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Film Studies Unit 1 & 2 Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1

A good logline consists of each of the following items EXCEPT:

a)

Character

b)

Setting

c)

Key Trait

d)

Conflict

2.

The French word “genre” can be used to describe a film’s:

a)

Characters

b)

Plot

c)

Type

d)

Setting

3.

The tone of a film (example: Se7en is a really dark film) is the way we describe the movie’s overall:

a)

Emotional Feel

b)

Color Palette

c)

Lighting Choice

d)

Character Dialogue

4.

The industry term used to describe the poster hung outside of movie theaters is called a(n):

a)

Flyer

b)

Riser

c)

One-Sheet

d)

Broadsheet

5.

The typical Hollywood film is divided into how many acts?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Five

6.

In a conventional film narrative, which of these items would appear last?

a)

Climax

b)

Flashback

c)

Exposition

d)

Inciting Incident

7.

Of the two driving forces that most every hero possesses, the most important force is his/her:

a)

Outer Want

b)

Inner Need

c)

Key Trait

d)

Age and Features

8.

The Classical Unities included each of the following elements EXCEPT:

a)

Unity of Theme

b)

Unity of Time

c)

Unity of Place

d)

Unity of Action

9.

Movie dialogue should do each of the following things EXCEPT:

a)

Reveal Character

b)

Advance the Plot

c)

Sound "On the Nose"

d)

Provide Key Details

10.

In 1877 Thomas Edison invented the

a)

Camera

b)

Phonograph

c)

Telephone

d)

Electric

11.

The Kinetoscopes’ film strips were common sideshow entertainment, examples could be...

a)

Wrestling matches

b)

Boxing cats

c)

Trapeze acts

d)

All of The Above

12.

The first motion picture camera was called a

a)

Telegraph

b)

Kinetograph

c)

Kinetoscope

d)

Telescope

13.

What year was the Praxinoscope?

a)

1977

b)

1877

c)

1867

d)

1865

14.

Who made the praxinoscope?

a)

Emilie Reynold

b)

Emile Reynaud

c)

Emily Reynad

d)

Emili Reynud

15.

how did the Praxinoscope work?

a)

shining light through the lens it makes a projector

b)

you look through the slots and then turn the drums and then the pictures appeared to move

c)

mirror was put in to reflect the pictures without the luminosity

16.

When was the cinema born?

a)

In the 20th century

b)

At the end of the 19th century

c)

At the beginning of the 19th century

17.

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

a)

Silent Films

b)

Black and White Films

c)

Technicolor Films

d)

Modern Age FIlms

18.

Early film production created the illusion of motion by doing which of the following?

a)

a continuous exposure of film

b)

a collection of still images viewed rapidly one after the other

c)

using video tape instead of film

19.

Which of the following inventions contributed to the most to film/movie production?

a)

Photography

b)

Sterolithography

c)

Phonograph

d)

Computer

e)

Video Tape

20.

Which term below best describes the production of a movie

a)

continuous motion

b)

still imagery

c)

non-stop action

d)

matching action

21.

Who is responsible for the world's first motion picture film camera?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

George Eastman

c)

Clint Eastwood

d)

Ben Franklin

e)

Eli Whitney

22.

What are the "3 Unities" in drama?

a)

Time

b)

Place

c)

Action

d)

Character

23.

Who established the "3 Unities" in drama?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Coleridge

d)

Shakespeare

24.

What is the technique that creates connection between different shots in a film?

(a)  

25.

What do you call the the compression of time and space to tell a story through images?

(a)  

26.

When were motion pictures accidentally created?

a)

1875

b)

1876

c)

1877

d)

1878

27.

He uses a camera to record the action

a)

director

b)

actor

c)

writer

d)

cameraman

28.

This type of film makes you laugh

a)

comedy

b)

soap opera

c)

romance film

d)

documentary

29.

This type of film is about nature, science, history etc..

a)

detective film

b)

the news

c)

documentary

d)

adventure film

30.

This person gives directions to actors, cameramen and everyone on the set of a film

a)

actor

b)

cameraman

c)

director

d)

stunt man

31.

Match the definitions with the vocabulary:

a character

a)

the second, third, fourth, etc. of a film or book

b)

a person in a story

c)

the story

d)

to locate a film or book in a place

32.

Match the definitions with the vocabulary:

a sequel

a)

the second, third, fourth, etc. of a film or book

b)

a person in a story

c)

the story

d)

to locate a film or book in a place

33.

Match the definitions with the vocabulary:

the plot

a)

the second, third, fourth, etc. of a film or book

b)

a person in a story

c)

the story

d)

to locate a film or book in a place

34.

Match the definitions with the vocabulary:

a poster

a)

a large picture to advertise a film

b)

to choose actors

c)

the speed of the events of a story

d)

computer graphics or other ways of making amazing scenes for films and television

35.

Match the definitions with the vocabulary:

pace

a)

a large picture to advertise a film

b)

to choose actors

c)

the speed of the events of a story

d)

computer graphics or other ways of making amazing scenes for films and television