Details Title: Aesthetics of Film Description: Quiz 1 Total Flash Cards: 30 Created: 04/30/2008 11:59:45		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Film, Theatre & Television Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term The main way an audience is able to predict the outcome of a film is based on what? Definition prior experience Term An explicit meaning is what? Definition an openly asserted meaning Term Small-scale production is most common in what type of film? Definition documentary film Term Averaged out, a long-running success at the box office will yield what percent of the gross to the theatre? Definition 50 percent Term A chain of events in a cause-effect relationship occurring in time and space is what? Definition narrative Term A film that doesn't enter the theatrical market is what? Definition exploitation film Term An important trait that functions to get the narrative moving is a character's what? Definition desire Term What is not a convention of time in a film? Definition rhythm Term What is true about character narrators? Definition They can be subjective, revealing details of inner life, or objective, confining the recounting to external events Term A film's narration manipulates the audience's degree and the depth of what? Definition knowledge Term Who is typically considered to be the author of a film? Definition the director Term Unity in a film is a matter of what? Definition degree Term Implicit meanings can lead the audience to come up with broad concepts for the film called what? Definition theme Term Which of the following is not a type of meaning that form creates? Definition ideological Term Who is responsible for shooting the insert shots (footage to fill in at certain places)? Definition second unit Term Computer technology has changed all phases of film production. Which of the following must still be accomplished manually (not through a computer)? Definition virtual production assistants Term Which of the following is not a formal criterion when making an evaluated judgment on a film? Definition personal taste Term The person responsible for overseeing the shooting and assembly phases of a film is who? Definition director Term How do films' narratives create mystery? Definition by suppressing certain story causes and presenting only effects in the plot Term The first purpose of a film's form is to do which of the following? Definition communicate with the viewer in a uniquely cinematic way Term Which of the following is not a factor in creating cinema's illusion? Definition emulsion gauge Term Which of the following is a diegetic element of film? Definition dialogue between characters Term Why is it important for audiences to examine how films embody narrative form? Definition because of the prevalence of stories in their lives Term Suspense is created by which of the following? Definition a delay in fulfilling an established expectation Term What happened to the major film studios once the studio system disappeared? Definition They have become distribution companies. Term How are films typically categorized? Definition on the basis of how they were made Term What is the most common pattern of plot development? Definition change in knowledge Term What is exposition in film? Definition the portion of the plot that sets out story events and important character traits Term The best way to recognize how a film develops formally is to do what? Definition to compare the beginning and the ending of the film Term Does a film element's function depend on the filmmaker's intention? Definition more often than not