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Final Exam Flashcards

1
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What is a “motif”?

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An important element that is repeated throughout a film

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2
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Which of the following criterion for evaluating a film involves an assessment of how emotionally engaging the film is?

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intensity of effect

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3
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The “rental” is

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the share of the theatrical film gross that goes to the distributor.

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4
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In the judgement of a film’s quality, a “criterion” is

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a standard that can be applied to many different films.

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5
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During shooting, separate shots are made “out of continuity,” which means that they are created

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in the order that is most convenient for production.

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6
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A delay in the fulfillment of an established expectation creates

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suspense.

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7
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Which of the following works is NOT structured around a journey

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Collateral

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8
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A film is said to be complex if

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it creates multiple relations among many different formal film elements.

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9
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A “clapperboard” (also called a “slate”) is

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a sign held in front of the lens to record information about a particular take.

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10
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A preliminary synopsis of a film’s action is called a

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treatment.

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11
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Emotions experienced by spectators result from spectator’s perceptions of

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formal patterns in the film.

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12
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Elements such as traditions, dominant styles, or popular forms that are comm to several different types of art are called

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conventions

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13
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Surprise generally results from

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an expectation that turns out to be incorrect.

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14
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Which of the following conventions, common in current films, would have be considered unusual in the 1940s and 1950s?

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flashbacks to earlier events

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15
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Implicit meanings are sometimes called

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subtexts.

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16
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Which of these is NOT a standard width for film strips?

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24mm

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17
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Which of the following is NOT an example of a manifestation of the formal principle of difference in a film?

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Characters wear similar costumes or hairstyles.

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18
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A film that is cohesive in its overall form has

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unity.

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19
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Comparing the beginning with the ending of a film helps spectators to understand

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the film’s overall pattern.

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20
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Ancillary markets are

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film markets other than theatrical exhibition.

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21
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A written outline that details the major and minor parts of a film, making the parts by numbers and letters, is a

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segmentation.

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22
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A “work print” is

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The unedited footage printed from the camera negative (mostly for editing now).

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23
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Symptomatic meanings result from

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the characteristics of a particular society at a particular time.

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24
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Which of the following is NOT a stylistic element of a film?

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the pattern of narrative events

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25
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Which of the following is NOT a type of meaning that spectators might consider in a film?

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declared meaning

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26
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Which of the following describes a stylistic pattern used in The Wizard of Oz?

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Colors are used to identify landmarks and locations within the story.

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27
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Events involving characters that form a film’s story is/are the

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narrative elements.

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28
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A film’s “development” is based on repetition as well as

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progression.

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29
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Which of the following is NOT one of the modes of production?

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conglomerate

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30
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What is the term for the relationships among the parts of a film?

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form

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31
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What kinds of emotions are most likely produced by expectations that are fulfilled?

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satisfaction or relief

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32
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On convention of narrative form is that

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the conclusion of a film resolves characters’ problems.

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33
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Similarities between two or more distinct elements of a film are called

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parallels.

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34
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A “master shot” is

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A single take of all the action of a scene.

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35
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“Style” refers to

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a film’s use of various cinematic techniques.

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36
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in a film when actors engage in conversation they usually

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look directly at each other and seldom blink

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37
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“Performance capture” focuses on filming

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the face.

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38
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“Setup” refers to

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the first quarter of a film’s plot.

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39
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The chains of actions that make up the narratives of classical Hollywood films typically depend on

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psychological causes.

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40
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“Depth” of narration refers to

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how much the spectator learns about the character’s psychological states.

41
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The opening scene of Pulp Fiction is an example of

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a manipulation of temporal order.

42
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Which of the following is not considered a part of a shot’s mise-en-scene?

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the camera’s angle on the action

43
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A complex character typically

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possesses a variety of traits.

44
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Christopher Nolan created a unique manipulation of time in his film Memento by structuring the story in which of the following ways?

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in reverse chronological order

45
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What is the term for how often a story event is presented in a plot?

A

frequency

46
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Which of the following is not a type of lighting in the three-point lighting system?

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rack light

47
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A “point-of-view shot” is taken from

A

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a character’s optical standpoint.

48
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A “prop” is an object in the setting that

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has a function in the action of the film.

49
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Which of the following is not a term for a type of directional lighting?

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overlighting

50
Q

Which of the following genres does NOT provide conventions used in Citizen Kane?

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the Western

51
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At what point in a film does most of the exposition usually take place?

