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The Shot: Cinematography



1

The person in charge of the following elements is the ____ : Quality of film stock, Exposure, type of film stock, the camera?
A)Director
B)Cinematographer
C)Editor
D)Producer
2

With a constant projection speed, to get a slow motion effect, the cinematographer must do what?
A)Shoot more frames per second
B)Shoot less frames per second
C)Shoot normal frames per second and digitally slow the footage down in editing
D)Ask the actors to move slower
3

What does the focal length of the lens control?
A)The distance of the actors from the camera
B)Depth perception
C)Scale of things in an image
D)Both B and C
4

Combining two strips of film images to create a single shot is known as what?
A)Double exposure
B)Imposition
C)Composite shot
D)Matte projection
5

What is the purpose of framing?
A)To create a neutral border around the image
B)To produce a certain vantage point for the audience
C)To actively define the image for the audience
D)All of the above
6

In some wide screen compositions, the director will draw the audience's attention to only one area of the screen. How do they accomplish this?
A)Put the important information center screen
B)Put the important information off center in an unbalanced composition
C)Make the important information the largest image on the screen
D)All of the above
7

Noel Burch has pointed out six zones of off screen space: the space beyond each of the four edges of the frame, the space behind the set, and the space behind the camera. Which is the least used off screen space in filmmaking?
A)The space beyond each of the four edges of the frame
B)The space behind the set
C)The space behind the camera
D)All six are used pretty equally
8

A medium shot frames which of the following images of the human body?
A)Frames the head, feet, hands or a small object
B)Frames the body from the chest up
C)Frames the body from the waist up
D)Frames the body from the knees up
9

When referring to the framing, which of the following statements are true?
A)Framing from a low angle automatically says that the character is powerful
B)Framing from a high angle presents the character as dwarfed or defeated
C)A canted frame means that the world is out of kilter
D)None of the above
10

What is mobile framing?
A)Changing the shape of the frame throughout the course of the film
B)Filming a person or object or event that is in motion
C)Moving the camera while filming an image
D)Filming in different locations
11

What is a long take?
A)A shot that lasts a long time before cutting to the next shot.
B)A view of something from far away, as in a bird's eye view of a city or landscape
C)Shots of the same image repeated multiple times
D)The length of time spent in preparing for a shot
12

Which of the following camera movement is a tracking shot?
A)Rotation of the camera on a vertical axis
B)Rotation of the camera on a horizontal axis
C)The camera as a whole changes direction, traveling in any direction along the ground
D)The camera as a whole moves above ground level
13

What is the standard Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences aspect ratio for filming?
A)1.33:1
B)1.66:1
C)1.75:1
D)1.85:1







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