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Film & Movies

NAME ______

Please give short answers:

I. Terminology

1. What is mise-en-scene?

2. What is style in cinema? Define style in "W."

3.How do you understand narrative functions of mise-en-scene? How do you see it in Fellini's "8.5"?

4. What is primary motion?

5. What is motivation in acting?

6. What do we call cinematography?

7. What is the difference between the wide-angle and telephoto lens?

8. How depth of field and focus are used in "Citizen Kane"?

9. What is framing and functions of framing?

10. Give an example of panorama in "Wild Strawberries" --

11. Difference between jump cut and zoom?

12. What is continuity editing?

13. What is montage?

14. Name some dimensions of film sound :
Give an example of use of sound in Kurosawa's "Dreams"

15. Does Forman (as director) have a style ? Compare "Amadeus" and "Cuckoo's Nest"

II. In-Class-Review

( view sample episodes before the test ) Mini-Essay

Acting

Use of Camera

Editing

or

The french connection (1971) car chase

history of film: wikipedia ***

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