Cinematography

Which of the following would be an above-the-line cost?

Which of the following would be an above-the-line cost?

Which of the following would be an above-the-line cost?
 
  a. the cost of videotape
  b. the cost of the sets
  c. the salary of the camera operator
  d. the salary of the director

jrose123   6   1 Reply

Dallas

Perspective is easier to achieve with a boom mic than with a lavaliere. (True or false?)

Perspective is easier to achieve with a boom mic than with a lavaliere. (True or false?)

Perspective is easier to achieve with a boom mic than with a lavaliere.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Erika_plage   7   1 Reply

Cousins

Which of the following has a variable focal length that can lengthen or diminish the apparent ...

Which of the following has a variable focal length that can lengthen or diminish the apparent ...

Which of the following has a variable focal length that can lengthen or diminish the
  apparent distance between the camera and its subject?
 
  a. zoom lens
  b. wide-angle lens
  c. telephoto lens
  d. prime

poopsicle2   7   1 Reply

ysh

Documentarists believe that theyre not creating a world so much as

Documentarists believe that theyre not creating a world so much as

Documentarists believe that theyre not creating a world so much as
 
  A. reporting on one that exists.
  B. speculating about one that might exist.
  C. presenting the filmmakers subjective instincts.
  D. building a plot f

poopsicle2   7   1 Reply

astriananathae

The length of a shot in a typical film averages about __________ seconds.

The length of a shot in a typical film averages about __________ seconds.

The length of a shot in a typical film averages about __________ seconds.
 
  A. 1 to 2
  B. 2 to 4
  C. 5 to 8
  D. 10 to 20

kelseymullerr   7   1 Reply

schoolboy4367

Name the prompting system that allows communication with talent while on the air.

Name the prompting system that allows communication with talent while on the air.

Name the prompting system that allows communication with talent while on the air.
 
  a. cue cards
  b. teleprompter
  c. I.F.B.
  d. script

BJL   8   1 Reply

jamesvillar

Which person is most likely to oversee several projects at a time?

Which person is most likely to oversee several projects at a time?

Which person is most likely to oversee several projects at a time?
 
  a. line producer
  b. associate producer
  c. executive producer
  d. assistant director

iLearn   8   1 Reply

zaqwsxq

In which film is a characters weeks of training condensed into a 2 minute and 44 second montage ...

In which film is a characters weeks of training condensed into a 2 minute and 44 second montage ...

In which film is a characters weeks of training condensed into a 2 minute and 44
  second montage sequence?
 
  a. Do the Right Thing
  b. Rocky
  c. Somewhere
  d. Stranger than Paradise

Erika_plage   8   1 Reply

Smass

The _________ helps the actors with speech clarity, volume, and preservation of their voices for the ...

The _________ helps the actors with speech clarity, volume, and preservation of their voices for the ...

The _________ helps the actors with speech clarity, volume, and preservation of their voices for the long run of a show.
 
  A) sound designer
  B) musical director
  C) director
  D) dialect coach
  E) vocal coach

nightverin   8   1 Reply

xd321

Numerous independent theatres were established all over Europe, the first of which was the Thtre ...

Numerous independent theatres were established all over Europe, the first of which was the Thtre ...

Numerous independent theatres were established all over Europe, the first of which was the
  Thtre Libre in Paris.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

msw2   8   1 Reply

nina olala

You are producing a show in which the set is very simple and only requires three main pieces of ...

You are producing a show in which the set is very simple and only requires three main pieces of ...

You are producing a show in which the set is very simple and only requires three main pieces of furniture, and the actors have at most one optional costume change.
 
  Also, the producer and advertisers hope to draw in rather large crowds

woahjenjen   8   1 Reply

sunmathur2000

How has technology helped the backstage staff with running a show? What are some of its potential ...

How has technology helped the backstage staff with running a show? What are some of its potential ...

How has technology helped the backstage staff with running a show? What are some of its potential problems?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

horatioo   8   1 Reply

xd321

The most renowned of the absurdist playwrights, the author of Waiting for Godot and Happy Days, is. ...

The most renowned of the absurdist playwrights, the author of Waiting for Godot and Happy Days, is. ...

The most renowned of the absurdist playwrights, the author of Waiting for Godot and Happy Days, is.
 
  a. Eugne Ionesco
  b. Albert Camus
  c. Harold Pinter
  d. Samuel Beckett
  e. Dario Fo

MARISHKA   8   1 Reply

fouraker

Image stabilization enables a jib arm to swing out from a tripod. (True or false?)

