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TFM 160 Final Exam (2023 – 2024) With Complete Solution, Exams of Computer Science

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TFM 160 Final Exam (2023 – 2024) With Complete Solution Implicit Meaning - lies beneath the surface of a movie's story or presentation, internal meaning, implied Explicit meaning - available on the surface, literal meaning, definition Form - means by which the subject is expressed and experienced, how it is presented Sets up audience expectation Supplies the methods and techniques necessary to present it to the audience Content - the subject of the artwork What it is about Provides something to express Formal Analysis - dissects the complex synthesis of cinematography, sound, composition, design, movement, performance, and editing by the creative artists involved with making the movie Every element in every frame is there for a reason

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TFM 160 Final Exam (2023 – 2024)
With Complete Solution
Implicit Meaning - lies beneath the surface of a movie's story or presentation, internal
meaning, implied
Explicit meaning - available on the surface, literal meaning, definition
Form - means by which the subject is expressed and experienced, how it is presented
Sets up audience expectation
Supplies the methods and techniques necessary to present it to the audience
Content - the subject of the artwork
What it is about
Provides something to express
Formal Analysis - dissects the complex synthesis of cinematography, sound, composition,
design, movement, performance, and editing by the creative artists involved with making
the movie
Every element in every frame is there for a reason
Inspects the technical aspects of the movie rather than the "meaning" of the film
Theme - central idea or message
Realism - an interest in or concern for the actual or real, a tendency to view or represent
things as they really are (Lumie res)
Antirealism - an interest in or concern for the abstract, speculative, or fantastic (Melies)
Verisimilitude - a convincing appearance of truth
Convince the viewer the things they are seeing are really there
Expectations of reality change over time and across culture
What are the three fundamental principles of film form? - - movies depend on light
- Movies provide an illusion of movement
- Movies manipulate space and time in unique ways
Genre - categorization of narrative films by the stories they tell and the ways they tell them
What are the three categories of movies explored in reading? - - Narrative - fiction, purpose
is to entertain, cinematic structure and can be realistic or unrealistic
- Documentary - nonfiction, purpose is to inform
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I mplicit Meaning - lies beneath the surface of a movie's story or presentation, internal meaning, implied Explicit meaning - available on the surface, literal meaning, definition Form - means by which the subject is expressed and experienced, how it is presented Sets up audience expectation Supplies the methods and techniques necessary to present it to the audience Content - the subject of the artwork What it is about Provides something to express Formal Analysis - dissects the complex synthesis of cinematography, sound, composition, design, movement, performance, and editing by the creative artists involved with making the movie Every element in every frame is there for a reason Inspects the technical aspects of the movie rather than the "meaning" of the film Theme - central idea or message Realism - an interest in or concern for the actual or real, a tendency to view or represent things as they really are (Lumie res) Antirealism - an interest in or concern for the abstract, speculative, or fantastic (Melies) Verisimilitude - a convincing appearance of truth Convince the viewer the things they are seeing are really there Expectations of reality change over time and across culture What are the three fundamental principles of film form? - - movies depend on light

