TFM exam questions with correct solutions(CH 3)

What are the four different ways of looking at Narrative? ("The Idea of Narrative") In a story Ina type of movie In a way of structuring fictional or fictionalized stories presented in narrative films. Is a broader concept that both includes and goes beyond any of these applications What are the three categories of movies explored in the reading? ("Types of Movies") Be familiar with the general characteristics for each category of movie. Narrative Documentary Experimental What are the four basic approaches to documentary films? Factual Films Instructional Films Persuasive Films Propaganda Films What are the six elements (sets of conventions) that your reading used to define and classify film genres? ("Genre") Story Formulas Themes Character types Setting presentation Stars ( most actors star in the same type of movies) What are the six genres explored in your reading? Be familiar with the defining elements/conventions of each of these six genres. ("Six Major American Genres") Gangster Film noir Science fiction Horror The western The musical How does animation differ from the other three basic types of movies? Animation is just a different form of movie making, not necessarily a singular type of movie What are the three basic types of animation? Stop motion Computer generated imagery (CGI) Hand drawn genre The categorization of narrative film by form, content, or both