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introductiontocinema 
Chapter Number: 01
Student’s name: Bud Bray
Student’s email: nnbtouch@gmail.com
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: Cutting on action is a common editing technique that hides the shift from one shot to the next by ending the first shot in the middle of a continuing action and starting the next shot at some point further along in the same action. Which clip is an example of cutting on action? The Hill : view clip Death to the Tinman : view clip Kleingeld : view clip
Student answered: a) The Hill
Correct answer is: a) The Hill
Question: Movies are similar to stage plays since they generally provide the viewer with a single, uninterrupted, wide-angle view of on-screen action.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: Which of the following statements best characterizes this chapter’s treatment of viewer expectations?
Student answered: c) Our experience of any given film is affected by how that film manipulates expectations.
Correct answer is: c) Our experience of any given film is affected by how that film manipulates expectations.
Question: What is formal analysis?
Student answered: a) an analytical approach concerned with the means by which a subject is expressed
Correct answer is: a) an analytical approach concerned with the means by which a subject is expressed
Question: Which definition of editing accurately describes film editing as one of the defining characteristics that distinguish movies from other art forms?
Student answered: d) the joining together of shots to control what the viewer sees in a movie and how the viewer sees it
Correct answer is: d) the joining together of shots to control what the viewer sees in a movie and how the viewer sees it
Question: Fade-out/fade-in is a filmmaking technique that indicates a passage of time. Which clip illustrates fade-out/fade-in? Two Cars, One Night : view clip Bartholomew’s Song : view clip Snapshot : view clip
Student answered: c) Snapshot
Correct answer is: c) Snapshot
Question: Cultural invisibility, a consequence of shared belief systems, frequently contributes to hidden movie meaning. Which of the following statements does NOT accurately characterize cultural invisibility?
Student answered: b) It is a way to unconsciously challenge viewers’ shared belief systems.
In the recent film We watched in class “Mad Max Fury Road” We observed a film with a lot of raw action and violence which nonetheless does not stray away from the older films of the Mad Max series. However there were a lot of very unreal action scenes that I feel would be almost humanly impossible in the real world such as when while in pursuit of the War Rig the War Boys were riding motorcycles or dirt bikes which ever you prefer and above them were War Boys swinging on very long poles left to right to get on the War Rig which is innovative but very unreal. Physically speaking the weight of the War Boys would easily cause the dirt bike to tip over and fall on it’s side if You’ve ever rode a dirt bike You would be able to recognize slight shifts of weight could easily tip a person over and at the speeds they traveled at would surly result in the War Boys falling off of the poles and capsizing the dirt bikes. But the award winning film nonetheless was able to capture a magnitude of intensity throughout the whole film by using a variety of camera shots from not only crazy angles and close up shots of immediate action throughout the film, the music also added an intensity of it’s own throughout the whole film such as Immortan Joe’s War Boy who hung off of one of the many pursuit vehicles and played heavy metal with a double flam throwing guitar increasing the intensity in certain action scenes. I felt the acting was very good throughout the whole film showing lots of raw emotion in dramatic scenes throughout the movie as well as how much care each of the Wives and Furyosa displayed throughout the movie and eventually showing trust and care for both Max and the stray War Boy , Myself I have very little negative outlooks toward this movie I thought it was very good.
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