  • Movies provide an illusion of movement
  • Movies manipulate space and time in unique ways Genre - categorization of narrative films by the stories they tell and the ways they tell them What are the three categories of movies explored in reading? - - Narrative - fiction, purpose is to entertain, cinematic structure and can be realistic or unrealistic
  • Documentary - nonfiction, purpose is to inform
  • Experimental - defy categorization and convention, avent-garde, pushing the boundaries of traditional movies and innovative How does animation differ from the other three basic types of movies? - - conventional photography is different
  • different mechanisms to create the multitude of still images that motion pictures require
  • Traditional (hand-drawn) Animation
  • Stop-Motion Animation
  • Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) Omniscient Narration - - it knows all and can tell us whatever it wants us to know
  • has unrestricted access to all aspects of the narrative
  • it can provide any character's experiences and perceptions, as well as information that no other character knows Restricted Narration - limits the information provided to the audience to knowing what the character knows as they find out Voice-Over Narration - when we hear the character' voice over the picture without actually seeing the character speak words
  • considered diegetic if the voice over narration is the character speaking, who appears on screen and it is their thoughts being said that no one else hears
  • considered non-diegetic if that same character is talking directly to the audience Direct-Address Narration - interrupting the narrative to speak directly to the audience
  • The Office Protagonist - the primary character who pursues the goal Antagonist - person, people, creature, or force responsible for obstructing our protagonist Anti-Hero - unsympathetic protagonist chasing less than noble cause Inciting Incident (Catalyst) - the event that begins a story's problem Rising Action - the narrative build up where the conflict intensifies and the goal remains out of reach Crisis - story has reached a turning point and it is working it's way toward resolution
  • a critical turning point in a story when the protagonist must engage a seemingly insurmountable obstacle Climax - when the protagonist faces a major obstacle Resolution - goal is either gained or lost and moves toward conclusion
  • the grid assists the designer and cinematography in visualizing the overall potential of the height, width, and depth of any cinematic space Blocking - - how the actors move on set in each scene and/or in conjunction with the camera (stage movements)
  • the actual physical relationship among figures and settings Deep Space Compostion - a total visual composition that can place significant information or subjects on all three planes of the frame and thus creates an illusion of depth On-Screen Space vs. Off-Screen Space - as the frame moves it presents on the screen details that were previously off the screen, thus promoting us to be aware of the dynamic between off-screen and onscreen space What are the two major visual components of mise-en-scene? - Design and Composition Design - - the process by which the look of the settings, props, lighting, and actors are determined
  • set design, decor, prop selection, lighting setup, costumes, makeup, an hair Composition - the organization, distribution balance and general relationships of actors and objects within the space of each shot What are the two major elements of composition? - Framing (what we see on screen) and kinesis (what moves on the screen) What are the two basic types of movement we see on-screen? - the movement of objects and characters within the frame and the apparent movement of the frame itself Three-Point Lighting - uses two lights to create desired lighting and contrasts and a back light and is used to light the studio's most valuable assets Key Light - in three point lighting, this is the center light that shines directly on the subject Fill Light - in three point lighting, this is the light that is to the side of and often below the key light and is used to create highlights and contrasts Back Light - in three point lighting, this is the back light that shines from behind the subject, sometimes slightly to the side Lighting Ratio - photography refers to the comparison of key light (the main source of light from which shadows fall) to the fill light (the light that fills in the shadow areas)
  • the higher the ratio, the higher the contrast of the image
  • the lower the ratio, the lower the contrast

Low-key lighting - higher key to fill ratio that includes less background lighting, main light comes from key (high contrast) High-key lighting - lower key to fill ratio (about the same key to fill) with a brighter, well-lit background (low contrast) Deep-Space Compostion - a total visual composition that can place significant information ot subjects on all three planes of the frame and thus creates an illusion of depth Deep Focus Cinematogrphy - large depth of field

  • foreground, middle ground, and background are all in focus Shooting Angle - the level and height of the camera in relation to the subject being photographed Eye-Level Shot - made from the observers eye level and usually implies that the camera's attitude toward the subject being photographed is neutral High-Angle Shot - made with the camera above the action and typically implies the observer's sense of superiority to the subject being photographed Low-Angle Shot - made with the camera below the action and typically places the observer in the position of feeling helpless in the presence of an obviously superior force Dutch-Angle Shot - the camera is tilted from its normal horizontal and vertical position so that it is no longer straight, giving the viewer the impression that the world in the frame is out of balance Long Take - a single, uninterrupted take that goes for a while, requiring good blocking and acting as they're difficult to redo Set-up - one camera position and everything associated with it Shot - one uninterrupted run of the camera Take - the number of times a particular shot is taken Who is the director of photography? - - Cinematographer
  • Specifically refers to the art and technique of film photography, the capture of images, and lighting effects, or to the person expert in and responsible for capturing or recording- photographing images for a film, through the selection of visual recording devices, camera angles, film shock, lenses, framing, and arrangement of lighting
  • the chief cinematographer responsible for a movie Close-up - usually face or body part, is completely vulnerable, facial expressions are extremely significant, background plays no direct role
  • shooting as many shots as necessary, reviewing the results each day, and reshooting if necessary Post-Production - three phases: editing, preparing the final print, and bringing the film to the public (marketing and distribution) Persona - a role or character adopted by an actor or the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others What are the differences between acting for screen and acting for stage? - Screen - more toned down and focuses subtleties since the audience is closer, play to the camera, small gestures, learn only the line needed for the moment and act out of sequence Stage - a full body performance and often larger so the audience at a distance understands, play to the audience, must project vocally and physically, memorize their lines and then speak and act them in story order Personality Actors - actors who take their personality from role to role "Play against Expectations" Actor - actors who deliberately play against our expectations of their personae Chameleon Actor - actors who seem to be different in every role Non-Professional Actor - actors who are often non-professionals or people who are cast to bring verisimilitude to a part What is method acting? - encourages actors to speak, move, and gesture not in a traditional stage manner but just as they would in their own lives What is casting? - the process of choosing and hiring actors for both leading and supporting roles Appropriateness/Transparency - an actor looks and acts naturally like the character he or she portrays, as expressed in physical appearance, facial expression, speech, movement, and gesture Inherent Thoughtfulness/Emotionality - an actor conveys the character's thought processes or feelings behind the character's actions and reactions, character has a credible inner life Expressive Coherence - actor's appropriateness and emotionality creates a characterization that holds together, allowing the actor to create a complex characterization and performance, to express thoughts and reveal emotions Wholeness and Unity - an actor has maintained the illusion of a seamless character, the actor's ability to achieve aesthetic consistency

