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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 scene in Iron Man that shows Tony Stark building parts of his metal suit and putting on parts of it as he prepares to escape from captivity is a __________.
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: Which of the following is true of A History of Violence?
A: The film tries to shock or disturb viewers by showing the graphic effects of violence.
B: The film contains elements of the traditional suspense/thriller movie.
C: The film seems to imply that violence is sometimes necessary.
D: all of the above
E: none of the above
3: Bigger, Stronger, Faster* poses problems for auteur theory because _________.
A: it’s an American film
B: it’s a recent film
C: it uses a lot of footage that the film's director didn't personally shoot or produce
D: auteur theory applies only to the films of Alfred Hitchcock, the great auteur
4: Slumdog Millionaire does NOT use which of the following elements?
A: Stunts
B: Bollywood-style choreographed dancing
C: CGI/animation
D: Music
5: Which of the following films do NOT deal with American political or social issues?
A: Iron Man and Casablanca
B: Citizen Kane and Bigger, Stronger, Faster*
C: The Departed and The Godfather
D: Tell No One and Battleship Potemkin
6: According to Giannetti, which of the following elements contribute to a movie's tone?
A: Genre
B: Music
C: Voice-over narration
D: all of the above
E: none of the above
7: Which of the following films is regarded by many film critics as perhaps the greatest film ever made?
A: The Departed
B: Unforgiven
C: Battleship Potemkin
D: Citizen Kane
E: The Boondock Saints
8: Which of the following films uses non-film elements such as clippings from news stories, still photographs, and/or illustrations?
A: Iron Man
B: Up
C: Citizen Kane
D: all of the above
E: none of the above
9: According to David Kipen’s "Offshoring the Audience" article, what effect is globalization NOT having on American movies?
A: Encouraging studios to make more action films
B: Encouraging a reduction in the number of American sports films
C: Preventing studios from distributing films overseas
D: Encouraging studios to think of international viewers perhaps even more than American viewers
10: Online videos such as home-made videos posted on YouTube, short films made for viewing on cell phones, and the type of terrorist propaganda footage analyzed in the Heuston article "Weapons of Mass Instruction" are all examples of __________.
A: offshoring the audience
B: CGI
C: the studio system
D: new media
11: The Godfather is renowned for its _________.
A: use of low-light photography and its many dark scenes
B: acting and its star-studded cast
C: influence on generations of more recent crime films
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: Unforgiven
B: Iron Man
C: North by Northwest
D: all of the above
E: none of the above
14: In which of the following films can you find method acting (or acting that shares some of the common traits of method acting)?
A: The Godfather
B: Unforgiven
C: Slumdog Millionaire
D: A History of Violence
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 generally 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. North by Northwest
B. Citizen Kane
C. The Departed
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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