Image stabilization enables a jib arm to swing out from a tripod. (True or false?)

Image stabilization enables a jib arm to swing out from a tripod.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Shudson   9   1 Reply

Percymate

Which of the following is a type of insurance used in the movie business to insure that the movie ...

Which of the following is a type of insurance used in the movie business to insure that the movie ...

Which of the following is a type of insurance used in the movie business to insure that the movie will be finished?
 
  a. breakdown
  b. liability
  c. completion guarantee
  d. below-the-line

Shudson   9   1 Reply

ttyus

Which group Latinized their names, held up Socrates as a saint, and even burned candles before busts ...

Which group Latinized their names, held up Socrates as a saint, and even burned candles before busts ...

Which group Latinized their names, held up Socrates as a saint, and even burned candles before busts of Aristotle and Plato?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

JuliusImus   9   2 Replies

JuliusImus

Theatre draws upon all of the other arts: literature, painting, architecture, sculpture, speech, ...

Theatre draws upon all of the other arts: literature, painting, architecture, sculpture, speech, ...

Theatre draws upon all of the other arts: literature, painting, architecture, sculpture, speech, music, and dance.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

AreebJ   9   1 Reply

szelaya

The strike in 2007 was the first in the long history of the Stagehands Union.

The strike in 2007 was the first in the long history of the Stagehands Union.

The strike in 2007 was the first in the long history of the Stagehands Union.
 
  a. true
  b. false

mfarhanhuda   9   1 Reply

gatt3130

Which of the following should be a concern of the director?

Which of the following should be a concern of the director?

Which of the following should be a concern of the director?
 
  a. pricing of tickets
  b. what kind of traffic pattern a set provides for actor movement
  c. how the scene shop is going to budget time in building the set
 

mschares   9   1 Reply

umogal

An analog signal that is overmodulated is said to be riding in the mud. (True or false?)

An analog signal that is overmodulated is said to be riding in the mud. (True or false?)

An analog signal that is overmodulated is said to be riding in the mud.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

leahwolfe221   10   2 Replies

leahwolfe221

It's best to use the Magic If where you have great similarities with the character. (True or false?)

It's best to use the Magic If where you have great similarities with the character. (True or false?)

It's best to use the Magic If where you have great similarities with the character.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

mschares   10   1 Reply

Sherrieann22

Pronunciation has nothing to do with how precisely you say something, but with how close you say it ...

Pronunciation has nothing to do with how precisely you say something, but with how close you say it ...

Pronunciation has nothing to do with how precisely you say something, but with how close you say it to the way most other people say it.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

jamiscott   10   1 Reply

Sherrieann22

Mother Courage is set in (they say it about a hundred times during the play ):

Mother Courage is set in (they say it about a hundred times during the play ):

Mother Courage is set in (they say it about a hundred times during the play ):
 
  a. 17th century Europe (Germany, Poland, etc.)
  b. 19th century England
  c. 21st century Middle East
  d. 20th century Faukland
  e

niikiii   10   1 Reply

master1998

Which of the following forms of theatre provided African American performers with their first ...

Which of the following forms of theatre provided African American performers with their first ...

Which of the following forms of theatre provided African American performers with their
  first opportunities to appear on the American stage?
 
  a. the musical
  b. vaudeville
  c. the minstrel show
  d. the

Bromandude12   10   1 Reply

Sherrieann22

There is a level of abstraction found in live theatre that is not useful in most films. (True or false?)

There is a level of abstraction found in live theatre that is not useful in most films. (True or false?)

There is a level of abstraction found in live theatre that is not useful in most films.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Htown713   10   1 Reply

KaeKae

The person who takes on producing duties in a nonprofit theatre is often called the stage manager. ...

The person who takes on producing duties in a nonprofit theatre is often called the stage manager. ...

The person who takes on producing duties in a nonprofit theatre is often called the stage manager.
 
  a. true
  b. false

Dkavanagh   10   1 Reply

frogiiesfly

Which of the following directors is known for drawing on classical forms such as Kabuki and Noh, ...

Which of the following directors is known for drawing on classical forms such as Kabuki and Noh, ...

