Moving back and forth between shots of a woman tied to a railroad tracks and shots of a speeding train elsewhere on the track is an example of what editing technique?     Parallel editing     Continuity editing     Shot/reverse-shot     Montage       Question 2   Which of the following […]

Beyond setting up shots and other technical work, what is perhaps the director’s most important job?     Revising the screenplay     Setting the film’s budget     Coaxing good performances from actors     Promoting the film in public appearances       Question 2   Which of the following is the best […]

Why is there typically a lag time between a movie’s theatrical release and its home video release?     DVDs and Blu-ray discs are complicated and expensive to produce     Theatrical releases make more money than home video releases     Video releases receive more publicity than theatrical releases     A theatrical release […]

The genre known as film noir may be characterized as a sub-genre of what other genre?     Western     Mystery     Horror     Romantic comedy       Question 2   In which of the following genres is the audience most likely to be asked to sympathize with the forces of […]

There are many ways in which technology is affecting the production, distribution, and appreciation of films. For example, think of how CGI, animation, and other advances in digital technology have changed the ways in which stories are told on film. Then, consider how the Internet has changed the way we access, evaluate, and discuss films. […]

Review the Modeled DiscussionPreview the document.   Read any required and recommended reading materials for this week, especially Chapters 3 and 10 in your text.   Review the grading rubric for this discussion.   Then, watch the following movie clips, paying special attention to the cinematic elements under the discussion.   Editing – visual transitions […]

Auteur theory in film suggests not only that a director is the primary author of a film, but also that the film must be analyzed within the context of the director’s other films. Directors create certain expectations with their films much in the same way authors create certain expectations with their writing. Are there directors […]

Genre, a category of artistic production characterized by similarities in composition and style, is a term used to discuss literature, music, art, and film. It is particularly useful in critical applications because it distinguishes a work within a context of similar works. In film, we are familiar with certain broad genre categories such as horror, […]

Beyond setting up shots and other technical work, what is perhaps the director’s most important job?     Revising the screenplay     Setting the film’s budget     Coaxing good performances from actors     Promoting the film in public appearances       Question 2   Which of the following is the best […]

Why is there typically a lag time between a movie’s theatrical release and its home video release?     DVDs and Blu-ray discs are complicated and expensive to produce     Theatrical releases make more money than home video releases     Video releases receive more publicity than theatrical releases     A theatrical release […]