This is an open-book test, so MAKE SURE YOUR ANSWERS ARE YOUR OWN. Act in your own self-interest–don’t take a chance on losing the large chunk of points you can earn out of the 20 possible points for this test.
MOST IMPORTANT !!!–Keep in mind that I know that everyone is stressed in these difficult circumstances. I’m just looking for you to do your best–watch all the films, read all the lecture notes carefully and thoroughly, do the assignments, and answer the questions on this test to the best of your ability. Our goal is for everybody to get their 3 credits for this course.
TEST #1
Answer the following questions. Write your answers in a WORD document or PDF (.docx, .doc, or .pdf) and attach to an email to me at the special (NO Sharepoint, Portal, Blackboard, etc.) Just write the number of each question, then write your answer (no need to write out the question). There are 20 questions. (20 points)
YOUR NAME:
Questions number 2 and 3 you will not be able to answer. it is okay to leave blank, Please write questions out then the answer, thank you.
1. Define the concept, “cinematic.”
2. Answer this question based on criteria established in Vimeo Classes 1 & 2. What is a
“good” film?
3. Answer this question based on criteria established in Vimeo Classes 1 & 2. In terms of the
spectator’s experience, what do you think is the most basic difference between the
presentation of an action, incident, or story on stage in a play, and a presentation of the same
action, incident, or story on film?
4. What does the term “visual composition” refer to?
5. Explain the difference between the terms: shot, sequence, and scene.
6. Define the term, “lighting motif.”
7. Select and describe an example of a lighting motif in the opening sequence of Us.
8. Define the term, “compositional motif.”
9. Select and describe an example of a compositional motif in the opening sequence of Us.
10. Explain the technique of subjective viewpoint editing (“point-of-view” editing).
11. Select and describe an example of subjective viewpoint editing in the opening sequence of
Us.
12. List at least three characteristic elements seen in American films from the “primitive” era.
13. List the three forms of existing popular entertainments that influenced filmmakers in the
“primitive” era.
14. List three important discoveries in the development of the art of film made by Edwin S.
Porter in The Great Train Robbery.
15. Describe an example of one of those discoveries in The Great Train Robbery.
16. Identify the main feature that makes films made in the transitional era different from films
made in the primitive era.
17. List D.W. Griffith’s major innovations in the development of the art of film.
18. Describe an example of one of those innovations from any Griffith film seen for class.
19. Which type of editing is most commonly used to create “suspense” in film and describe an
example from any Griffith film seen for class.
20. Of the types of editing listed and defined in your syllabus, identify the type of editing used in
the following example from A Corner in Wheat:
Shot A – MLS, NA, MK, the “Wheat King” entertains a group of well-dressed guests at a
lavish dinner party
CUT to:
Shot B- MLS, NA, MK, homeless people in a bread line in an inner-city bakery.
