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WorksheetsFilm Studies Unit 1 & 2 Test
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 17mins
1
A good logline consists of each of the following items EXCEPT:
Character
Setting
Key Trait
Conflict
The French word “genre” can be used to describe a film’s:
Characters
Plot
Type
Setting
The tone of a film (example: Se7en is a really dark film) is the way we describe the movie’s overall:
Emotional Feel
Color Palette
Lighting Choice
Character Dialogue
The industry term used to describe the poster hung outside of movie theaters is called a(n):
Flyer
Riser
One-Sheet
Broadsheet
The typical Hollywood film is divided into how many acts?
Two
Three
Four
Five
In a conventional film narrative, which of these items would appear last?
Climax
Flashback
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Of the two driving forces that most every hero possesses, the most important force is his/her:
Outer Want
Inner Need
Key Trait
Age and Features
The Classical Unities included each of the following elements EXCEPT:
Unity of Theme
Unity of Time
Unity of Place
Unity of Action
Movie dialogue should do each of the following things EXCEPT:
Reveal Character
Advance the Plot
Sound "On the Nose"
Provide Key Details
In 1877 Thomas Edison invented the
Camera
Phonograph
Telephone
Electric
The Kinetoscopes’ film strips were common sideshow entertainment, examples could be...
Wrestling matches
Boxing cats
Trapeze acts
All of The Above
The first motion picture camera was called a
Telegraph
Kinetograph
Kinetoscope
Telescope
What year was the Praxinoscope?
1977
1877
1867
1865
Who made the praxinoscope?
Emilie Reynold
Emile Reynaud
Emily Reynad
Emili Reynud
how did the Praxinoscope work?
shining light through the lens it makes a projector
you look through the slots and then turn the drums and then the pictures appeared to move
mirror was put in to reflect the pictures without the luminosity
When was the cinema born?
In the 20th century
At the end of the 19th century
At the beginning of the 19th century
No synchronized sound for dialogue, onscreen intertitles were used to narrate story points, present key dialogue and sometimes even comment on the action for the cinema audience
Silent Films
Black and White Films
Technicolor Films
Modern Age FIlms
Early film production created the illusion of motion by doing which of the following?
a continuous exposure of film
a collection of still images viewed rapidly one after the other
using video tape instead of film
Which of the following inventions contributed to the most to film/movie production?
Photography
Sterolithography
Phonograph
Computer
Video Tape
Which term below best describes the production of a movie
continuous motion
still imagery
non-stop action
matching action
Who is responsible for the world's first motion picture film camera?
Thomas Edison
George Eastman
Clint Eastwood
Ben Franklin
Eli Whitney
What are the "3 Unities" in drama?
Time
Place
Action
Character
Who established the "3 Unities" in drama?
Aristotle
Socrates
Coleridge
Shakespeare
What is the technique that creates connection between different shots in a film?
(a)
What do you call the the compression of time and space to tell a story through images?
(a)
When were motion pictures accidentally created?
1875
1876
1877
1878
He uses a camera to record the action
director
actor
writer
cameraman
This type of film makes you laugh
comedy
soap opera
romance film
documentary
This type of film is about nature, science, history etc..
detective film
the news
documentary
adventure film
This person gives directions to actors, cameramen and everyone on the set of a film
actor
cameraman
director
stunt man
Match the definitions with the vocabulary:
a character
the second, third, fourth, etc. of a film or book
a person in a story
the story
to locate a film or book in a place
Match the definitions with the vocabulary:
a sequel
the second, third, fourth, etc. of a film or book
a person in a story
the story
to locate a film or book in a place
Match the definitions with the vocabulary:
the plot
the second, third, fourth, etc. of a film or book
a person in a story
the story
to locate a film or book in a place
Match the definitions with the vocabulary:
a poster
a large picture to advertise a film
to choose actors
the speed of the events of a story
computer graphics or other ways of making amazing scenes for films and television
Match the definitions with the vocabulary:
pace
a large picture to advertise a film
to choose actors
the speed of the events of a story
computer graphics or other ways of making amazing scenes for films and television
