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| Zettl's chosen method of educating us about the aesthetics of film and television is to: |
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| isolate and discuss the aesthetic elements: light and color, two-dimensional space, three-dimensional space, time-motion, and sound |
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| According to Zettl, what is the deciding factor that elevates the ordinary life experience into the realm of art? |
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| the artist or group of artists |
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| Selective seeing means that we tend to expose ourselves primarily to images that are in agreement with our existing views. |
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| Which statement best expresses the influence of context on perception? |
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| Context will always have some influence on our perceptions. |
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| According to applied aesthetics, every aspect of life is art. |
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| Our perceptual mechanisms are designed to _____ and _____ our surroundings as much as possible. |
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| Branch of philosophy that includes, rather than excludes, the environment (context) in the process of clarifying, intensifying, and interpreting, and interpreting experience. |
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| Translating an idea into a message for a specific communication medium. |
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| Tendency to organize a scene into figures that lie in front of a background. In doing this we perceive the round as being more stable than the figures |
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| Light and color, space, time/motion, and sound. |
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| Automatic reduction of unnecessary details during the perception process. |
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| Tendency to see only such events and event details as we are interested and/or that seem to confirm our perceptual expectations and prejudices. Often (and inaccurately) called selective perception. |
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| Branch of aesthetics that deals with sense perceptions and how to influence them through the fundamental image elements of light and color, space, time/motion, and sound. |
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| Environment in which we perceive and evaluate specific perceptual phenomena. Every aesthetic element operates within, and is dependent on, the context of all others. |
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| How the various fundamental aesthetic elements operate in various contexts and in relation to one another. |
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| Same as applied aesthetics except focus is on video, film, and other electronic audiovisual media. |
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| Which of the following statements best describes the functions of applied media aesthetics? |
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| It can be used for analysis and synthesis. |
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| Which statement describes perception most accurately? |
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| We tend to simplify and cluster our perceptions to prevent input overload. |
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| In the context of applied media aesthetics, how do we distinguish between ordinary life experiences and art? |
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| by clarifying, intensifying, and interpreting the event for a specific audience |
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| Which best describes the inductive method used in applied media aesthetics? |
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| it examines the individual image elements of film and video |
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| Does the medium influence the shaping of the message? |
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| Is there any connection between applied media aesthetics and ethics? |
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| Yes, every aesthetic decision must be made in an ethical context |
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| Consumers of mass media messages who understand the basic principles of media aesthetics will be able to do all of the following EXCEPT: |
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| remain largely unaffected by the aesthetic context |
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| In Zettl's text, Sight Sound Motion, the word "aesthetics" means: |
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| the study of sense perceptions and how these perceptions may be clarified, intensified, interpreted |
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| Maybe object-connected or object disconnected. |
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| Radiant energy particles that behave commonly as electromagnetic waves. |
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| The deliberate manipulation of light and shadows for a specific communication purpose. |
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| Selected areas are bright, fast falloff, usually with a dark background. |
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| High overall brightness, slow falloff, usually with a light background. |
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| A lighting change that signals an impending shift in the story. |
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| Describes changes of brightness from one area to another. |
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| An object or action within a scene that contributes directly to its aesthetic intensification. |
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| Below-eye-level key-light position |
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| Primary light source lower than any person’s head, horror lighting, reverse modeling. |
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| On the object itself, cannot be seen independent of the object. |
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| Lighting orients us in space. In order to do this, lighting shows us: |
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| what an object looks like, and where the object is in relation to other things |
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| Which type of shadows can provide the best clock time orientation? |
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| Which one of the following lighting functions contributes to inner orientation? |
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| Which of the following is not something that lighting can generally help reveal. |
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| the inner structure of the object |
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| This type of shadow is always on the object itself. |
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| Which is one of the primary functions of attached shadows? |
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| To help see the basic shape of an object |
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| How can you reduce falloff? |
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| by increasing the fill-light intensity |
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| Which of the following is NOT an outer orientation function of lighting? |
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| mood/atmosphere orientation |
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| Which of the following is NOT an inner orientation function of lighting? |
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| This type of shadow can influence whether we perceive a surface as protruding or receding. |
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| Which statement describes most accurately one of the characteristics of falloff? |
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| it is the speed with which light areas change into shadows |
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| Which of the following is not something that lighting can generally accomplish? |
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| control the subjective pace of the scene |
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| Which aesthetic element is normally present in low-key lighting? |
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| What is the basic purpose of lighting? |
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| to help us see and feel in a specific way |
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| What is the major function of predictive lighting? |
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| to signal an upcoming event |
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| Which of the following is NOT something that cast shadows are useful for? |
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| emphasizing surface texture |
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| Which of the following is the best example of using light as a dramatic agent? |
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| showing the flashing blue and red lights of a police car |
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| Lighting for light/dark contrast (fast falloff) to emphasize volume and specific areas. |
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| Omnidirectional illumination from no particular single source. |
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| Principal source of directional illumination falling on an area or a subject. |
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| Any set area that has a plain, light background. Often confused with flat lighting. |
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| Compromises control for flexibility and overall coverage, traditionally associated with video. |
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| The triangular arrangement of key, back, and fill lights. |
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| Reduces a range of continuous brightness and/or color to a select few number of levels. |
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| Emphasizes control over flexibility and overall coverage, traditionally associated with film. |
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| Illumination from behind the subject and opposite the camera. |
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| Illumination of the set pieces and back-drops. Also called set light. |
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| Object(s) set off against a plain, dark background. |
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| Used to illuminate shadow areas and thereby reduce falloff. |
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| Type of chiaroscuro lighting, selected areas are illuminated while others are kept dark. |
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| The background is evenly lit, figures remain unlight, reveals figure contours. |
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| An inner, latent, or implied meaning. |
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| Which is the major aesthetic effect of cameo lighting? |
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| It emphasizes the subject |
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| Which lighting technique contributes to flat lighting? |
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| Very slow or no-falloff lighting |
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| Which combination matches the basic triangle lighting (photographic principle)? |
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| ______-camera lighting has the greatest degree of control. |
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| What is one of the major inner orientation functions of Rembrandt lighting? |
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| It gives drama to a scene. |
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| What is one of the major outer orientation functions of flat lighting? |
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| It provides optimal visibility. |
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| Chiaroscuro lighting would NOT help to accomplish which of the following? |
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| provide maximum visibility |
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| What is the basic function of the fill light? |
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| to soften attached shadows created by the key light |
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| Which of the following describes the spatial/compositional function of chiaroscuro lighting? |
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| produce a generally pleasing light/dark structure |
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| Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of multicamera lighting? |
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| Lighting control is extremely high |
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| _____ lighting always has a dark background. |
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