Introduction to the Art of Film Chapters 1-4 with questions and correct answers 2024

Which one of the following is an example of the realist tendency in film? a) Gold Diggers of 1933 b)A Trip to the Moon c) Hearts and Minds d) The Arrival of a Train - Correct AnswersD Which one of these is a characteristic of realist cinema? a)tries to preserve an objective view of the actual world. b) deliberately stylizes the raw materials of the image c) expresses a subjective experience of reality d) assumes if it is not pretty, it is not truthful - Correct AnswersA Which one of these is a tendency of formalist cinema? a) Uses the camera as a method of commenting on the subject matter b) Places a premium on simplicity and spontaneity c) concerns itself primarily with content rather than technique d) rarely has noticeable style or technique - Correct AnswersA The emotional impact of a documentary image is derived from what? a) its depiction of truth rather than beauty b) its desire to create magic and enchantment, not remind us of real-life problems c) its use of props and actors as semi-abstract visual units d) its emphasis on personal, inaccessible, and iconoclastic self-expression - Correct AnswersA Fiction films, especially those produced in America, generally follow_______ a) the classical paradigm b) documentary style c)avant-garde cinema d) abstract expressionism - Correct AnswersA Shots are categorized on the basis of what? a) the distance between the camera and its subject b) how much of the human figure is in the frame c) what is left out of the image as much as what is kept in d) who the director is and what style of filmmaking he or she employs - Correct AnswersB Which one of these best describes the long shot? a) often depicts an object's symbolic significance