Semester 1 School Exam (Elements for Macbeth & Truman Show)

Question 1

What is the definition and an example of metaphor?

Answer 1

An implied comparison between two unlike things that actually have something important in common.
eg) “Life’s but a walking shadow; a poor player // that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, // And then is heard no more: it is a tale // Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing” [V,v]

Question 2

What is the definition and an example of blank verse?

Answer 2

an iambic pentameter but does NOT have rhyme at the end of each line
eg.) “And wash this filthy witness from your hand. // Why did you bring these daggers from the place? // They must lie there. Go carry them and smear.” [II,ii,47-49]

Question 3

What is the definition and an example of iambic pentameter?

Answer 3

Iambic = accents on every second syllable (v\v\v\v) where \ is the stress or accentIambic pentameter = 5 sets of accents and non-accents (v\v\v\v\v)
eg.) “and WASH this FILthy WITness FROM your HAND.” [II,ii,47]

Question 4

What is the definition and an example of run-on line?

Answer 4

line that follows enjambment
eg.) “To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,//Creeps in this petty pace from day to day//To the last syllable of recorded time,” [V,v,19-21] line 2 is enjambed, 3 is run-on line

Question 5

What is the definition and an example of enjambment?

Answer 5

a line which does not end with a grammatical break, that is, where the line cannot stand alone, cannot make sense without the following line, is enjambed.
eg.) “To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,//Creeps in this petty pace from day to day//To the last syllable of recorded time,” [V,v,19-21]Line 1 is end-stopped, line 2 is enjambed, 3 is run-on line

Question 6

What is the definition and an example of soliloquy?

Answer 6

a moment in which a character speaks to himself or herself, not to audience, to themselves.
eg.) “The Prince of Cumberland! - That is a step// On which I must fall down, or else o’erleap, // For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires! // Let not light see my black and deep desires: // The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be, // Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see” [I,v,48-53]

Question 7

What is the definition and an example of aside?

Answer 7

a moment in which a character speaks to the audience.

eg.) “That is a step on which I must fall.”

Question 8

What is the definition and an example of imagery?

Answer 8

the use of recurring word-pictures throughout Macbeth makes the characters and atmosphere credible.

eg. ) “The multiplying villainies of nature// Do swarm upon him.” [I,ii,11-12]
eg. ) “The raven himself is hoarse // That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan // Under my battlements. “

Question 9

List the seven elements of a film

Answer 9

1. ) Mise-en-scene
2. ) Camera angle
3. ) Camera distance
4. ) Camera movement
5. ) Sound
6. ) Editting
7. ) Narrative viewpoint

Question 10

Characteristics of mise-en-scene

Answer 10

Mise-en-scene=what we see visually on the screen

1. ) Lighting
2. ) Setting
3. ) Costuming
4. ) Acting

Question 11

Characteristics of mise-en-scene>Lighting

Answer 11

Lighting = direction, intesity & purpose

eg. ) from above = makes it look majestic
eg. ) from below = makes it creepy looking

Question 12

Characteristics of mise-en-scene>Setting

Answer 12

Setting = when and/or wherea.) is it over two weeks of period? how much time does it cover?
eg.) historical era, day, night, etc

Question 13

Characteristics of mise-en-scene>Costuming

Answer 13

Costuming= characterisation establish setting

Question 14

Characteristics of mise-en-scene>Acting

Answer 14

Acting = styles, gestures, casting

a. ) represents flat and round characters
b. ) why did they choose this person to play this character?

Question 15

Characteristics of Camera Angle and characteristics of each

Answer 15

1. ) Low angle shot = makes the character big and powerful, makes things not flattering
   eg. ) from the radio in the car, looking up to Truman
2. ) High angle shot = makes it looks small, weak, vulnerable
3. ) Direct camera angle = looking straight ahead

Question 16

Characteristics of Camera distance and characteristics of each

Answer 16

1. ) Long shot = background & scenery are included, usually to establish the settings
2. ) Medium shot = waist & up, with some scenery
   a. ) what we usually see in daily life
   b. ) majority of shots are usually medium shots
3. ) Close up = focuses on one subject, draws attention to an object, enhances emotions
4. ) Extreme close up = conveys intimacy or dramatic effect
   a. ) used rarely

Question 17

Characteristics of Camera Movement and characteristics of each

Answer 17

1. ) Tracking shot = moves with the subject
2. ) Panning shot = camera stays on the same spot, sweeps across the scene (like nexus’ paronamic picture taking)
3. ) Crane shot = camera moves from a crane so it can go up or down, in/ out smoothly
4. ) Aerial shot = filming from sky above subject (doesn’t have to be looking straight down, can be on an angle of depression)
5. ) Zoom shot = zooms in or out from a subject in a continuous shot

Question 18

Characteristics of Sound>music

Answer 18

Music

a. ) Diagetic = characters hear the music, audience hear the music (it’s part of the scene + story)
b. ) non-diagetic = characters DON’T/ CAN’T hear the music, audience ONLY hears the music
eg. ) Truman reunited with his dad, emotional musicc.) Score = instrumental, written for film only

Question 19

Characteristics of Sound

Answer 19

1. ) Music
2. ) Sound effects
3. ) Dialogue/ narrative voiceover
4. ) Silence
5. ) Qualities of sound

Question 20

Characteristics of Sound>sound effects

Answer 20

a. ) background voice

b. ) natural effects

Question 21

Characteristics of Sound>dialogue/narrative voiceover

Answer 21

can be included in mise-en-scene

Question 22

Characteristics of Sound>silence

Answer 22

to let the audience feel the disappointment or negativity

Question 23

Characteristics of Sound>qualities of sound

Answer 23

volume, pitch, timbre

Question 24

Characteristics of Editing and each of the characteristics

Answer 24

1. ) How scenes/shots are joined together
2. ) Transition = from one scene to anothera.) jump outb.) parallel shot
3. ) Flow = the order of one scene to another, building the story connections
4. ) Montage = a series of shots/scenes as onea.) helps to cover a period of time and sets up the settings

Question 25

Characteristics of Narrative viewpoint and each of the characteristics

Answer 25

• Greek chorus = scenes show the audience outside the dome
  1. ) Narrator = all knowing or limited
  2. ) Greek chorus = intermittently (every so often/ periodically) comment on the story —- usually/ probably about morals
  3. ) 1st person = limited perspective from one character, seen through the characters’ eyes
  4. ) 2nd person = you
  a. ) very rare
  b. ) You choose your own adventure
  5. ) 3rd person = unbiased observer
  a. ) most common
  b. ) usually omniscient (all knowing)

Question 26

Cartoon’s characteristics (pictures/graphics)

Answer 26

size, shading, small details, toneText: How much, type of text (speech, thought, statement, etc), emphasis (bold, underline, exclamation marks, size of texts), who is ‘doing the talking’

Question 27

Cartoon’s characteristics (text)

Answer 27

a. ) How much (no text, a few words, full of text, etc)
b. ) type of text (speech, thought, statement, etc)
c. ) emphasis (bold, underline, exclamation marks, size of texts)
d. ) who is ‘doing the talking’
e. ) who is silent
f. ) signature of the cartoonist (where? same consistently? initials?)