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TFM Final Questions and Answers with 100%
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form - ANSWER means by which the subject is expressed &
experienced (how it is presented). Form sets up audience
expectation. Form supplies the methods & techniques
necessary to present it to the audience.
content - ANSWER The subject of an artwork (what it is about).
Content provides something to express.
theme - ANSWER central idea or message
formal analysis - ANSWER dissects the complex synthesis of
cinematography, sound, composition, design, movement,
performance, & editing by the creative artists involved with
making the movie; every element in every frame is there for a
reason. Formal analysis is different because it inspects the
technical aspects of the movie rather than the "meaning" of the
film.
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realism - ANSWER an interest in or concern for the actual or
real, a tendency to view or represent things as they really are
(Lumie res)
antirealism - ANSWER an interest in or concern for the abstract,
speculative, or fantastic (Melies).
verisimilitude - ANSWER a convincing appearance of truth.
Convince the viewer the things they are seeing are really there.
Expectations of reality change over time & across cultures.
3 fundamental principles of film form - ANSWER movies depend
on light
movies provide an illusion of movement
movies manipulate space and time in unique ways
genre - ANSWER categorization of narrative films by the stories
they tell and the ways they tell them.
What are the three categories of movies explored in the
reading? ("Types of Movies") Be familiar with the general
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characteristics for each category of movie. - ANSWER Narrative-
fiction, purpose is to entertain
Documentary- nonfiction, purpose is to inform
Experimental- defy categorization and convention
avant-garde-pushing the boundaries of traditional movies,
innovative
How does animation differ from the other three basic types of
movies? - ANSWER Conventional photography is different.
Different mechanisms to create the multitude of still images
that motion pictures require.
Traditional Animation
Stop-Motion Animation
Computer Generated Imagery (CGI)
Omniscient Narration - ANSWER it knows all and can tell us
whatever it wants us to know. Has unrestricted access to all
aspects of the narrative. It can provide any character's
TFM Final Questions and Answers with 100%
Complete Solutions
form - ANSWER means by which the subject is expressed &
experienced (how it is presented). Form sets up audience
expectation. Form supplies the methods & techniques
necessary to present it to the audience.
content - ANSWER The subject of an artwork (what it is about).
Content provides something to express.
theme - ANSWER central idea or message
formal analysis - ANSWER dissects the complex synthesis of
cinematography, sound, composition, design, movement,
performance, & editing by the creative artists involved with
making the movie; every element in every frame is there for a
reason. Formal analysis is different because it inspects the
technical aspects of the movie rather than the "meaning" of the
film.
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realism - ANSWER an interest in or concern for the actual or
real, a tendency to view or represent things as they really are
(Lumie res)
antirealism - ANSWER an interest in or concern for the abstract,
speculative, or fantastic (Melies).
verisimilitude - ANSWER a convincing appearance of truth.
Convince the viewer the things they are seeing are really there.
Expectations of reality change over time & across cultures.
3 fundamental principles of film form - ANSWER movies depend
on light
movies provide an illusion of movement
movies manipulate space and time in unique ways
genre - ANSWER categorization of narrative films by the stories
they tell and the ways they tell them.
What are the three categories of movies explored in the
reading? ("Types of Movies") Be familiar with the general
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characteristics for each category of movie. - ANSWER Narrative-
fiction, purpose is to entertain
Documentary- nonfiction, purpose is to inform
Experimental- defy categorization and convention
avant-garde-pushing the boundaries of traditional movies,
innovative
How does animation differ from the other three basic types of
movies? - ANSWER Conventional photography is different.
Different mechanisms to create the multitude of still images
that motion pictures require.
Traditional Animation
Stop-Motion Animation
Computer Generated Imagery (CGI)
Omniscient Narration - ANSWER it knows all and can tell us
whatever it wants us to know. Has unrestricted access to all
aspects of the narrative. It can provide any character's
