Photography and Filmmaking Quiz

Photography is defined as the process of recording visible images by light action on light-sensitive materials.

• True

• False

The word "photography" comes from the Greek words "photos" meaning "writing" and "graphos" meaning "light."

• True

• False

Early photography was viewed as an art form, not a technical process.

• True

• False

The photographer as an artist discerns significant moments and frames them with an eye for composition.

• True

• False

Focusing a camera and clicking the shutter is the only necessary process to create a photograph.

• True

• False

Cinema evolved from "motion pictures," which introduced the dimension of moving images.

• True

• False

Film or cinema was influenced by the invention of celluloid strip film, which allowed for successive still photos to be compared.

• True

• False

Filmmaking requires only the work of a director and actors to be successful.

• True

• False

A film director conceptualizes scenes, directs acting, supervises cinematography, and oversees editing and sound dubbing.

• True

• False

Like a painter or sculptor, a film director envisions the final effect of the film on its viewers.

• True

• False