Film chapter 4 & 5

The two fundamental styles of design established in early motion pictures are the ___________ associated with the Lumière brothers and the ____________ associated with Georges Méliè

realistic; fantastic

Which of the following statements about the production designer is NOT true?

the production designer is hired relatively late in the production process.

Which of the following statements about mise-en-scène is NOT true?

Mise-en-scène has two visual components: lighting and movement.

What is figure movement?

the movement of something concrete within the frame

What are three elements that describe neorealism?

nonprofessional actors, location sets, handheld camera

What are the major elements of cinematic design?

setting, decor, properties, lighting, costume, makeup, hairstyle

Unlike a static painting or picture, a motion picture moves and thus shifts its point of view. Point of view is implied by

the framing of a shot

The planning of the positions and movements of the actors and camera is called

blocking

The person in charge of all the countless details that go into furnishing and decorating a set, as well as supervising a variety of specialists, is called the

Set Decorator

The organization, distribution, balance, movement, and general relationship of actors and objects within the space of a shot is called

composition.

The digital revolution has affected

almost all areas of movie-making, including makeup and hairstyling

Some of the departments the production designer supervises include carpentry, properties, and transportation.

True Response Feedback: FEEDBACK: The production designer oversees all of the many design related departments which include carpentry, properties, transportation, and many others (pp. 173-174). For example, in this clip from The Hill, the production designer would be responsible for helping choose the make and model of the car, the house in which the party took place, the color of the walls, the drinks the partygoers have, the CDs on the shelf, the glasses in the cupboard, etc.

In animated films which consist of primarily computer-generated imagery, the relationship between the director and the production designer is the same as in nonanimated films, except that the production designer and his staff have

even greater control over the mise-en-scène and the entire look of the film than they could possibly have in nonanimated films.

Consider carefully the details of the mise-en-scène in the following clips. Based on the mise-en-scène, which do you think belongs to a dystopian futuristic narrative inhabited by mostly one-dimensional characters?

FEEDBACK: This clip from Bartholomew’s Song aptly illustrates how mise-en-scène communicates narrative and meaning. Given the industrial and sparse location, the identical uniforms of the actors, and the strangeness of their labor, a viewer can very readily understand the world of this film without hearing any dialogue and without seeing the whole film. The production design communicates a lot in just a few seconds.

Composition is part of the process of planning the design of a movie. When visualizing and planning shots, filmmakers must make decisions about two elements of composition: what we see on screen and what moves on screen. What are these two elements commonly called?

framing and kinesis

An open frame is generally employed in _____________ films, while a closed frame is generally employed in ____________ films.

realistic; antirealistic

A character who pursues a goal and is the central figure of a story but has a dark and hostile nature is called an antagonist

false

A movie’s ___________ consists of the specific actions and events that filmmakers select and the order in which they arrange those events.

plot

Omniscient narration offers __________ access to the narrative of a film.

unrestricted

Screen duration is the amount of time a shot is onscreen

false

The amount of time that the implied story takes to occur is called the

Story Duration

The elapsed time of those events within the story that the film explicitly presents is called the

Plot Duration

The inciting incident occurs when the protagonist faces their greatest obstacle.

False

The total world of a film’s ____________ is called its ____________.

story; diegesis

This clip from Death to the Tinman provides an example of a ___________ narrator

third-person

Unlike _________ order, which flows chronologically, ________ order can be manipulated so that events are presented nonchronologically.

story; plot

What are the three types of duration identified by this chapter?

screen duration; plot duration; story duration

What is a movie’s narrative?

the telling of a movie’s story

Which of the following is NOT an example of a nondiegetic element?

dialogue

Which of the following statements about round characters is NOT true?

Round characters generally exhibit predictable behavior.

An important movement in art direction that sought to articulate human feeling and emotion through design elements such as structure, color, and texture with grossly exaggerated film sets is known as expressionism. Which of the following stills represents expressionism?

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Response Feedback: FEEDBACK: The still from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari represents the basic qualities associated with expressionism (pp. 189-190). While the other examples have ornate or complex production designs, they do not illustrate the gross exaggeration and emotion of expressionism.

This clip from Death to the Tinman provides an example of a ___________ narrator.

third-person FEEDBACK: This clip uses a third-person narrator—a voice-over narration by someone who isn’t even in the movie (p. 125).

Watch this clip from Bartholomew’s Song and assess the validity of the following statement: The story duration of this scene is approximately 15 seconds.

Bartholomew’s Song
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False Response Feedback: FEEDBACK: The story duration is the amount of time that the implied story takes to occur (p. 143). The editing of this scene and use of ellipsis implies the story duration is much longer than 15 seconds.