SDSU TFM 160 Midterm 2 Exam Questions and
Answers.
Narration - >The act of telling the story of the film. The primary source of a movie's
narration is the camera, which narrates the story by showing us the events of the
narrative on-screen
first-person narration - >Narration by an actual character in the movie.
voice-over narration - >Narration heard concurrently and over a scene but not
synchronized to any character who may be talking on the screen. It can come from
many sources, including a third person (who is not a character) bringing us up-to-
date, a first-person narrator commenting on the action, or, in a nonfiction film, a
commentator.
direct address - >A form of narration in which an on-screen character looks and
speaks directly to the audience
third-person narration - >Narration delivered from outside of the diegesis by a
narrator who is not a character in the movie
Restricted Narration - >Providing a view from the perspective of a single character
Omniscient - >Providing a third-person view of all aspects of a movie's action or
characters.
narrative film - >Also known as fiction film. A movie that tells a story with characters,
places, and events—that is conceived in the mind of the film's creator
Character - >An essential element of film narrative; any of the beings who play
functional roles within the plot, either acting or being acted on. Can be flat or round;
major, minor, or marginal; protagonists or antagonists.
Goal - >A narratively significant objective pursued by the protagonist.
round character - >A complex character possessing numerous, subtle, repressed, or
contradictory traits. Often develop over the course of a story.
Flat Character - >A relatively uncomplicated character exhibiting few distinct traits. Do
not change significantly as the story progresses.
anti-hero - >An outwardly unsympathetic protagonist pursuing a morally objectionable
or otherwise undesirable goal.
Answers.
Narration - >The act of telling the story of the film. The primary source of a movie's
narration is the camera, which narrates the story by showing us the events of the
narrative on-screen
first-person narration - >Narration by an actual character in the movie.
voice-over narration - >Narration heard concurrently and over a scene but not
synchronized to any character who may be talking on the screen. It can come from
many sources, including a third person (who is not a character) bringing us up-to-
date, a first-person narrator commenting on the action, or, in a nonfiction film, a
commentator.
direct address - >A form of narration in which an on-screen character looks and
speaks directly to the audience
third-person narration - >Narration delivered from outside of the diegesis by a
narrator who is not a character in the movie
Restricted Narration - >Providing a view from the perspective of a single character
Omniscient - >Providing a third-person view of all aspects of a movie's action or
characters.
narrative film - >Also known as fiction film. A movie that tells a story with characters,
places, and events—that is conceived in the mind of the film's creator
Character - >An essential element of film narrative; any of the beings who play
functional roles within the plot, either acting or being acted on. Can be flat or round;
major, minor, or marginal; protagonists or antagonists.
Goal - >A narratively significant objective pursued by the protagonist.
round character - >A complex character possessing numerous, subtle, repressed, or
contradictory traits. Often develop over the course of a story.
Flat Character - >A relatively uncomplicated character exhibiting few distinct traits. Do
not change significantly as the story progresses.
anti-hero - >An outwardly unsympathetic protagonist pursuing a morally objectionable
or otherwise undesirable goal.
