FA Ch 3 Film and Lit - Dystopias

Literature and film

• are indistinguishable
• have nothing in common.
• are equally convenient to study for purposes of analysis.
• cannot be analyzed.

Internal truths in a film

• refer to what viewers want or need to believe is true.
• refer to relationships that develop during the making of a film.
• are always preferable to external truths.
• refer to outtakes saved by the director.

The plausibility of a story centers primarily on

• probability and necessity.
• inner truths of human nature.
• presenting a realistic setting.
• All of the answers are correct.

a surprise ending

• is found in literature but not film
• shoudl be justified by the plot
• should not result in death of a main character
• should be used only in comedies

titles of films

• are chosen randomly
• are helpful in identifying the theme
• must not give away plot details
• are voted on by test audiences

the mainspring of most stories is

• conflict
• characterization
• mood
• setting

we make certain assumptions about actors when they appear on screen according to

• their facial features
• their dress
• their physical build
• all of the answers are correct.

inner action is

• a reference to what the screenwriter was thinking about when they wrote the script
• describes a character's throughts and emotions
• refers to the movement of a camera into a room

name typing is

• a method of characterization
• is done by the script supervisor
• does not happen in serious films
• helps reveal theme in all films

flat characters

• are uninteresting to the audience
• speak in monotone
• are two-dimensional and predictable
• are always dynamic