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Film Studies 100 Midterm Revision Exam With Complete Solutions Latest Update
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Film Studies 100: Midterm Revision ExamWith Complete Solutions Latest Update
Persistence of Vision - correct answers tendency for one image to
persist/linger on our retina as the next image enter our perception,
contributing to the illustion of motion pictures
Phi phenomenon - correct answers the optical illusion that accounts for
the impression of movement when one image follows another at the
proper speed
Frame - correct answers the smallest compositional unit of a reel of
film, a single photographic image
Critical flicker fusion - correct answers a phenomenon in which the light
of the film projector flashes so rapidly with each new frame that we
don't see it pulse but instead see a continuous beam of light.
Identification - correct answers a mode of engagement with the film
content - something that reminds us of our own experiences where we
tend to relate with the character's own situation.
,Idealization - correct answers a mode of engagement with film content
- something in the film that resonates with our dreams and aspirations
Form - correct answers the visual and aural shape of a film - embraces
all aspects of film construction that can be isolated and discussed
(narrative, aesthetics, camerawork, sound, editing).
Style - correct answers particular or characteristic use of formal
elements, may be associated to time and place
Classical Hollywood - correct answers the "studio era" from advent of
sound through World War 2. Distinguished by an approach to
filmmaking that strove for an "invisible style" that allowed viewers to
be absorbed by the world of film.
French New Wave: - correct answers a group of post-ww2 french
directors (Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Jacques Rivette, Claude
Chabrol, Eric Rohmer, Alain Resnais, Agnes Varda) that strove to create
a more spontaneous and personal style of filmmaking. Moved from pre-
war fascism and conservative lifestyles to modern, urbanized and
youth-orientated that was more in tuned with pop culture of London
and US. The 400 Blows was the first import new wave feature.
, Film Noir - correct answers A French term for a style originating with
American crime films of the 1940's and 1950's characterized by deep
shadows, night scenes, shady characters and plots involving elaborate
scenes and betrayal.
Plot - correct answers story events presented on screen (shown to us)
Plot order - correct answers the sequence of events adopted in the
telling of the story
Story order - correct answers the chronological sequence of narrative
events
Eg. In Billy Wilder's 1950 Sunset Boulevard, the story order is linear but
the plot order is circular - the opening and ending scenes were the
same. Story - what actually happens, what is inferred
Flashback - correct answers a scene that interrupts the chronological
flow of story events by referring to an earlier time.
Flash-forward - correct answers a scene that interrupts the
chronological flow of story events by skipping ahead to a later time. -
usually suggest paranormal prescience
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