Anderson University

COMM 3420

Chapter 1

1)All movies contain layers of complexity and meaning that can be studied, analyzed, and appreciated in terms of cinematic language. Which of the following describes cinematic language?

1. 1. the language in which the actors in a given film communicate
   2. techniques and concepts filmmakers use to connect viewers to a film, which often conceal the means of storytelling
   3. techniques and concepts filmmakers use among themselves on a film set

to communicate more efficiently

1. 4. a style of communication that does not reflect real-word conversation but rather reflects the imagined world of the movies

2. Cultural invisibility, a consequence of shared belief systems, frequently contributes to hidden movie meanings. Which of the following statements does NOT accurately characterize cultural invisibility?
   1. It is often motivated by a commercial instinct.
   2. It is a way to unconsciously challenge viewers' shared belief systems
   3. It is not always a calculated decision on the part of the filmmakers.
   4. It sometimes leads to viewers being unaware of the film's implied message

3. Cutting on action is a common editing technique that hides the shift from one shot to the next by ending the first shot in the middle of a continuing action and starting the next shot at some point further along in the same action. Which clip is an example of cutting on action?
   1. The Hill https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?

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1. 2. Death to the Tinman https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?

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1. 3. Kleingeld https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?

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4. Each image in every motion picture draws upon basic compositional principles developed by two-dimensional art forms (photography, painting, drawing, etc.) but are constructed from many individual shots that allow visual elements to rearrange themselves and the viewer's perspective itself to shift within any composition.
   1. True
   2. False

5. This test is an evaluative tool that qualifies films as woman-friendly only if they have at least two women characters who talk to each other about something besides a man.
   1. The Feminist Test
   2. The Bechdel Test
   3. The Woman-Friendly Test

1. 4. The Hunger Games Test

6. Today's movies represent not the work of a single artist, but a collaboration between a group of creative contributors. In this collaboration, the director's role is basically that of…
   1. head director
   2. coordinating lead artist
   3. production coordinator
   4. Cinematographer

7. What is formal analysis?
   1. an analytical approach concerned with the means by which a subject is expressed
   2. an analytical approach concerned with the content of a subject rather than its

expression

1. 3. an analytical approach concerned with the technical elements (cinematography, sound, design) of a movie, but not elements like performance or narrative
   4. an analytical approach that is rarely concerned with the filmmaker's intent

8. What is implicit meaning?
   1. meaning related to the interior world of a film, which is distinct from our everyday sense of the word "meaning
   2. meaning that is easily discernible on the surface of the movie
   3. meaning that lies below the surface of a movie's story and presentation
   4. meaning that is tied to broad messages or themes

9. Which definition of editing accurately describes film editing as one of the defining characteristics that distinguish movies from other art forms?
   1. a process of altering a film's content and language to achieve an acceptable

MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) rating

1. 2. a creative technique shared by film and photography, but not painting
   3. the revision of a screenplay before actual filming begins
   4. the joining together of shots to control what the viewer sees in a movie and how the viewer sees it

10. Which of the following statements best characterizes this chapter's treatment of viewer expectations?
    1. The least important consideration when analyzing a film is determining the role of

expectations

1. 2. Expectations generated by a movie's promotion are more influential than other expectations
   3. Our experience of any given film is affected by how that film manipulates

expectations.

1. 4. Most filmmakers strive to undermine our expectations.