Film Exam 1 PASSED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is not a way that setting is used in a film: - Correct Answer- to reveal
lighting
In preparing for and performing a role, a Method actor might: - Correct Answer- a. research
the background of their character
b. immerse themselves in the personality of the character
c. create emotion by thinking of emotional situations from their own past
X d. all of the above X
A director may use a unknown actor so the viewers aren't distracted by: - Correct Answer- b.
the actor's previous roles and public lives
Which is not a major aspect of mise-en-scène? - Correct Answer- c. the director
Which alteration did NOT happened in the early nineteenth century in regards to mise-
enscène? - Correct Answer- a. lighting and technological advances
Which of the following is NOT a type of prop? - Correct Answer- c. metaphorical
Costumes and make-up function as ___________. - Correct Answer- a. character highlights
A star ___________. - Correct Answer- b. brings accumulated history from previous
performances to the role.
Which of the following is NOT a type of lighting? - Correct Answer- a. under lighting
b. low key lighting
c. direction lighting
X d. all of the above X
, Which of the following describes a movie spectacular? - Correct Answer- c. The mise-en-
scène shares equal emphasis or outshines the traditional focal points of a movie.
What are the elements of mise-en-scène? - Correct Answer- d. setting, costumes/make-up,
lights and blocking
Which two historical trends are associated with the tradition of theatrical mise-en-scènes? -
Correct Answer- d. expressive mise-en-scène and constructive mise-en-scène
Film produces this illusion of movement because of a delay in human perception called: -
Correct Answer- a. persistence of vision
A shot may not: - Correct Answer- d. both a and c
The range or distance before and behind the main focus in which objects remain relatively -
Correct Answer- c. depth of field
What is the name of the light-weight camera that appeared in the 1950s? - Correct Answer- b.
Arriflex
Which of the following is NOT one of the three dimensions of the film image? - Correct
Answer- c. the speed of the film
The Academy Ratio is: - Correct Answer- a. 1.33: 1
The difference between letterboxing and the pan-and-scan process is: - Correct Answer- b.
pan-and-scan crops off parts of the movie
and letterboxing blocks off the top and bottom of the TV frame for a smaller
version of the widescreen image
An overhead shot is also called a: - Correct Answer- d. crane shot
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is not a way that setting is used in a film: - Correct Answer- to reveal
lighting
In preparing for and performing a role, a Method actor might: - Correct Answer- a. research
the background of their character
b. immerse themselves in the personality of the character
c. create emotion by thinking of emotional situations from their own past
X d. all of the above X
A director may use a unknown actor so the viewers aren't distracted by: - Correct Answer- b.
the actor's previous roles and public lives
Which is not a major aspect of mise-en-scène? - Correct Answer- c. the director
Which alteration did NOT happened in the early nineteenth century in regards to mise-
enscène? - Correct Answer- a. lighting and technological advances
Which of the following is NOT a type of prop? - Correct Answer- c. metaphorical
Costumes and make-up function as ___________. - Correct Answer- a. character highlights
A star ___________. - Correct Answer- b. brings accumulated history from previous
performances to the role.
Which of the following is NOT a type of lighting? - Correct Answer- a. under lighting
b. low key lighting
c. direction lighting
X d. all of the above X
, Which of the following describes a movie spectacular? - Correct Answer- c. The mise-en-
scène shares equal emphasis or outshines the traditional focal points of a movie.
What are the elements of mise-en-scène? - Correct Answer- d. setting, costumes/make-up,
lights and blocking
Which two historical trends are associated with the tradition of theatrical mise-en-scènes? -
Correct Answer- d. expressive mise-en-scène and constructive mise-en-scène
Film produces this illusion of movement because of a delay in human perception called: -
Correct Answer- a. persistence of vision
A shot may not: - Correct Answer- d. both a and c
The range or distance before and behind the main focus in which objects remain relatively -
Correct Answer- c. depth of field
What is the name of the light-weight camera that appeared in the 1950s? - Correct Answer- b.
Arriflex
Which of the following is NOT one of the three dimensions of the film image? - Correct
Answer- c. the speed of the film
The Academy Ratio is: - Correct Answer- a. 1.33: 1
The difference between letterboxing and the pan-and-scan process is: - Correct Answer- b.
pan-and-scan crops off parts of the movie
and letterboxing blocks off the top and bottom of the TV frame for a smaller
version of the widescreen image
An overhead shot is also called a: - Correct Answer- d. crane shot
