The Shot: Mise-en-Scene

1		Where was the term mise-en-scene (meaning "putting into the scene") first used?
			A)	Black and White Film
			B)	Talking Pictures
			C)	Stage Plays
			D)	Visual Art
2		Mise-en-Scene incorporates the following four elements in capturing the events for the camera:
			A)	Setting, Sound, Costume, Staging
			B)	Setting, Lighting, Sound, Staging
			C)	Setting, Lighting, Costume, Staging
			D)	Setting, Sound, Lighting, Costume
3		What is the best way to analyze Mise-en-Scene's function in a film?
			A)	According to perceptions of Realism
			B)	According to exaggeration, supernatural, understating and other elements of imagination
			C)	According to how it is motivated, how it varies or develops, and how it works in relation to other film techniques
			D)	According to its reliance on cinematography, editing, and style
4		In what ways can the filmmaker control the setting of mise-en-scene?
			A)	By selecting an already existing locale (going on location)
			B)	By constructing the setting
			C)	By controlling color schemes and creating props
			D)	All of the above
5		Which of the following statements is true?
			A)	Costumes and make-up may function to reinforce the film's narrative and to create character traits
			B)	Costumes are separate from props and should not be used as such.
			C)	Make-up in film was originally developed in response to the popularity of horror and science-fiction films
			D)	Since the filmmaker usually wants to emphasize the human figures, the costumes provide a neutral background to the settings.
6		The four major features of film lighting are its quality, direction, source, and color. Which feature refers to the intensity of illumination and the shadows, textures, and edges created?
			A)	Quality
			B)	Direction
			C)	Source
			D)	Color
7		The director controls the behavior of various figures in the mise-en-scene to create the movement and acting of the film. These figures are represented by which one of the following?
			A)	Human figures
			B)	Humans and living animals
			C)	Humans, living animals and objects
			D)	Humans, living animals, objects and shapes
8		Acting is often approached as a question of realism. Why is this a problematic way of thinking?
			A)	Concepts of realistic acting have changed over film history
			B)	Not all films try to achieve realism
			C)	The audience is aware that all performances are fabricated regardless of their attempt to be real
			D)	All of the above
9		Which of the following is not true in relation to how a filmmaker can direct spectator attention across the two-dimensional space of the frame?
			A)	A moving item draws our attention more quickly than a static item does
			B)	Colors that are cool are less prominent than warm colors when both are juxtaposed in an image
			C)	Black-and-white films cannot rely on changes in tonality
			D)	Filmmakers often loosely balance a shot's left and right regions
10		In regards to mise-en-scene, looking is purposeful. Complete this sentence: What we look ____ is guided by our assumptions and expectations about what to look ____.
			A)	For; At
			B)	At; For
			C)	To; Through
			D)	Through; To
11		Filmmakers control what they want the audience to focus on by creating changes in which one of the following?
			A)	Variations in figure size
			B)	Variations in sound and music
			C)	Variations in lighting and shadow
			D)	All of the above
12		By emphasizing movement in a shot, mise-en-scene can control not only what an audience looks at, but also ____ we look at it.
			A)	When
			B)	Why
			C)	How
			D)	Where
13		Mise-en-scene helps compose the film shot in space and time. Setting, Lighting, Costume, and Staging interact to create patterns of movement of what?
			A)	Color and depth
			B)	Line and Shape
			C)	Light and Dark
			D)	A and B, but not C
14		In Our Hospitality, mise-en-scene is used to advance the narrative, create a pattern of motifs and to create which of the following?
			A)	Gun Fights
			B)	Romantic Scenarios
			C)	Comic Gags
			D)	Moral Lessons