Most moviegoers tend to sum up all of a films features acting

Question

Most moviegoers tend to sum up all of a film‘s features – acting, directing, special effects, and script – into a blanket "I loved it" or "hated it". But movie industry workers, and even film connoisseurs, can attest to the contribution of the movie‘s 'cinematics‘, or technical features, towards creating any movie‘s atmosphere.

Artistic movies are composed of a multitude of 'shots‘ or discrete scenes usually lasting only 6 to 20 seconds; together the hundreds of individual scenes combine to make up the movie. For each shot the director has many options on how to film the same. For example, imagine that the movie‘s script calls for two actors to speak a fixed dialogue in a specified location. Even while the director stays true to the script, he has considerable leeway in how to film the scene. He may film an 'extreme long shot‘, with the camera far away. This tends to show the setting in a panorama, emphasizing the background while underplaying the actors, and is used primarily in outdoor scenes where the backdrop is particularly impressive. Or, he may employ the 'long shot‘, which brings the camera close enough to capture the actor‘s entire bodies, together with some of the setting. And finally there is the 'close-up‘, where the camera is brought in close enough to focus on the actors‘ heads and faces and has the effect of spotlighting a particular actor while hiding the setting and other actors.

Camera 'angling‘ refers to the camera‘s height from the ground and thus the vertical angle from which the audience views the action. The most common angle is filmed at adult eye level, though some artistic films for or about children can capture a child‘s-eye view of the world by filming from a child‘s eye level, looking up at most things. Similarly, even ordinary films can switch to 'low angle view‘ by occasionally lowering the camera to look upwards at a character or building. The low-angle format suggests that the object or character is somehow larger, grander and more dominant or intimidating. In contrast the 'high angle shot‘ positions the camera to look down on a character which often suggest that he is inferior, powerless, or in trouble. A 'side by side‘ shot of two characters suggest that they are equal in importance, while filming one character as seen over the shoulder of another emphasises that character, while reminding the audiences that he is being observed or heard.   1 
 1. The passage discussion most clearly suggests that the most important aspect of filmmaking is

A. figuring out what moviegoers are going to love
B. deciding how to make a movie artistic
C. using a good director
D. signing a top actor for the lead role
E. having excellent music

2 
 2. According to the passage, a scene from a horror movie showing two lovers embracing, unaware of the huge monster closing in on them, would be filmed using

A. an 'eye-level‘, 'close up‘
B. a 'high-angle‘, 'long shot‘
C. a 'low angle‘, 'long shot‘
D. a 'child‘s eye level‘, 'close up‘
E. an 'eye-level‘, 'over the shoulder‘

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 3. According to the passage, a children‘s film with three alternative shots showing a mother scolding her small daughter, the daughter, and the father who is secretly listening, would most likely be filmed using which sequence of camera angles?

A. 'low angle‘, 'high angle‘ and 'over the shoulder‘
B. 'low angle‘, 'low angle‘, and 'high angle‘
C. 'high angle‘, 'high angle‘, and 'over the shoulder‘
D. 'over the shoulder,‘ high angle‘, and 'low angle‘
E. 'high angle‘, 'low angle‘ and 'low angle‘

disharupani · Accepted Answer

Hi

Can someone explain why question 2 answer is (B)?

Q-According to the passage, a scene from a horror movie showing two lovers embracing, unaware of the  huge monster  closing in on them, would be filmed using:

Clearly they want to show that monster is huge. As per this line in paragraph 3   "The low-angle format suggests that the object or character is somehow larger, grander and more dominant or intimidating." .

So shouldn't answer be (c) a ‗low angle‘, ‗long shot‘? Low angle so monster looks huge and long shot so monster is visible!!...

misanguyen2010 · Answer

My headline list:
1. mo.mkers use tech. feat. > create atmos.

2. Art. Mo = total > 100 shots 6'' -20''
- tech 'long, short'

3. angling tech

My answers are:
 1.question B: deciding how to make a movie artistic :

2. A. an 'eye-level‘, 'close up‘

a scene from a horror movie showing two loversembracing, unaware of the huge monster closing in on them
  ''And finally there is the 'close-up‘, where the camera is brought in close enough to focus on the actors‘ heads and faces and has the effect of spotlighting a particular actor while hiding the setting and other actors.  
 
3.A 'low angle‘, 'high angle‘ and 'over the shoulder‘

ppshreya · Answer

The monster is looking at them = high angel
capturing the actor‘s entire bodies with some settings = long shot

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Official Explanation

1. The passage discussion most clearly suggests that the most important aspect of filmmaking is

Explanation

The  second paragraph  clearly tells us that it is the director who decides what shot to take or what angle to use. This makes hiring a good "director" the most important aspect of filmmaking. Answer  Option (C)  sums it up very well.

(A):  Incorrect as described above.

(B):  Incorrect as described above.

(C): The correct answer

(D):  Incorrect as described above.

(E):  Incorrect as described above.

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Official Explanation

2. According to the passage, a scene from a horror movie showing two lovers embracing, unaware of the huge monster closing in on them, would be filmed using

Explanation

The idea is to show the monster as huge so a high angle shot would work best. Also, it needs to be in a long shot so as to be able to capture both the lovers as well as the monster.  (B)  captures this really well.

(A):  'Eye level' does not make the monster look threatening; also 'close up' eliminates the monster from the shot altogether

(B):  The correct answer

(C):  'Low angle' does not make the monster look threatening or imposing

(D):  'Child‘s eye level' makes no sense; also 'close up' eliminates the monster from the shot altogether

(E):  'Eye level' does not make the monster look threatening

Answer: B

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Official Explanation

3. According to the passage, a children‘s film with three alternative shots showing a mother scolding her small daughter, the daughter, and the father who is secretly listening, would most likely be filmed using which sequence of camera angles?

Difficulty Level:   700

Explanation

Since the father is secretly listening 'over the shoulder' angle is probably the best which brings us to  options A  and  C . Ideally, the mother should be shot at the 'high angle' to make her look more threatening. Thus  'A‘  is the best answer.

(A):  The correct answer.

(B):  Incorrect as described above.

(C):  Incorrect as described above.

(D):  Incorrect as described above.

(E):  Incorrect as described above.

Answer: A

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