Film Studies questions

Question: At which stage of the process of filmmaking does editing primarily take place?

Answer Choices:
pre-production
shooting
post-production
distribution

Answer: post-production

Question: The scenery, the props, the actors, and their costumes are all part of what?

Answer Choices:
cinematography
mise-en-scène
editing
background score

Answer: mise-en-scène

Question: Which of the following was the first 100% all-talking feature?

Answer Choices:
The Jazz Singer
Birth of a Nation
Duel in the Sun
The Lights of New York

Answer: The Lights of New York

Question: Every piece of a movie’s mise-en-scène is controlled, chosen, or approved by whom?

Answer Choices:
director
set designer
executive producer
actors

Answer: director

Question: Which of the following terms is used to describe the process of issuing a public invitation for people to try out for roles in films rather than casting directors contacting actors’ agents about available roles?

Answer Choices:
open casting
typecasting
headhunting
public outsourcing

Answer: open casting

Question: Which of the following is typically true of soundtrack albums?

Answer Choices:
They exclusively reproduce the entire score created for a movie.
They are released for musicians only.
They are used as promotional products for films.
They include only material written specifically for the film.

Answer: They are used as promotional products for films.

Question: What is the correct technical name for the music that plays in the background of a scene while the action takes place?

Answer Choices:
The score
The soundtrack
The orchestration
The sound design

Answer: The score

Question: Which critic is best known for opposing the auteur theory?

Answer Choices:
Michael Bay
François Truffaut
Andrew Sarris
Pauline Kael

Answer: Pauline Kael

Question: Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic reasons to use dialogue in movies?

Answer Choices:
To further the development of the plot.
To enhance characterization.
To repeat in words what is already obvious in the action.
To establish information the audience needs to know.

Answer: To repeat in words what is already obvious in the action.

Question: In what decade did digital sound come into use in movies?

Answer Choices:
The 1990s
The 1980s
The 1970s
The 1950s

Answer: The 1990s

Question: What is the term used to describe the practice of a character narrating the action in a film to help the audience understand what is going on?

Answer Choices:
Sensorimundi
monaural sound
voiceover
walla

Answer: voiceover