EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE Questions with Correct Solutions
Question:
1. Ch. 22 The Studios in Crisis: How did Cleopatra's (1960) box office affect 20th Century
Fox?
Answer:
It's long production cost Fox to lose over $40 million (ch.22 p.463)
Question:
2. Ch. 22 Modifying the Classical Studio Style: Which American film, directed by Arthur Penn,
popularized the use of slow motion to render extreme violence?
Answer:
Bonnie and Clyde (ch.22 p.465)
Question:
3. Ch. 22 New Production and Exhibition Technologies: Why did Hollywood commit itself to
color film production?
Answer:
Color television became common and networks demanded color films for broadcast. (ch.22
p.466)
Question:
4. Ch. 22 New Production and Exhibition Technologies: What was the brand name of the
light-weight, handheld camera introduced at the beginning of the 1970s and used for
wide-angle long takes in films? like Chinatown (1974)?
Answer:
Panaflex (ch.22 p.466)
Question:
5. Ch. 22 1970s Big Three: Coppola...: What did the visual style of cinematographer Gordon
Willis emphasize?
Answer:
Emphasized a static camera and actors moving through rich, often gloomy, interiors. (ch.22
p.473)
Question:
6. Ch. 22 The Return of the Blockbuster: Why did United Artists collapse as a Major in the
early 1980s?
, Answer:
As successful filmmakers gained more control over their projects, budgets were often
inflated, and there were cost overruns. Heaven's Gate, which had the highest production cost
for a film yet ($40m), had a disastrous premiere and earned less than $2 million in rentals.
(ch.22 pp.472,475)
Question:
7. Ch. 22 Hollywood Updated: Which classic Hollywood filmmaker was Director Brian De
Palma most influenced by?
Answer:
Hitchcock (ch.22 p.476)
Question:
8. Ch. 23 Political Genres and Style: What did The Third World Film genre/ African Cinema's
"Return to the sources" draw upon?
Answer:
Folklore, myths, and ritual, to critically reflect upon native traditions or contemporary politics
(ch.23 p.486)
Question:
9. Ch. 23 Latin America: What type of camera did most Latin American directors use?
Answer:
A lightweight camera (ch.23 p.487)
Question:
10. Ch. 24 Direct Cinema and Its Legacy: How rock music affected Direct Cinema.
Answer:
Rockumentary genre. From the films Don't Look Back and Monterey Pop, filmmakers realized
lightweight cameras and direct sound recording made it possible to shoot appealing films
quickly and comparitively cheaply. This Is Spinal Tap captured performances and sound
quality unavailable on broadcast television. Direct Cinema claimed to capture reality without
manipulation, but was questioned as films like David Holzman's Diary were completely
fictional. (ch.24 p.525)
Question:
11. Ch. 26 New Cinemas, New Audience: Why did audience expand in Non-Western countries
during the 1960s?
Answer:
Because of steady migration from the countryside to the cities. (ch.26 p.591)
Question:
1. Ch. 22 The Studios in Crisis: How did Cleopatra's (1960) box office affect 20th Century
Fox?
Answer:
It's long production cost Fox to lose over $40 million (ch.22 p.463)
Question:
2. Ch. 22 Modifying the Classical Studio Style: Which American film, directed by Arthur Penn,
popularized the use of slow motion to render extreme violence?
Answer:
Bonnie and Clyde (ch.22 p.465)
Question:
3. Ch. 22 New Production and Exhibition Technologies: Why did Hollywood commit itself to
color film production?
Answer:
Color television became common and networks demanded color films for broadcast. (ch.22
p.466)
Question:
4. Ch. 22 New Production and Exhibition Technologies: What was the brand name of the
light-weight, handheld camera introduced at the beginning of the 1970s and used for
wide-angle long takes in films? like Chinatown (1974)?
Answer:
Panaflex (ch.22 p.466)
Question:
5. Ch. 22 1970s Big Three: Coppola...: What did the visual style of cinematographer Gordon
Willis emphasize?
Answer:
Emphasized a static camera and actors moving through rich, often gloomy, interiors. (ch.22
p.473)
Question:
6. Ch. 22 The Return of the Blockbuster: Why did United Artists collapse as a Major in the
early 1980s?
, Answer:
As successful filmmakers gained more control over their projects, budgets were often
inflated, and there were cost overruns. Heaven's Gate, which had the highest production cost
for a film yet ($40m), had a disastrous premiere and earned less than $2 million in rentals.
(ch.22 pp.472,475)
Question:
7. Ch. 22 Hollywood Updated: Which classic Hollywood filmmaker was Director Brian De
Palma most influenced by?
Answer:
Hitchcock (ch.22 p.476)
Question:
8. Ch. 23 Political Genres and Style: What did The Third World Film genre/ African Cinema's
"Return to the sources" draw upon?
Answer:
Folklore, myths, and ritual, to critically reflect upon native traditions or contemporary politics
(ch.23 p.486)
Question:
9. Ch. 23 Latin America: What type of camera did most Latin American directors use?
Answer:
A lightweight camera (ch.23 p.487)
Question:
10. Ch. 24 Direct Cinema and Its Legacy: How rock music affected Direct Cinema.
Answer:
Rockumentary genre. From the films Don't Look Back and Monterey Pop, filmmakers realized
lightweight cameras and direct sound recording made it possible to shoot appealing films
quickly and comparitively cheaply. This Is Spinal Tap captured performances and sound
quality unavailable on broadcast television. Direct Cinema claimed to capture reality without
manipulation, but was questioned as films like David Holzman's Diary were completely
fictional. (ch.24 p.525)
Question:
11. Ch. 26 New Cinemas, New Audience: Why did audience expand in Non-Western countries
during the 1960s?
Answer:
Because of steady migration from the countryside to the cities. (ch.26 p.591)
