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| In Psycho, what is the name of the motel run by Norman Bates? |
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| In Psycho, which character steals money from his/her employer? |
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| In Psycho, what is the name of the detective who is hired to find the thief and the missing money? |
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| In Psycho, the character Sam Loomis runs what kind of business? |
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| In Psycho, what kind of creature is seen crawling over Norman’s hand in the final scene? |
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| In District 9, what is the name of the military leader sent into District 9 to kill the protagonist? |
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| In District 9, what is the name of the father of the young alien? |
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| 13. In District 9, Wikus vomits black fluid on what kind of food? |
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| 14. In District 9, what is the name of the company that Wikus works for? |
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| 15. In District 9, what is Wikus seen sculpting out of metal at the end of the film? |
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| 16. Which of the films we watched in class was originally shot in color? |
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| 18. Which of the films we watched in class had the fewest scenes shot “on location”? |
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| 21. What term is used to refer to the width of the film used in shooting a movie? |
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| 22. Which of the following is not identified by our text as a force that shapes our viewing experience? |
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| 23. What term was defined as the “implied agreement between artists and audiences to accept certain ways of communicating meaning |
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| 24. What term is used to refer to a film that combines characteristics of multiple genres? |
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| 25. Which term refers to the executive who secures funding and oversees the production process? |
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| 26. Which of the following is not a common width for film used in shooting movies? |
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| 28. “Looping,” “foley,” and “sound mixing” are terms most related to what phase of the production process? |
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| 29. What term most specifically refers to the process of “making people want to see the film”? |
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| 30. Which of the following is not one of the four common schemes of character development? |
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| 31. What dramatic structure term is used to refer to the “highpoint of physical or emotional action”? |
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| 32. Which of the following elements of dramatic structure most often occurs between 15-20 minutes into a film? |
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| 33. Which of the following is not one of the aspects of characterization we discussed in class? |
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| 34. Which of the following is not one of the Six Elements of Drama? |
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| 35. Which of the following is not another name for the Element of Drama known as “theme.” |
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| 36. The type of narrative in which all elements of plot are presented from many or all potential angles is called ___? |
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| 37. What term is used to describe what a character wants or pursues in a film? |
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| 38. What “release strategy” refers to gradually increasing the number of theatres in which a film is exhibited? |
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| 39. What month is widely considered the “dumping ground” for weaker films not expected to do well in theatres? |
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| 40. What year is widely considered to mark the end of the dominance of “the studio system”? |
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Which of the following genres does our text say is characterized by dark, urban settings; increasing mystery;
often ambiguous resolution; and “characters who live on the edge of a mysterious or violent society”? |
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| 42. Which of the following genres is often divided into subgenres including slapstick, romantic, and screwball? |
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| 43. Which type of narrative is most likely to focus on a single, heroic protagonist and a chronological plot? |
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| 44. Which of the following is not a type of non-diegetic information in films? |
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| 45. Non-theatrical venues such as DVDs, Netflix, cable television, and airlines are considered ________ markets? |
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What is the name for the process used to transfer a widescreen film to a standard TV aspect ration by cropping off
the sides of an image? |
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What is the name for the approach to film production where the agent, producer, and casting director assembled a
script, stars, and other personnel as a key first step in a major production? |
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What is the name for a category or classification of a group of movies in which the individual films share similar
subject matter and ways of organizing the subject through narrative and stylistic patterns? |
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What is the name for the type of narrative structure that accelerates the action and plot toward a central event or
action that must be accomplished by a certain time? |
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What is the name for the process by which formerly distinct media (e.g. film, the internet, and video games) and
viewing platforms (e.g. tv, cell phones, computers) become interdependent? |
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In the 180-degree rule, the line that bisects the space of the scene and indicates on which side of the
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Which of the following terms is NOT used to describe an editing style that emphasizes the breaks
and contrasts between images joined by a cut? |
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What editing term is used to describe an initial long shot that orients the viewer in space and
introduces the setting? |
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What term describes the editing effect when one image is superimposed over another briefly and one
fades in while the other fades out? |
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What term refers to a technique using real figures and action as a basis for digitally painting
individual animation frames? |
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| 44. Which type of shot is typically used to show a scene from a very high or overhead perspective? |
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| 43. “Compositional stress” is introduced when what “rule” of cinematography is broken? |
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| 42. What term describes moving the frame from side to side without changing the camera placement? |
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| 41. What term is used to describe “a continuous exposed piece of film without stops or edits”? |
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| 40. The rain storms created in Singin’ in the Rain and The Bicycle Thieves are part of what design area? |
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| 39. Which term describes elements that are part of the world of a film experienced by characters? |
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| 38. Which of the following is NOT something design elements are typically used to do in a film? |
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| 37. Architectural elements, furniture, and décor are all part of what element of visual design in film? |
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| 36. Hair, make-up, and accessories are usually considered part of what film design component? |
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| 35. What is the name of the character type who exists to provide a rational, moderate viewpoint in a film? |
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| 34. Which of the following types of actors typically have the fewest lines in a film? |
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| 33. What term refers to the planned movement of actors in relation to each other and the set? |
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| 32. “Method Acting” was adapted from the “System” of acting developed by what Russian actor/director? |
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| 31. Which of the following terms or phrases is NOT associated with “stylized acting”? |
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| smaller, “hyper-realistic” performances |
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| 30. In The Bicycle Thieves, which of these characters steals a bicycle? |
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| 29. In The Bicycle Thieves, what is depicted on the posters Ricci is hired to put up around town? |
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| 26. In The Bicycle Thieves, what does the main character sell at a pawn shop to raise money for a bike? |
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| the term for sound carried over a picture transition, or a sound belonging to the coming scene playing before the image changes |
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| the process of determining where music and effects will be added to film |
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| an image or sound recorded on a lopp of film to be replayed or layered |
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