INTRO TO FILM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED LATEST UPDATE 2026
The technological history of film can be viewed as - Answers a continual evolution toward greater
realism.
VHS (tape) copies of film tended to be more faithful to film than DVD (disc) copies. - Answers False
Usually a film begins with the work of a - Answers screenwriter
The ability to watch a film with critical detachment is necessary for a person to become "cineliterate."
- Answers True
Analysis unfortunately tends to make our visceral love for films less powerful. - Answers False
Film is both an art form and an industry. - Answers True
Which of the following is NOT an aspect of film analysis? - Answers attempting to erase or overcome
intuitive experiences of a film
Every good film must make a profound artistic statement. - Answers False
In the early years of DVD rental, large-volume video rental and sales companies such as Blockbuster
reportedly convinced producers to release more of their films - Answers in "standard" format.
After first watching a film, we typically first want to - Answers deal with our personal, emotional
responses.
Events, even in plot-driven films, remain subordinate to the emotional response they elicit. - Answers
False
According to the textbook, a film with a universal theme is generally superior to one with a theme
centered on a specific time and place. - Answers True
The major appeal in films that focus on character lies in - Answers the qualities that set the main
character apart from other people.
Conflict in film - Answers is both internal and external.
Modern filmmakers for the most part have become uninterested in "social problem" films. - Answers
False
Films that make moral statements - Answers intend to convince the audience of the wisdom or
practicality of said morals principles.
Alfred Hitchcock's suspense thrillers can be interpreted as having what primary focus? - Answers
mood or emotional effect.
To be considered a serious piece of work, a film must focus on ideas about the complexity of human
nature and the human struggle. - Answers False
Plot is concerned with what happens, with events. - Answers True
In identifying the central idea of a film, - Answers it is helpful, as a first step, to find a single word or
phrase that describes the film.
Dramatic irony derives its effect primarily from a contrast between - Answers ignorance and
knowledge.
To be believable, a film story must, as Aristotle said, "have the capability of occurring in accordance
with the laws of probability or necessity." - Answers True
When filmmakers visually or aurally take us into the minds of their characters to reveal their
emotions, thoughts, memories, fears, and fantasies, this is called - Answers characterization through
internal action.
According to the text, the flash-forward - Answers will likely never gain widespread acceptance.
The concept of poetic justice can be found primarily in religious allegories or morality plays. - Answers
False
A simultaneous contrast between visual imagery and the soundtrack could be representative of -
Answers irony of tone.
Which of the following could be considered an example of a leitmotif? - Answers the repeated use of
the same phrase by a single character
Which of the following is true of internal action stories? - Answers They require more concentration
from the viewer.
The humor contained in films with cosmic irony can almost always be described as - Answers being
infused with a bitter sense of the dark absurdity of human existence.
Which of the following describes an allegory? - Answers a story whose every object, event, and
person has a corresponding symbolic meaning
The production team who plans the visual design or "look" of a film does NOT include - Answers the
editor.
, Which of the following is NOT one of the four major factors that must be considered when examining
the setting as it relates to the story? - Answers character factors
The text uses the films sex, lies, and videotape; Clerks; My Big Fat Greek Wedding; and Napoleon
Dynamite as examples of - Answers films that have been executed with great success despite the
absence of a distinct visual style.
The text suggests that Cinemascope and Panavision can contribute considerably to the effectiveness
of which of the following genres of films? - Answers suspense
To create the look and feel of documentary footage, a filmmaker uses - Answers rough-grain film
stock.
Since the late 1970s, about 80 percent of all American feature films have been made in color. -
Answers False
Most great directors wanted to make their films in color when color film became available. - Answers
False
Why is strong side lighting so important in most of Ingmar Bergman's films? - Answers Most are set in
Sweden, where the sun never rises high in the sky.
When color filming was developed, some directors preferred photographing their films in black and
white rather than in color because - Answers black and white required more subtle lighting and thus
was more artistic and less distracting than color.
