INTRO TO FILM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is the director of photography for a film called? - Answers - Cinematographer
What does the directors vision shape in a movie? - Answers - Mise-en-scene
What does a cinematographer do? - Answers - Make decisions about how to
photograph a film
What is the basic building block of a movie? - Answers - A shot
When one camera position is selected, it and everything associated with it is called? -
Answers - A setup
What does the cinematographic properties of the shot controlled by the director of
photography include? - Answers - Film stock, lighting, and lenses
What does the film stock's speed refer to? - Answers - Sensitivity to light
What is the basic goal of most special effects? - Answers - To create an illusion of what
is real or "illusion of reality"
What did The Stanislavsky system train students to do? - Answers - It trained students
to bring their own experiences and feelings to their roles
What does the naturalistic style of performing do? - Answers - Makes the behavior of
the actor believable and recognizable
What are today's actors' earnings most influenced by? - Answers - Their popularity with
audiences
How does an actor become typecast? - Answers - When they are repeatedly given
particular kinds of roles based on their looks rather than their talent or experience
When are stand-ins used when shooting a film? - Answers - To substitute for stars
during tedious aspects of the shoot
What is the most common ratio of unused to used footage in Hollywood productions? -
Answers - 20 to 1
Whose vision does the film editor follow when editing a film? - Answers - The director's
When is a flashback in the interruption of the chronological progression of the film's
action used? - Answers - To show an important moment from the past
, Who controls the rhythm of a film by varying the duration of the shots in relation to one
another? - Answers - The editor
When the editor controls the rhythm of a film by varying the duration of the shots in
relation to one another this controls the? - Answers - Speed and accents
What are the functional building blocks of continuity editing? - Answers - Master shots
and the 180-degree system
What is parallel editing? - Answers - The cutting together of two or more lines of action
that occur simultaneously at different locations
What is a dissolve? - Answers - Transitional device where a shot gradually
superimposes over another shot
A single shot that has a duration of one - ten minutes and preserves real space and real
time is referred to as? - Answers - Long takes
What is the technique used to keep all three planes of the film frame in focus? -
Answers - Deep-focus cinematography
Who is seen as the best way to draw an audience to a movie? - Answers - A famous
actor or star
Who were the actors in the very first movies, during the silent era? - Answers - Ordinary
people playing themselves, not professional actors
Who is credited for inventing the art of screen acting? - Answers - Lillian Gish, under the
direction of D.W. Griffith
Unlike the actors performing in the Golden Age of Hollywood what can major stars of
today do? - Answers - Actors can choose their roles and name their salaries
What is a point-of-view editing shot? - Answers - Is a shot of a character looking off
screen and then a shot from his or her point of view of what is being looked at
What type of editing is more of a traditional film style of storytelling where images follow
a logical order? - Answers - Continuity editing
What type of editing uses descriptive shots that might mix locations, time periods and
angles that change the meaning of the story? - Answers - Discontinuity editing
What type of editing uses conflicting angels, movement jump cuts to create new
meaning to film moments? - Answers - Dynamic editing (Collision Principle)
ANSWERS
What is the director of photography for a film called? - Answers - Cinematographer
What does the directors vision shape in a movie? - Answers - Mise-en-scene
What does a cinematographer do? - Answers - Make decisions about how to
photograph a film
What is the basic building block of a movie? - Answers - A shot
When one camera position is selected, it and everything associated with it is called? -
Answers - A setup
What does the cinematographic properties of the shot controlled by the director of
photography include? - Answers - Film stock, lighting, and lenses
What does the film stock's speed refer to? - Answers - Sensitivity to light
What is the basic goal of most special effects? - Answers - To create an illusion of what
is real or "illusion of reality"
What did The Stanislavsky system train students to do? - Answers - It trained students
to bring their own experiences and feelings to their roles
What does the naturalistic style of performing do? - Answers - Makes the behavior of
the actor believable and recognizable
What are today's actors' earnings most influenced by? - Answers - Their popularity with
audiences
How does an actor become typecast? - Answers - When they are repeatedly given
particular kinds of roles based on their looks rather than their talent or experience
When are stand-ins used when shooting a film? - Answers - To substitute for stars
during tedious aspects of the shoot
What is the most common ratio of unused to used footage in Hollywood productions? -
Answers - 20 to 1
Whose vision does the film editor follow when editing a film? - Answers - The director's
When is a flashback in the interruption of the chronological progression of the film's
action used? - Answers - To show an important moment from the past
, Who controls the rhythm of a film by varying the duration of the shots in relation to one
another? - Answers - The editor
When the editor controls the rhythm of a film by varying the duration of the shots in
relation to one another this controls the? - Answers - Speed and accents
What are the functional building blocks of continuity editing? - Answers - Master shots
and the 180-degree system
What is parallel editing? - Answers - The cutting together of two or more lines of action
that occur simultaneously at different locations
What is a dissolve? - Answers - Transitional device where a shot gradually
superimposes over another shot
A single shot that has a duration of one - ten minutes and preserves real space and real
time is referred to as? - Answers - Long takes
What is the technique used to keep all three planes of the film frame in focus? -
Answers - Deep-focus cinematography
Who is seen as the best way to draw an audience to a movie? - Answers - A famous
actor or star
Who were the actors in the very first movies, during the silent era? - Answers - Ordinary
people playing themselves, not professional actors
Who is credited for inventing the art of screen acting? - Answers - Lillian Gish, under the
direction of D.W. Griffith
Unlike the actors performing in the Golden Age of Hollywood what can major stars of
today do? - Answers - Actors can choose their roles and name their salaries
What is a point-of-view editing shot? - Answers - Is a shot of a character looking off
screen and then a shot from his or her point of view of what is being looked at
What type of editing is more of a traditional film style of storytelling where images follow
a logical order? - Answers - Continuity editing
What type of editing uses descriptive shots that might mix locations, time periods and
angles that change the meaning of the story? - Answers - Discontinuity editing
What type of editing uses conflicting angels, movement jump cuts to create new
meaning to film moments? - Answers - Dynamic editing (Collision Principle)
