exam 1

Question 1

narrative which the characters and situations represent abstract ideas eg. Casablanca: decision to enter into WWII

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allegory

Question 2

accidental or deliberate confusion of meaning

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ambiguity

Question 3

presumed or actual “author” of a film, usually the DIRECTOR; express a unique style

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auteur

Question 4

“in the front ranks” in french; denotes experimental, unconventional, on the cutting edge

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avant-garde

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techniques used to present and define characters, how they are created

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characterization

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shot which the camera is positioned very close to the object being photographed

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close-up

Question 7

unspoken agreement b/t the viewer and the artist to ignore certain artificialities in a work of art

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convention

Question 8

the point at which two shots are spliced together in editing

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cut

Question 9

in finished film, an instantaneous change from one shot to another

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cut

Question 10

terminate the filming of a shot

Answer 10

cut

Question 11

to trim the length of a shot in the editing process

Answer 11

cut

Question 12

adjective referring to a narrative structure made up of a number of thematically related but loosely connected scenes, events, or stories

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episodic

Question 13

portion of the dramatic work, at the beginning, which fills in essential background info, the “backstory”

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exposition

Question 14

if movement if filmed at a SLOWER rate than the normal 24 fps… it appears…

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fast motion

Question 15

“image drawing”; meanings that certain visual images imply or directly communicate, sometimes referred to as “codes” of meaning eg. western elements

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iconography

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category or type of film which audiences and filmmakers recognize by its established narrative conventions eg. musical, gangster film, etc.

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genre

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mode of expression in which the implied attitude is the opposite of the one being stated

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irony

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shot which the person or object being photographed is fairly distant from the camera

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long shot

Question 19

shot of character(s) from the knees or waist up

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medium shot

Question 20

“drama with music”, narrative with oversimplified characterization, sensational action, emotional excess, and an improbably happy ending

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melodrama

Question 21

substitution of one thing for another, or the ID of two otherwise different things by virtue of certain similarity

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metaphor

Question 22

technique, object, or thematic idea that is repeated throughout the film

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motif

Question 23

any work of fiction whose basis is developing a story

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narrative

Question 24

narrative designed to illustrate a moral point or general truth eg. bible

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parable

Question 25

all the events that are shown to us, something we actually witness in a movie

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plot

Question 26

shot that is taken from the viewpoint of a character

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point-of-view shot

Question 27

rate at which the film passes thru the projector during the screening of a motion picture; what was fps in silent vs sound films

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projection speed

16 fps vs 24 fps

Question 28

shot which photographs a character or an object from a POV opposite to that of the previous shot

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reverse angle

Question 29

unit of narrative film made up of one or more interrelated shots taken at a specific location during a presumably uninterrupted period of time

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scene

Question 30

fully developed script that includes dialogue and basic description of the scenes, characters, and action of the plot; primarily for reading with transitions like cuts, etc

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screenplay

Question 31

unit of film composed of a number of interrelated shots

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sequence

Question 32

breaking down a film into units for the purpose of critical analysis; accurate listing of shots and or sequences as they appear in the film

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segmentation

Question 33

film plot that has been broken down into serially numbered shots with basic camera directions

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shooting script

Question 34

a unit of film recorded during a single, uninterrupted running of the camera

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shot

Question 35

in finished film, a continuous piece of recorded action without a cut

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shot

Question 36

person or moving object filmed at a faster speed than the normal 24 fps… will appear to be…

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slow motion

Question 37

not only the events we see and hear but also all those we learn about thru exposition or assume to have occured

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story

Question 38

breakdown of a film or film sequence into drawings of the individual shots, much like a comic strip

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storyboard

Question 39

object, event, or technique takes on significance in addition to its literal meaning

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symbol

Question 40

certain shot may be taken more than once, final is selected and trimmed in editing process

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take

Question 41

central idea or thesis that a work of art incorporates, illustrates, and explores

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theme