ENG225 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
180-degree rule - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Principle wherein the camera is kept on one
side of an imaginary 180-degree line drawn between the two main characters or groups in the
scene, which helps the audience know who is looking at whom in a scene.
actor - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A person who plays a character in a film or play,
interpreting a character that a writer has created, under the guidance of a director.
allegory - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A metaphoric, symbolic story or passage in a story that
tries to teach the audience a lesson by association, such as a parable, fable, or fairy tale, often
with physical things representing abstract ideas. In films, this often means that something in
the plot stands for something else in the real world.
antagonist - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A character who works against the protagonist in a
story.
archetype - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A recognizable type of character, motif, or plot
formula that expresses aspects of human nature considered universal and timeless, and that
has been used by storytellers over many generations.
art house - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A movie theater that shows "art" films, including
independents, foreign films, revivals of classics, and non-mainstream movies. Art house
movies are typically made on small budgets and tend to be serious, thoughtful fare.
aspect ratio - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The ratio of a picture's width to its height,
determining the shape of the rectangular screen; the most common aspect ratios for movies
are 1.33 (4:3) for standard-definition television and pre-1953 films, 1.85 for post-1953 non-
anamorphic widescreen films, and 2.35 to 2.4 for anamorphic CinemaScope widescreen
films. A few other aspect ratios that have had significant usage by theatrical films at various
times include 1.18, 1.66, 1.75, 2.0, 2.2, and 2.55. High-definition television uses a 1.78 (16:9)
aspect ratio.
,audition - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The process of an actor "trying out" for a role,
performing short scenes to let a director or casting director see how well he or she can do; an
audition can be accomplished either by submitting tapes or by trying out in person.
auteur theory - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A theory of film criticism, popularized in France
during the 1950s, that treats the director of a film as its primary author. In certain cases, a
particularly influential producer or screenwriter may also be considered an auteur filmmaker.
auteurist approach - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Analysis that looks at a film as part of its
director's overall body of work instead of as a single entity.
automated dialogue replacement (ADR) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Computer-based post-
production process for re-recording dialogue that for some reason is unsatisfactory.
backstory - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Elements of a film's story that do not appear in the
plot. Actors often try to imagine what happened to their characters before the plot began,
creating an elaborate backstory (which may or may not be based on the writer's original
ideas), and may research similar real-life people to help them understand a character's
motivations.
benchmarks - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Certain standards and elements that are criteria for
measuring something.
bit part - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A short character appearance with few or no lines, rarely
more than a day's work for the actor.
blockbuster - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ometimes used to describe a film that costs a lot to
make; more often itdescribes a film that makes a lot of money at the box office.
character actors - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Actors who specialize in playing a wide variety
of characters, most often supporting or minor roles rather than leading roles.
cinematography - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The process of photographing motion; a
movie's director of photography is called a cinematographer.
, conflict - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An essential element of any story, the disagreement or
confrontation between characters or between a character and his surrounding or situation. An
obstacle to a character's goal.
contextualist approach - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Analysis that treats a film as within a
broader context rather than as an isolated unit.
continuity editing - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Advance planning of shots so that cutting to
different camera positions will maintain the illusion that everything is happening in a
continuous time and space, and the audience will not become confused; sometimes called
invisible editing.
coverage - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The practice of shooting a scene from multiple angles
and camera distances so there will be plenty of choices during the editing process and more
options for covering up any inadvertent continuity errors.
culturalist approach - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Analysis treating a film as symptomatic of
the culture in which it was created.
cut - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔As a verb, to edit a film, joining shots together in a specific
order; also to delete a portion, or simply to mark the point where a shot should begin or end.
