TFM 160 exam 1
cinematic language - correct answer composed not of words but of myriad integrated techniques and
concepts, connects us to the story while deliberately concealing the means of doing so; The accepted
systems, methods, or conventions by which the movies communicate with the viewer
invisible cinematic language - correct answer we often take the conventions and structures of cinematic
language for granted, allowing our brains to passively experience them without much, or any, conscious
interpretation
implicit meaning - correct answer An association, connection, or inference that a viewer makes on the
basis of the given (explicit) meaning conveyed by the story and form of a film. Closest to our everyday
sense of the word meaning.
explicit meaning - correct answer Everything that a movie presents on its surface.
formal analysis - correct answer Film analysis that examines how a scene or sequence uses formal
elements—narrative, mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, sound, and so on—to convey story, mood,
and meaning
shot - correct answer unbroken span of action captured by interrupted run of a motion-picture camera-
that allow visual elements to rearrange themselves and the viewer's perspective itself to shift w/o any
composition; cannot exceed the length of the film stock in the camera
cut - correct answer A direct change from one shot to another; that is, the precise point at which shot A
ends and shot B begins
editing - correct answer joining together of discrete shots gives movies the power to choose what the
viewer sees and how that viewer sees it at any given moment; editor combines and coordinates
individual shots into a cinematic whole
close-up - correct answer A shot that often shows a part of the body filling the frame—traditionally a
face, but possibly a hand, eye, or mouth.
fade in/ fade out - correct answer Transitional devices in which a shot fades in from a black field on
black-and-white film or from a color field on color film, or fades out to a black field (or a color field).
, TFM 160 exam 1
low angle shot - correct answer A shot that is made with the camera below the action and that typically
places the observer in a position of inferiority.
cutting on action - correct answer A continuity editing technique that smoothes the transition between
shots portraying a single action from different camera angles. The editor ends the first shot in the middle
of a continuing action and begins the subsequent shot at approximately the same point in the matching
action
protagonist - correct answer The primary character whose pursuit of the goal provides the structural
foundation of a movie's story
form - correct answer The means by which a subject is expressed. The form for poetry is words; for
drama, it is speech and action; for movies, it is pictures and sound; and so on.
motif - correct answer A recurring visual, sound, or narrative element that imparts meaning or
significance
theme - correct answer A shared, public idea, such as a metaphor, an adage, a myth, or a familiar conflict
or personality type
dolly-in - correct answer Slow movement of the camera toward a subject, making the subject appear
larger and more significant. Such gradual intensification is commonly used at moments of a character's
realization and/or decision, or as a point-of-view shot to indicate the reason for the character's
realization.
story duration - correct answer the time that the entire narrative arc—whether explicitly presented on-
screen or not—is implied to have taken
plot duration - correct answer the time that the events explicitly shown on-screen are implied to have
taken
screen duration - correct answer the actual time that has elapsed to present the movie's plot, i.e., the
movie's running time
cinematic language - correct answer composed not of words but of myriad integrated techniques and
concepts, connects us to the story while deliberately concealing the means of doing so; The accepted
systems, methods, or conventions by which the movies communicate with the viewer
invisible cinematic language - correct answer we often take the conventions and structures of cinematic
language for granted, allowing our brains to passively experience them without much, or any, conscious
interpretation
implicit meaning - correct answer An association, connection, or inference that a viewer makes on the
basis of the given (explicit) meaning conveyed by the story and form of a film. Closest to our everyday
sense of the word meaning.
explicit meaning - correct answer Everything that a movie presents on its surface.
formal analysis - correct answer Film analysis that examines how a scene or sequence uses formal
elements—narrative, mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, sound, and so on—to convey story, mood,
and meaning
shot - correct answer unbroken span of action captured by interrupted run of a motion-picture camera-
that allow visual elements to rearrange themselves and the viewer's perspective itself to shift w/o any
composition; cannot exceed the length of the film stock in the camera
cut - correct answer A direct change from one shot to another; that is, the precise point at which shot A
ends and shot B begins
editing - correct answer joining together of discrete shots gives movies the power to choose what the
viewer sees and how that viewer sees it at any given moment; editor combines and coordinates
individual shots into a cinematic whole
close-up - correct answer A shot that often shows a part of the body filling the frame—traditionally a
face, but possibly a hand, eye, or mouth.
fade in/ fade out - correct answer Transitional devices in which a shot fades in from a black field on
black-and-white film or from a color field on color film, or fades out to a black field (or a color field).
, TFM 160 exam 1
low angle shot - correct answer A shot that is made with the camera below the action and that typically
places the observer in a position of inferiority.
cutting on action - correct answer A continuity editing technique that smoothes the transition between
shots portraying a single action from different camera angles. The editor ends the first shot in the middle
of a continuing action and begins the subsequent shot at approximately the same point in the matching
action
protagonist - correct answer The primary character whose pursuit of the goal provides the structural
foundation of a movie's story
form - correct answer The means by which a subject is expressed. The form for poetry is words; for
drama, it is speech and action; for movies, it is pictures and sound; and so on.
motif - correct answer A recurring visual, sound, or narrative element that imparts meaning or
significance
theme - correct answer A shared, public idea, such as a metaphor, an adage, a myth, or a familiar conflict
or personality type
dolly-in - correct answer Slow movement of the camera toward a subject, making the subject appear
larger and more significant. Such gradual intensification is commonly used at moments of a character's
realization and/or decision, or as a point-of-view shot to indicate the reason for the character's
realization.
story duration - correct answer the time that the entire narrative arc—whether explicitly presented on-
screen or not—is implied to have taken
plot duration - correct answer the time that the events explicitly shown on-screen are implied to have
taken
screen duration - correct answer the actual time that has elapsed to present the movie's plot, i.e., the
movie's running time
