FILM 2700 EXAM 2 FINAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What method used Classical Hollywood cinema to conceal the choices that go into its
construction - Answers - continuity editing
The primary reason for Italian Neorealist directors' adherence to the realist tradition was
to - Answers - to address the socio-economic problems of the underprivileged
180 degree rule ensures what - Answers - consistent frame position, eye lines and
screen direction
Films genres after sound in film - Answers - musical, screwball comedy, social problem
film
What invention made possible the amplification of sound in films theaters? - Answers -
audion tube
consequence of the of the introduction of sound - Answers - film theaters borrowing
money from banks
technical problems with microphones
proliferation of musicals
Whats the purpose of point view shot - Answers - to establish spectator identification
with the subject
When did Italian Neorealism emerge in Italy - Answers - after WWII
What is wrong to say about soviet montage - Answers - it remains invisible and creates
the illusion of a smooth flow of time and space
which editing technique does hollywood style predominantly use to deliver conversation
scenes - Answers - shot reverse shot
Italian Neo-Realism Characterstics - Answers - -the ordinary instead of the exceptional
-micro lives reveal macro problems
-Avoid a tight story based on cause and effect
-Reliance on coincidence and improvisation
-Emphasis on trivial, mundane moments of daily life that mainstream cinema skips.
Italian Neo Realism Stylistic choices - Answers - -Avoidance of over-dressed heroes
and heavy make-up
, -Casting non-professional actors
-On-location shooting
-Natural lighting
-Loose adherence to continuity editing
-Frequent long shots and long takes
-Unresolved ending
French New Wave Style - Answers - Discontinuous editing
Plan sequence
Neorealist influence
Self-reflexivity
Intertextuality
Intensely political; philosophically profound
Bursts of quirky humor
New Wave - Answers - -Cinephiles extremely knowledgeable about film history
-ready for new, off-beat, challenging films
-Auteur policy
-Violate conventions of mainstream cinema
Left Bank - Answers - -Interested in literature, philosophy, politics, and possibilities of
documentary
-a slightly older generation than New Wave
-Influenced by Italian Neorealism
-Inspired by the traumas of WW2
-Meditations on the past
-Narratives: thoughtful, poetic and tightly controlled
-Blur objective and subjective reality to generate narrative ambiguity
-Ambiguous temporal shifts
What led to the emergence of New American Cinema - Answers - -Generational shift in
the US
-Social Movements of the 1960s and 70s
-Proliferation of film schools, art houses
-Influence of European Art Cinema
-Birth of counter culture
-Drastic drop in movie attendance
What was the result of New American Cinema - Answers - A series of low-budget,
counter-culture art films. and for the first time, the filmmaker is in control of the product
instead of the studio/producer
New American Cinema ideals - Answers - -End of Manichean Narratives
-3 Dimensional characters: conveys the indiscernibility between good and evil
-No 'heroes'. Characters don't act heroically
-Characters do not have clear motivations; stories are not goal driven
ANSWERS
What method used Classical Hollywood cinema to conceal the choices that go into its
construction - Answers - continuity editing
The primary reason for Italian Neorealist directors' adherence to the realist tradition was
to - Answers - to address the socio-economic problems of the underprivileged
180 degree rule ensures what - Answers - consistent frame position, eye lines and
screen direction
Films genres after sound in film - Answers - musical, screwball comedy, social problem
film
What invention made possible the amplification of sound in films theaters? - Answers -
audion tube
consequence of the of the introduction of sound - Answers - film theaters borrowing
money from banks
technical problems with microphones
proliferation of musicals
Whats the purpose of point view shot - Answers - to establish spectator identification
with the subject
When did Italian Neorealism emerge in Italy - Answers - after WWII
What is wrong to say about soviet montage - Answers - it remains invisible and creates
the illusion of a smooth flow of time and space
which editing technique does hollywood style predominantly use to deliver conversation
scenes - Answers - shot reverse shot
Italian Neo-Realism Characterstics - Answers - -the ordinary instead of the exceptional
-micro lives reveal macro problems
-Avoid a tight story based on cause and effect
-Reliance on coincidence and improvisation
-Emphasis on trivial, mundane moments of daily life that mainstream cinema skips.
Italian Neo Realism Stylistic choices - Answers - -Avoidance of over-dressed heroes
and heavy make-up
, -Casting non-professional actors
-On-location shooting
-Natural lighting
-Loose adherence to continuity editing
-Frequent long shots and long takes
-Unresolved ending
French New Wave Style - Answers - Discontinuous editing
Plan sequence
Neorealist influence
Self-reflexivity
Intertextuality
Intensely political; philosophically profound
Bursts of quirky humor
New Wave - Answers - -Cinephiles extremely knowledgeable about film history
-ready for new, off-beat, challenging films
-Auteur policy
-Violate conventions of mainstream cinema
Left Bank - Answers - -Interested in literature, philosophy, politics, and possibilities of
documentary
-a slightly older generation than New Wave
-Influenced by Italian Neorealism
-Inspired by the traumas of WW2
-Meditations on the past
-Narratives: thoughtful, poetic and tightly controlled
-Blur objective and subjective reality to generate narrative ambiguity
-Ambiguous temporal shifts
What led to the emergence of New American Cinema - Answers - -Generational shift in
the US
-Social Movements of the 1960s and 70s
-Proliferation of film schools, art houses
-Influence of European Art Cinema
-Birth of counter culture
-Drastic drop in movie attendance
What was the result of New American Cinema - Answers - A series of low-budget,
counter-culture art films. and for the first time, the filmmaker is in control of the product
instead of the studio/producer
New American Cinema ideals - Answers - -End of Manichean Narratives
-3 Dimensional characters: conveys the indiscernibility between good and evil
-No 'heroes'. Characters don't act heroically
-Characters do not have clear motivations; stories are not goal driven
