TFM-160 MIDTERM SDSU QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
In the mid 1890s in France, ________________ delighted audiences with their short
movies dealing with everyday occurrences (realism). - Answers -The Lumiere Brothers
Realism - Answers -Attempts to reproduce the surface of reality with minimum
distortion.
Formalism - Answers -Deliberate stylization of subject matter intended to express a
subjective experience of reality.
Classical Cinema - Answers -Most of Hollywood's fictional films are made to follow the
style of classicism; which lies in the middle of the extreme styles of realism and
formalism.
Frame - Answers -The constant physical boundaries set by the movie screen; defines
the "world" of the film.
Extremely long shot - Answers -Taken from a great distance, sometimes as far as a
quarter mile away, and shows much of the locale.
Establishing shot - Answers -An extremely long shot that serves as a spatial frame of
reference for the closer shots.
Long shot - Answers -Slightly shorter distance than the extremely long shot and used
for the same purpose of establishing location. (approximation: usually the same as the
distance between the audience and the stage in a live theater)
Full shot - Answers -Just barely included the human body in full, with the head near the
top of the frame and the feet near the bottom; encompasses the entire subject.
Medium shot - Answers -Contains a figure from the knees or waist up. Useful for
exposition scenes, carrying movement, and dialogue.
Over-the-shoulder shot - Answers -Usually contains two figures; one with his or her
back to the camera and the other facing the camera.
Close-up shot - Answers -Very little locale; concentrates on a relatively small object (a
face). Elevates the importance of that thing.
Extreme close-up shot - Answers -Variation of the close-up shot that focuses on part of
an object (the eyes or the mouth)
In the mid 1890s in France, ________________ delighted audiences with their short
movies dealing with everyday occurrences (realism). - Answers -The Lumiere Brothers
Realism - Answers -Attempts to reproduce the surface of reality with minimum
distortion.
Formalism - Answers -Deliberate stylization of subject matter intended to express a
subjective experience of reality.
Classical Cinema - Answers -Most of Hollywood's fictional films are made to follow the
style of classicism; which lies in the middle of the extreme styles of realism and
formalism.
Frame - Answers -The constant physical boundaries set by the movie screen; defines
the "world" of the film.
Extremely long shot - Answers -Taken from a great distance, sometimes as far as a
quarter mile away, and shows much of the locale.
Establishing shot - Answers -An extremely long shot that serves as a spatial frame of
reference for the closer shots.
Long shot - Answers -Slightly shorter distance than the extremely long shot and used
for the same purpose of establishing location. (approximation: usually the same as the
distance between the audience and the stage in a live theater)
Full shot - Answers -Just barely included the human body in full, with the head near the
top of the frame and the feet near the bottom; encompasses the entire subject.
Medium shot - Answers -Contains a figure from the knees or waist up. Useful for
exposition scenes, carrying movement, and dialogue.
Over-the-shoulder shot - Answers -Usually contains two figures; one with his or her
back to the camera and the other facing the camera.
Close-up shot - Answers -Very little locale; concentrates on a relatively small object (a
face). Elevates the importance of that thing.
Extreme close-up shot - Answers -Variation of the close-up shot that focuses on part of
an object (the eyes or the mouth)
