Study Guide for Final Exam
Wednesday, May 13, 8 am (Wells Theatre)
50 points possible
(remember, no alternative exam times will be allowed)
The final exam will cover only information from the film text. All information in the assigned chapters. Any information from the on-line outlines may be included
Another good source to study is the glossary in the Internet Movie Database. To look up a film term, click on the first letter of the term on the left side of the screen:
Terms to Focus on:
| Genres | Reviewing by Critics vs. Reviewers vs. Scholars | Narrative, Documentary, Avant-Garde | Motifs | Diegetic/Non-Diegetic |
| Syuzhet | Fabula | Flash-backs | Mise en Scene | Cutaway Shot |
| Film Acting Styles | Comparison of Film to Video | Photographic Process | Parts of a Camera | Film and Video frames per second |
| Storyboards | Production Team Titles | Compositing | CGI | Recursive Action |
| Lenses and Filters | Kuleshov Effect | Collage, Tempo, Timing | Shot Transitions | Narrative Sequencing |
| Montage Sequence | Parallel Editing | Tableau Shot | Shot/Reverse Shot | Eyeline Match |
| Continuity Editing | Standard Shot Pattern | 180-degree Rule | Jump Cut | Continuity Editor (Script Supervisor) |