Film Final Questions and Answers Graded A

Film Final Questions and Answers Graded A Staging how props and actors are placed on the set The music for a film is composed and recorded during the development phase of filmmaking. False Which of the following best describes the Assistant Director's role in filmmaking? Handles the day to day set operations for the director. While film form and film content are not always easily separated, film content can be described as essentially what the film is about, the story being told, the meaning inherent in the film When writing about film, it is always good to include things like "This film is so amazing" or "This is the best film ever." False Development The script is written. Financing is obtained. Pre-production Budgets and schedules are made, sets are built. Production The film or digital footage is shot. Post-production Editing and sound work is completed. Film papers should include a lengthy synopsis of the film False Which of the following best applies to the Formalism approach to studying film The chief focus could be on patterns such as narrative openings and closings, the significant repetition and variation of camera techniques, or the relation of shots and sequences to each other. Historical/Film History Writing about what the time period in which a film was made might tell us about that film. National Cinemas Writing about how the country in which a film was made might tell us something about the underlying meaning of a film and/or motivation in making it. Genres Writing about the common stylistic or story tropes of horror films. Auteurs/Auteur Theory Writing about how the manner in which a filmmaker was raised may have affected the kinds of films they make. Formalism/Formalist Study Writing about editing or use of color in a film. Ideology/Ideological Study Feminist study, such as writing about how women have been both negatively and positively represented in film. Under the early Hollywood studio system, actors and directors were employees kept on contract. True Which of the following best applies to the Ideology approach to studying film Maintains that movies are never innocent visions of the world and that the social and personal values that seem so natural in them need to be analyzed. Most film distribution is still controlled by the major studios. True While film form and film content are not always easily separated, film form can be described as essentially the overall aesthetic and technique of the film, or how the story is told on screen Which of the following best describes the Art Director's role in filmmaking? Is in charge of the building of sets, prepping of locations. Film titles should always be italicized Film was "invented" approximately when? late 1800s Motif a recurring theme, idea, concept, design, pattern, item, or element Which of the following best describes the Director's role in filmmaking? Is in charge of all creative aspects of production. Which of the following best describes the Producer's role in filmmaking? Is in charge of development, financing and arranging for distribution. Which of the following best describes the Line Producer's role in filmmaking? Handles day to day budgeting and scheduling logistics. Which of the following best applies to the Auteur approach to studying film Identifies and examines a movie by associating it with a director (e.g., Almodóvar) or occasionally with another dominant figure, such as a star (e.g., Marlon Brando). The showing of films in theaters is best described as exhibition Which of the following best applies to the Genres approach to studying film Talking about films in terms of classification by common patterns of form and content. Generally, actors do most of their work on a film during production Which of the following best applies to the National Cinemas approach to studying film Ways of seeing the world and ways of portraying the world in the movies differ for each country and culture, and it is necessary to understand the cultural conditions that surround a movie if we are to understand what it is about. When using in-line citation for the title of a film, the citation should include the director's last name and the year of the film's release (unless one or the other or both are already stated in the sentence). True Which of the following best describes the Production Manager's role in filmmaking? Works directly under the Line Producer. Two elements of narrative. story and plot Story everything we can know, including what is not shown or explicitly told to us Plot the choice and ordering of events Theme underlying or explicit, cohesive idea or meaning Diegetic elements actually seen or heard Non-diegetic elements not necessarily seen or heard, but implied Exposition the setting of the story Denouement the conclusion of the story Story duration the time frame of the story of the film Screen duration the time frame of a shot, scene, or the movie itself Point of view the perspective of the narrative Protagonist the main character Antagonist stands in the way of or provides obstacles for the main character Character arc a character's emotional, psychological, or situational progression throughout the film Three-Act structure a common organization of sequences in film What is the difference between diegetic sound and non-diegetic sound? Diegetic sound originates from a source within the world of the film, while non-diegetic sound comes from a source outside that world. Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of a sound designer? Recording production sound. What is room tone? sounds that emanate from the setting or environment being filmed What is the principal difference between traditional sound effects and Foley sounds? Traditional sound effects are created and recorded "wild"; Foley sounds are recorded in sync with the picture. The group responsible for the sound in movies is called the _____. sound crew Foley sounds are recorded "wild" on location during shooting and edited into the film later. False This person is in charge of the overall sound production of a film sound designer Sound effects can be recorded during production and during post-production, but most are recorded in post-production True The major types or elements of sound in film are dialogue, sound effect, music, and ambient sound & room tone. True Synchronous sound matches the actions in the scene Asynchronous sound does not match up with the actions in the scene Contrapuntal sound is counter to what is happening on screen and is used for effect ADR dialogue recorded during shooting is replaced in post-production Which individual is responsible for recording and supervising sound on the set of a film? sound mixer Most film sounds are constructed _____. during post-production Most documentary films aim towards a greater level of objectivity Two structures of documentary are direct and indirect False Two documentary modes of address are direct and indirect. True Lyrical/Poetic Uses techniques of association and abstraction - elements from experimental films - to present information or even a feel about its subject. Expository Assembles fragments of the historical world into more rhetorical or argumentative frame than an aesthetic or poetic one. Uses direct address. Observational Propose to not follow or attempt to create a rhetorical nor a narrative structure, but merely observe. A reaction to the overly structured, didactic, controlling practices of rhetorical documentary making. Participatory Has a basis in Anthropology and Sociology (living amongst a peoples). Records, then compiles, reflecting upon the experience. A negotiation between filmmaker and subject. Reflexive A negotiation between filmmaker and viewer. To "speak with" as opposed to "speak about." Points out the process and problems of the choice of what to show and how to show it - the process of documentary itself. Calls traditional and usual means of representation into question. Many documentaries do not reach the technical and aesthetic level of Hollywood feature films, but some definitely do. True Lumiere Brothers Actuality films Dziga Vertov Kino-Pravda Robert Flaherty Nanook of the North Leni Riefenstahl Triumph of the Will Wiseman, Maysles Brothers, Jean Rouch Cinéma-vérité Wright and Jennings Documentary Film movement of Great Britain Sound effects can be recorded during production and during post-production, but most are recorded in post-production True Which of the following best applies to the National Cinemas approach to studying film Ways of seeing the world and ways of portraying the world in the movies differ for each country and culture, and it is necessary to understand the cultural conditions that surround a movie if we are to understand what it is about.