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Question 1

the order in which events are portrayed corresponds to the order in which they occur.

Answer 1

Linear or Chronically Structure:

Question 2

introduces the characters, shows some of their interrelationships, and places them within a believable time and place

Answer 2

exposition

Question 3

a conflict begins and grows in clarity, intensity, and importance. Because dramatic tension and suspense are created and maintain, this is usually the longest section

Answer 3

Complication

Question 4

When the complication has reached its point of maximum tension, the two forces in opposition confront each other at a high point of physical or emotional

Answer 4

Climax

Question 5

At the climax, the conflict is resolved and there follows a brief period of calm, the —–, in which a state of relative equilibrium returns

Answer 5

Denouement

Question 6

a Latin phrase meaning “in the middle of things”

Answer 6

Medias Res

Question 7

A story that begins in medias res (a Latin phrase meaning “in the middle of things”) opens with an exciting incident that actually happens after the complication has developed

Answer 7

Nonlinear

Question 8

sequences that go back in time to provide expository material

Answer 8

flashbacks

Question 9

a filmed sequence that jumps from the present into the future

Answer 9

Flash Forward

Question 10

It is the element that really captures our interest, heightens the intensity of our experience, quickens our pulses, and challenges our minds

Answer 10

Conflict

Question 11

may consist of a personal and individual struggle between the central character and another character

Answer 11

External Conflict

Question 12

centers on an interior, psychological conflict within the central character

Answer 12

Internal Conflict

Question 13

contrasting characters whose behaviors, attitudes, opinions, lifestyle, physical appearance, and so on are the opposite of those of the main characters

Answer 13

Foils

Question 14

minor characters whose actions are completely predictable or typical of their job or profession (such as a bartender in a western). They are in the film simply because the situation demands their presence. They serve as a natural part of the setting, much as stage properties like a lamp or a chair might function in a play

Answer 14

Stock Characters

Question 15

Characters fit into preconceived patterns of behavior common to or representative of a large number of people, at least a large number of fictional people

Answer 15

Stereotypes

Question 16

characters are deeply affected by the action of the plot (internal, external, or both) and undergo some important change in personality, attitude, or outlook on life as a result of the action of the story

Answer 16

Developing Characters

Question 17

characters remain essentially the same throughout the film (Figure 3.22). The action does not have an important effect on their lives

Answer 17

Static Characters

Question 18

characters are two-dimensional, predictable characters who lack the complexity and unique qualities associated with psychological depth. They often tend to be representative character types rather than real flesh-and blood human beings

Answer 18

Flat Characters

Question 19

Unique, individualistic characters who have some degree of complexity and ambiguity and who cannot easily be categorized

Answer 19

Round Characters or 3-d characters

Question 20

A story in which every object, event, and person has an abstract (as opposed to merely concrete) meaning is known as an

Answer 20

Allegory

Question 21

is something that stands for something else

Answer 21

Symbol

Question 22

comparison that helps us better understand an image because of its similarity to another image

Answer 22

visual metaphor

Question 23

emerge directly from the context of the scene itself and are more natural and usually more subtle

Answer 23

intrinsic metaphor

Question 24

most general sense, is a literary, dramatic, and cinematic technique involving the juxtaposition or linking of opposites

Answer 24

Irony

Question 25

 In order to etch a character quickly and deeply in our minds and memories, actors often exaggerate or distort one or more dominant features or personality traits

Answer 25

caricature

Question 26

repetition of a single action, phrase, or idea by a character until it becomes almost a trademark or theme song for that character.

Answer 26

leitmotif