FTV 140 Tang Midterm

(2) Content is defined as ...

the subject of an artwork

(2) Form is defined as ..

the means by which that subject is expressed and experienced

(2) A movie is a synthesis of performance, composition, sound, and editing. When we analyze this synthesis, we are analyzing

form

(2) Which of the following would be considered a film's use of form?

the use of dramatic lighting to convey a madman's tortured psyche

(2) How do patterns operate in the chase scene in D. W. Griffith's Way Down East?

Parallel editing makes different lines of action look simultaneous

(2) What is the standard rate by which films are still shot and projected?

24 frames per second

(2) How is it that movies appear to be moving?

by projecting a quick succession of still photographs called frames

(2) The filmmakers who established realism were ________, while the filmmaker who established antirealism was ________.

the Lumière brothers; Georges Méliès

(2) In what way does The Silence of the Lambs use patterns in the scene of an FBI team preparing to storm a house?

An editing pattern is at first employed and then broken.

(2) How does cinema manipulate space effectively in the cabin-on-the-edge-of-a-cliff sequence in The Gold Rush?

Editing makes the cabin and the cliff's edge look within a complete space.

(2) How does The Godfather 's baptism scene give the sense different actions in locations are simultaneous?

by the continuity of particular actions, dialogue, and music

(2) Three fundamental principles of film form are _____________.

light, illusion of movement, and manipulated space and time

(2) Most movies are shot and projected at how many frames per second?

24

(2) Linear narrative structure is a common film form used to express the idea of the stream of consciousness in film.

False

(2) Which of the following is an example of breaking the fourth wall in film?

A character turns to the camera and addresses the audience directly.

(3) Which of the following is a highly arguable statement?

- Ashes of the Afternoon (1943) is an early woman-directed experimental film.
- Duck Amuck (1953) breaks the 4th wall.
- Modern Times (1936) shows the economic struggles of the Great Depression.
- Persepolis (2007) shows the national trauma of the Iranian Revolution.
- none of the above (CORRECT)

(3) Which film reuses the familiar image from The Night of the Killer?

Do the Right Thing (CORRECT)

(3) If you are employing a semantic/syntactic approach to film, which of the following is not a form you would study?

Box-office revenue

(3) What does Leonard Engel mean by "mythic space"?

A real location with symbolic, larger-than-life meaning

(3) Which landscape is most associated with John Ford's Westerns?

Monument Valley

(3) What theme does Ford explore using the contrast between open space and enclosure?

Civilization and wilderness

(3) What is the symbolic function of the stagecoach in the film?

A metaphor for civilization's journey through wilderness

(3) Which character in Stagecoach is a drunk doctor who redeems himself?

Doc Boone

(3) What ironic twist occurs with Hatfield during the Native Americans' attack?

He was not killed as initially believed

(3) What does the town of Lordsburg symbolize in the film according to Engel?

Salvation and peace

(3) What is the final fate of Ringo and Dallas?

They escape to a new life together

(3) The first few minutes of a narrative film lay out

the normal world of a film

(3) What is narration?

the act of telling the story

(3) What is the primary narrator in every movie?

the camera

(3) Which of the following represents an example of a first-person narrator?

a man trapped in a tunnel telling us what's going on

(3) Which of the following can be said about different types of narration?

Restricted and omniscient narration can be used in the same film.

(3) What is a round character?

a complex, multidimensional character

(3) Which of the following is NOT true of flat characters?

- They are always supporting characters. (Correct)
- They exhibit few distinct traits.
They do not change significantly as the story progresses.
- They are relatively uncomplicated.
- They are less dimensional than round characters.

(3) What is an antihero?

a sympathetic character in pursuit of a less-than-noble go

(3) What is the advantage of suspense over surprise?

Suspense causes viewers to wonder at how events will unfold or turn out.

(3) What does the setting of a film consist of?

the time and place in which the story occurs

(3) plot duration < screen duration

stretch relationship

(3) In The Night of the Killer, the use of familiar images like a broken mirror and a childhood toy mainly:

Evokes emotions

(Week 3 Practice Quiz) Narratives are fiction films, as opposed to

other movie modes, like documentary or experimental.

(Week 3 Practice Quiz) The first few minutes of a narrative film lay out

the normal world of a film

(Week 3 Practice Quiz) What is narration?

the act of telling the story

(Week 3 Practice Quiz) What is the primary narrator in every movie?

the camera

(Week 3 Practice Quiz) Which of the following represents an example of a first-person narrator?

a voice-over from a private investigator, who talks about his life

(Week 3 Practice Quiz) How many narrations take place at the same time when a character from a film becomes a first-person narrator?

2

(Week 3 Practice Quiz) Which of the following constitutes restricted narration?

a man trapped in a tunnel telling us what's going on

(Week 3 Practice Quiz) Which of the following can be said about different types of narration?

Restricted and omniscient narration can be used in the same film.

(Week 3 Practice Quiz) What is a round character?

a complex, multidimensional character

(Week 3 Practice Quiz) Which of the following is NOT true of flat characters?

They are always supporting characters.

(Week 3 Practice Quiz) What is an antihero?

an unsympathetic character in pursuit of a less-than-noble goal

(4) What concept does Ackbar Abbas argue is central to Wong Kar-wai's cinema?

Repetition

(4) What does the "secret" in Wong's films often represent?

An unknowable feeling

(4) What is the function of voiceovers in Wong's films, according to Abbas?

