In the mid 1890s in France, ________________ delighted audiences with their short movies dealing with
everyday occurrences (realism). - Correct Answer The Lumiere Brothers
Realism - Correct Answer Attempts to reproduce the surface of reality with minimum distortion.
Formalism - Correct Answer Deliberate stylization of subject matter intended to express a subjective
experience of reality.
Classical Cinema - Correct Answer Most of Hollywood's fictional films are made to follow the style of
classicism; which lies in the middle of the extreme styles of realism and formalism.
Frame - Correct Answer The constant physical boundaries set by the movie screen; defines the "world"
of the film.
Extremely long shot - Correct Answer Taken from a great distance, sometimes as far as a quarter mile
away, and shows much of the locale.
Establishing shot - Correct Answer An extremely long shot that serves as a spatial frame of reference for
the closer shots.
Long shot - Correct Answer Slightly shorter distance than the extremely long shot and used for the same
purpose of establishing location. (approximation: usually the same as the distance between the
audience and the stage in a live theater)
Full shot - Correct Answer Just barely included the human body in full, with the head near the top of the
frame and the feet near the bottom; encompasses the entire subject.
Medium shot - Correct Answer Contains a figure from the knees or waist up. Useful for exposition
scenes, carrying movement, and dialogue.
, Over-the-shoulder shot - Correct Answer Usually contains two figures; one with his or her back to the
camera and the other facing the camera.
Close-up shot - Correct Answer Very little locale; concentrates on a relatively small object (a face).
Elevates the importance of that thing.
Extreme close-up shot - Correct Answer Variation of the close-up shot that focuses on part of an object
(the eyes or the mouth)
Eye-level shots - Correct Answer Shot favored by realists and used by virtually all directors as the norm.
Roughly 5-6 feet off of the ground the way that an actual observer would perceive a scene.
Birds-eye view - Correct Answer Perhaps the most disorienting angle; scene is photographed from
directly overhead.
High angle shots - Correct Answer Camera is placed onto a crane. Not extreme or disorienting shots;
they give the viewer a sense of general overview.
Low angle shots - Correct Answer Increase the height and importance of the subjects on screen.
Captures a sense of confusion (especially in scenes of violence).
Oblique angle shot - Correct Answer Involves a lateral tilt of the camera, characters will look as if they
about to fall to one side. Suggestion tension, transition, imbalance, and impending movement.
High key lighting - Correct Answer Bright, even illumination with no conspicuous shadows.
(Comedies and musicals)
Low key lighting - Correct Answer Diffused shadows and atmospheric pools of light.
(mysteries, thrillers, and gangster films)
High contrast lighting - Correct Answer Harsh shafts of light and key dramatic streaks of blackness.
(Tragedies and melodramas)
everyday occurrences (realism). - Correct Answer The Lumiere Brothers
Realism - Correct Answer Attempts to reproduce the surface of reality with minimum distortion.
Formalism - Correct Answer Deliberate stylization of subject matter intended to express a subjective
experience of reality.
Classical Cinema - Correct Answer Most of Hollywood's fictional films are made to follow the style of
classicism; which lies in the middle of the extreme styles of realism and formalism.
Frame - Correct Answer The constant physical boundaries set by the movie screen; defines the "world"
of the film.
Extremely long shot - Correct Answer Taken from a great distance, sometimes as far as a quarter mile
away, and shows much of the locale.
Establishing shot - Correct Answer An extremely long shot that serves as a spatial frame of reference for
the closer shots.
Long shot - Correct Answer Slightly shorter distance than the extremely long shot and used for the same
purpose of establishing location. (approximation: usually the same as the distance between the
audience and the stage in a live theater)
Full shot - Correct Answer Just barely included the human body in full, with the head near the top of the
frame and the feet near the bottom; encompasses the entire subject.
Medium shot - Correct Answer Contains a figure from the knees or waist up. Useful for exposition
scenes, carrying movement, and dialogue.
, Over-the-shoulder shot - Correct Answer Usually contains two figures; one with his or her back to the
camera and the other facing the camera.
Close-up shot - Correct Answer Very little locale; concentrates on a relatively small object (a face).
Elevates the importance of that thing.
Extreme close-up shot - Correct Answer Variation of the close-up shot that focuses on part of an object
(the eyes or the mouth)
Eye-level shots - Correct Answer Shot favored by realists and used by virtually all directors as the norm.
Roughly 5-6 feet off of the ground the way that an actual observer would perceive a scene.
Birds-eye view - Correct Answer Perhaps the most disorienting angle; scene is photographed from
directly overhead.
High angle shots - Correct Answer Camera is placed onto a crane. Not extreme or disorienting shots;
they give the viewer a sense of general overview.
Low angle shots - Correct Answer Increase the height and importance of the subjects on screen.
Captures a sense of confusion (especially in scenes of violence).
Oblique angle shot - Correct Answer Involves a lateral tilt of the camera, characters will look as if they
about to fall to one side. Suggestion tension, transition, imbalance, and impending movement.
High key lighting - Correct Answer Bright, even illumination with no conspicuous shadows.
(Comedies and musicals)
Low key lighting - Correct Answer Diffused shadows and atmospheric pools of light.
(mysteries, thrillers, and gangster films)
High contrast lighting - Correct Answer Harsh shafts of light and key dramatic streaks of blackness.
(Tragedies and melodramas)
