Which of the following sentences BEST describes cinematic language? - ✔✔ the techniques (effects) and tools (editing/camera work/etc) filmmakers use
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(T/F)Movies are similar to stage plays since they generally provide the viewer with a single, uninterrupted, wide-angle view of on-screen action? - ✔✔ False
In movies, meaning is often absorbed intuitively. Some techniques that contribute to a movie having the "invisible meaning" include - ✔✔ fade in/fade out, low angle shots and cutting on action
Whats implicit meaning - ✔✔ meaning that lies below the surface of a movies story and presentation
In the film Juno, the hero (Juno) procures a drug store pregnancy test. This purchase becomes the film's - ✔✔ call to adventure
Which of the following statements BEST characterizes the treatment of viewer expectations? - ✔✔ our expectations watching any given film is affected by how that film manipulates our expectations
(T/F)Culture invisibility is a consequence of the audiences shared belief systems and frequently contributes to hidden movie meaning? - ✔✔ True
A movie is a coordinated sythesis of performance, composition, sound, and editing that creates meaning to tell a story. when we analyze this sythesis we are anyalyzing - ✔✔ a films form
talking about hitchcocks macguffin, which statement is UNTRUE? - ✔✔ the hook to the screenplay
The inteaction between two optical and perceptual phenomena makes moving picture possible. The persistence of vision provide the illusion of ___ while the phi phenomenon provides the illusion of ___. - ✔✔ succession; movement
(T/F)The movie had times was convoluted fim set in the 1950s - ✔✔ False
Form describes ____, while content describes___ - ✔✔ the means of experssion; the subject of a movie
Cinematic language combines various elements such as lighting, movement, sound and camera effects into single ____ that create meaning analogous to a sentence - ✔✔ shots
Viewers identify with ___ as filmmakers use ____ to make meaning - ✔✔ the lens; the camera
good word of mouth comes from both memorable characters and great visual effects, so long as both elements tap into the ____ to drive their stories: - ✔✔ human condition
(T/F)most screen stories follow 10 "signposts" to complete their journey - ✔✔ False
Heros are often reluctant to tackle the challenge they've been given and reveal this insecurity after passing which of the following "signposts" - ✔✔ refusal
Which of the following statements about art form is untrue - ✔✔ only plays can record subjective versions of time passing
Heros go through a metamorphosis of sorts getting through the films Crisis. Which scene below BEST reflects the Crisis in the David Mamet film, the edge; - ✔✔ charles and bob killing the kodiak bear
Audiences expect to see certain conventions in certain move genres. for that reason, the obligatory "shootout" is found most often in which of the following genres: - ✔✔ westerns
gangster films are characterized by ____ and ____ - ✔✔ exploring the american dream; antihero
direct cinema ____ and ____ - ✔✔ limits the use of narrators; allows to observe events as they occur
Which of the following distinguishes narrative films from other kinds of movies? - ✔✔ narrative films are directed toward fiction
in film nior, the protagonist is usually an antihero who: - ✔✔ rarely pursues or achieves leadership status
(T/F) experimental films are many times made by a single filmmaker on low budgets with no expectation of financial gain - ✔✔ True
Animation films are - ✔✔ different form of moviemaking, but not necessarily a single type of movie
the planning of the positions and movements of the actors and camera is called - ✔✔ blocking
(T/F) The memorable Greenwich Village setting of Alfred hitchhocks Rear Window was shot on location in NYC - ✔✔ False
The three majot types of movies - ✔✔ narrative, experimental and documentary
documentary filmmaking, which uses actual people places, and events as source material, is described by ihn Grierson as: - ✔✔ a creative treatment of actually
what are the 3 basic types of animation? - ✔✔ hand-drawn, stop-motion, and digital
Which of the following statements about mise-en-scene is NOT true? - ✔✔ mise-en-scene has two visual components: lighting and movement
The organization, distribution, balance, movement, and general relationship of actors and objects within the space of a shot is called - ✔✔ composition
As a rule, the femme fatale is a far more formidable opponent for the protagonist than other adversarial characters. Which of the films we've seen gave is a true femme fatale - ✔✔ double indemnity
Which of the following statements about the production designer is NOT true? - ✔✔ the production designer is hired relatively late in the production process`
When visualizing and planning shots, filmmakers must make decisions about two elements of composition: what we see on screen and what moves on screen. What are these two elements commonly called? - ✔✔ framing and kinesis
March of the Penguins, which presents a species and place in a straightforward manner, is an example of: - ✔✔ a factual documentary
experimental films frequency reflect the creative vision of a single artist. These films: - ✔✔ invite individual interpretation
the founding purpose of the persuasive documentary was to - ✔✔ address social injustice
(T/F)Some of the departments the Production designer supervises include carpentry, properties and transportation - ✔✔ True
Gangster films are characterized by ___ and ___ - ✔✔ exploring the american dream; an antihero
What are the three basic types of animations - ✔✔ stop motion, hand drawn and digital
(T/F)the memorable Greenwich Village setting of Alfred Hitchcock's rear window was shot entirely on a soundstage in LA - ✔✔ True
Audiences expert to see certain conventions in certain movie genres. for the reason, the obligatory " double cross" is found most often in which of the following genres - ✔✔ film noir
delivering lines based loosely on the written script or without rehearsal is called - ✔✔ improvisation [Show Less]