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near the beginning

52
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In a narrative film an element is nondiegetic it it

A

.

is not part of the world of the depicted narrative.

53
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The system of lighting widely used in classical Hollywood filmmaking is known as

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three-point lighting.

54
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Film scholars use the term mise-en-scene to describe the director’s control over

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what appears in the film frame.

55
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Action that place before the plot begins is called the

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backstory.

56
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in a narrative, the sum total of all events in chronological order is the

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story

57
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which of the following statement is not true of the narration in citizen kane

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For much of the film, the information presented by the narration is the reporter Thompson’s knowledge.

58
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film art’s segmentation of citizen kane shows that the film’s narrative is built around

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a series of lengthy flashbacks

59
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in citizen krane, the event that causes the reporter thompson to write a story on kane is kane’s

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death

60
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classical filmmakers prefer that the end of a film

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bring closure

61
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in a film, the high point of the action that increases tension for the spectators is called the

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climax

62
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as defined by film art, a film’s “plot” is

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everything visually and audibly present in the film

63
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what is the term for a chain of events linked by cause and effect and occurring in time and space

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narrative

64
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frontality of staging means that

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character is facing toward the camera

65
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stop-action involves

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animating an object by changing its position between each frame shoe

66
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A sound bridge is categorized as

A

.

diegetic sound.

67
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Volume, pitch, and timbre all contribute to the sonic texture of a film.

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true

68
Q

How are speech, music, and sound effects captured?

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All of the answers are correct.

69
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digestiv sound must come from an on-screen source

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false

70
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foley sound effects are the most common kind of nondiegtic sound

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false

71
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To aid in synchronization, the soundtracks of animated films are recorded after all the images are completed.

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false

72
Q

ndependent films have less opportunity to make extreme stylistic choices.

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false

73
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A category of film that typically uses sonic flashbacks intercut with diegetic synchronous sound is

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trial films

74
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In a modern film, how many separate tracks may be layered into the mix at any given moment?

A

a dozen or more

75
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What are salient stylistic techniques?

A

techniques that can be noted and named

76
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What can limit the stylistic choices of a filmmaker?

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All of the answer choices are correct.

77
Q

If a character begins to leave the frame in a scene, the viewer expects the camera to remain stationary.

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false

78
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made in a nonreflective space so that it’s “clean” and can be manipulated electronically later to yield the desired effects.

A dry recording is a recording

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made in a nonreflective space so that it’s “clean” and can be manipulated electronically later to yield the desired effects.

79
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Which of the following does NOT affect sound perspective in a theater space?

A

synchronization

80
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In film sound, “fidelity” refers to

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sound that seems appropriate to its source in the film.

81
Q

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major perceptual properties of film sound?

A

texture

82
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The nature of the lighting, setting, and music give the opening scene of Citizen Kane a feel most associated with

A

mystery movies

83
Q

Sounds perform many functions in film including

A

All the answers are correct.

84
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Fidelity refers to the quality of recording.

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false

85
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A dialogue overlap is when a line of dialogue continues across a cut.

A

true

86
Q

Ambient sounds are the sounds that

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the natural sounds in the background of a scene when it’s recorded.

87
Q

Which of the following statements about diegetic sound is NOT true?

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It can come from a source inside or outside the world of the film.

88
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The rhythm, melody, harmony, tempo, volume, and instrumentation of the music can all strongly affect a viewer’s emotional reactions.

A

true

89
Q

To create suspense, horror and mystery films often use

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sound from an unseen source.

90
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mental sound.Sound that represents a character’s thoughts without the character speaking aloud is called

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internal diegetic sound.

91
Q

Film sound can include any mixture of noise, music, and speech.

A

true

92
Q

Film sound can include any mixture of

A

speech, music, and noise

93
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Rhythm involves what aspects?

A

All of the answers are correct.

94
Q

The term Mickey Mousing refers to

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tightly matching movement to music on the screen.

95
Q

A filmmaker’s creative choices can be constrained by technology, stylistic norms, or taste.

A

true

96
Q

The pitch, or frequency, of a sound affects the

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perceived highness or lowness of the sound.

97
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A sound bridge is

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overlapping the sound of one scene into the next.

98
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The term dialogue overlap means

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continuing a line of dialogue over cuts during shot/reverse shot.

99
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If a character speaks, the viewer expects to hear diegetic sound that is faithful to the source.

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true

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