Question 1

Animated documentaries are usually instructional films.

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Question 2

Describe how animation differs from live-action filming.What are some of the common types of animation? Give examples of each.How did the technique used to make Duck Amuck differ from that used to make Fuji?

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Question 3

Briefly define the characteristics of categorical, rhetorical, abstract, and associational formal systems, giving specific examples from Film Art, from lectures, and from films shown for the course.

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Question 4

How may we distinguish a documentary using categorical form from one using rhetorical form? Draw specific examples from Film Art, from lectures, or from films shown for the course.

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Question 5

How may we distinguish an experimental film using abstract form from one using associational form? Draw specific examples from Film Art, from lectures, or from films shown for the course.

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Question 6

A camera is necessary to the creation of animated films.

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Animated films are created using various computer software and graphic tools, hence a camera is not necessary.

Question 7

Some non-narrative films draw on aspects of narrative form to organize sections or parts.Choose one non-narrative film that draws on narrative principles.What sort of non-narrative principles organize the overall film? How does it draw on narrative principles of organization? What purposes are fulfilled by the narrative portions of the film? Point to specific sequences that support your claims.

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Question 8

Koyaanisqatsi uses almost no recognizable human speech.

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Koyaanisqatsi is a non-narrative film and does not rely on traditional dialogue or language. The film uses visuals and a unique musical score to create its message and atmosphere.

Question 9

Who Framed Roger Rabbit was the first film that mixed animation with live action.

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While "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988) is one of the most famous films to mix animation with live-action, it was not the first. Earlier examples include "The Three Caballeros" (1944) and "Mary Poppins" (1964), among others.

Quiz 10: Documentary, experimental, and animated films