What is editing? - - the basic creative force of film making

  • the process of selecting, arranging, and assembling shots to tell a story What is the fundamental building block of film editing? - the shot What is film editing's fundamental tool? - Cutting/splicing What are the two explicit values in each shot? - what is in the shot and its situation in relation to other shots Kuleshov's Experiment - consists of the first shot being of a dead body or something and then paired it next with a person's blank expression What are the three responsibilities of the editor? - - spatial relationship between shots
  • temporal relationship between shots
  • manipulation of time throughout the movie, presents plot in creative and confusing ways
  • overall rhythm of the film Match-on-action Cut - shows us the continuation of a character's or object's motion through space without actually showing us the entire action
  • used to change scene and location Graphic Match Cut - the similarity between shots A and B is in the shape and form of what we see, carries over the shape of an object to the next shot Eyeline Match Cut - joins shot A in which a person looks at someone off screen and shot B, the object of that gaze looking back Sound Bridge - when a particular sound connects two different shots together Cutting - editors cut shots out of a film before splicing them together to form a continuous whole Splicing - the actual joining together of two shots Spatial Relationship - creates a sense of space in the mind of the viewer, space is necessarily limited by height, width, and depth of the film frame during that shot Temporal Relationship - manipulating the presentation of the plot through flashbacks, flash forwards, ellipsis, and montage Rhythm - the pace at which the film moves forward and can be manipulated by varying the duration of the shots in relation to one another

Dissolve - shot B, superimposed, gradually appears over shot A and begins to replace it midpoint in the transition, indicating the passing of time Split Screen - to tell two or more stories at the same cinematic time, whether or not they are actually happening at the same time or even the same place Parallel Editing/Cross-cutting/Intercutting - the intercutting of tow or more lines of action that occur simultaneously Sound - talking, laughing, singing, music, and the aural effects of objects and settings What are the two senses explicitly engaged by a movie's formal elements? - Vision and Hearing What is the role of the sound crew? - to generate and control the sound physically, manipulating its properties to produce the effects the director advises What are the four phases of sound production? - - Designing

  • Recording
  • Editing
  • Mixing What are the perceptual characteristics of sound? - - Pitch - level
  • Loudness - volume, intensity
  • Quality - timbre, texture, color
  • Fidelity - faithfulness Source of Film Sound - the location from which a sound originates
  • Diegetic - comes from within the world of the movie
  • Non-Diegetic - comes from outside the world of the movie
  • On-screen - simultaneous, occurs from a place we can see on screen
  • Off-screen - non-simultaneous, occurs from a place we cannot see on screen
  • Internal - whenever we hear what we assume are the thoughts of a character within a scene
  • External - comes from a place within a story and we assume other characters can hear it Vocal Sounds - - Dialogue - recorded during production or re-recorded during post- production, the speech of the characters
  • Narration - commentary spoken by either off-screen or on-screen voices Environmental Sounds - - Ambient Sound - emanates from ambience (background) of setting/environment being filmed
  • Sound Effects - all sounds artificially created for soundtrack that have a definite function in telling the story
  • Foley Sounds - sounds created and recorded in sync with the picture

What are the functions of Film Sound? - - to reveal the movie's story

  • to provide audience awareness and expectation
  • to express a point of view of storyteller or character
  • to provide rhythm
  • to provide emphasis
  • to provide characterization
  • to provide continuity Aesthetic Approach - seeks to evaluate individual movies and/or directors using criteria that assesses their artistic significance and influence Technological Approach - the advancement in materials and techniques that have affected the nature of the medium Economic Approach - they study how and why the independent system of production superseded the studio system and what effects this has had on production, distribution, and exhibition Film as Social History - consider factors like religion, politics, and cultural trends ans taboos What is the title of the movie that signaled the sound era in motion pictures? - The Jazz Singer What were the six characteristics that defined Hollywood's Golden Age? - - transition from silent to sound
  • consolidation of the studio system
  • exploitation of familiar genres
  • imposition of the motion picture production code
  • changes in the look of movies
  • the economic success of the feature length narrative films What was the Motion Picture Production Code? - a set of rules that prohibited movies from depicting full nudity, illegal drug trafficking, disrespectful uses of the flag, white savagery, or ridicule any religious faith Which of the following is not one of the four criteria for analyzing an actor's performance? - persona in addition to the "value of the photographic image" within the shot, the second explicit value within each shot is the one acquired - from the shot's relationship with other shots What is editing's most fundamental tool? - the cut What is the basic block of film editing? - the shot

What is the relationship between screen duration and plot duration that best describes when Rachel watches Greg's movie in the hospital? - Real time