Question: Films such as Evil Dead II and Rogue One are good examples of which of the following?
Answer Choices:
films that cross genres
films that have no genres
films that must be categorized under a single genre
films that introduced new genres
Answer: films that cross genres
Question: Which critic is best known for opposing the auteur theory?
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Roger Ebert
Francois Truffaut
Andrew Sarris
Pauline Kael
Answer: Pauline Kael
Question: Which of the following is typically true of soundtrack albums?
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They reproduce the entire score.
They are only released for musicals.
They are used to promote a film commercially.
They only include material written specifically for the film.
Answer: They are used to promote a film commercially.
Question: Moving back and forth between shots of a woman tied to railroad tracks and shots of a speeding train elsewhere on the tracks is an example of what editing technique?
Answer Choices:
Parallel editing
Continuity editing
Montage
Shot/reverse shot
Answer: Parallel editing
Question: Of the following, who would be considered a “wild card” or “character actor”?
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Will Smith
Brad Pitt
George Clooney
William H. Macy
Answer: William H. Macy
Question: Why is there typically a lag time between a movie’s theatrical release and its home video release?
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DVDs and Blu-rays discs are complicated and expensive to produce.
Theatrical releases make more money than home video releases.
Video releases receive more publicity than theatrical releases.
A theatrical release gives a certain legitimacy to a video release.
Answer: A theatrical release gives a certain legitimacy to a video release.
Question: Which of the following terms is used to describe the shortest possible shot in a film, made up of a single still image lasting 1/24th or 1/30th of a second on the screen?
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a frame
an act
a scene
a screenplay
Answer: a frame
Question: Which of the following became an important new competitor for theatrical movies in the 1980s?
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VCRs.
Television.
Radio.
The Internet.
Answer: VCRs.
Question: In order to truly expand and refresh a genre, a film should:
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cut all ties with existing genre tropes.
be recognizable as falling under the specified genre.
develop new technologies.
meet all of an audience’s expectations.
Answer: be recognizable as falling under the specified genre.
Question: In the context of cinematography, what does the term mise-en-scène mean?
Answer Choices:
the elements/audiences see in a scene
the objects outside a camera frame
the props a cinematographer chooses to blur within a scene
the duration of a scene
Answer: the elements/audiences see in a scene
Question: What is the purpose of three-point lighting as it relates to actors in a scene?
Answer Choices:
It makes them blend in.
It makes them stand out.
It draws attention to the background.
It creates dramatic shadows.
Answer: It makes them stand out.