Deck 17: The Tradition of Craft

Question 1

Some common film genres discussed in this chapter are:

A) animation and live action
B) science fiction
C) horror and documentary
D) experimental film
E) all of the other answers

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Movies were being shown all over Europe and the United States as early as ________.

A) 1527
B) 1750
C) 1896
D) 1936
E) 1993

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The earliest films featured elaborate sets and behind-the-scenes footage.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Georges Méliès's film A Trip to the Moon is known for being:

A) one of the first films to show a progression of time
B) one of the first films to change location in various scenes
C) a fictional account of astronomers launching their rocket from a cannon
D) a silent film known for trick effects and humor
E) all of the other answers

Question 5

The director George Lucas created the Star Wars series of movies. Fantastical imagery was created in the studio using ________.

A) super-realist paintings
B) computer-generated effects
C) detailed models
D) digitally timed effects
E) all of the other answers

Question 6

How are the locations in The Wizard of Oz distinguished?

A) Kansas is shown in color and the Land of Oz is in black and white
B) Kansas is shown in black and white and the Land of Oz is in color
C) Kansas and the Land of Oz are both in black and white
D) Kansas and the Land of Oz are both in color
E) none of the other answers

Question 7

________ films often include innovative technology, unexpected subject matter, and/or manipulated images.

A) documentary
B) experimental
C) silent
D) historical
E) all of the other answers

Question 8

As Eadweard Muybridge's experiments with motion showed, ________.

A) the camera only captures what is clearly visible to the human eye
B) the human eye cannot perceive anything visible to the camera
C) the camera and the human eye have nothing in common
D) the camera can capture what the human eye cannot see
E) the camera cannot capture moving objects

Question 9

D. W. Griffith's film Birth of a Nation employed innovative techniques and was used as a propaganda tool by ________.

A) the Transatlantic Railroad
B) Ellis Island
C) the Ku Klux Klan
D) the U.S. president
E) none of the other answers

Question 10

Such films as Amélie combine realistic and fantastical elements in order to:

A) trick the viewer into believing everything in the film is true
B) point out the magical qualities of ordinary life
C) prevent the filmmaker and actors from being bored during production
D) sell as many products as possible
E) challenge the actors

Question 11

Who was the director of Amélie?

A) Jean-Pierre Jeunet
B) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
C) Hiyao Miyazaki
D) Audrey Tatou
E) Robert Weine

Question 12

The theory that describes the way separate images viewed at regular intervals create the appearance of continuous motion is called ________.

A) binocular vision
B) blurred vision
C) persistence of vision
D) multi-vision
E) panoramic vision

Question 13

Using a sequence of specially generated drawings to create scenes in a movie is called ________.

A) cel animation
B) imaginary thinking
C) stop-action animation
D) collage
E) Expressionism

Question 14

Amongst the innovative aspects of Orson Welles's Citizen Kane are:

A) dramatic lighting, innovative editing, and natural sound
B) elaborate sets and moving camera shots
C) fabricated newspaper headlines and character flashbacks
D) deep focus and low camera angles
E) all of the other answers

Question 15

The difference between film and video is:

A) the way that the images are recorded
B) whether or not the movie has been edited
C) whether or not the movie has financial backing
D) that one records moving images and the other 
stills
E) that one only works in the dark

Question 16

An Inconvenient Truth is ________ about ________.

A) a fictional film . . . Al Gore
B) an experimental film . . . museum practices
C) a documentary . . . global warming
D) a romantic comedy . . . a secret marriage
E) a science fiction film . . . another planet

Question 17

The dark and mysterious scenery of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was inspired by ________.

A) German Expressionism
B) French Impressionism
C) African masks
D) Netherlandish painting
E) none of the other answers

Question 18

What genre might a filmmaker be working in if he or she used ominous music, fake blood, and shot many of the scenes at night?

A) romantic comedy
B) documentary
C) horror
D) fairytale
E) none of the other answers

Question 19

In full gallop, a horse's legs are ________ when all of them are off the ground.

A) splayed out in front and behind its body
B) crossed
C) underneath its body
D) angled out to the sides
E) a horse never has all of its legs off the ground

Question 20

One of the first popular films to use color imagery was ________.

A) A Trip to the Moon
B) The Wizard of Oz
C) Singin' in the Rain
D) Citizen Kane
E) Star Wars

Question 21

In her film Flat is Beautiful, Sadie Benning used ________ along with other visual equipment and techniques.

A) a toy camera
B) a zoetrope
C) a telescope
D) none of the other answers
E) a slide-projector

Question 22

Fantastic Prayers uses the Internet so that the piece can be ________.

A) permanent
B) interactive
C) secret
D) fixed and unable to change
E) all of the other answers

Question 23

Videos designed to be art are often made to be presented ________.

A) on television screens
B) in art galleries or at art events
C) in such a way that they transform a space
D) projected on walls
E) all of the other answers

Question 24

The Web project called The Road Movie incorporates ________.

A) GPS and origami
B) cell phones and rubber ducks
C) shopping carts and Christmas trees
D) maps and fast cars
E) none of the other answers

Question 25

Match the filmmaker with a description of their work:

Question 26

Nam June Paik's ________ combines recognizable and distorted images made using a synthesizer to modulate video signals.

A) ABC.123
B) Inconvenient Truth
C) Global Groove Interactive Digital Media
D) Shock Wave
E) collage