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Intro to Film Exam Questions with
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The systems, methods, or conventions by which the
movies communicate with the viewer.
Ans: cinematic language
In an edited film, an unbroken span of action captured
by an uninterrupted run of the camera that lasts until it is
replaced by another shot by means of a cut or other
transition. 2. During the pre-production and production
process: a specific arrangement of elements to be
captured in a particular composition from a pre-
determined camera position.
Ans: shot
The process by which the editor combines and
coordinates individual shots into a cinematic whole; the
basic creative force of cinema.
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Ans: editing
1. the act of an editor selecting an in point and an out
point of a shot as part of the editing process; 2. a direct
change from one shot to another as a result of cutting;
that is, the precise point at which shot A ends and shot B
begins; 3. an edited version of a scene or film, as in a
"rough cut".
Ans: cut
A shot that often shows a part of the body filling the
frame—traditionally a face, but possibly a hand, eye, or
mouth.
Ans: close-up (CU)
A shot-by-shot breakdown that combines sketches or
photographs of how each shot is to look and written
descriptions of the other elements that are to go with
each shot, including dialogue, sound, and music.
Ans: storyboards
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The actual physical relationships among figures and
settings. Also, the process during rehearsal of establishing
those relationships.
Ans: blocking
A transitional devise in which the first shot fades out (gets
progressively darker) until the screen is entirely black. After
a moment, the succeeding shot fades in (becomes
increasingly exposed). Fades often imply a passage of
time.
Ans: fade-out/fade-in
Also known as low shot. A shot that is made with the
camera below the action; it typically places the observer
in a position of inferiority
Ans: low-angle shot
Also known as match-on-action cut. A continuity editing
technique that smooths the transition between shots
portraying a single action from different camera angles.
The editor ends the first shot in the middle of a continuing
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action and begins the subsequent shot at approximately
the same point in the matching action.
Ans: cutting on action
The primary character whose pursuit of the goal provides
the structural foundation of a movie's story.
Ans: protagonist
An association, connection, or inference that a viewer
makes based on the given (explicit) meaning conveyed
by the story and form of a film. Lying below the surface of
explicit meaning, implicit meaning is closest to our
everyday sense of the word meaning.
Ans: implicit meaning
Everything that a movie presents on its surface.
Ans: explicit meaning
Film analysis that examines how a scene or sequence
uses formal elements—narrative, mise-en-scène,
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Intro to Film Exam Questions with
Correct Answers for Specific Exam
The systems, methods, or conventions by which the
movies communicate with the viewer.
Ans: cinematic language
In an edited film, an unbroken span of action captured
by an uninterrupted run of the camera that lasts until it is
replaced by another shot by means of a cut or other
transition. 2. During the pre-production and production
process: a specific arrangement of elements to be
captured in a particular composition from a pre-
determined camera position.
Ans: shot
The process by which the editor combines and
coordinates individual shots into a cinematic whole; the
basic creative force of cinema.
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: editing
1. the act of an editor selecting an in point and an out
point of a shot as part of the editing process; 2. a direct
change from one shot to another as a result of cutting;
that is, the precise point at which shot A ends and shot B
begins; 3. an edited version of a scene or film, as in a
"rough cut".
Ans: cut
A shot that often shows a part of the body filling the
frame—traditionally a face, but possibly a hand, eye, or
mouth.
Ans: close-up (CU)
A shot-by-shot breakdown that combines sketches or
photographs of how each shot is to look and written
descriptions of the other elements that are to go with
each shot, including dialogue, sound, and music.
Ans: storyboards
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The actual physical relationships among figures and
settings. Also, the process during rehearsal of establishing
those relationships.
Ans: blocking
A transitional devise in which the first shot fades out (gets
progressively darker) until the screen is entirely black. After
a moment, the succeeding shot fades in (becomes
increasingly exposed). Fades often imply a passage of
time.
Ans: fade-out/fade-in
Also known as low shot. A shot that is made with the
camera below the action; it typically places the observer
in a position of inferiority
Ans: low-angle shot
Also known as match-on-action cut. A continuity editing
technique that smooths the transition between shots
portraying a single action from different camera angles.
The editor ends the first shot in the middle of a continuing
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action and begins the subsequent shot at approximately
the same point in the matching action.
Ans: cutting on action
The primary character whose pursuit of the goal provides
the structural foundation of a movie's story.
Ans: protagonist
An association, connection, or inference that a viewer
makes based on the given (explicit) meaning conveyed
by the story and form of a film. Lying below the surface of
explicit meaning, implicit meaning is closest to our
everyday sense of the word meaning.
Ans: implicit meaning
Everything that a movie presents on its surface.
Ans: explicit meaning
Film analysis that examines how a scene or sequence
uses formal elements—narrative, mise-en-scène,
Pretest - Stuvia US
