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COMM 3420

Chapter 5

1)An important movement in art direction that sought to articulate human feeling and emotion through design elements such as structure, color, and texture with grossly exaggerated film sets is known as expressionism. Which of the following stills represents expressionism?

1. 1. Cabiria
   2. Marie Antoinette
   3. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

2. An open frame is generally employed in   films, while a closed frame is generally employed in           films.
   1. anti-realistic; realistic
   2. realistic; anti-realistic
   3. expressionist; fantastic
   4. fantastic; expressionist

3. Composition is part of the process of planning the design of a movie. When visualizing and planning shots, filmmakers must make decisions about two elements of composition: what we see on screen and what moves on screen. What are these two elements commonly called?
   1. framing and kinesis
   2. mise-en-scène and action
   3. staging and kinesis
   4. placement and action

4. Consider carefully the details of the mise-en-scène in the following clips. Based on the mise-en-scène, which do you think belongs to a dystopian futuristic narrative inhabited by mostly one-dimensional characters?
   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. Two Cars, One Night https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?

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5. In animated films which consist of primarily computer-generated imagery, the relationship between the director and the production designer is the same as in non- animated films, except that the production designer and his staff have
   1. even greater control over the mise-en-scène and the entire look of the film

than they could possibly have in non-animated films.

1. 2. less control over the mise-en-scène, as the specific details of the film are dictated by the director to the production designer.
   3. greater difficulty explaining to the director what the look of the film should be.
   4. greater difficulty getting the director to understand what the final product of the computer-generated images will look like.

6. Some of the departments the production designer supervises include carpentry, properties, and transportation.
   1. True
   2. False

7. The digital revolution has affected
   1. only animated films and some action films.
   2. almost all areas of movie-making, including makeup and hairstyling.
   3. almost all areas of movie-making, except makeup and hairstyling.
   4. only a small number of films at this time.

8. The organization, distribution, balance, movement, and general relationship of actors and objects within the space of a shot is called
   1. Design
   2. Composition.
   3. Framing.
   4. cinematography.

9. The person in charge of all the countless details that go into furnishing and decorating a set, as well as supervising a variety of specialists, is called the
   1. Production Designer
   2. Set Supervisor
   3. Set Decorator
   4. Properties Director
   5. Composition Supervisor

10. The planning of the positions and movements of the actors and camera is called
    1. Framing.
    2. Staging
    3. Blocking.
    4. preproduction.

11. The two fundamental styles of design established in early motion pictures are the

                               associated with the Lumière brothers and the                                        associated with Georges Méliès.

1. 1. realistic; surreal
   2. realistic; fantastic
   3. surreal; realistic
   4. fantastic; realistic

12. This chapter's analysis of Chinatown describes a shot in which no one is in the frame, then suddenly a puff of smoke enters the left side of the frame. This is an example of

filmmakers using both on-screen and offscreen space. Which of the following clips also uses on-screen and offscreen space?

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

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13. Unlike a static painting or picture, a motion picture moves and thus shifts its point of view. Point of view is implied by
    1. the director's personal beliefs.
    2. a character's hair, makeup, and wardrobe.
    3. the production design.
    4. the framing of a shot.

14. What are the major elements of cinematic design?
    1. lighting, framing, movement, setting, costume, makeup, hairstyle
    2. setting, decor, properties, lighting, costume, makeup, hairstyle
    3. setting, location, sets, properties, lighting, framing, cinematography
    4. cinematography, decor, costume, makeup, setting, movement

15. What are three elements that describe neorealism?
    1. nonprofessional actors, constructed sets, fixed camera
    2. nonprofessional actors, location sets, handheld camera
    3. professional actors, location sets, handheld camera
    4. professional actors, constructed sets, fixed camera

16. What is figure movement?
    1. the movement of something concrete within the frame
    2. the movement of something concrete from foreground to background
    3. the movement of something concrete across the frame
    4. the movement of the frame itself

17. Which of the following statements about mise-en-scène is NOT true?
    1. Mise-en-scène literally means "staging or putting on an action or scene."
    2. Mise-en-scène refers to the overall look and feel of a movie.
    3. Mise-en-scène is the sum of everything the audience sees, hears, and experiences when watching a movie.
    4. Mise-en-scène has two visual components: lighting and movement.

18. Which of the following statements about the production designer is NOT true?
    1. The production designer is an executive responsible for supervising the heads of various design departments.

1. 2. The production designer is an artist responsible for designing the overall look of a movie.
   3. The production designer is hired relatively late in the production process.
   4. The production designer is one of the first collaborators a director hires