Multiple Choice Questions

Question 3.1

1. The term cinematography literally means __________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 96.

Question 3.2

2. The psychological process that explains our perception of movement when watching films is ____________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 97.

Question 3.3

3. A continuously exposed piece of film without edits or cuts is called __________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 104.

Question 3.4

4. Masking the film frame so that only a small circular piece of the image is seen is called ___________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 108.

Question 3.5

5. Within a film shot, the range or distance before and behind the main focus in which objects remain relatively sharp and clear is called ___________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 106.

Question 3.6

6. The process of using a series of still photographic images to record incremental movement, which paved the way for cinematography, is called ___________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 98.

Question 3.7

7. Who invented the Kinetoscopic camera while employed by Thomas Edison?

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 99.

Question 3.8

8. The film aspect ratio commonly referred to as “academy ratio” is ________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 107.

Question 3.9

9. A _______ is when the camera moves up or down on a horizontal axis.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 117.

Question 3.10

10. An overhead shot is also called a(n) _________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 111-112.

Question 3.11

11. Recording real figures and action on video as a basis for painting individual animation frames digitally is called ___________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on pages 120.

Question 3.12

12. Film gauge refers to _____________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 99.

Question 3.13

13. What is is an textuality in a film?

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Question 3.14

14. Point of view (POV) refers to ____________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 112.

Question 3.15

15. Who produced the first still photograph?

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Question 3.16

16. The framing of a shot that is unbalanced or askew is called ___________.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 106.

Question 3.17

17. Which of the following innovations was NOT introduced in the 1950s?

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 102.

Question 3.18

18. A ___________ shot is one in which multiple planes in the image are all in focus.

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Question 3.19

19. A(n) __________ joins two pieces of film, one with the central action and one with background objects or scenery.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 120-121.