Question: A good film critic is likely to do which of the following?
Answer Choices:
Examine a film on many levels.
Rely on personal impressions.
Express opinions.
Make superficial observations.
Answer: Examine a film on many levels.
Question: Which of the following is usually true of the scenes in which film actors perform?
Answer Choices:
Scenes are performed and shot in sequence.
Different camera angles are shot simultaneously with multiple cameras.
Multiple versions of each scene are shot.
Actors must improvise their lines.
Answer: Multiple versions of each scene are shot.
Question: Which stylistic movement in film involved purposely distorted sets and images to convey a psychological feeling or attitude?
Answer Choices:
Dogme 95
German Expressionism
Italian Neorealism
French New Wave
Answer: German Expressionism
Question: Which of the following leads to the deepest appreciation of a film?
Answer Choices:
Turning off your brain completely and letting the pictures roll away.
Paying attention to what a film is trying to say.
Learning the technical names of a film’s elements.
Learning the roles of the technicians who work on a film.
Answer: Paying attention to what a film is trying to say.
Question: Why do silent films often seem to move faster than modern sound films?
Answer Choices:
Because filmmakers wanted to squeeze more action into less film.
Because they generally feature quicker cutting than modern films.
Because the rates of shooting and projection were not standardized.
Because audiences expected films to be a lot shorter in those days.
Answer: Because the rates of shooting and projection were not standardized.
Question: In which auteur’s films are you most likely to encounter gritty, urban subject matter?
Answer Choices:
Martin Scorsese
Steven Spielberg
Ingmar Bergman
Nicole Holofcener
Answer: Martin Scorsese
Question: According to John Truby, why are genre films generally favored by American studios?
Answer Choices:
They are less expensive to make.
They provide more reliable profits.
They contribute more individual artistic visions.
They are risky investments, but can yield big profits.
Answer: They provide more reliable profits.
Question: “Sharks can be dangerous, so you should be careful when you go surfing.” This statement commits which of the following fallacies?
Answer Choices:
Appeal to ignorance
Ad hominem
Slippery slope
Begging the question
None of these
Answer: None of these
Question: Which of the following is true of the differences between film acting and stage acting?
Answer Choices:
Film acting is generally considered more intimate
Film acting is generally less subtle
Film actors must play to the back row
Film actors must adjust for different points of view
Answer: Film acting is generally considered more intimate
Question: Which of the following gangster films was forced to add a title at the end to satisfy public watchdog groups?
Answer Choices:
The Public Enemy
Scarface
The Godfather
Gomorrah
Answer: The Public Enemy
Question: Editing and revising are the same thing.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: What should you always do before lighting a match in the lab?
Answer: Keep an eye out for flammable liquids/vapors in the area. Flammable liquid vapors are always heavier than air, they will travel along the tops of benches, down drain troughs, and remain in sinks.