intro to film- quiz 1
closure - answer characteristic of a conventional narrative form, where the conclusion of
the film wraps up all loose ends in a form of resolution, even if it's not a happy ending
motif - answer detail takes on significance through repetition
intertextual reference - answer references to other films or works of art
realist style - answer contrasts to classical & formalist; focuses on characters, place &
spontaneity & digressiveness of life, rather than on highly structured stories of aesthetic
abstraction
formalist style - answer alternative to classical/realist; self-consciously interventionist
approach that explores ideas, abstraction & aesthetics rather than focusing on story-
telling or everyday life
product placement - answer agreement made between filmmakers & those who license
the use of commercial products to feature those products in film, generally as props
used by the characters
exposition - answer dense accumulation of detail conveyed in the opening moments of
the film
diegesis - answerthe imagine world of the story
fabula (story) - answera chronological & complete account of all events in a narrative
flashbacks - answerthe non-chronological insertions of events from past into the present
day of the story world
three-act structure - answerthe classical model of narrative form. The first act introduces
characters & conflicts; the second act offers complication leading to a climax; the 3rd
act contains the denouement and resolution
antagonist - answera character who in some way opposes the protagonist, leading to a
protracted conflict
third-person narration - answerliterary narration from a viewpoint beyond that of any one
individual character
restricted narration - answera narrative approach that limits the audiences view of
events to that of the main character(s) in the film. Occasional moments of omniscient
closure - answer characteristic of a conventional narrative form, where the conclusion of
the film wraps up all loose ends in a form of resolution, even if it's not a happy ending
motif - answer detail takes on significance through repetition
intertextual reference - answer references to other films or works of art
realist style - answer contrasts to classical & formalist; focuses on characters, place &
spontaneity & digressiveness of life, rather than on highly structured stories of aesthetic
abstraction
formalist style - answer alternative to classical/realist; self-consciously interventionist
approach that explores ideas, abstraction & aesthetics rather than focusing on story-
telling or everyday life
product placement - answer agreement made between filmmakers & those who license
the use of commercial products to feature those products in film, generally as props
used by the characters
exposition - answer dense accumulation of detail conveyed in the opening moments of
the film
diegesis - answerthe imagine world of the story
fabula (story) - answera chronological & complete account of all events in a narrative
flashbacks - answerthe non-chronological insertions of events from past into the present
day of the story world
three-act structure - answerthe classical model of narrative form. The first act introduces
characters & conflicts; the second act offers complication leading to a climax; the 3rd
act contains the denouement and resolution
antagonist - answera character who in some way opposes the protagonist, leading to a
protracted conflict
third-person narration - answerliterary narration from a viewpoint beyond that of any one
individual character
restricted narration - answera narrative approach that limits the audiences view of
events to that of the main character(s) in the film. Occasional moments of omniscient
