Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Tati's stylistic choices in Mon Oncle produce a thematic and narrative contrast that runs throughout the film.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the relation (if any), both...

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How does Welles use mise-en-scene in Citizen...

Exam 8: Summary: style as a formal system

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

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

Tati's stylistic choices in Mon Oncle produce a thematic and narrative contrast that runs throughout the film.

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

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

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

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?