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Course Introduction
Film Analysis introduces students to the critical study of cinema by exploring key concepts, theories, and methods used to interpret films. The course covers a range of cinematic elements including narrative structure, mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, sound, and genre while examining how these components shape meaning and audience experience. Through close readings of selected films from diverse eras and cultures, students develop analytical skills to articulate informed perspectives on film aesthetics, themes, and social contexts. Emphasis is placed on both written and discussion-based analysis, fostering a deeper appreciation of cinema as both an art form and a cultural artifact.
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Film Art An Introduction 11th Edition by David Bordwell
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Chapter 1: Film As Art
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Q1) Amos Poe and Maya Deren are
A)heads of the two biggest American distribution firms.
B)pioneers of digital animation.
C)experimental filmmakers who have used small-scale production.
D)prominent Hollywood directors who switched to independent filmmaking.
Answer: C
Q2) Centralized studio production has declined as giant film companies have largely become distribution companies.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) What is DIY filmmaking,and how has the introduction of consumer and prosumer digital cameras and affordable computing affected the making of these types of films?
Answer: Answers will vary
Q4) To save money,most directors try to shoot only one take of each shot. A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: The Significance of Film Form
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Q1) "Meaning" refers to what a film says or suggests.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Filmmakers generally strive to create artworks that invite a single interpretation-the one that the filmmaker intends.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Similarities between two or more distinct elements of a film are called
A)repetitions.
B)consistencies.
C)shared traits.
D)parallels.
Answer: D
Q4) Genres are unaffected by conventions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Narrative Form
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Q1) Howard Hawks's The Big Sleep is an example of objective,highly restricted narration.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Which of the following genres does NOT provide conventions used in Citizen Kane?
A)The musical
B)The detective story
C)The newspaper story
D)The Western
Answer: D
Q3) "Restricted" narration is commonly used in
A)mystery films.
B)documentaries.
C)classical films.
D)biographical films.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: The Shot- Mise-EN-Scene
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Q1) Since the advent of sound,it is less important for actors to use their eyes,brow,and mouth to express character emotions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In Hollywood studio filmmaking,the lights are kept in the same position throughout a scene,no matter where the camera is placed.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When filmmakers choose to control lighting,they typically use
A)different colors of lighting.
B)a soft,yellow,incandescent light.
C)natural sources of lighting.
D)a light that is as purely white as possible.
Q4) "High-key" lighting is typical of Hollywood filmmaking.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Setting plays a less significant role in the cinema than it does in the theater.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: The Shot- Cinema-to-Graphy
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Q1) In a crane shot,the camera moves
A)in any direction along the ground.
B)above the ground level.
C)diagonally.
D)in circles.
Q2) Shots in which a filmmaker prefers bumpy over smooth camera movements are usually created
A)by the operator walking with a handheld camera.
B)in the postproduction phase.
C)with a camera mounted to a dolly.
D)by the operator deliberately jerking the camera up and down rapidly.
Q3) The speed of motion presented on-screen depends on
A)the number of frames per second of celluloid used.
B)the rate of projection alone.
C)the rate of shooting and the rate of projection.
D)frame size and shape.
Q4) Wide-angle lenses are also referred to as "telephoto" lenses.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: The Relation of Shot to Shot- Editing
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Q1) Most shot/reverse-shot cuts utilize the eyeline match.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In order to create a smooth flow of narrative information,Hollywood films use detailed graphic matches for almost all cuts.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Contemporary filmmaking differs from that of classical Hollywood in all the following ways except
A)more frequent use of close-ups.
B)less crosscutting.
C)fewer establishing shots.
D)increased use of telephoto lens.
Q4) In the continuity system,a montage sequence usually
A)compresses a lengthy series of actions into a few moments.
B)generates suspense during a last-minute rescue situation.
C)serves as a brief epilogue to the main narrative.
D)uses eyeline matching to guarantee clear spatial relations among shots.
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Chapter 7: Sound in the Cinema
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT one of the three major perceptual properties of film sound?