A wide screen can actually distort an image and detract from the film's visual effectiveness if the
physical set is too narrow for its field of view. - Answers True
In cinematography, a sense of naturalness is more praiseworthy than clever camerawork. - Answers
True
A long shot is taken from a distance and shows the subject as well as its surroundings. - Answers True
The indirect-subjective viewpoint is used primarily to make the viewer feel intensely involved in the
action. - Answers True
The text offers the films Blade Runner, The Thing, and Bram Stoker's Dracula as examples of - Answers
films in which the special effects visuals overwhelm the story and characters.
A telephoto lens - Answers compresses or shortens the distance between objects in the foreground
and background.
Perhaps the most important consideration in creating a three-dimensional image is how to arrange
the people and objects to be filmed. - Answers True
Cinematic film refers to a film that takes advantage of all the special properties and qualities that
make the film medium unique. - Answers True
When the camera lens shifts focus in one continuous shot to objects in different planes of depth one
after another, this is called - Answers rack focus.
What is achieved by soft focus in the film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington? - Answers indication of the
subject's love for another character
For what is the fish-eye lens often used? - Answers unusual subjective states such as dreams,
fantasies, or intoxication
In the convention of glancing rhythms, slow cutting simulates the impressions of a tranquil observer;
and quick cutting gives the impression of an excited observer. - Answers True
Mise-en-scène focuses on the creative process that occurs essentially - Answers within the camera
lens.
The most common use of the freeze frame is to - Answers mark the end of a powerful dramatic
sequence.
Which of the following is NOT a traditional transitional device created during the process of printing
the film footage? - Answers the take
An "establishing shot" is usually offered at the beginning of a sequence to provide a broad picture of
the setting, so that the audience can get a feel for the environment in which the action of the scene
occurs. - Answers True
When filmmakers or critics say that editing is "invisible," they are claiming that - Answers the
audience shouldn't be able to notice its role or pay special attention to it, if the editors do their job
properly.
Which of the following would be considered a form cut? - Answers A piece of bone flung into the air
dissolves into a similarly shaped orbiting object in the following sequence in the film 2001.
Which of the following is the goal of crosscutting? - Answers creating a frantic, exciting mood, as if the
viewer is agitated or nervous
The technological history of film can be viewed as - Answers a continual evolution toward greater
realism.
VHS (tape) copies of film tended to be more faithful to film than DVD (disc) copies. - Answers False
Usually a film begins with the work of a - Answers screenwriter
The ability to watch a film with critical detachment is necessary for a person to become "cineliterate."
- Answers True
Analysis unfortunately tends to make our visceral love for films less powerful. - Answers False
Film is both an art form and an industry. - Answers True
Which of the following is NOT an aspect of film analysis? - Answers attempting to erase or overcome
intuitive experiences of a film
Every good film must make a profound artistic statement. - Answers False
In the early years of DVD rental, large-volume video rental and sales companies such as Blockbuster
reportedly convinced producers to release more of their films - Answers in "standard" format.
After first watching a film, we typically first want to - Answers deal with our personal, emotional
responses.
Events, even in plot-driven films, remain subordinate to the emotional response they elicit. - Answers
False
According to the textbook, a film with a universal theme is generally superior to one with a theme
centered on a specific time and place. - Answers True
The major appeal in films that focus on character lies in - Answers the qualities that set the main
character apart from other people.
Conflict in film - Answers is both internal and external.
Modern filmmakers for the most part have become uninterested in "social problem" films. - Answers
False
Films that make moral statements - Answers intend to convince the audience of the wisdom or
practicality of said morals principles.
Alfred Hitchcock's suspense thrillers can be interpreted as having what primary focus? - Answers
mood or emotional effect.
To be considered a serious piece of work, a film must focus on ideas about the complexity of human
nature and the human struggle. - Answers False
Plot is concerned with what happens, with events. - Answers True
In identifying the central idea of a film, - Answers it is helpful, as a first step, to find a single word or
phrase that describes the film.
Dramatic irony derives its effect primarily from a contrast between - Answers ignorance and
knowledge.
To be believable, a film story must, as Aristotle said, "have the capability of occurring in accordance
with the laws of probability or necessity." - Answers True
When filmmakers visually or aurally take us into the minds of their characters to reveal their
emotions, thoughts, memories, fears, and fantasies, this is called - Answers characterization through
internal action.
