Question 1

Which European director referred to the moving camera as "the unchained camera" and is known for pioneering its use?

Accepted Answer

A)   F. W. Murnau
B)   Otto Preminger
C)   Alfred Hitchcock
D)   Pedro Almodóvar
E)   Lars von TrierF) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

What do you call the fragments of image information that a digital camera captures with its electronic sensor?

Accepted Answer

A)   silver halide crystals
B)   pixels
C)   gauges
D)   grips
E)   gaffersF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Citing specific examples, how did most filmmakers create the illusion of depth in films prior to Citizen Kane (1941)? What were some of the techniques credited to Greg Toland that helped change those approaches?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

The vertical movement of a camera mounted to the head of a stationary tripod is a

Accepted Answer

A)   tilt shot.
B)   dolly shot.
C)   pan shot.
D)   zoom shot.
E)   handheld shot.F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 5

What technique keeps all three planes of the film frame in sharp focus?

Accepted Answer

A)   wide-angle composition
B)   deep-focus cinematography
C)   deep-space composition
D)   Russian formalism
E)   spatial balanceF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Darren Aronofsky's stylized and allegorical horror film Mother! (2017)  is, by design, ________ film.

Accepted Answer

A)   a closed
B)   a documentary
C)   an open
D)   a factual
E)   both an open and closedF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

A ________ is an unbroken span of action capture by an uninterrupted run of the camera.

Accepted Answer

A)   scene
B)   sequence
C)   shot
D)   slate
E)   setupF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

To reveal the inner thoughts of Nicole Kidman's character, Anna, in Birth (2004) , the director combined what two cinematographic tools?

Accepted Answer

A)   deep focus and fast motion
B)   the close-up and the long take
C)   the close-up and the high angle
D)   the Steadicam and slow motion
E)   a single character's POV and a zoom-inF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 9

The additive process to render color images on film stock was replaced by the ________ process in the 1930s.

Accepted Answer

A)   monochromatic
B)   hand-tinting
C)   stenciling
D)   toning
E)   subtractiveF) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

In Moonlight, director Barry Jenkins and cinematographer James Laxton chose to shoot in a ________ to help the actors immerse themselves in a dramatic situation without the distraction of cutting and slating new takes.

Accepted Answer

A)   codec
B)   studio
C)   color
D)   Dutch angle
E)   8mmF) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 11

To achieve an incongruous dreamlike quality that placed viewers in the protagonist's solitary perspective, the filmmakers of Moonlight (2016)  shot virtually every scene using only a

Accepted Answer

A)   single fill light.
B)   single key light.
C)   single backlight.
D)   single three-point lighting system.
E)   single spotlight.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

A director chooses the ________ frame when the characters in the story are restricted in their movements, often due to outside forces, such as social or economic.

Accepted Answer

A)   balanced
B)   composed
C)   open
D)   asymmetrical
E)   closedF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 13

The use of color film stock for John Ford's The Searchers (1956)  was probably due less to aesthetics than to.

Accepted Answer

A)   the scarcity of black-and-white film stock following World War II.
B)   industry trends.
C)   advances in camera technology.
D)   budgetary concerns.
E)   John Wayne's contract demands.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

Why is it unusual that protagonist Marshal Will Kane in High Noon (1952)  wears a black hat?

Accepted Answer

A)   It makes it difficult to see his eyes.
B)   It was uncomfortable for the film's star, Gary Cooper.
C)   It is not what was described in the screenplay.
D)   Dark tones are traditionally associated with antagonists.
E)   It is not part of an authentic wardrobe of nineteenth-century law enforcement officers.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 15

What is the primary goal of a cinematographer? In what ways is a cinematographer's method in achieving that goal similar to that of a painter or writer?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

The slow-motion power walk was popularized in which of the following films?

Accepted Answer

A)   Amélie
B)   Reservoir Dogs
C)   Rumble Fish
D)   The Birds
E)   LucyF) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 17

The opening of Orson Welles's Touch of Evil (1958)  features a lengthy, continuous ________ shot.

Accepted Answer

A)   digital video
B)   stationary camera
C)   trackless dolly
D)   crane
E)   panF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

If you are a cinematographer and the director asks you to photograph just the lips of an actor, what type of shot is she asking for?

Accepted Answer

A)   personal
B)   point-of-view
C)   extreme close-up
D)   close-up
E)   mediumF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

The change of the point of focus from one subject to another during a shot is known as a

Accepted Answer

A)   focal-length shift.
B)   change in perspective.
C)   rack focus.
D)   wandering.
E)   depth change.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

"Depth of field" refers to the distances in front of the camera (and its lens)  in which the subjects are

Accepted Answer

A)   distorted.
B)   out of focus.
C)   in the frame.
D)   dwarfed by the environment.
E)   in apparent sharp focus.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Exam 6: Cinematography

The use of color film stock for John Ford's The Searchers (1956) was probably due less to aesthetics than to.

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Darren Aronofsky's stylized and allegorical horror film Mother! (2017) is, by design, ________ film.

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To reveal the inner thoughts of Nicole Kidman's character, Anna, in Birth (2004) , the director combined what two cinematographic tools?

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Which European director referred to the moving camera as "the unchained camera" and is known for pioneering its use?

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The opening of Orson Welles's Touch of Evil (1958) features a lengthy, continuous ________ shot.

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What technique keeps all three planes of the film frame in sharp focus?

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A director chooses the ________ frame when the characters in the story are restricted in their movements, often due to outside forces, such as social or economic.

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In Moonlight, director Barry Jenkins and cinematographer James Laxton chose to shoot in a ________ to help the actors immerse themselves in a dramatic situation without the distraction of cutting and slating new takes.

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What do you call the fragments of image information that a digital camera captures with its electronic sensor?

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