Which of the following directors is known for drawing on classical forms such as Kabuki and Noh, using international casts, and mixing modern images with ancient ones?
 
  a. Anne Bogart
  b. Tadashi Suzuki
  c. Harold Clurman

rutu0309   10   1 Reply

jojocolombiana

The three parts of a Noh play are

The three parts of a Noh play are

The three parts of a Noh play are
 
  a. jo
  b. ha
  c. kyu
  d. shite
  e. choices a, b, and c

drfhrx   10   2 Replies

drfhrx

Which f-stop will let in the most light?

Which f-stop will let in the most light?

Which f-stop will let in the most light?
 
  a. 8
  b. 22
  c. 2.8
  d. 1.4

Cperry768   11   1 Reply

ARICHARDSON

Name the term used for a special electronic effect that uses a color (usually blue) for the source ...

Name the term used for a special electronic effect that uses a color (usually blue) for the source ...

Name the term used for a special electronic effect that uses a color (usually blue) for the source background where the blue areas are replaced by a picture.
 
  a. matte key
  b. super
  c. key
  d. chroma key

Glee2   11   1 Reply

Tacoman

For most student films, the person who cuts the negative is the cinematographer. (True or false?)

For most student films, the person who cuts the negative is the cinematographer. (True or false?)

For most student films, the person who cuts the negative is the cinematographer.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Cperry768   11   1 Reply

ysh

The opening sequence of Touch of Evil is nearly four minutes long and plays without a cut. What is ...

The opening sequence of Touch of Evil is nearly four minutes long and plays without a cut. What is ...

The opening sequence of Touch of Evil is nearly four minutes long and plays without
  a cut. What is the term for this?
 
  a. dolly shot
  b. Steadicam shot
  c. balanced take
  d. long take

seitzjoseph   11   2 Replies

seitzjoseph

How was Welles viewed when he arrived in Hollywood in 1939?

How was Welles viewed when he arrived in Hollywood in 1939?

How was Welles viewed when he arrived in Hollywood in 1939?
 
  A. He was welcomed as the savior of the movie business.
  B. He was met with immense resentment from the establishment.
  C. He was seen as deserving of his big brea

asdfkla   11   1 Reply

niamhypop

A metaphor is usually defined as

A metaphor is usually defined as

A metaphor is usually defined as
 
  A. the realistic texture of a film.
  B. the shifting meaning of a symbol.
  C. a kind of barrier.
  D. a comparison that cannot be literally true.

asdfkla   11   2 Replies

asdfkla

Drama developed very differently in Spain than it did in England during the Renaissance. How would ...

Drama developed very differently in Spain than it did in England during the Renaissance. How would ...

Drama developed very differently in Spain than it did in England during the Renaissance. How would you characterize the differences? What accounts for this difference in terms of the culture of each country?
 
  What will be an ideal respo

fj97   11   1 Reply

xd321

Some musical do and can reflect the period in which they were first performed. Hair certainly did ...

Some musical do and can reflect the period in which they were first performed. Hair certainly did ...

Some musical do and can reflect the period in which they were first performed. Hair certainly did that for the 1960s, and Rent has done that for the late twentieth and early twenty-first century. How do each of these shows reflect or speak for the ti

Kingchris9   11   2 Replies

Kingchris9

In order to answer these multiple-choice questions, the student must first read the following movie ...

In order to answer these multiple-choice questions, the student must first read the following movie ...

In order to answer these multiple-choice questions, the student must first read the following movie treatment. (A movie treatment is a document used to sell the idea of a movie to potential producers. Basically it's just a short story that describes

maggotti36569   11   1 Reply

Susannamaj1

Who was the first American dramatist to win wide and lasting international recognition?

Who was the first American dramatist to win wide and lasting international recognition?

Who was the first American dramatist to win wide and lasting international recognition?
 
  a. Elmer Rice
 b. Eugene O'Neill
 c. Lillian Hellman
 d. Tennessee Williams

nika   11   2 Replies

nika

This is someones opinion of a play, which often includes whether it is worth attending.

This is someones opinion of a play, which often includes whether it is worth attending.

This is someones opinion of a play, which often includes whether it is worth
  attending.
 
  a) Criticism
  b) Assessment
  c) Review
  d) Aristotelian Opinion
  e) None of the above

NATTYICE325   11   2 Replies

NATTYICE325

_____Josef Svoboda is among those typically credited with:

_____Josef Svoboda is among those typically credited with:

_____Josef Svoboda is among those typically credited with:
 
  A). The use of multiple screens of varied sizes hung at varied distances from the audience on which
  different images were projected
  B). The incorporation of fi

DustiG   11   1 Reply

nina olala