Formalist Film Theory

Which term describes a form of editing associated with 'the reality effect'?

• Montage

• Cinematography

• Continuity editing

• Diegetic

Which term describes what you see here?

• Match cutting

• Shot reverse shot

• Cross cutting

• Jump cut

Which term describes what you see here?

• Shot reverse shot

• Cross cutting

• Cutaway

• Jump cut

Which term describes what you see here?

• Shot reverse shot

• Jump cut

• Match cutting

• Setting

Which term describes what you see here?

• Cross cut

• Match cut

• Jump cut

• Mise-en-scene

What do you see depicted here?

• The reality effect

• The Kuleshov effect

• The Potemkin effect

• The Levshekol Effect

The famous "Odessa Steps sequence" appears in the film...

• Alexander Nevsky

• Battleship Potemkin

• Un Chien Andalou

• Strike

According to Eisenstein, what effect can montage provoke in its audience? (more than one correct)

• Emotional shock

• The desire to take action

• Intellectual stimulation

• Escapism (the tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities)

Eisenstein became unpopular with the Soviet authorities. What was he accused of?

• Becoming less committed to communism

• Having a bohemian lifestyle

• Making films which were too intellectual for ordinary people

• Selling out to Hollywood