Test 3

Question 1

Blocking

Answer 1

A Production Term Referring To Coordinating Actors’ Movements With Lines Of Dialogue

Question 2

Forced Perspective

Answer 2

A System Of Constructing And Arranging Buildings And Objects On The Set So That They Diminish In Size Dramatically From Foreground To Background, Which Creates The Illusion Of Depth.

Question 3

Computer-Generated Imagery

Answer 3

Images That Originate From Computer Graphics Technology, Rather Than Photography

Question 4

Freeze Frame

Answer 4

Projecting A Series Of Frames Of Film With The Same Image, Which Appears To Stop The Action

Question 5

Type Casting

Answer 5

The Practice Of Repeatedly Casting Actors In Similar Roles Across Different Films

Question 6

Method Acting

Answer 6

A Style Of Stage Acting Developed From The Teachings Of Constantin Stanislavsky, Which Trains Actors To Get Into Character Through The Use Of Emotional Memory

Question 7

Character Actors

Answer 7

An Actor Whose Career Rests On Playing Minor Or Secondary Quirky Characters Rather Than Leading Roles

Question 8

Extras

Answer 8

An Uncredited Actor, Usually Hired For Crowd Scenes

Question 9

Cameos

Answer 9

A Short Screen Appearance By A Celebrity, Playing Himself Or Herself

Question 10

Brechtian Distanciation

Answer 10

Drawing Attention To The Process Of Representation ( Narrative And Characterization) To Break The Theatrical Illusion And Elicit A Distanced, Intellectual Response In The Audience

Question 11

Figure Placement & Movement

Answer 11

The Arrangement Of Actors On Screen As A Compositional Element That Suggest Themes, Character Development, Emotional Content, And Visual Motifs

Question 12

Prostheses

Answer 12

Devices That Attach To Actors Face And/Or Bodies To Change Their Appearance

Question 13

Morphing

Answer 13

An Animation Technique That Uses A Computer Program To Interpolate Frames To Produce The Effect Of An Object Or Creature Changing Gradually Into Something Different. The Program Calculates The Way The Image Must Change In Order For The First Image To Become The Second Over A Series Of Frames

Question 14

Hard Light

Answer 14

Light Emitted From A Relatively Small Source Positioned Close To The Subject. It Tends To Be Unflattering Because It Creates Deep Shadows And Emphasizes Surface Imperfections

Question 15

Soft Light

Answer 15

Light Emitted From A Larger Source That Is Scattered Over A Bigger Area Or Reflected Off A Surface Before It Strikes The Subject. Soft Light Minimizes Facial Details, Including Wrinkles.

Question 16

Available Light

Answer 16

Also Called “Natural Light”, The Process Of Using Sunlight Rather Than Artificial Studio Lights When Filming.

Question 17

Three-Point Lighting

Answer 17

An Efficient System Developed For Film Lighting. In A Standard Lighting Set-Up, The Key Light Illuminates The Subject, The Fill Light Eliminates Shadows Cast By The Key Light, And The Back Light Separates The Subject From The Background

Question 18

High-Key Lighting

Answer 18

Lightning Design That Provides An Even Illumination Of The Subject, With Many Facial Details Washed Out. High Key Lightning Tends To Create A Hopeful Mood, In Contrast To Low Key Lighting

Question 19

Natural-Key Lighting

Answer 19

Lighting Design Where The Key Light Is Somewhat More Intense Than The Fill Light, So The Fill Light Does Not Eliminate Every Shadow. The Effect Is Generally Less Cheerful Than High-Key Lighting, But Not As Gloomy As Low Key Lighting

Question 20

Low-Key Lighting

Answer 20

Lighting Design In Which The Greater Intensity Of The Key Light Makes It Impossible For The Fill To Eliminate Shadows, Producing A High-Contrast Image ( With Many Grades Of Light And Dark), A Number Of Shadows, And A Somber Mood.

Question 21

Loose Framing

Answer 21

A Technique Of Leaving Empty Space Around The Subject In The Frame, In Order To Convey Openness And Continuity Of Visible Space And To Imply Off-Screen Space

Question 22

Tight Framing

Answer 22

A Visual Effect Created When The Subject In The Frame Is Restricted By The Objects Or The Physical Properties Of The Set

Question 23

Chiaroscuro

Answer 23

The Artful Use Of Light And Dark Areas In The Composition In Black And White Filmmaking

Question 24

Saturation

Answer 24

The Measure Of Intensity Or Purity Of A Color

Question 25

Hue

Answer 25

Color. The Strength Of A Hue Is Measured By Its Saturation Or Desaturation

Question 26

Desaturated

Answer 26

Muted, Washed Out Color That Contains More White Than A Saturated Color

Question 27

German Expressionism

Answer 27

A Film Style That Emerged In The 1910s In Germany. It Was Heavily Indebted To The Expressionist Art Movement Of The Time And Influenced Subsequent Horror Films And Film Noir