image in itself
-the value acquired when the shot is placed in relationship to other shots
Cut - correct answer transition from one shot to another
The Kuleshov Effect - correct answer effect of perceving spatial relationship even when we are given minimal visual info or when we are presented with shots filmed at entirely different times and places
Montage (from monter - to build, assemble) - correct answer The assemblage of shots, the editing
How do we describe sound? - correct answer -Perceptual Characteristics (pitch, loudness, quality, fidelity)
-Source, where it comes from
-Type, vocal/environmental, musical
Sound's Perceptual Characteristics - correct answer -Pitch (level)
-Loudness (volume, intensity) "loud", "soft"
-Quality (timbre, texture, color) "simple", "complex"
-Fidelity (faithfulness) "faithful", "unfaithful"
7 Functions of Film Sound - correct answer 1. To reveal the movie's story
2. To provide audience awareness and expectation
3. To express a point of view of storyteller or character
4. To provide rhythm
5. To provide emphasis
6. Reveals aspects of each main character
7. To provide continuity
What is acting? - correct answer An art in which an actor uses imagination, intelligence, psychology, memory, vocal technique, facial expressions, body language, and an overall knowledge of the film making process to realize, under the directors guidance, the character created by the screenwriter
Audience Interest - correct answer Our interest in a movie is almost always sparked by the actors featured in it
A Movie's Financial Success - correct answer The power of some actors (Jennifer Lawrence or Denzel Washington, for example) to draw an audience is frequently more important than any other factor
Stage Acting - correct answer -play to the audience
-must project vocally and physically
-memorize their lines and then speak and act them in the story order
Screen Acting - correct answer -play to the camera
-small gestures are fundamental tools for the screen actor
-learn only the lines needed for the moment and act out of sequence
Persona - correct answer -the image of character and personality that we want to show the outside world
-the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others
-the 'mask'
A Personality Actor - correct answer Actors who take their personae from role to role (Morgan Freeman, Adam Sandler) [Show Less]