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COMM 3420

Chapter 2

1)A movie is a coordinated synthesis of performance, composition, sound, and editing that creates meaning to tell a story. When we analyze this synthesis we are analyzing

1. 1. a film's content.
   2. a film's mise-en-scène.
   3. a film's form
   4. a film’s narrative

2. A movie is verisimilar if it
   1. realistically represents reality.
   2. portrays an unreal world.
   3. has the appearance of truth.
   4. is a documentary

3. Addressing the relationship between form and expectations, this chapter illustrates how a movie's structure is organized around
   1. the viewer's desire to see a film that meets the expectations they had before

entering the theater

1. 2. the viewer's desire to escape the "normal" world.
   3. the viewer's desire to encounter special effects.
   4. the viewer's desire to learn the answers to questions posed by story elements

4. Antirealism uses our perceptions of                       as a starting point to expand upon or even purposely subvert.
   1. Reality
   2. Patterns
   3. Mediation
   4. Cameras

5. Cinematic language combines various elements such as lighting, movement, sound, and camera effects into single                                                                                       that create meaning analogous to a sentence.
   1. Scenes
   2. Films
   3. Shots
   4. Texts

6. Form describes                                       , while content describes                                        .
   1. the subject of a movie; the means of expression
   2. the means of expression; the subject of a movie
   3. the overall effect of mise-en-scène; the elements contained in the mise-en-scène
   4. the elements contained in the mise-en-scène; the overall effect of mise-en-scène

7. Light is a key formal element that film artists and technicians carefully manipulate to create mood, reveal character, and convey meaning. Analyzing only the lighting, which clip do you think creates an ominous mood?
   1. Spam-ku https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?

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1. 2. Bartholomew's Song https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?

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1. 3. The Big Charade https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?

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8. Realism is concerned with                                             and                                        .
   1. representation; the actual
   2. reality; the speculative
   3. representation; the fantastic
   4. reality; the abstract

9. The interaction between two optical and perceptual phenomena makes moving pictures possible. The persistence of vision provides the illusion of                               while the phi phenomenon provides the illusion of                                                                                                                    .
   1. succession; movement
   2. movement; succession
   3. continuous light; succession
   4. continuous light; movement

10. The three fundamental principles of film form are:
    1. Movies depend on light, provide an illusion of movement, and manipulate space and time in unique ways.
    2. Movies depend on MacGuffins, breaking patterns for dramatic effect, and cutting

for continuity.

1. 3. Light, shape, and shadow.
   4. Cinematography, editing, and mise-en-scene.

11. This type of movie may use highly stylized and distinctive camerawork, editing, and lighting, drawing attention to the cinematic languages in order to convey sensational stories in embellished or imaginary settings.
    1. Narrative
    2. Realism
    3. Antirealism
    4. Documentary

12. Viewers identify with                                            as filmmakers use                                      to make meaning.
    1. characters; actors
    2. the lens; the camera

1. 3. the camera; lighting
   4. patterns; editing

13. What is a MacGuffin?
    1. It is something of vital importance to the characters in a film that turns out to be less significant to the overall narrative than first expected.
    2. It is something of vital importance to the characters in a film that ends up

providing closure to the narrative by the end of the film.

1. 3. It is something of seemingly little importance to the characters in a film that actually symbolizes the film's overall theme.
   4. It is something of seemingly little importance to the characters in a film that turns

out to be the thing that was motivating their action all along.