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Chapter 3, Lesson 1 Quiz How to Read a Frame Directions: Circle the correct answers. 1. Close-up, long shot, and medium shot are examples of a. camera angles in relation to the subject being filmed. b. camera distances in relation to the subject being filmed. c. establishing shots to let the audience know where the scene is taking place. d. visual symbolism. 2. In a low-angle shot, the camera position is a. below the subject, looking up. b. above the subject, looking down c. on eye level with the subject, neither looking up nor down. d. close to the subject, focusing on a specific detail. 3. The person or object that is most important within a frame is often called a. an establishing shot. b. the point of emphasis. c. a high-angle shot. d. an extreme close-up.

Directions: Study the movie still at right, which takes place in the Senate Chamber. Then answer the questions that follow. 4. Circle the best answer to this question: The type of shot that best describes this frame is a. low-angle, long shot. b. low-angle, medium shot. c. high-angle, long shot. d. high-angle, medium shot. 5. Identify the point of emphasis in this frame. Then explain how the composition of the frame suggests that this is the point of emphasis.

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Chapter 3, Lesson 2 Quiz How to Read a Shot Directions: Use a complete sentence with specific details to answer each question. Write your answers in the spaces provided below. 1. Explain the difference between high-key and low-key lighting.

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What is the difference between a frame and a shot?

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What is the difference between a fixed camera and a mobile camera?

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What is the difference between subjective and objective points of view in a film?

5. What is light intensity?

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Chapter 3, Lesson 3 Quiz Emphasis on Editing Directions: Each statement below is false. Briefly explain why each statement is wrong. 1. Real time compresses the time an action takes in a movie; reel time is an accurate portrayal of action in a movie.

2. A fade-out is a type of transition in which one shot or scene ends abruptly and another begins.

3. A soundtrack has two elements—music and sound effects.

4. A wipe is a type of reaction shot.

Directions: Use a complete sentence with specific details to answer the question. Write your answer in the space provided below. 5. In this lesson you viewed the film segment titled “Kids to the Rescue . . . Almost.” Explain how the soundtrack worked with the images to influence the audience’s reaction to what was happening on the screen.

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Chapter 3, Lesson 4 Quiz Putting It All Together—Analyzing a Scene Directions: Circle the correct answers. 1. Below is a list of ten film terms and phrases. Four of them are elements of composition. Circle those four elements. • Arrangement of people and objects within the frame • Camera distances and angles • Explicit information • Implicit information • High-key or low-key lighting • Raw footage • Movement, either of the camera or the subject within the frame • Soundtrack • Editing • Final cut Directions: Use complete sentences with specific details to answer each of the questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided below. 2. Explain the difference between explicit and implicit information presented in a shot. Provide an example of each.

3. What is meant by mise-en-scène?

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Answer Key for Lesson Quizzes, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Chapter 3: Film Language and Elements of Style Lesson 1: How to Read a Frame 1. b, 2. a, 3. b, 4. c 5. The point of emphasis is Jefferson Smith. Explanations to support this answer should include one of the following details: In general, other men in the frame as well as the page are looking at Smith, and that in turn draws the audience’s attention to Smith as well. The lines within the composition, both the curved circle of desks and the benches along the rear wall seem to point toward Smith. Lesson 2: How to Read a Shot 1. High-key lighting is bright light that reveals many details. Low-key lighting is less light and uses shadows. As a result, in low-key lighting, fewer details can been seen. In addition, low-key lighting often suggests mystery, fear, or sadness, while high-key lighting may suggest a cheerful mood. 2. A frame is a single photograph on a strip of film. A shot is multiple frames in a film, set in motion. 3. A fixed camera is one that remains on a stationary base, although it can tilt upward or downward, pan from side to side, or zoom. A mobile camera is one mounted on a movable platform or track, which allows the camera to be moved about the set. 4. Objective point of view is used when the audience views the action as a spectator, as if through a window. Subjective point of view is used when the audience views the action through the eyes of one of the characters, seeing what the character sees. 5. Light intensity refers to the amount of light the cinematographer allows in a frame. Lesson 3: Emphasis on Editing 1. Real time is the actual time required to complete an action. Reel time is time that has been compressed or expanded for the sake of telling a story on film in just two hours. 2. A fade-out is not an abrupt transition. Rather the image slowly disappears from the screen. 3. A soundtrack has three elements: dialogue, music, and sound effects. 4. A wipe is not a type of shot but rather a type of transition between shots. A line, similar to a wiper blade, moves across the frame, replacing one image with another. 5. Answers will vary, but the main idea is that the soundtrack adds not only excitement—the sound effects and the music have a rapid rhythm that matches the action and the quick cuts—but also suggests how the audience should feel about the “bad guys” who defeat the boys. The music associated with their appearances is dramatic, ominous, sinister. Lesson 4: Putting It All Together—Analyzing a Scene 1. The four elements are as follows: arrangement of people and objects within the frame; camera distances and angles; high-key or low-key lighting; movement of the camera or the subject within the frame. 2. Explicit information is directly stated or shown, such as someone walking out of a building. Implicit information is not directly stated but is suggested through the use of light, music, camera angles, reaction shots, etc., such as low light suggesting that it is nighttime. 3. Mise-en-scène is a type of analysis that includes identifying elements of composition in a single scene and explaining how the elements work together to communicate mood and meaning.