5.6 QUIZ Mise-en-scène

 5.6 QUIZ Mise-en-scène

Due Oct 3 at 11:59pm Points 4 Questions 4 Available after Sep 25 at 12am Time Limit 12 Minutes

Instructions

After completing the reading assignment, and reviewing your notes, answer the following question. You may want to also review the examples noted at the end of chapter 2 (alternate reading) .

 Please complete the following  4 questions the last two of which are short answer. This is a timed quiz,  You have twelve minutes and a single attempt to complete the work.

 

Attempt History

Attempt             Time     Score

LATEST Attempt 1          11 minutes        3.5 out of 4

Score for this quiz: 3.5 out of 4

Submitted Oct 2 at 1:57am

This attempt took 11 minutes.

 

Question 1

1 / 1 pts

As described in the text which of the following is NOT taken into account in a final determination of the dominant contrast of a shot.

  location in the shot

  movement

  the intrinsic value of the subject

Correct!

  the star power of the lead actor x

  none of the above

Anna's explanation: Consider an international film, you may not know who the star is, but you can tell if a character is the dominant contrast by such things as location in the frame.

Question 2

1 / 1 pts

As a director you might use low camera angle to help determine the dominant contrast because

Correct!

  A.) The top of the frame of the frame denotes power. x

  B.) A low angle looks down on a character.

  C.) It is easier to center the subject in a low camera angle.

  D.) A low angle promotes a natural symmetry.

  E.) Both A and B.

Anna's answer: A low angle looks up at the subject and frames the subject near the top of the frame. The top of the frame is perceived as a more powerful position.

Question 3

1 / 1 pts

Define subsidiary contrast.

This is a short answer question. Please use complete sentences and give an example if you find it helpful.

Your Answer:

Subsidiary contrast is the item that your eye takes you to on the screen next after the dominant. What are the elements noticed next.

Anna's answer: Subsidiary contrast(s) are what we notice after the dominant as the text notes they are often, "arranged to act as counterbalancing devices. .... We look somewhere first, then we look at those areas of diminishing interest."(pg. 64)

Question 4

0.5 / 1 pts

The left and right edges of the frame tend to suggest insignificance, why?

This is a short answer question. Please use complete sentences and give an example if you find it helpful.

Your Answer:

The center of the frame is usually one of the more important areas, as is the top of the frame. The right side is stronger in the west  and stronger than the left.

Anna's Answer: As Giannetti notes, "The left and right edges of the frame tend to suggest insignificance, because these are the areas farthest removed from the center of the screen. Objects and figures placed near the edges are literally close to the darkness outside the frame. " (pg 55)

Anna's comment:  Yes the center is more important, but what makes the edges insignificant?