CTVA 301 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Characteristics of German Expressionism shapes are distorted, lines are weird; characters merge with setting, makeup
emphasized, exaggerated acting
Mise-en-scene putting it on the scene; staging an action for the camera
setting the physical place where the film is shot
, Prop an object in the set that has a function within the ongoing action (may be a motif)
(His Girl Friday)
costume anything the actor wears
(His Girl Friday, Cabinet of Dr. Caligari)
Hildy's Hat Low dipping brim: aspiring housewife
Brim pushed up: reporter
highlight a patch of brightness of a surface
(The Cheat)
shadow a patch of darkness on a surface
(The Cheat)
hard lighting (low-key lighting) crisp, sharp edges; creates harsh highlights or dark shadows, no fill light, one key
light
(Skyfall, Back to the Future)
soft lighting (high-key lighting) diffused illumination; pulling the key light, leaving only the back and fill lights
(Skyfall, Mauvais sang)
frontal lighting no shadows, flat lighting from the front
(La Chinoise)
sidelight light coming from the side of the subject
(Touch of Evil)
backlighting the light comes from behind the subject
(Passion)
underlighting distorts the features of the character
(Cabinet of Dr. Caligari)
top lighting high (frontal) light
(Shanghai Express)
three-point lighting key light, fill light, back light
(Laura)
Characteristics of German Expressionism shapes are distorted, lines are weird; characters merge with setting, makeup
emphasized, exaggerated acting
Mise-en-scene putting it on the scene; staging an action for the camera
setting the physical place where the film is shot
, Prop an object in the set that has a function within the ongoing action (may be a motif)
(His Girl Friday)
costume anything the actor wears
(His Girl Friday, Cabinet of Dr. Caligari)
Hildy's Hat Low dipping brim: aspiring housewife
Brim pushed up: reporter
highlight a patch of brightness of a surface
(The Cheat)
shadow a patch of darkness on a surface
(The Cheat)
hard lighting (low-key lighting) crisp, sharp edges; creates harsh highlights or dark shadows, no fill light, one key
light
(Skyfall, Back to the Future)
soft lighting (high-key lighting) diffused illumination; pulling the key light, leaving only the back and fill lights
(Skyfall, Mauvais sang)
frontal lighting no shadows, flat lighting from the front
(La Chinoise)
sidelight light coming from the side of the subject
(Touch of Evil)
backlighting the light comes from behind the subject
(Passion)
underlighting distorts the features of the character
(Cabinet of Dr. Caligari)
top lighting high (frontal) light
(Shanghai Express)
three-point lighting key light, fill light, back light
(Laura)
