TFM 160 QUIZ #1 STUDY GUIDE
implicit meaning - Answers - lies below the surface; implied meaning
explicit meaning - Answers - available on the surface; obvious meaning
formal analysis - Answers - every element in a frame has a reason; focuses on
elements of film (cinematography, editing, sound & design)
cinematic invisibility - Answers - makes the film easy to watch; techniques go unnoticed
cultural invisibility - Answers - implicit meaning; cultural mores and prejudices lay under
the surface; filmmaking is either aware or unaware
shot - Answers - uninterrupted run of the camera
cut - Answers - A direct change from one shot to another; that is, the precise point at
which shot A ends and shot B begins; one result of cutting.
editing - Answers - The process by which the editor combines and coordinates
individual shots into a cinematic whole; the basic creative force of cinema.
close-up - Answers - A shot that often shows a part of the body filling the frame—
traditionally a face, but possibly a hand, eye, or mouth.
fade in - Answers - a shot fades in from a black field on black-and-white film
fade out - Answers - a color field on color film, or fades out to a black field
low angle shot - Answers - Also known as low shot. A shot that is made with the camera
below the action and that typically places the observer in a position of inferiority.
cutting on action - Answers - Also known as match-on-action cut. A continuity editing
technique that smoothes the transition between shots portraying a single action from
different camera angles. The editor ends the first shot in the middle of a continuing
action and begins the subsequent shot at approximately the same point in the matching
action
protagonist - Answers - The primary character whose pursuit of the goal provides the
structural foundation of a movie's story.
motif - Answers - A recurring visual, sound, or narrative element that imparts meaning
or significance.
implicit meaning - Answers - lies below the surface; implied meaning
explicit meaning - Answers - available on the surface; obvious meaning
formal analysis - Answers - every element in a frame has a reason; focuses on
elements of film (cinematography, editing, sound & design)
cinematic invisibility - Answers - makes the film easy to watch; techniques go unnoticed
cultural invisibility - Answers - implicit meaning; cultural mores and prejudices lay under
the surface; filmmaking is either aware or unaware
shot - Answers - uninterrupted run of the camera
cut - Answers - A direct change from one shot to another; that is, the precise point at
which shot A ends and shot B begins; one result of cutting.
editing - Answers - The process by which the editor combines and coordinates
individual shots into a cinematic whole; the basic creative force of cinema.
close-up - Answers - A shot that often shows a part of the body filling the frame—
traditionally a face, but possibly a hand, eye, or mouth.
fade in - Answers - a shot fades in from a black field on black-and-white film
fade out - Answers - a color field on color film, or fades out to a black field
low angle shot - Answers - Also known as low shot. A shot that is made with the camera
below the action and that typically places the observer in a position of inferiority.
cutting on action - Answers - Also known as match-on-action cut. A continuity editing
technique that smoothes the transition between shots portraying a single action from
different camera angles. The editor ends the first shot in the middle of a continuing
action and begins the subsequent shot at approximately the same point in the matching
action
protagonist - Answers - The primary character whose pursuit of the goal provides the
structural foundation of a movie's story.
motif - Answers - A recurring visual, sound, or narrative element that imparts meaning
or significance.
