5. How do cinematographers use the photographic elements to create specific responses in film? (color, shadow, distortion, etc.)

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1 Stage & Screen Ms. Vernon Ch. 1 review: Photography 1. Define, and explain why used: a. shot b. extreme long shot c. long shot d. full shot e. medium shot f. close up g. extreme close up h. deep focus shot i. angle j. bird s eye angle k. high angle l. eye level m. low angle n. oblique angle 2. Define: a. cinematography b. take 3. What are the important elements of film lighting? 4. Define, and where applicable, why or where used: a. high key b. high contrast c. low key d. fill - 5. How do cinematographers use the photographic elements to create specific responses in film? (color, shadow, distortion, etc.) 1

2 6. Be able to describe and explain the differences between realism, classicism, and formalism. 7. Be able to use and identify film clips from class. Define the following Chs 2, 3, & 4 - Mise en Scene, Movement & Editing 1. List and describe the seven kinds of camera movements, and why they would be used. 2. What is persistence of vision and what is the standard fps? 3. What are the five kinds of distortion and how are they used? 4. According to our book, Editing is Define a. master shot b. cover shot c. eyeline match d. matching action e. the 180 degree rule f. parallel editing (crosscutting) g. the peak h. thematic montage (Soviet Montage) i. cutting to continuity - j. jump cut - k. establishing shot - l. re-establishing shot - 6. Explain the basic points of the Soviet montage. 2

3 7. What are storyboards? 8. Know the types of edits (jump cut, fade, etc.) and how they affected Moulin Rouge. Define Mise en Scene (translation too) 10. Frame- 11. dominant 12. intrinsic interest 13. the four formal elements of mise en scene 14. territorial space 15. List the five basic ways to photograph an actor, and the purpose of each 16. Describe what is symbolized, generally, by the placement of an object in an area of the frame; central top bottom - edges - out of frame 17. Define proxemics, and describe the four levels 1. List and describe several of the parts of mise en scene: 1) dominant 2) lighting key 3) shot 4) angle 5) color 3

4 6) subsidiary 7) form 8) framing 9) depth 10) proxemics Chs 5, 8 & 9 sound, story, and writing 1. What is mimesis, diegesis, and what art forms use which? 2. What is narratology? 3. Contrast story to plot. 4. What is genre? 5. What are the four main evolutions of a genre? Give examples of each. 6. Define a figurative comparison. 7. What are the five typical figurative comparisons (define and give examples for each). 8. Literary adaptations adapt from page to film on a three-point scale; define those points, and give examples for each. 9. What is diagetic sound? Nondiagetic? Internal diagetic? What were the examples used in class? 10. What were some of the advantages to the beginning of sound? 11. What were some of the disadvantages to the beginning of sound? 12. Know the film examples ( ) 4

5 Film History 1. Why did the industry switch from New York to Hollywood? 2. What was The Trust? 3. What are the characteristics of German expressionism? 4. What was the moral code set up to censor movies? 5. What is vertical integration? 6. What was the greatest threat to the film industry in the 50s? 7. Who helped turn around Hollywood in the 70s? Citizen Kane 1. What is deep focus and how was it used in the movie? 2. What is a sound bridge and how is it used in the movie? 3. How is the passage of time shown (time compression)? 4. What were some notable edits? (Note: may include some of the answers from directly above.) 5. How was Welles radio experience (sound bridges, overlapping dialogue, etc. ) and theatre experience (long takes, staging, etc.) shown specifically in the film? 6. Know about the use of ceilings and furniture, the makeup, the acting, the use of the reporter or the device of rosebud, the bookended shots of Xanadu, the use of the newsreel. The Godfather 1. Describe examples for the use of symbolism, metaphors, motifs, or themes in this movie: oranges 5

6 transfer of power lighting corrected genre corruption business vs. family respectability vs. legitimacy men vs. women doors/windows/chairs 2. What is important about the historical context i.e., what was going on at that time that influences or inspires the major themes? 6