Cinema 107 - Understanding Motion Picture » Summer 2022 » Unit 6 & 7 Quiz

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Question #1
Classical Cinema
A.   subordinates plot and character
B.   avoids the extremes of realism and formalism
C.   employs loosely organized plots
D.   sacrifices entertainment value
Question #2
Expressionists are often concerned with
A.   spiritual and psychological truths
B.   story more than style
Question #3
Expressionists are often concerned with
A.   story more than style
B.   spiritual and psychological truths
C.   the basic, common experiences of life
D.   objective truths
Question #4
Classical Cinema
A.   employs loosely organized plots
B.   sacrifices entertainment value
C.   power, stability, fate
D.   avoids the extremes of realism and formalism
Question #5
Oblique angle shots tend to suggest
A.   tediousness, insignificance
B.   power, stability, fate
C.   security, domination
D.   tension, transition, impending movement
Question #6
Filters are more likely to be used by realist directors than by formalist directors.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #7
For interior shots, realists tend to prefer images with an obvious light source – a window or a lamp, for example.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #8
Realists tend to employ extreme angles and high contrast lighting in their photography.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #9
Slow film stocks are highly sensitive to light and tend to produce harsh light-dark contrasts and grainy images.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #10
Deep-focus photography offers realist directors an alternative to editing in some scenes.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #11
In general, shots are determined on the basis of how much of the human figure is in view.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #12
High-angle shots are the most effective for conveying a sense of speed.
A.   False
B.   True

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