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Final Exam Flashcards

1
Q

What are the five parts of dramatic plot structure in film?

A

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement.

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2
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The term ‘movie’ is used because films_______.

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Give the illusion of movement

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3
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What is the term for a screenwriter who also directs a film?

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Auteur

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4
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The _______ opposes the protagonist.

A

Antagonist

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5
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The _______ is the central figure in the story. They may be referred to as the hero even if they are not ‘good’.

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Protagonist

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6
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Who is responsible for creating a screenplay?

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Screenwriter

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7
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Determining a film’s _______ is most important for analysis.

A

Overall meaning

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8
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The entire created world of a narrative is called the _______.

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Diegesis

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9
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The _______ is the time and place the story takes place.

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Setting

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10
Q

Most commercial films are_______.

A

Narratives

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11
Q

The structure for presenting the events of film is the _______.

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Plot

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12
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Who first established the fundamentals of narrative theory?

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Aristotle

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13
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What is the term for things the audience can hear or see, but are not in the world of the narrative?

A

Non-diegetic elements

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14
Q

The terms ‘cinema’, ‘film’ and ‘movie‘_______.

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Can be used interchangeably

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15
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A(n) _______ is three-dimensional, complex and has many traits.

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Round character

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16
Q

Movie audiences often make the decision to see a film based on _______.

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What actors are in it

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17
Q

Many film scholars and critics would argue that screen acting has _______ since the “golden age” of Hollywood.

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Evolved

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18
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A film actor performs for the_____, while a stage actor performs for the_____.

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Camera, audience

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19
Q

_______ innovated the theories behind method acting.

A

Constantin Stanislavsky

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20
Q

Method acting was primarily taught at_______.

A

The Actor’s Studio

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21
Q

Creating lines that are not part of the script is called _______.

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Improvisation

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22
Q

The _______ works closely with actors to shape the character.

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Director

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23
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To effectively portray a character, an actor should bring _______ to the role.

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Both physical appropriateness and emotional expressiveness

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24
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‘Good’ acting _______.

A

Draws attention to itself

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25
Q

In ensemble acting _______ .

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All cast members work together

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26
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_____ is an English translation of the phrase ‘mise-en-scene’.

A

Staging

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27
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The Production Designer determines the _____ of the setting, actors and props.

A

Look

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28
Q

Elements within the _____ provide the meaning of the shot.

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Frame

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29
Q

The distribution and arrangement of objects within the frame is called _____.

A

Composition

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30
Q

Inanimate objects in the setting are called _____.

A

Properties

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31
Q

The two main styles of film design are _____.

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Realistic and Nonrealistic

32
Q

_____ is the appearance of truth in film.

A

Verisimilitude

33
Q

A scene not shot at a studio or on a set is said to be filmed _____.

A

on location

34
Q

A(n) _____ frame implies a lack of freedom to move around.

A

Closed

35
Q

A _____ frame has many objects in it.

A

High density

36
Q

_____ influence costume design.

A

Narrative elements

37
Q

_____ can be used to create emphasis within a frame.

A

Color and light. Both

38
Q

In a(n) _____ frame, characters can easily move offscreen.

A

Open

39
Q

What is not a major part of mise-en-scene?

A

Camera use

40
Q

The _____ is primarily responsible for a film’s mise-en-scene?

A

Production designer

41
Q

The _______ is the level and height of the camera in relation to the subject being photographed.

A

Shooting angle

42
Q

The key formal element in the creation of film is _______.

A

Light

43
Q

The cinematographer helps decide how the film is _______.

A

Photographed

44
Q

A _______ is used to gain insight into a character’s emotional state.

A

Close up

45
Q

The difference between zooming in and dollying in is _______.

A

Magnification

46
Q

High-key lighting creates _______.

A

Shadows

47
Q

Lighting _______ determines if light is considered low-key or high-key.

A

Ratio

48
Q

A _______ tracks movement with a camera mounted on a wheeled support.

A

Dolly shot

49
Q

A high-angle shot usually implies _______ relative to the subject being photographed.

A

Inferiority

50
Q

A _______ is one continuous run of the camera.

A

Shot

51
Q

A _______ is a curved piece of transparent material that captures an image.

A

Lens

52
Q

What are three major types of lenses used in filmmaking?

A

Short focal length, medium focal length, long focal length

53
Q

A _______ involves the horizontal movement of a camera.

A

Pan shot

54
Q

_______ is another title for the cinematographer.

A

Director of Photography

55
Q

The _______ is often an extreme long shot of the setting.

A

Establishing shot

56
Q

Most of the sound audiences hear in a film is constructed _____.

A

In post production

57
Q

The _____ constructs the overall sound for a film.

A

Sound designer

58
Q

Four general categories of film sound are _____.

A

Vocal, environmental, music, silence

59
Q

_____ are perceptual characteristics of film sound.

A

Pitch, loudness, quality

60
Q

Dialogue and _____ are typical vocal sounds.

A

Narration

61
Q

Foley sounds _____.

A

are specifically created for particular shots.

62
Q

Ambient sound comes from the _____.

A

Background

63
Q

Diegetic sound comes from _____.

A

the world of the film.

64
Q

Nondiegetic sound is _____ by the characters onscreen.

A

not heard

65
Q

A sound’s faithfulness to its source is its _____.

A

Fidelity.

66
Q

The _____ is the basic building block of editing.

A

Shot

67
Q

A non-chronological sequence of shots that shows a plot event that happened earlier in the story is called _____.

A

Flashback

68
Q

Lev Kuleshov discovered that audiences create a(n) _____ from two shots if the first shot is an action, followed by a shot that is a reaction.

A

Third meaning

69
Q

Shot _____ is the overall length of the shot.

A

Duration

70
Q

A _____ presents many images to give a lot of narrative information in a short amount of time.

A

Montage

71
Q

Most narrative feature film editing is meant to be _____.

A

Complicated

72
Q

The _____ is a convention used to maintain consistent screen direction.

A

180 degree rule.

73
Q

A _____ is a continuity editing technique used to show a conversation between two people.

A

Shot/Reverse shot

74
Q

_____ is when transitions between shots are deliberately erratic and unsteady.

A

Discontinuity editing

75
Q

The _____ are common editing transitions.

A

dissolve and fade

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