Deck 2: The Significance of Film Form

Question 1

A written outline that details the major and minor parts of a film,marking the parts by numbers and letters,is a

A)script.
B)segmentation.
C)form plan.
D)blueprint.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

One convention of narrative form is that

A)the conclusion of a film resolves characters' problems.
B)characters sing and dance in the film.
C)the film features thrilling scenes,such as spectacular car chases.
D)background information about characters is introduced late in the film.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following works is NOT structured around a journey?

A)The Wizard of Oz
B)Collateral
C)The Lord of the Rings
D)The Odyssey

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Elements such as traditions,dominant styles,or popular forms that are common to several different types of art are called

A)traits.
B)genres.
C)conventions.
D)formulas.

Question 5

A film is said to be complex if

A)spectators have difficulty following the story line.
B)it involves numerous characters.
C)it invites spectators to think more deeply about their own real-life situations.
D)it creates multiple relations among many different formal film elements.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an example of a manifestation of the formal principle of difference in a film?

A)One character is in a city,and another is in a natural setting.
B)Two characters clash with each other.
C)Characters wear similar costumes or hairstyles.
D)Music varies with changes in setting.

Question 7

What is the term for the relationships among the parts of a film?

A)Pattern
B)Form
C)Structure
D)Plot

Question 8

Which of the following criterion for evaluating a film involves an assessment of how emotionally engaging the film is?

A)Moral judgment
B)Realistic sets
C)Intensity of effect
D)Originality

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a stylistic element of a film?

A)The way the camera moves
B)The use of music
C)The pattern of narrative events
D)The arrangement of color in a frame

Question 10

Surprise generally results from

A)an expectation that is fulfilled late in a film.
B)a predictable pattern in the film's form.
C)the buildup of suspense.
D)an expectation that turns out to be incorrect.

Question 11

Which of the following conventions,common in current films,would have been considered unusual in the 1940s and 1950s?

A)A slow pace of events
B)Singing and dancing
C)Flashbacks to earlier events
D)The portrayal of activities that do not occur in everyday life

Question 12

A delay in the fulfillment of an established expectation creates

A)frustration.
B)suspense.
C)confusion.
D)surprise.

Question 13

What kinds of emotions are most likely produced by expectations that are fulfilled?

A)Anxiety or sympathy
B)Puzzlement or increased interest
C)Sadness or joy
D)Satisfaction or relief

Question 14

In the judgment of a film's quality,a "criterion" is

A)an expectation experienced by spectators before the film begins.
B)a standard that can be applied to many different films.
C)a critique of the overall artistic value of the film.
D)an objective evaluation by an experienced film critic.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a type of meaning that spectators might consider in a film?

A)Referential meaning
B)Declared meaning
C)Explicit meaning
D)Implicit meaning

Question 16

Comparing the beginning with the ending of a film helps spectators to understand

A)the film's overall pattern.
B)parallel elements in the film.
C)motifs in the film.
D)the film's overall message.

Question 17

Similarities between two or more distinct elements of a film are called

A)repetitions.
B)consistencies.
C)shared traits.
D)parallels.

Question 18

Events involving characters that form a film's story is/are the

A)narrative elements.
B)stylistic elements.
C)cinematic structure.
D)content.

Question 19

What is a "motif"?

A)An important element that is repeated throughout a film
B)A justification for an element appearing in a film
C)A reason for a character's actions
D)An element that creates conflict in a film

Question 20

Which of the following describes a stylistic pattern used in The Wizard of Oz?

A)A tornado leads to Dorothy's journey to Oz.
B)The characters in Oz resemble characters in Dorothy's life in Kansas.
C)Dorothy's adventures in Oz result from her desire to return to Kansas.
D)Colors are used to identify landmarks and locations within the story.

Question 21

Personal taste and evaluative judgment are virtually the same.

Question 22

Implicit meanings are sometimes called

A)concrete elements.
B)themes.
C)interpretations.
D)subtexts.

Question 23

Comedy often depends on creating surprise or cheating spectators' expectations.

Question 24

The Wizard of Oz has a large-scale ABA form.

Question 25

Emotions represented in a film are usually experienced by the audience as well.

Question 26

Symptomatic meanings result from

A)the characteristics of a particular society at a particular time.
B)spectators' ability to relate to characters in the film.
C)problems that the characters in a film try to overcome.
D)flaws exhibited by the characters in a film.

Question 27

Each major character in The Wizard of Oz fulfills a single significant function.

Question 28

A film that is cohesive in its overall form has

A)intensity.
B)unity.
C)organization.
D)development.

Question 29

In film evaluation,moral criteria are used to judge certain aspects of a film outside of their film context.

Question 30

A unified film may still leave some questions unanswered or contain some unintegrated elements.

Question 31

Social ideology is a set of values characteristic of a whole society.

Question 32

Filmmakers generally strive to create artworks that invite a single interpretation-the one that the filmmaker intends.

Question 33

Referential meaning is meaning that is openly asserted in a film.

Question 34

Curiosity is a feeling of expectation that results when patterns of artistic cues cause spectators to think about events that came before a certain point in the film.

Question 35

A film's "development" is based on repetition as well as

A)progression.
B)the film's ending.
C)motifs.
D)themes.

Question 36

Genres are unaffected by conventions.

Question 37

Variation is a fundamental principle of film form.

Question 38

"Meaning" refers to what a film says or suggests.

Question 39

Prior experience has little effect on spectators' expectations as they view a film.

Question 40

Emotions experienced by spectators result from spectators' perceptions of

A)how other spectators interpret the film.
B)the film's use of conventions.
C)formal patterns in the film.
D)how closely the film's events resemble those of real life.

Question 41

What can we discover about a film's "architecture" from analyzing its plot segmentation?

Question 42

How can film form create new emotional reactions in the audience instead of simply triggering practiced ones? Give an example of how the Wizard of Oz uses form to override spectators' everyday emotional responses.