CTVA 319 – FINAL questions and
answers graded A+
As a practice genre is a - correct answer ✔✔- Static and dynamic system that uses repetition
and variation
- Ritualistic viewing system that fulfills audience expectations
- Mythic system that expresses societal anxieties and cultural metaphors
The right answer about the different approaches to genre theory and criticism is: - correct
answer ✔✔the ritual approach sees genre as an exchange between industry and audience.
André Bazin called this genre, the 'American film par excellence' - correct answer ✔✔Western
For a director, the following are some of the advantages to working within a given genre except:
- correct answer ✔✔there are usually no budget restrictions on genre films.
Genre theory focuses mainly on - correct answer ✔✔analyzing the formal elements of
iconography and tone in genre films.
Which of these is NOT TRUE of genre? - correct answer ✔✔Genre is not dependent on audience
expectations
Serial tv shows do not allow for a greater character development. - correct answer ✔✔False
The genre film represents the surface structure of the genre - correct answer ✔✔True
, The idea of film genre stems from the conception of film as a standardized industrial product -
correct answer ✔✔True
The standard conventions of a genre persist even when the social values of the genre are no
longer accepted - correct answer ✔✔False
The film genre is a tacit contract between the film industry and the audience - correct answer
✔✔True
For genre theorist Rick Altman, "genre is a lie that masquerades the truth." - correct answer
✔✔True
In film criticism, the concept of genre was used to evaluate the mass-produced narrative of the
studio system. - correct answer ✔✔True
The ideological functions of television programs do not cross the boundaries between genres -
correct answer ✔✔False
Genres usually stick to a standard way of telling a story. - correct answer ✔✔True
The audience is unknowingly manipulated by the variation on the generic conventions of a
genre - correct answer ✔✔True
Genre revisionism takes placec when the dominant ideology in traditional genres is no longer
acceptable - correct answer ✔✔True
Genre began to form as soon as films developed narrative sense. - correct answer ✔✔True
The film genre represents the deep structure of the genre - correct answer ✔✔True
answers graded A+
As a practice genre is a - correct answer ✔✔- Static and dynamic system that uses repetition
and variation
- Ritualistic viewing system that fulfills audience expectations
- Mythic system that expresses societal anxieties and cultural metaphors
The right answer about the different approaches to genre theory and criticism is: - correct
answer ✔✔the ritual approach sees genre as an exchange between industry and audience.
André Bazin called this genre, the 'American film par excellence' - correct answer ✔✔Western
For a director, the following are some of the advantages to working within a given genre except:
- correct answer ✔✔there are usually no budget restrictions on genre films.
Genre theory focuses mainly on - correct answer ✔✔analyzing the formal elements of
iconography and tone in genre films.
Which of these is NOT TRUE of genre? - correct answer ✔✔Genre is not dependent on audience
expectations
Serial tv shows do not allow for a greater character development. - correct answer ✔✔False
The genre film represents the surface structure of the genre - correct answer ✔✔True
, The idea of film genre stems from the conception of film as a standardized industrial product -
correct answer ✔✔True
The standard conventions of a genre persist even when the social values of the genre are no
longer accepted - correct answer ✔✔False
The film genre is a tacit contract between the film industry and the audience - correct answer
✔✔True
For genre theorist Rick Altman, "genre is a lie that masquerades the truth." - correct answer
✔✔True
In film criticism, the concept of genre was used to evaluate the mass-produced narrative of the
studio system. - correct answer ✔✔True
The ideological functions of television programs do not cross the boundaries between genres -
correct answer ✔✔False
Genres usually stick to a standard way of telling a story. - correct answer ✔✔True
The audience is unknowingly manipulated by the variation on the generic conventions of a
genre - correct answer ✔✔True
Genre revisionism takes placec when the dominant ideology in traditional genres is no longer
acceptable - correct answer ✔✔True
Genre began to form as soon as films developed narrative sense. - correct answer ✔✔True
The film genre represents the deep structure of the genre - correct answer ✔✔True
