FILM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why are movies worthy of serious study, as opposed to being merely an outlet for
escape or entertainment? - Answers - Seriously studying movies allows people to
understand how movies shape the way we view the world.
What does a low-angle shot usually convey when used in a narrative film? - Answers -
the dominance or empowered position of a character
What is the standard rate by which films are still shot and projected? - Answers - 24
frames per second
How do movies use the elements of time and space? - Answers - Movies manipulate
both space and time
How is cinema's ability to manipulate space effectively demonstrated in the cabin-on-
the-edge-of-a-cliff sequence in The Gold Rush? - Answers - Suspense is created
because individual shots have been edited together to create the illusion that the cabin
and the cliff's edge form part of a complete space
The French filmmaker(s) who established the realistic direction of cinema was (were)
________, while the French filmmaker(s) who established the antirealistic direction of
cinema was (were) ________. - Answers - the Lumière brothers; Georges Méliès
How does the baptism scene from The Godfather give the sense that different actions in
locations are occurring simultaneously? - Answers - by the continuity of particular
actions, dialogue, and music
What is a movie's narrative? - Answers - a movie's story
Omniscient narration offers __________ access to the narrative of a film - Answers -
unrestricted
Which of the following statements about round characters is NOT true? - Answers -
Round characters generally exhibit predictable behavior
The total world of a film's _____________ is called its ____________ - Answers - story;
diegesis
Which of the following is NOT an example of a nondiegetic element? - Answers -
dialogue
The amount of time that the implied story takes to occur is called the _____________ -
Answers - story duration
, Implicit meaning is best defined as ________, while explicit meaning is best defined as
________. - Answers - a deep-level association, connection, or inference; meaning
available on the surface of the movie
Which of the following would be considered a film's use of form? - Answers - the use of
dramatic lighting to convey a madman's tortured psyche in a slasher film
Why is light the essential ingredient in the creation and consumption of motion pictures?
- Answers - Movie images are made when a camera lens focuses light onto film stock
and when movie theater projectors transmit motion pictures as light.
How is it that movies appear to be moving? - Answers - by projecting a quick
succession of still photographs called frames
The elapsed time of those events within the story that the film explicitly presents is
called the _____________ - Answers - plot duration
Narrative structure is typically characterized by how many acts? - Answers - three
When the protagonist faces the seemingly insurmountable obstacle, this is known as
the ____________ - Answers - climax
The overall range, in time and place, of the movie's story is known as the
_____________ of a film - Answers - scope
Which of the following does not demonstrate an intertextual relationship? - Answers -
Tiger King
Which of the following is not a formal element of a film? - Answers - anti-racist message
Which of the following is not a quality of a good thesis statement of an essay in film
studies? - Answers - emotional
Which of the following is not true about global cinema? - Answers - Foreign influence on
American movies is found mainly on the superficial level of exotic settings, but not in
profoundly stylistic terms.
Which of the following statements about mise-en-scène is NOT true? - Answers - Mise-
en-scène has two visual components: lighting and movement.
The organization, distribution, balance, movement, and general relationship of objects
and figures within the space of a shot is called ____________ - Answers - composition
What are three elements that describe neorealism? - Answers - nonprofessional actors,
shooting on location, naturalism
Why are movies worthy of serious study, as opposed to being merely an outlet for
escape or entertainment? - Answers - Seriously studying movies allows people to
understand how movies shape the way we view the world.
What does a low-angle shot usually convey when used in a narrative film? - Answers -
the dominance or empowered position of a character
What is the standard rate by which films are still shot and projected? - Answers - 24
frames per second
How do movies use the elements of time and space? - Answers - Movies manipulate
both space and time
How is cinema's ability to manipulate space effectively demonstrated in the cabin-on-
the-edge-of-a-cliff sequence in The Gold Rush? - Answers - Suspense is created
because individual shots have been edited together to create the illusion that the cabin
and the cliff's edge form part of a complete space
The French filmmaker(s) who established the realistic direction of cinema was (were)
________, while the French filmmaker(s) who established the antirealistic direction of
cinema was (were) ________. - Answers - the Lumière brothers; Georges Méliès
How does the baptism scene from The Godfather give the sense that different actions in
locations are occurring simultaneously? - Answers - by the continuity of particular
actions, dialogue, and music
What is a movie's narrative? - Answers - a movie's story
Omniscient narration offers __________ access to the narrative of a film - Answers -
unrestricted
Which of the following statements about round characters is NOT true? - Answers -
Round characters generally exhibit predictable behavior
The total world of a film's _____________ is called its ____________ - Answers - story;
diegesis
Which of the following is NOT an example of a nondiegetic element? - Answers -
dialogue
The amount of time that the implied story takes to occur is called the _____________ -
Answers - story duration
, Implicit meaning is best defined as ________, while explicit meaning is best defined as
________. - Answers - a deep-level association, connection, or inference; meaning
available on the surface of the movie
Which of the following would be considered a film's use of form? - Answers - the use of
dramatic lighting to convey a madman's tortured psyche in a slasher film
Why is light the essential ingredient in the creation and consumption of motion pictures?
- Answers - Movie images are made when a camera lens focuses light onto film stock
and when movie theater projectors transmit motion pictures as light.
How is it that movies appear to be moving? - Answers - by projecting a quick
succession of still photographs called frames
The elapsed time of those events within the story that the film explicitly presents is
called the _____________ - Answers - plot duration
Narrative structure is typically characterized by how many acts? - Answers - three
When the protagonist faces the seemingly insurmountable obstacle, this is known as
the ____________ - Answers - climax
The overall range, in time and place, of the movie's story is known as the
_____________ of a film - Answers - scope
Which of the following does not demonstrate an intertextual relationship? - Answers -
Tiger King
Which of the following is not a formal element of a film? - Answers - anti-racist message
Which of the following is not a quality of a good thesis statement of an essay in film
studies? - Answers - emotional
Which of the following is not true about global cinema? - Answers - Foreign influence on
American movies is found mainly on the superficial level of exotic settings, but not in
profoundly stylistic terms.
Which of the following statements about mise-en-scène is NOT true? - Answers - Mise-
en-scène has two visual components: lighting and movement.
The organization, distribution, balance, movement, and general relationship of objects
and figures within the space of a shot is called ____________ - Answers - composition
What are three elements that describe neorealism? - Answers - nonprofessional actors,
shooting on location, naturalism
