ENG225 Questions and Correct
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180-degree rule
✓ Principle wherein the camera is kept on one side of an imaginary 180-
degree line drawn between the two main characters or groups in the
scene, which helps the audience know who is looking at whom in a
scene.
actor
✓ A person who plays a character in a film or play, interpreting a
character that a writer has created, under the guidance of a director.
allegory
✓ A metaphoric, symbolic story or passage in a story that tries to teach
the audience a lesson by association, such as a parable, fable, or fairy
tale, often with physical things representing abstract ideas. In films, this
often means that something in the plot stands for something else in the
real world.
antagonist
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✓ A character who works against the protagonist in a story.
archetype
✓ A recognizable type of character, motif, or plot formula that expresses
aspects of human nature considered universal and timeless, and that
has been used by storytellers over many generations.
art house
✓ A movie theater that shows "art" films, including independents, foreign
films, revivals of classics, and non-mainstream movies. Art house movies
are typically made on small budgets and tend to be serious, thoughtful
fare.
aspect ratio
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✓ The ratio of a picture's width to its height, determining the shape of the
rectangular screen; the most common aspect ratios for movies are 1.33
(4:3) for standard-definition television and pre-1953 films, 1.85 for post-
1953 non-anamorphic widescreen films, and 2.35 to 2.4 for anamorphic
CinemaScope widescreen films. A few other aspect ratios that have
had significant usage by theatrical films at various times include 1.18,
1.66, 1.75, 2.0, 2.2, and 2.55. High-definition television uses a 1.78 (16:9)
aspect ratio.
audition
✓ The process of an actor "trying out" for a role, performing short scenes
to let a director or casting director see how well he or she can do; an
audition can be accomplished either by submitting tapes or by trying
out in person.
auteur theory
✓ A theory of film criticism, popularized in France during the 1950s, that
treats the director of a film as its primary author. In certain cases, a
particularly influential producer or screenwriter may also be considered
an auteur filmmaker.
auteurist approach
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✓ Analysis that looks at a film as part of its director's overall body of work
instead of as a single entity.
automated dialogue replacement (ADR)
✓ Computer-based post-production process for re-recording dialogue
that for some reason is unsatisfactory.
backstory
✓ Elements of a film's story that do not appear in the plot. Actors often try
to imagine what happened to their characters before the plot began,
creating an elaborate backstory (which may or may not be based on
the writer's original ideas), and may research similar real-life people to
help them understand a character's motivations.
benchmarks
✓ Certain standards and elements that are criteria for measuring
something.
bit part
✓ A short character appearance with few or no lines, rarely more than a
day's work for the actor.
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