A)Volume
B)Pitch
C)Timbre
D)Texture
Q2) In the scene when Virginia is on the beach in The Snake Pit,the crossing of internal and external diegetic sound borders accomplishes what narrative goal?
A)It gives the viewer a better sense of the spatial dimensions of the mise-en-scene.
B)It gives the viewer access to the larger political context of the story.
C)It confuses the viewer in order to then reveal Virginia's mental state.
D)It provides the viewer with an intimate understanding of the protagonist's sexuality.
Q3) The prologue of Orson Welles's The Magnificent Ambersons
A)contains a rare example of characters seeming to hear a nondiegetic narrator.
B)contains a rare example of a nondiegetic on-screen narrator.
C)consists of a lengthy soliloquy using internal diegetic sound.
D)includes a scene where violins are used to simulate a woman's screams.
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Chapter 8: Summary- Style and Film Form
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Q1) The 180-degree editing of The Maltese Falcon is typical of traditional form and of no interest,and thus would not be considered a salient technique used by the filmmaker.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What are some of the things that should be looked for when determining the organizational structure of a film?
Q3) Welles makes the important newsreel sequence distinctive by using a number of techniques that do not appear anywhere else in Citizen Kane.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Tati's stylistic choices in Mon Oncle produce a thematic and narrative contrast of charming neighbors to modern homes that runs throughout the film.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In Citizen Kane,what functions does the newsreel sequence serve and what techniques does Welles use to set it apart?
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Chapter 9: Film Genres
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Q1) Beyond the competition,conflict,suspense,and surprise of sports films there is ideological commentary.Choose a relatively current sports film such as Niki Caro's McFarland,USA (2015)or Antoine Fuqua's Southpaw (2015)and investigate the ideological and cultural message of the film.
Q2) The periods of time during which a given genre is popular are called "cycles."
A)True
B)False
Q3) Based on the genre film(s)screened or discussed or both in class,indicate two conventions of character,plot,theme,or iconography that are distinctive of the genre.Then,for each convention you select,show how the film(s)you select exemplify the genre.As evidence,cite specific scenes that use the conventions.
Q4) Briefly describe how ideas about genre are used by people within the film industry,by film reviewers,and by ordinary moviegoers.
Q5) Drawing on class readings and screenings,describe the kinds of conventions and iconography used to evoke the monstrous forces at the center of the horror film.Suggest some reasons for the enduring appeal of this genre.
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10: Documentary, Experimental, and Animated Films
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Q1) Koyaanisqatsi uses almost no recognizable human speech.
A)True
B)False
Q2) By definition,an abstract experimental film does not involve any recognizable objects.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A Movie by Bruce Conner is a(n)
A)example of a compilation documentary film.
B)compilation that exemplifies associational form.
C)example of a direct-cinema documentary film.
D)experimental film that exemplifies abstract form.
Q4) Railroad Turnbridge,Scorpio Rising,and Ballet mécanique are all examples of A)experimental film.
B)rhetorical form.
C)direct cinema.
D)found footage.
Q5) Cinéma-vérité or "cinema-truth" is another term for direct-cinema documentary.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Historical Changes in Film Art
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Q1) The most significant technological development in film during the 1930s was the A)introduction of sound to filmmaking.
B)creation of large-scale sets for filming epics.
C)widespread availability of color film stocks.
D)development of dollies and tracking mechanisms so cameras could be mobile.
Q2) By the late 1910s the Hollywood studio system had come into existence.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Louis and Auguste Lumière A.Edison and invented the Kinetoscope.
A)developed a peep-show machine for exhibiting bawdy short films.
B)used the Black Maria studio to capture and analyze animals' movements using glass plates of film.
C)held one of the earliest public presentations of films projected on a screen in Paris in 1895.
D)were assistants to Thomas
Q4) The Soviet Montage movement emphasized individual personalities by using famous actors with very distinctive appearances and mannerisms.
A)True
B)False
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