As a noun, the point at which one shot ends and is replaced instantly by another shot; also a
completed edited version of a film.
dailies - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The raw footage that has been shot each day, typically
processed by the film lab and viewed by the director the next day (or the same day in the case
of digital productions).
deep focus - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The technique of shooting a scene with nearly
everything in focus at the same time, from the extreme foreground to the background; easiest
to achieve with a wide-angle or relatively short-focal-length lens and a small aperture.
denouement - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The resolution or end section after the climax.
and CORRECT Answers
180-degree rule - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Principle wherein the camera is kept on one
side of an imaginary 180-degree line drawn between the two main characters or groups in the
scene, which helps the audience know who is looking at whom in a scene.
actor - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A person who plays a character in a film or play,
interpreting a character that a writer has created, under the guidance of a director.
allegory - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A metaphoric, symbolic story or passage in a story that
tries to teach the audience a lesson by association, such as a parable, fable, or fairy tale, often
with physical things representing abstract ideas. In films, this often means that something in
the plot stands for something else in the real world.
antagonist - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A character who works against the protagonist in a
story.
archetype - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A recognizable type of character, motif, or plot
formula that expresses aspects of human nature considered universal and timeless, and that
has been used by storytellers over many generations.
art house - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A movie theater that shows "art" films, including
independents, foreign films, revivals of classics, and non-mainstream movies. Art house
movies are typically made on small budgets and tend to be serious, thoughtful fare.
aspect ratio - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The ratio of a picture's width to its height,
determining the shape of the rectangular screen; the most common aspect ratios for movies
are 1.33 (4:3) for standard-definition television and pre-1953 films, 1.85 for post-1953 non-
anamorphic widescreen films, and 2.35 to 2.4 for anamorphic CinemaScope widescreen
films. A few other aspect ratios that have had significant usage by theatrical films at various
times include 1.18, 1.66, 1.75, 2.0, 2.2, and 2.55. High-definition television uses a 1.78 (16:9)
aspect ratio.
,audition - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The process of an actor "trying out" for a role,
performing short scenes to let a director or casting director see how well he or she can do; an
audition can be accomplished either by submitting tapes or by trying out in person.
auteur theory - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A theory of film criticism, popularized in France
during the 1950s, that treats the director of a film as its primary author. In certain cases, a
particularly influential producer or screenwriter may also be considered an auteur filmmaker.
auteurist approach - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Analysis that looks at a film as part of its
director's overall body of work instead of as a single entity.
automated dialogue replacement (ADR) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Computer-based post-
production process for re-recording dialogue that for some reason is unsatisfactory.
backstory - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Elements of a film's story that do not appear in the
plot. Actors often try to imagine what happened to their characters before the plot began,
creating an elaborate backstory (which may or may not be based on the writer's original
ideas), and may research similar real-life people to help them understand a character's
motivations.
benchmarks - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Certain standards and elements that are criteria for
measuring something.
bit part - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A short character appearance with few or no lines, rarely
more than a day's work for the actor.
blockbuster - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ometimes used to describe a film that costs a lot to
make; more often itdescribes a film that makes a lot of money at the box office.
character actors - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Actors who specialize in playing a wide variety
of characters, most often supporting or minor roles rather than leading roles.
cinematography - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The process of photographing motion; a
movie's director of photography is called a cinematographer.
, conflict - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An essential element of any story, the disagreement or
confrontation between characters or between a character and his surrounding or situation. An
obstacle to a character's goal.
contextualist approach - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Analysis that treats a film as within a
broader context rather than as an isolated unit.
continuity editing - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Advance planning of shots so that cutting to
different camera positions will maintain the illusion that everything is happening in a
continuous time and space, and the audience will not become confused; sometimes called
invisible editing.
coverage - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The practice of shooting a scene from multiple angles
and camera distances so there will be plenty of choices during the editing process and more
options for covering up any inadvertent continuity errors.
culturalist approach - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Analysis treating a film as symptomatic of
the culture in which it was created.
cut - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔As a verb, to edit a film, joining shots together in a specific
order; also to delete a portion, or simply to mark the point where a shot should begin or end.
As a noun, the point at which one shot ends and is replaced instantly by another shot; also a
completed edited version of a film.
dailies - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The raw footage that has been shot each day, typically
processed by the film lab and viewed by the director the next day (or the same day in the case
of digital productions).
deep focus - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The technique of shooting a scene with nearly
everything in focus at the same time, from the extreme foreground to the background; easiest
to achieve with a wide-angle or relatively short-focal-length lens and a small aperture.
denouement - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The resolution or end section after the climax.
