Quiz #3 Flashcards

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When did synchronized sound become the industry standard?

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1927

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Which film introduced synchronized sound?

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Warner Brother’s release of “The Jazz Singer”

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3
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What did audiences experience prior to synchronized sound?

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Movies with live musical accompaniments

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4
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Three Types of Cinematic Sound

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  • speech (dialogue)
  • music
  • sound effects (noise)
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5
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Two Kinds of Sound Image Relationship

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on-screen sound and off-screen sound

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On-screen sound

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sound has a visible onscreen source

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Off-screen sound

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sound does not have a visible onscreen source

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Diegetic Sound

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Has a clear source within the film’s diegesis (story)

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Nondiegetic Sound

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Does not have a clear source within the films diegesis (story)

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Two Types of Diegetic Sound

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internal and external

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Internal Diegetic Sound

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Originates within a character’s subjectivity, part of the diegesis, but other characters cannot hear it (inside the character’s head)

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Voiceover

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Characters in diegesis can’t hear it

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13
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Film used to exemplify the usage of sound

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Apocalypse Now (1979)
Francis Ford Coppola

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14
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What kind of narrative does The Conversation have?

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Totally restricted to Harry’s subjectivity (audience only knows as much as the character)

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What is a key motif in The Conversation and some examples?

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Semi-translucence

– windows, screens, raincoat, curtains, scrim
- metaphor for Harry’s understanding of the circumstances

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Narrative

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a chain of events linked by cause and effect and occurring in time and space

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Motif

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a significant element that is repeated in a film (similarity and repetition)

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What do patterns of motifs create?

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Expectations

19
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What can strong similarities and repetition create?

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Parallelism

20
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What can changes and variations of elements create?

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variety, contrast, and change

21
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Does repetition often occur in exactly the same way in a film?

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No, and the differences can be meaningful

22
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Four Types of Character Development

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  • External Change
  • Internal Change
  • Progressive Character Development
  • Regressive Character Development
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External Change

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indicates physical changes

ex: graying hair, weight loss

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Internal Change

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measures character change from within

ex: character becomes bitter

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Progressive Character Development
an improvement or advance of some quality in a character
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Regressive Character Development
loss of or return to some previous state or a deterioration from the present state
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Examples of Difference and Variation in Mulholland Drive
Diner scene - guy and his dream - Camilla and Betty - Diane and the hitman
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The Conversation
Francis Ford Coppola (1974)
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Who did the sound for The Conversation?
Walter Murch Music by David Shire
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Mulholland Drive
David Lynch (2001)
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The Conversation Main Characters
Harry Caul - Gene Hackman Ann and Mark Martin Stett The Director Amy (gf)
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Mulholland Drive Main Characters
Betty/Diane Selwyn - Naomi Watts Rita/Camilla Rhodes Adam (the director) - Justin Theroux Coco The Cowboy The Hitman