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Aesthetics of Film
QUIZ 2
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Film, Theatre & Television
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04/30/2008

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Term
Where was the term "mise-en-scene" (meaning "putting into the scene") first used?
Definition
stage Plays
Term
Mise-en-scene incorporates which following four elements in capturing the events for the camera?
Definition
setting, lighting, costume, staging
Term
What is the best way to analyze mise-en-scene's function in a film?
Definition
according to how it is motivated, how it varies or develops, and how it works in relation to other film techniques
Term
In what ways can the filmmaker control the setting of mise-en-scene?
Definition
All of the answers are correct
Term
Which of the following statements is true?
Definition
Costumes and make-up may function to reinforce the film's narrative and to create character traits
Term
The four major features of film lighting are its quality, direction, source, and color. Which feature refers to the intensity of illumination and the shadows, textures, and edges created?
Definition
quality
Term
Acting is often approached as a question of realism. Why is this a problematic way of thinking?
Definition
All the answers are correct.
Term
Which of the following is not true in relation to how a filmmaker can direct spectator attention across the two-dimensional space of the frame?
Definition
Black-and-white films cannot rely on changes in tonality.
Term
In regards to mise-en-scene, looking is purposeful. Complete this sentence: What we look____ is guided by our assumptions and expectations about what to look ____.
Definition
at; for
Term
Filmmakers control what they want the audience to focus on by creating changes in which one of the following?
Definition
All the answers are correct.
Term
By emphasizing movement in a shot, mise-en-scene can control not only what an audience looks at, but also ____ we look at it.
Definition
when
Term
The person in charge of the following elements is the ____: Quality of film stock, exposure, type of film stock, the camera.
Definition
cinematographer
Term
With a constant projection speed, to get a slow motion effect, the cinematographer must do what?
Definition
Shoot more frames per second.
Term
What does the focal length of the lens control?
Definition
both depth perception and the scale of things in an image
Term
Combining two strips of film images to create a single shot is known as what?
Definition
composite shot
Term
What is the purpose of framing?
Definition
All the answers are correct
Term
In some wide-screen compositions, the director will draw the audience's attention to only one area of the screen. How do they accomplish this?
Definition
Put the important information off center in an unbalanced composition
Term
Noel Burch has pointed out six zones of off-screen space: the space beyond each of the four edges of the frame, the space behind the set, and the space behind the camera. Which is the least used off-screen space in filmmaking?
Definition
the space behind the camera
Term
A medium shot frames which of the following images of the human body?
Definition
the body from the waist up
Term
When referring to the framing, which of the following statements are true?
Definition
None of the answers are correct.
Term
What is mobile framing?
Definition
moving the camera while filming an image
Term
What is a long take?
Definition
a shot that lasts a long time before cutting to the next shot.
Term
Which of the following camera movements is a tracking shot?
Definition
The camera as a whole changes direction, traveling in any direction along the ground
Term
What is the standard Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences aspect ratio for filming?
Definition
1.85:1
Term
An ordinary Hollywood film typically contains how many shots?
Definition
1,000
Term
Which of the following is not an editing joining method?
Definition
switch
Term
Which two relationships are present in the editing of any film?
Definition
graphic and rhythmic
Term
Which of the following patterns may be considered purely as graphic configurations?
Definition
All the answers are correct.
Term
When the filmmaker adjusts the length of shots in relation to one another, she or he is controlling what?
Definition
the rhythmic potential of editing
Term
Editing permits the filmmaker to relate any two points in space through which of the following?
Definition
All the answers are correct.
Term
What is the basic purpose of the continuity system?
Definition
to create a smooth flow from shot to shot
Term
What is another name for the 180 degree space?
Definition
the center line and the axis of action
Term
What is a cheat cut?
Definition
mismatching the positions of characters or objects
Term
Crosscutting gives the audience an unrestricted knowledge of causal, temporal, or spatial information by alternating shots from one line of action in one place with shots of other events in other places. Thus, crosscutting creates some ____ discontinuity.
Definition
spatial
Term
What is a nondiegetic insert?
Definition
a cut from scene to scene to a metaphorical or symbolic shot that is not part of the space and time of the narrative
Term
What is the 30 degree rule?
Definition
Every camera position must be varied by at least 30 degrees from the previous one.
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