Cinema 107 - Understanding Motion Picture » Summer 2022 » Unit 10 & 11 Quiz

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Question #1
Which is not a convention of classical cutting:
A.   matching action
B.   the 180 degree rule
C.   jump-cut
D.   eyeline match
Question #2
The most celebrated instance of editing virtuosity in silent films is:
A.   ‘The Arrival of a Train’
B.   ‘Modern Times’
C.   ‘West Side Story’
D.   The Odessa Steps sequence in ‘Potemkin’
Question #3
Violating the ‘180 degree rule’ in a shot will cause the audience:
A.   to become aroused
B.   to feel confused or disoriented
C.   to be bored
D.   to anticipate the next shot
Question #4
The editing style used primarily to condense the time and space of an action while keeping the action logical and continuous is:
A.   classical cutting
B.   cutting to continuity
C.   narrative segmentation
D.   abstract cutting
Question #5
The editing style pioneered by D.W. Griffith is:
A.   minimalist
B.   dialectical collision
C.   neorealism
D.   classical cutting
Question #6
Shot/reverse angle cutting is most commonly used in:
A.   dialogue sequence
B.   reestablishing shots
C.   sequence shots
D.   chase scenes
Question #7
A sequence shot is an editing transition that’s confusing in terms of time and space.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #8
Alfred Hitchcock is widely regarded by film critics and scholars as a great director but a clumsy editor.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #9
Cross-cutting alternate shots between scenes, suggesting that the action is taking place at the same time.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #10
Potemkin’ had very limited influence on film, easily dismissed and forgotten even today.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #11
D.W. Griffith watched and admired the Soviet montage filmmakers, wanting to capture what they were doing with fast cutting.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #12
Deep-focus photography offers realist directors an alternative to editing in some scenes.
A.   False
B.   True

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