Deck 8: Summary- Style and Film Form

Question 1

The 180-degree editing of The Maltese Falcon is typical of traditional form and of no interest,and thus would not be considered a salient technique used by the filmmaker.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Welles makes the important newsreel sequence distinctive by using a number of techniques that do not appear anywhere else in Citizen Kane.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The nature of the lighting,setting,and music give the opening scene of Citizen Kane a feel most associated with

A)documentary films.
B)thrillers.
C)romance films.
D)mystery movies.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A filmmaker's creative choices can be constrained by technology,stylistic norms,or taste.

Question 5

What are salient stylistic techniques?

A)Techniques that can be noted and named
B)A confusing choice a filmmaker made
C)The important techniques the film most relies on to create its style
D)Costume choices

Question 6

Our Hospitality creates its gags by

A)isolating each element in a single shot and then linking the two elements by editing.
B)putting two elements in the same shot and letting us observe comic juxtaposition.
C)isolating each element in a single shot and then allowing the progression of shots to create comic structure.
D)following heavily physical actions by the characters with scenes of extreme stillness to create comic juxtaposition of opposite levels of movement.

Question 7

If a character speaks,the viewer expects to hear diegetic sound that is faithful to the source.

Question 8

A salient characteristic of Citizen Kane's style is the use of

A)crosscutting.
B)nondiegetic inserts.
C)nonactors.
D)dolly and crane shots.

Question 9

Which of the following does NOT belong to this list of films and their salient techniques?

A)Grand Illusion: the long take
B)Citizen Kane: shooting in depth
C)October: mobile camera
D)Mon Oncle: comic sound manipulations

Question 10

In Citizen Kane,Welles makes the narrator,Thompson,almost unidentifiable through the use of low-key lighting and staging choices.

Question 11

What can limit the stylistic choices of a filmmaker?

A)Fashion trends
B)Viewers' tastes
C)Technology
D)All of the answer choices are correct.

Question 12

Independent films have less opportunity to make extreme stylistic choices.

Question 13

In Shadow of a Doubt,which of the following is done by the development and stylistic presentation of the story?

A)They make the audience identify with the murderer.
B)They put the audience close to Young Charlie's point of view.
C)They keep the audience confused as to the true motives of Uncle Charlie.
D)They take us chronologically through the defining moments of Young Charlie's adolescent life.

Question 14

If a character begins to leave the frame in a scene,the viewer expects the camera to remain stationary.

Question 15

In the dinner scene in Shadow of a Doubt in which Uncle Charlie praises small-town living,what purpose does the dialogue serve?

A)Informational,mostly to orient the audience as to the current events in the town to which Young Charlie has moved
B)To strengthen the audience's and Young Charlie's suspicions that the uncle is a murderer
C)To strengthen the audience's suspicions that the uncle is a murderer while keeping Young Charlie in the dark
D)To confuse the audience as to the true motives of the principal characters,especially Young Charlie

Question 16

Parallelism,an important feature in many great films,is surprisingly absent from Citizen Kane.

Question 17

In 1941 the most startling transitional device used in films was

A)the shock cut.
B)the swish pan.
C)the sound bridge.
D)superimposition.

Question 18

The ending of Citizen Kane

A)does not reference the beginning of the film,which is a move away from traditional organizational form.
B)provides firm resolution to the mystery of Kane's character.
C)echoes the beginning of the film explicitly.
D)provides no real insights into Kane's character.

Question 19

Welles uses the shock cut to convey the passage of time during the "breakfast table" sequence between Kane and his first wife.

Question 20

Tati's stylistic choices in Mon Oncle produce a thematic and narrative contrast of charming neighbors to modern homes that runs throughout the film.

Question 21

What is the relation (if any),both visually and graphically,of the beginning and ending of Citizen Kane?

Question 22

When analyzing a film,what qualifies as a salient technique? Give some examples from Film Art or from a film watched for class.

Question 23

What does it mean for style to function perceptually? What are some aspects of this quality? Give an example from

Question 24

In Citizen Kane,each narrator's version is presented as objective and omniscient narration.

Question 25

In Citizen Kane,what functions does the newsreel sequence serve and what techniques does Welles use to set it apart?

Question 26

How does Welles use mise-en-scene in Citizen Kane to set up the contrast between the early,idealistic part of Kane's life and his later withdrawal from public life?

Question 27

What are some of the things that should be looked for when determining the organizational structure of a film?