ENGL 209 final exam

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 ENGL 209—Intro to Film                      FINAL EXAM                         Heuston          

1: The opening credit scene of the 1980s TV show Miami Vice is a __________, and the scenes in Rocky movies that show Sylvester Stallone training (running, boxing, and generally getting ready for professional fights) are examples of __________.

A: thematic montage; montage that cuts to continuity

B: montage that cuts to continuity; thematic montage 

C: thematic montage; thematic montage

D: montage that cuts to continuity; montage that cuts to continuity

2: (Click on each image to activate the gif/motion.) These are examples of  _________.          

A: tracking shots

B: point-of-view shots

C: dolly shots 

D: all of the above

E: none of the above

12: Why does Giannetti (like many critics) say that film is a more intimate medium than live theater?

A: Film actors don’t have to speak loudly and make big gestures.

B: The camera allows the entire audience to get up much closer than a live play does.

C: A film audience can hear an actor whisper and can easily see subtle facial expressions.

D: all of the above

E: none of the above

13: Which of the following films could you describe as “star vehicle” movies?

A: Training Day

B: Iron Man

C: North by Northwest

D: all of the above

E: none of the above

14: _________________ features an unusual narrative structure that presents several scenes out of order instead of showing all scenes in the order in which they happen. (NOTE: This question isn't talking about brief flashbacks, but about entire scenes.)

A: North by Northwest

B: Winter's Bone

C: Slumdog Millionaire

D: none of the above

E: all of the above

15: “__________ is usually defined as a body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, or culture” AND “Virtually every movie provides us with role models, ideal ways of behaving, negative traits, and an implied morality based on the filmmaker’s sense of right and wrong. In short, every film has a slant, a given __________ perspective.”

A: Mise en scene; cinematography

B: Antidisestablishmentarianism; panning

C: Ideology; ideological

D: Methodology; methodological

16: Which of the following is/are true of CGI-based movies (movies that mostly use CGI characters as opposed to images of human actors on screen)?

A: Such movies are almost always praised by film critics.

B: Such movies are often box-office failures (often are not profitable).

C: Such movies are usually box-office successes (usually are profitable).

D: A and C

E: none of the above

17: Which of the following is often a sign that a movie isn’t very good?

A: A commercial, ad, or DVD box shows enthusiastic quotes from little-known people and publications/sources (people who aren’t well known and publications/sources—such as websites—that aren’t well known).

B: A local TV reporter or reviewer is described in a misleading way so it sounds as if that person is the official reviewer of an entire TV network.

C: A commercial or print/online ad puts words and phrases of praise in very large letters but puts the names of the critics and/or publications in very small letters.

D: A TV or online ad keeps a brief quotation onscreen for a very short time so most people will see the words/phrases in very large letters but won’t be able to read the source of the quotation in very small letters.

E: all of the above

18: Brian C. Anderson’s “Conservatives in Hollywood?!” says which of the following things?

A: There are no identifiable conservative values in Hollywood or in Hollywood movies.

B: Globalization is the reason there are no conservative values in Hollywood movies.

C: Movies with conservative values are often box-office hits.

D: all of the above

E: none of the above

19: Which of the following films could you explain by using auteur theory?

A. Mad Max: Fury Road

B. Citizen Kane

C. North by Northwest

D. all of the above

E. none of the above

20: Which of the following appear in or influence Iron Man?

A: the Global War on Terror

B: global marketing

C: pro-military values

D: all of the above

E: none of the above

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