Chapter 2

Question 1

how is form a pattern

Answer 1

the form of a film creates a structure for the viewer to understand

Question 2

the viewer’s involvement in the art depends on their ____

Answer 2

expectations

Question 3

suspense

Answer 3

delaying fulfilling the viewer’s expectations

Question 4

conventions

Answer 4

a dominant or popular form for art

Question 5

What are the 4 types of meaning in a film

Answer 5

• referential
• explicit
• implicit
• symptomatic meaning

Question 6

referential meaning

Answer 6

concrete plot summary

Question 7

explicit meaning

Answer 7

the “point” of the film, which is very clear and openly asserted

Question 8

implicit meaning

Answer 8

the abstract, more general meaning of a film.

Question 9

symptomatic meaning

Answer 9

describe films meaning by explaining a particular social ideology that make up the point of the film.

Question 10

functions of film form

Answer 10

the purpose of the patterning in a film (to motivate characters, drive plot, etc)

Question 11

motif

Answer 11

any significant/repeated element that contributes to film form.

Question 12

when is variation often used in film form

Answer 12

to express a clash between charzcters

Question 13

segmentation

Answer 13

written outline of the film that breaks it into major/minor parts

Question 14

unity

Answer 14

when the relationships of the parts of a film are clearly interwoven, all elements are clearly motivated and purposeful

Question 15

tight

Answer 15

a unified film