ENG 225 Week 1 Quiz
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1. Question : What is the most important role of a film critic?
2. Question : What is the most likely reason that theatrical movies have survived competition from television and various home video formats?
3. Question : In a scene from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the title characters are holed up inside a building discussing their plans for future bank robberies while the audience is shown the entire Bolivian army gathering outside to kill them. The filmmakers are making use of what literary element in this scene?
4. Question : Why is there typically a lag time between a movie’s theatrical release and its home video release?
5. Question : Which of the following became an important new competitor for theatrical movies in the 1980s?
6. Question : Which is the best description of the difference between “plot” and “story”?
7. Question : Which critical assessment applies the standards for art suggested by Goethe?
8. Question : What is a theme?
9. Question : Which of the following questions is part of the “truth test” for evaluating films?
10. Question : Which setting seems most appropriate for a film about emotional isolation?
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ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 2 Narrative and Storytelling
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Explain the difference between a film’s story and a film’s plot. Use a specific film to illustrate your point of view. In the film you chose, are the events presented chronologically or are they presented non-linearly? What might a filmmaker’s intentions be when he or she chooses to present events chronologically or in non-linear order? How are elements like character development or foreshadowing used differently between the two storytelling methods?...