Quiz 2

Question 1

Le Samurai film noir elements

Answer 1

criminal as protagonist
dresses as hardboiled detective
femme fatale
gangster as hero
message: crime doesn’t pay
labyrinthine spaces where character cant escape
black, gray, and beige palate- chiaroscuro

Question 2

Auteur Theory

Answer 2

Film as literature
Film director= author
emphasizes authorial signatures; references to one’s own work

Question 3

cinema de papa

Answer 3

dad’s cinema
traditional film

Question 4

Film Noir as cinema de papa

Answer 4

linearity- easily reconstructed story
heavy reliance on intertextuality
seamless- use of cinematic language
steeped in tradition

Question 5

Elements of New Wave films

Answer 5

non-narrative
improvisational
abrupt or discontinuous
stylized and personal
Auteur theory
ambient sound and natural light
hand-held cameras

Question 6

frame

Answer 6

like a photograph

Question 7

shot

Answer 7

an uninterrupted camera take composed of a series of frames and defined by a cut

Question 8

cut

Answer 8

an immediate move from one shot to another

Question 9

scene

Answer 9

a series of shots that typically take place in one time and place

Question 10

sequence

Answer 10

a series of scenes that constitute a coherent section or moment
“like a chapter in a book”

Question 11

Establishing shot

Answer 11

tells you where you are

Question 12

wide shot

Answer 12

creating distance
insisting on integral narrative structure
figure of architectural wholeness

Question 13

close up shot

Answer 13

whole face
sense of proximity and emotion

Question 14

medium shot

Answer 14

Waste up
focus on character
naturalness of interaction
focus on facial expression and body language

Question 15

Reverse shot

Answer 15

creates a sense of impropriety and spectatorial intrusiveness

Question 16

Tatami Shot

Answer 16

creates intimacy, sense of silent, non-intrusive spectatorial presence
audience is part of scene

Question 17

cowboy shot

Answer 17

low angle
gives sense of power in character

Question 18

Extreme shot

Answer 18

extremely close or extremely wide

Question 19

Angle shots

Answer 19

over shoulder, high, low, dutch

Question 20

New Wave is a revolt against

Answer 20

traditional narrative film making
Europe
the studio system

Question 21

Jazz Bepop

Answer 21

fast tempos
rapid chord changes and key changes
improvisation of classics; intertextuality of classics

Question 22

Elements of Cinema de Papa

Answer 22

expensive sets
written scripts; no improvisation
heavy equipment/ sets
big budget
smooth, seamless transitions
intertextuality