SDSU TFM 160 Midterm 2 graded A latest
2025
Narration - correct answerThe 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 - correct answerNarration by an actual character in the movie.
voice-over narration - correct answerNarration 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 - correct answerA form of narration in which an on-screen character looks and speaks
directly to the audience
third-person narration - correct answerNarration delivered from outside of the diegesis by a narrator
who is not a character in the movie
Restricted Narration - correct answerProviding a view from the perspective of a single character
Omniscient - correct answerProviding a third-person view of all aspects of a movie's action or
characters.
narrative film - correct answerAlso 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 - correct answerAn 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 - correct answerA narratively significant objective pursued by the protagonist.
2025
Narration - correct answerThe 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 - correct answerNarration by an actual character in the movie.
voice-over narration - correct answerNarration 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 - correct answerA form of narration in which an on-screen character looks and speaks
directly to the audience
third-person narration - correct answerNarration delivered from outside of the diegesis by a narrator
who is not a character in the movie
Restricted Narration - correct answerProviding a view from the perspective of a single character
Omniscient - correct answerProviding a third-person view of all aspects of a movie's action or
characters.
narrative film - correct answerAlso 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 - correct answerAn 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 - correct answerA narratively significant objective pursued by the protagonist.
