Book Quiz: Special Effects

Read the example sentence:

The models appeared to

move with the illusion of life.

What does illusion mean?

• a trick of the light

• something false that tricks

  you into thinking it is real

• the ability to be something

  else

• a moviemaking process

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What is similar between special

effects today and those of the

1920s and ’30s?

• Both use only stop-motion

  animation to create animals.

• Both frighten, amaze, and

  entertain audiences.

• Both create scenes on screen

  that people do not believe

  are real.

• All of the above

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How might actors benefit

from a decision to use special

effects over live action?

• Actors are less likely to be

  in dangerous situations.

• Actors will not get wet, cold,

  hot or sweaty for a movie.

• Actors do not see what makes

  their character scared.

• Actors can be made to seem

  very small or very large.

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Why was the audience most

likely so frightened when

Méliès disappeared in the film?

• They thought they might

  disappear, too.

• They thought they might

  disappear, too.

• They had never seen a

  magician work before.

• They had never seen special

  effects like that before.

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What was the first step

O’Brien took in making his

King Kong special effects?

• What was the first step

  O’Brien took in making his

  King Kong special effects?

• He visited zoos to study

  gorilla movements.

• He designed a New York

  City backdrop.

• He built several metal

  skeletons of gorillas.

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Why most likely did the author

write this book?

• to teach readers how

  to build their own

  models and props

• to persuade readers to

  become professional

  special-effects artists

• to explain how special

  effects work and have

  changed over time

• to describe the best special-

  effects films of all time

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What is the main idea of the

section “Miniature Models”?

• On film, miniature jungles

  look life-size.

• Tiny houses are used

  in movies.

• Miniature models are often

  used as special effects.

• Props are objects like swords

  or chairs.

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Which of the following can be

created using special effects?

• blowing up the Empire

  State Building

• hurricane coming ashore

• a major car accident

• all of the above

How might using animatronics

for special effects be different

from using stop-motion

animation or color-replacement

photography?

• Unlike the other two

  methods, animatronics gives

  actors something to interact

  with in a scene.

• Unlike the other two

  methods, animatronics is

  filmed frame by frame.

• Unlike animatronics, the

  other two require special

  equipment to make all

  the effects work.

• Unlike animatronics, the

  other two require special

  equipment to make all

  the effects work.

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Which is one way that computer-

generated images have not yet

been used in special effects?

• to create entire movies

• to create natural disasters

• to create talking animals

• none of the above

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