MIL Summative Test 5

Genre conventions in a romantic comedy include:

• Explosions, car chases

• Monsters, jump scares

• Love triangle, happy ending

• Sword fights, kingdoms

Which of the following is a media convention in sitcoms?

• Dark lighting

• Laugh track

• Jump cuts

• Epic music

A sudden loud sound in a horror film is an example of a:

• Written code

• Genre trope

• Symbolic code

• Technical code

Camera movement is classified as which type of code?

• Character gesture

• Dialogue line

• Genre trope

• Technical code

Costume, color, and props fall under:

• Symbolic

• Written

• Technical

• Editing

A detective’s monologue that explains clues is a:

• Symbolic code

• Technical code

• Editing transition

• Written code

Using a drone shot in an action scene is a use of:

• Technical code

• Symbolic code

• Sound convention

• Narrative trope

A plot twist at the end of a thriller is a:

• Written code

• Camera angle

• Story convention

• Symbolic gesture

When a superhero wears a bright costume to signal morality, this is:

• Written code

• Symbolic code

• Technical code

• Sound code

Jump cuts are used to:

• Build suspense

• Establish genre

• Show passage of time quickly

• Add dialogue