Chapter 2: Principles of Film Form
(Q001) A movie is a coordinated synthesis of performance, composition, sound, and
editing that creates meaning to tell a story. When we analyze this synthesis, we are
analyzing a film's _____________. - answer form
(Q002) Form describes _____________, while content describes _____________. -
answer the means of expression; the subject of a movie
(Q003) Addressing the relationship between form and expectations, this chapter
illustrates how a movie's structure is organized around viewers' desire to
_____________. - answer learn the answers to questions posed by story elements
(Q004) What is a MacGuffin? - answer It is something of vital importance to the
characters in a film that turns out to be less significant to the overall narrative than first
expected.
(Q005) Three fundamental principles of film form are _____________. - answer light,
illusion of movement, and manipulated space and time
(Q006) This type of movie may use highly stylized and distinctive camera work, editing,
and lighting, drawing attention to the cinematic language in order to convey sensational
stories set in embellished or imaginary settings. - answerantirealism
(Q007) Antirealism uses our perceptions of _____________ as a starting point to
expand upon or even purposely subvert. - answerreality
(Q008) A movie is verisimilar if it _____________. - answerhas the appearance of being
true or real
(Q009) Cinematic language combines various elements such as lighting, movement,
sound, and camera effects into single _____________ that create meaning analogous
to a sentence. - answershots
(Q010) Viewers identify with _____________ as filmmakers use _____________ to
make meaning. - answerthe lens; the camera
(Q011) Pioneering director D. W. Griffith's classic "ice break" scene in Way Down East
(1920) is an early example of what technique common to chase scenes? -
answerparallel editing
(Q012) Which film exploits our understanding of parallel editing only to thwart our
expectations? - answer
(Q001) A movie is a coordinated synthesis of performance, composition, sound, and
editing that creates meaning to tell a story. When we analyze this synthesis, we are
analyzing a film's _____________. - answer form
(Q002) Form describes _____________, while content describes _____________. -
answer the means of expression; the subject of a movie
(Q003) Addressing the relationship between form and expectations, this chapter
illustrates how a movie's structure is organized around viewers' desire to
_____________. - answer learn the answers to questions posed by story elements
(Q004) What is a MacGuffin? - answer It is something of vital importance to the
characters in a film that turns out to be less significant to the overall narrative than first
expected.
(Q005) Three fundamental principles of film form are _____________. - answer light,
illusion of movement, and manipulated space and time
(Q006) This type of movie may use highly stylized and distinctive camera work, editing,
and lighting, drawing attention to the cinematic language in order to convey sensational
stories set in embellished or imaginary settings. - answerantirealism
(Q007) Antirealism uses our perceptions of _____________ as a starting point to
expand upon or even purposely subvert. - answerreality
(Q008) A movie is verisimilar if it _____________. - answerhas the appearance of being
true or real
(Q009) Cinematic language combines various elements such as lighting, movement,
sound, and camera effects into single _____________ that create meaning analogous
to a sentence. - answershots
(Q010) Viewers identify with _____________ as filmmakers use _____________ to
make meaning. - answerthe lens; the camera
(Q011) Pioneering director D. W. Griffith's classic "ice break" scene in Way Down East
(1920) is an early example of what technique common to chase scenes? -
answerparallel editing
(Q012) Which film exploits our understanding of parallel editing only to thwart our
expectations? - answer
