Indicate the Letter of the Best Definition for the Following Terms

Study of Film

Indicate the letter of the best definition for the following terms. 1. Characterization can be developed by A) what a character says B) What a character does C) What is said about a character D) A, B and C 2. Classic: A) a work commonly recognized for its superior qualities B) an old film C) Dramas D) the main type of movies 4. Plot: A) complications B) the theme C) series of interrelated actions D) Personal sentiments 5. Which of the following is true about a MacGuffin? A) It is a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot of a work of fiction. B) Sometimes, the specific nature of the MacGuffin is not important to the plot. C) Commonly, though not always, the MacGuffin is the central focus of the film in the first act. D) All of the above. 7. Symbol: A) a signal B) something that which is itself but also stands for something else C) an actual representation D) a way to criticize 8. Theme: A) central idea B) an actual representation C) a point of view D) subplot

Cinematic Terms (camera shots, movements, editing) Camera shots Match the correct shot with the correct description

9. Extreme Close-up A) will show two people in full figure or several from the waist up. 10. Long Shot B) Shot of small object or part of a face that fills the whole screen. 11. Extreme long Shot C) Shot that will show a landscape or crowd. 12. Close-up D) Shot of one face that fills a screen

1 Camera angles

Match the correct shot with the correct description 13.High Angle A) approximates human vision 14.Eye Level B) camera looks down on subject 15.Low Angle C) camera looks up on subject

Camera movements

16. Pan A) camera moves horizontally on a fixed base 17. Tilt B) camera moves through space on a wheeled truck 18. Dolly C) changing the focal length a a camera’s lenses 19. Zoom D) camera points up or down from a fixed base

20. For what purpose would a director use an extreme long shot? A) To make the subject look weak B) To make the subject look strong C) To show the setting D) To emphasize an emotion 21. For what purpose would a director use a close-up? A) To make the subject look weak B) To make the subject look strong C) To show the setting D) To emphasize an emotion

Film History Choose the correct letter from the description 22. In approximately what year did the film industry begin? A) 1950 B) 1930 C) 1890 D) 1850 23. What was a major motivation for audiences of silent films? A) Meeting new people B) seeing what the big city looked like C) it was a cheep date D) the sound quality 24. What studio is historically the most powerful? A) Paramount B) Universal C) Warner Brothers D) Lowes 25. What did 94% of the studio’s investments go to during the studio system age? A) Building new theaters B) actors salary C) creating new films D) insurance 26. Why was it acceptable for a star to make a bad film? A) Audiences didn’t care B) All films were bad. C) They made so many, they were easily forgotten. D) It was the producer’s fault.

27. He started the first film production studio. A) Lumiere B) Dickson C) Edison D) Griffith

28. Alfred Hitchcock directed... A) North by Northwest B) Citizen Kane

2 C) Lady Vanishes D) Both A and C

29. This man is known as The Master of Suspense. A) Welles B) Hitchcock C) Lubitch D) Toland

30. This director pioneered many new techniques as shown in Citizen Kane. A) Toland B) Welles C) Hitchcock D) Griffith