According to the text, the flash-forward - Answers will likely never gain widespread acceptance.
The concept of poetic justice can be found primarily in religious allegories or morality plays. - Answers
False
A simultaneous contrast between visual imagery and the soundtrack could be representative of -
Answers irony of tone.
Which of the following could be considered an example of a leitmotif? - Answers the repeated use of
the same phrase by a single character
Which of the following is true of internal action stories? - Answers They require more concentration
from the viewer.
The humor contained in films with cosmic irony can almost always be described as - Answers being
infused with a bitter sense of the dark absurdity of human existence.
Which of the following describes an allegory? - Answers a story whose every object, event, and
person has a corresponding symbolic meaning
The production team who plans the visual design or "look" of a film does NOT include - Answers the
editor.
, Which of the following is NOT one of the four major factors that must be considered when examining
the setting as it relates to the story? - Answers character factors
The text uses the films sex, lies, and videotape; Clerks; My Big Fat Greek Wedding; and Napoleon
Dynamite as examples of - Answers films that have been executed with great success despite the
absence of a distinct visual style.
The text suggests that Cinemascope and Panavision can contribute considerably to the effectiveness
of which of the following genres of films? - Answers suspense
To create the look and feel of documentary footage, a filmmaker uses - Answers rough-grain film
stock.
Since the late 1970s, about 80 percent of all American feature films have been made in color. -
Answers False
Most great directors wanted to make their films in color when color film became available. - Answers
False
Why is strong side lighting so important in most of Ingmar Bergman's films? - Answers Most are set in
Sweden, where the sun never rises high in the sky.
When color filming was developed, some directors preferred photographing their films in black and
white rather than in color because - Answers black and white required more subtle lighting and thus
was more artistic and less distracting than color.
A wide screen can actually distort an image and detract from the film's visual effectiveness if the
physical set is too narrow for its field of view. - Answers True
In cinematography, a sense of naturalness is more praiseworthy than clever camerawork. - Answers
True
A long shot is taken from a distance and shows the subject as well as its surroundings. - Answers True
The indirect-subjective viewpoint is used primarily to make the viewer feel intensely involved in the
action. - Answers True
The text offers the films Blade Runner, The Thing, and Bram Stoker's Dracula as examples of - Answers
films in which the special effects visuals overwhelm the story and characters.
A telephoto lens - Answers compresses or shortens the distance between objects in the foreground
and background.
Perhaps the most important consideration in creating a three-dimensional image is how to arrange
the people and objects to be filmed. - Answers True
Cinematic film refers to a film that takes advantage of all the special properties and qualities that
make the film medium unique. - Answers True
When the camera lens shifts focus in one continuous shot to objects in different planes of depth one
after another, this is called - Answers rack focus.
What is achieved by soft focus in the film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington? - Answers indication of the
subject's love for another character
For what is the fish-eye lens often used? - Answers unusual subjective states such as dreams,
fantasies, or intoxication
In the convention of glancing rhythms, slow cutting simulates the impressions of a tranquil observer;
and quick cutting gives the impression of an excited observer. - Answers True
Mise-en-scène focuses on the creative process that occurs essentially - Answers within the camera
lens.
The most common use of the freeze frame is to - Answers mark the end of a powerful dramatic
sequence.
Which of the following is NOT a traditional transitional device created during the process of printing
the film footage? - Answers the take
An "establishing shot" is usually offered at the beginning of a sequence to provide a broad picture of
the setting, so that the audience can get a feel for the environment in which the action of the scene
occurs. - Answers True
When filmmakers or critics say that editing is "invisible," they are claiming that - Answers the
audience shouldn't be able to notice its role or pay special attention to it, if the editors do their job
properly.
Which of the following would be considered a form cut? - Answers A piece of bone flung into the air
dissolves into a similarly shaped orbiting object in the following sequence in the film 2001.
Which of the following is the goal of crosscutting? - Answers creating a frantic, exciting mood, as if the
viewer is agitated or nervous
