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978-0393674699 Test Bank Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Looking at Movies MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. In what ways that extend far beyond the multiplex have movies permeated our lives? a. We watch movies on cable and satellite channels, online, and on our iPads and cell phones; we […]
978-0393674699 Test Bank Chapter 10
Chapter 10: Film History MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The four traditional approaches to film history are a. aesthetic, technological, economic, and social. b. technological, historical, financial, and international. c. pre-cinema, aesthetic, neo-cinema, and contemporary. d. geographical, social, cultural, and political. e. […]
978-0393674699 Test Bank Chapter 11
Chapter 11: How the Movies Are Made MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. If a movie cost $150 million to produce, how much additional money will normally be spent on marketing and distribution? a. $50 million d. $150 million b. $75 million e. […]
978-0393674699 Test Bank Chapter 2
Chapter 2: Principles of Film Form MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Usually, each of the systems that becomes the “complex synthesis” of a movie is a. largely haphazard and accidentally arranged. b. highly organized and deliberately assembled. c. strangely careless and shoddily […]
978-0393674699 Test Bank Chapter 3
Chapter 3: Types of Movies MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is one of the meanings of the word “narrative” in regard to movies? a. a nonsequential organization of events in a movie b. the topic that a particular […]
978-0393674699 Test Bank Chapter 4
Chapter 4: Elements of Narrative MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Narratives are fiction films, as opposed to a. other movie genres, like horror and the musical. b. other movie techniques, like chiaroscuro lighting. c. other movie modes, like documentary or experimental. d. […]
978-0393674699 Test Bank Chapter 5
Chapter 5: Mise-en-Scène MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. In film analysis, the term “mise–en–scène” refers to a. everything the audience sees in every shot. b. the technique of editing from shot to shot. c. a method of determining the length of each […]
978-0393674699 Test Bank Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Cinematography MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The cinematographer is also known as the a. visual director. d. lighting director. b. filmographer. e. director of photography. c. video recordist. 2. Although the director’s vision shapes a movie’s mise–en-scène, the cinematographer must […]
978-0393674699 Test Bank Chapter 7
Chapter 7: Acting MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is most likely to draw an audience to a movie? a. an established director d. special effects b. a blockbuster screenwriter e. a cinematographer c. a famous actor 2. American […]
978-0393674699 Test Bank Chapter 8
Chapter 8: Editing MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What is the basic building block of film editing? a. the sequence d. the Kuleshov effect b. the scene e. montage c. the shot 2. What is a common ratio of unused to used […]
978-0393674699 Test Bank Chapter 9
Chapter 9: Sound MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which film, whose sounds were almost all produced in the studio, is memorable for its richly textured sound design and multilayered sound mixing? a. Me and You and Everyone We Know (2006) b. Inception […]