CTVA 300 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is the musical structure of the R.E.M. video "What's There's relatively low intensity in the first verse, more in verse 2, a low point in the
the Frequency, Kenneth?"? What's the relation of that bridge, and a highly dynamic verse 3 that de-intensifies towards the end.
musical structure to the video's visual structure?
How do editorial decisions help structure the video? Average shot length varies with intensity. Verses 2 and 3 are more dynamic,
cutting-wise, than verse 1 and the bridge.
How does color help structure the video? What are the Color unifies sections of the video, structures the video, and is manipulated to
color schemes of the section of the video? build intensity through contrast.
- Verse 1: Monochromatic blue
- Verse 2: dichromatic blue and red
- Verse 3: wider range of colors - greens, yellows, oranges, reds, blues
- Towards the end: blue/cool colors
What effect on visual intensity does the constant photo- Extreme contrast of tone within the shot
flashing of the set in this video have?
Describe the placement of the camera in the various Verse 1: perpendicular to the wall, creates sense of flatness, color and tonal
sections of the video. compression.
Verse 2: set ups are oblique to back wall, slightly more depth
Verse 3: some shots from the right of the performers, behind, and much more
varied angles
Describe the rendition of space in verse 1. in verse 2. in Verse 1: flat
the bridge. in verse 3. Verse 2: slightly more depth, some significant close ups
Bridge - flat space
Verse 3: close-ups and extreme closeups
, Does image size differ from section to section of the Yes, verses 2 and 3 show some close-ups.
video? If so, how?
Describe the camera operation/movement in the sections Verse 1 has 27 shots. Six of them (22%) have significant camera operations; all six,
of the video. autonomous pans and tilts. The remaining 21 shots are static.
35 of the 52 shots (67%) in verse 2 have significant camera operations. In addition
to the pans and tilts we see in verse 1, verse 2 includes much more aggressive xy-
axis (top left to bottom right and back and forth) shaking of the camera. The
camera in verse 2 moves more often and in a much more violent way (more
quickly and across a greater range of space) than it did in verse 1, so, with respect
to camera movement, verse 2 is more dynamic than what went before.
Only one shot (the shot of the drummer) in the bridge contains any camera
operation whatsoever. The remaining 80% of this section of the music video is
static.
The camera is moved in 67 of the 82 shots (82%) of verse 3. Verse 3 includes the
pans and tilts we saw in verse 1 and the shaking we saw in verse 2. But it also
includes a couple of types of operation we haven't seen earlier in the video.
In verse 3, in addition to shots taken from a very fluid tripod, the camera is often
handheld. The destabilization of the camera is a major factor in making sections
of verse 3 the most intense in the video. At least half the shots in verse 3 are
handheld. And, again unlike verses 1 and 2 and the bridge, verse 3 also includes
numerous canted shots like the ones below.
In what section of the video do we see canted images? Verse 3
Describe variation in the performers' movement/dancing verse 1 - mainly y-axis (up and down) with some x-axis (left and right) -> flat
in the video. movement
verse 2 - stronger x-axis and some xy-axis (diagonal) movement -> more dynamic
but still flat
bridge - barely any movement -> flat
verse 3 - y, x, and xy-axis movement with z-axis (front and back) movement
Does camera angle differ from section to section of the verse 1, 2, bridge - normal and slightly high angles
video? If so, how?
verse 3 - adds in extremely high and low angles
How is verse 3 different from verses 1 and 2 in terms of Only in verse 3 do we see clearly low angle shots. The filmmakers have saved
camera height? Is it more intense or less intense? these angles for verse 3 in order to increase the intensity there.
The low angles are inherently intense and their inclusion in verse 3 means that the
editors can cut from high to low to normal to low to high to normal to low, etc, in
order to gain intensity through contrast of angle from shot to shot.
CORRECT Answers
What is the musical structure of the R.E.M. video "What's There's relatively low intensity in the first verse, more in verse 2, a low point in the
the Frequency, Kenneth?"? What's the relation of that bridge, and a highly dynamic verse 3 that de-intensifies towards the end.
musical structure to the video's visual structure?
How do editorial decisions help structure the video? Average shot length varies with intensity. Verses 2 and 3 are more dynamic,
cutting-wise, than verse 1 and the bridge.
How does color help structure the video? What are the Color unifies sections of the video, structures the video, and is manipulated to
color schemes of the section of the video? build intensity through contrast.
- Verse 1: Monochromatic blue
- Verse 2: dichromatic blue and red
- Verse 3: wider range of colors - greens, yellows, oranges, reds, blues
- Towards the end: blue/cool colors
What effect on visual intensity does the constant photo- Extreme contrast of tone within the shot
flashing of the set in this video have?
Describe the placement of the camera in the various Verse 1: perpendicular to the wall, creates sense of flatness, color and tonal
sections of the video. compression.
Verse 2: set ups are oblique to back wall, slightly more depth
Verse 3: some shots from the right of the performers, behind, and much more
varied angles
Describe the rendition of space in verse 1. in verse 2. in Verse 1: flat
the bridge. in verse 3. Verse 2: slightly more depth, some significant close ups
Bridge - flat space
Verse 3: close-ups and extreme closeups
, Does image size differ from section to section of the Yes, verses 2 and 3 show some close-ups.
video? If so, how?
Describe the camera operation/movement in the sections Verse 1 has 27 shots. Six of them (22%) have significant camera operations; all six,
of the video. autonomous pans and tilts. The remaining 21 shots are static.
35 of the 52 shots (67%) in verse 2 have significant camera operations. In addition
to the pans and tilts we see in verse 1, verse 2 includes much more aggressive xy-
axis (top left to bottom right and back and forth) shaking of the camera. The
camera in verse 2 moves more often and in a much more violent way (more
quickly and across a greater range of space) than it did in verse 1, so, with respect
to camera movement, verse 2 is more dynamic than what went before.
Only one shot (the shot of the drummer) in the bridge contains any camera
operation whatsoever. The remaining 80% of this section of the music video is
static.
The camera is moved in 67 of the 82 shots (82%) of verse 3. Verse 3 includes the
pans and tilts we saw in verse 1 and the shaking we saw in verse 2. But it also
includes a couple of types of operation we haven't seen earlier in the video.
In verse 3, in addition to shots taken from a very fluid tripod, the camera is often
handheld. The destabilization of the camera is a major factor in making sections
of verse 3 the most intense in the video. At least half the shots in verse 3 are
handheld. And, again unlike verses 1 and 2 and the bridge, verse 3 also includes
numerous canted shots like the ones below.
In what section of the video do we see canted images? Verse 3
Describe variation in the performers' movement/dancing verse 1 - mainly y-axis (up and down) with some x-axis (left and right) -> flat
in the video. movement
verse 2 - stronger x-axis and some xy-axis (diagonal) movement -> more dynamic
but still flat
bridge - barely any movement -> flat
verse 3 - y, x, and xy-axis movement with z-axis (front and back) movement
Does camera angle differ from section to section of the verse 1, 2, bridge - normal and slightly high angles
video? If so, how?
verse 3 - adds in extremely high and low angles
How is verse 3 different from verses 1 and 2 in terms of Only in verse 3 do we see clearly low angle shots. The filmmakers have saved
camera height? Is it more intense or less intense? these angles for verse 3 in order to increase the intensity there.
The low angles are inherently intense and their inclusion in verse 3 means that the
editors can cut from high to low to normal to low to high to normal to low, etc, in
order to gain intensity through contrast of angle from shot to shot.