To replace dialogue and express inner emotion

(4) What does the expiry date "May 1" symbolize in Chungking Express?

A deadline for love

(4) What does Abbas mean by "a space of disappearance"?

A space that resists clear representation

(4) In Wong's films, what often replaces traditional action?

Reflection and repetition

(4) What does Abbas suggest repetition offers in Wong's cinema?

A chance to start over

(4) What does the repetition of a story element signal?

that the element can be made an object of study on its own

(4) Intertextuality of cinema refers to

the relationship between multiple films

(4) Which of the following is referenced in Chunking Express?

Gloria (1980)

(4) Which of the following is a direct reference in Reservoir Dog?

City on Fire (1987)

(5) In film analysis, the term "mise-en-scène" refers to

everything the audience sees in every shot.

(5) One of the most important collaborators hired by a director is the ________, who develops the overall look of a movie.

production designer

(5) The spatial and temporal ________ of a film is the environment in which the narrative takes place.

setting

(5) The colors and textures of interiors, furniture, draperies, and curtains are aspects of

decor

(5) Studios of the classical Hollywood period would ask male actors to undergo plastic surgery and change hair color to

maintain the studio's ideal kind of masculinity

(5) Although much attention was paid to the authenticity of historical costumes, hairstyles were often based on

modified contemporary looks

(5) Until the 1960s, why were actors in almost every film, whether period or contemporary, required to wear wigs?

An actor's real hair could be the source of a continuity error.

(5) Sketches that help guide the cinematographer in coordinating the camera and lighting for a film are known as

storyboards

(5) Directors often incorporate lighting into the storyboards they use to plan the film.

TRUE

(5) During the production of a movie, light is controlled and manipulated by the ________ to achieve expressive effects.

cinematographer

(5) ________ is a lighting technique often associated with horror and film noir.

Low-key

(5) The biggest and brightest light is the

Key light

(5) To create natural lighting, you can direct your lighting from

45 degrees from a little above eye height

(5) Hard light is great for scary or tense situations.

TRUE

(5) Soft light is diffused to soften shadows.

TRUE

(5) If you have a low lighting ratio, you have high-key lighting.

TRUE

(5) If you have high fill, you have high-key lighting.

TRUE

(5) High-key lighting is typically used for dramatic situations.

FALSE

(5) Low-key lighting is typically associated with horror films or other dramatic images.

TRUE

(5) Lighting ratio means the contrast ratio.

TRUE

(5) If you have a high lighting ratio, you have high-key lighting.

FALSE

(5) The fill light is for

filling in shadows.

(5) To make your subject stand out from the background, you can use

rim lighting

(5) 3-point lighting refers to all of the following except

natural light

(5) What does the rule of thirds mean?

divides the frame into 3 horizontal sections and 3 vertical sections

(week 5 practice quiz) Which of the following does not demonstrate an intertextual relationship?

- Tiger King (2020) (CORRECT)
- Michael Jackson's moonwalk, year unknown
- The Lion Tamer performed by Marcel Marceau, year unknown
- Modern Times (1936)
- Bananas (1971)

(week 5 practice quiz) Which of the following is not a formal element of a film?

- anti-racist message (CORRECT)
- cinematography
- sound
- editing

(week 5 practice quiz) Which of the following is not a quality of a good thesis statement of an essay in film studies?

- emotional (CORRECT)
- specific
- arguable
- original

(week 5 practice quiz) Which of the following is not true about global cinema?

- Foreign influence on American movies is found mainly on the superficial level of exotic settings, but not in profoundly stylistic terms. (CORRECT)
- Cinema is a global product shared by peoples of different cultures.
- Experimental filmmaking is no longer "experimental" but has in fact become a mainstream film genre.
- Although Wong Kar-wai was heavily influenced by his native Hong Kong culture, he also drew inspiration from international cinema and music, including Michelangelo Antonioni's films, Latin inspired music, and American independent cinema.

(week 6 practice quiz) What are three elements that describe neorealism?

nonprofessional actors, shooting on location, naturalism

(week 6 practice quiz) Consider carefully the details of the mise-en-scène in the following clips. Based on the mise-en-scène, which do you think belongs to a dystopian futuristic narrative inhabited by mostly one-dimensional characters?

- Bartholomew's Song (CORRECT)
- Two Cars, One Night
- Spam-ku

(week 6 practice quiz) Lighting ratio is the balance between light and shadow, or the balance between the key and fill lights. Which of the following images represents high-key lighting?

- THX 1138 (everything is light and no contrast) CORRECT^
- John Wick (dark and lots of contrast)
- Citizen Kane (dark and lots of contrast)

(week 6 practice quiz) What lighting effect is achieved when the filmmaker positions the subject between the light source and the camera?

backlighting

(week 6 practice quiz) Directors often incorporate lighting into the storyboards they use to plan the film.

TRUE

(6) Why does Mitchell argue that Sal's Wall of Fame is a symbol of public art's contradictions?

It is both private and public in nature

(6) In Spike Lee's journal, what does the recurring theme of heat symbolize beyond weather?

The intensity of racial tension

(6) What does Mitchell mean by "intelligent violence" in Do the Right Thing?

Violence that is strategically directed

(6) Why does Lee resist portraying Sal as a one-dimensional racist in his journal?

To reflect the complexity of racial bias

(6) What does Mitchell suggest about the role of public art in marginalized communities?

It often excludes minority voices

(6) How does Mitchell interpret the destruction of Sal's pizzeria?

As a symbolic rejection of exclusion