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110+ Introduction to Cinema Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor Multimedia Communication (BMMC) , Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia (BA Multimedia) .

1.

The life of Eskimos is pictured by Robert Flaherty in his classical documentary ……

A. man of aran
B. nanook of the north
C. nanook of the south
D. man of arabia
Answer» D. man of arabia
2.

Jib arm is a/an……………………….

A. arm of the camera
B. transition device in video film editing
C. device on which camera lense is mounted for flexible movement
D. none of the above
Answer» C. device on which camera lense is mounted for flexible movement
3.

Which among the following is a mismatch?

A. andre bazin – what is cinema
B. eisenstein – film form
C. adoor gopalakrishnan – sculpting time
D. gerald mast – a short
Answer» C. adoor gopalakrishnan – sculpting time
4.

Who directed Drishyam?

A. salim ahamed
B. sunny joseph
C. sohan roy
D. jithu joseph
Answer» D. jithu joseph
5.

During the evolutionary period of cinema Eadweard Muybridge experimented the shooting of …………………………

A. a fireman extinguishing fire
B. workers leaving a factory
C. the sneeze of a lab assistant
D. the galloping of a horse
Answer» D. the galloping of a horse
6.

Father of African Cinema

A. auguste lumiere
B. thomas alva edison
C. edwin s. porter
D. osmane sembene
Answer» D. osmane sembene
7.

Edison is considered the father of movie studio. His studio was known as ………….

A. edison parlour
B. film strip parlour
C. black maria
D. black edison
Answer» C. black maria
8.

“2001 A Space Odyssey” is directed by………………………….

A. steven spielberg
B. stanley kubrick
C. francis ford cappola
D. emile cohl
Answer» B. stanley kubrick
9.

Satyajit Ray’s Apu trilogy consists of Pather panchali, Aparajito and ……………….

A. mahanagar
B. apursansar
C. devi
D. kanchanjungha
Answer» B. apursansar
10.

The first Malayalam Feature film “Vigathakumaran” was shown to the public at the Capitol theatre in Thiruvananthapuram on 7 November ..........................

A. 1928
B. 1926
C. 1930
D. 1931
Answer» A. 1928
11.

The first shot is a man looking up. The second shot is a low angle shot of a high rise apartment. The second shot is a .................shot

A. long shot
B. mid – shot
C. extreme long shot
D. point - of – view
Answer» D. point - of – view
12.

Which is Walt Disney’s first feature film?

A. snow white and seven dwarfs
B. the three little pigs
C. fantasia
D. trouble in paradise
Answer» A. snow white and seven dwarfs
13.

The second Malayalam feature film “Marthanda Varma”, produced by Sundar Raj was directed by

A. k. gopinath
B. j.c. daniel
C. v. v. rao
D. johnson
Answer» C. v. v. rao
14.

A colored lens or paper that is placed in between the light source and the subject to either darken or lighten a particular colour is a……….

A. filter
B. transparency
C. barn door
D. aperture
Answer» A. filter
15.

Generation loss is the most minimal in

A. nonlinear editing
B. transferring
C. linear editing
D. assemble editing
Answer» A. nonlinear editing
16.

Take is a version of a………..

A. shot
B. scene
C. sequence
D. mise-en scene
Answer» A. shot
17.

The light source that casts sharp, well define shadows is called …………

A. key light
B. fill light
C. set light
D. hard light
Answer» D. hard light
18.

MFD stands for ________________

A. minimum focusing distance
B. maximum focusing
C. distance minimum focusing direction
D. none of the above
Answer» A. minimum focusing distance
19.

A camera mounting that straps the camera to the body of the operator to keep the recorded image reasonably steady is known as ………….

A. steadicam
B. sturdycam
C. studycam
D. none of the above
Answer» A. steadicam
20.

story board

A. illustrations in sequence
B. story about released film
C. advertorial
D. none of the above
Answer» A. illustrations in sequence
21.

Aspect ratio

A. ratio of width and height
B. ratio of width and depth
C. ratio of width and diagonal
D. none of the above
Answer» A. ratio of width and height
22.

Continuity

A. a report of shooting details
B. continuous frames
C. continuous shots
D. none of the above
Answer» A. a report of shooting details
23.

Rule of thirds

A. rule of composition
B. rule of camera fixing
C. rule of editing
D. rule of art direction
Answer» A. rule of composition
24.

Director

A. head of an institution
B. person converting a script into a movie.
C. set designer
D. none of the above
Answer» B. person converting a script into a movie.
25.

Feature Film

A. any film at least one hour long that people pay to see
B. documentary
C. advertorial
D. none of the above
Answer» A. any film at least one hour long that people pay to see
26.

Intercutting

A. at a point, two scenes will be shown a few moments each, back and forth
B. cut between shots
C. clapping
D. none of the above
Answer» A. at a point, two scenes will be shown a few moments each, back and forth
27.

Iris Out

A. transition from one to another frame
B. a black circle closes to end a scene
C. fade in
D. fade out
Answer» A. transition from one to another frame
28.

Montage

A. a series of images showing a theme
B. historic scene
C. insert frame
D. none of the above
Answer» A. a series of images showing a theme
29.

POV

A. point of view
B. picture of vision
C. photographs of visual
D. none of the above
Answer» A. point of view
30.

REVERSE ANGLE

A. reveal things for comic or dramatic effect
B. reverse shot
C. shot from back ground
D. none of the above
Answer» A. reveal things for comic or dramatic effect
31.

Shooting Script

A. final draft used on set by the production people
B. script prepared during shooting
C. a review of script
D. none of the above
Answer» A. final draft used on set by the production people
32.

Screenplay

A. a specific script
B. play back
C. one line script
D. none of the above
Answer» A. a specific script
33.

Tracking Shot

A. a camera following a person or an object
B. track for camera movement
C. dolly shot
D. none of the above
Answer» A. a camera following a person or an object
34.

Transition

A. these describe the style in which one scene becomes the next
B. transmission
C. broadcast
D. none of the above
Answer» A. these describe the style in which one scene becomes the next
35.

Console

A. key board for input
B. consolidation of audio
C. microphone
D. none of the above
Answer» A. key board for input
36.

Nonlinear Editing

A. nondestructive editing
B. analogue editing
C. non interactive editing
D. moviola editing
Answer» A. nondestructive editing
37.

Type of Audio visual media

A. web casting
B. still photo
C. print media
D. none of the above
Answer» A. web casting
38.

Audio channel

A. a pathway through an audio device
B. a channel dedicated for audio
C. channel music
D. none of the above
Answer» A. a pathway through an audio device
39.

DAT

A. digital audio tape
B. data card
C. memory card
D. none of the above
Answer» A. digital audio tape
40.

Key frame

A. points between transition
B. in between frame
C. title frame
D. none of the above
Answer» A. points between transition
41.

Analog recording

A. stored as a physical texture in recorder
B. stored in digital audio tape
C. stored in non linear editor
D. none of the above
Answer» A. stored as a physical texture in recorder
42.

Audio file formats

A. mpeg-3
B. tiff
C. jpeg
D. gif
Answer» A. mpeg-3
43.

Copy right

A. ipr
B. cr
C. ar
D. dr
Answer» A. ipr
44.

Digital Editing

A. final cut pro
B. high band
C. moviola
D. none of the above
Answer» A. final cut pro
45.

Digital sound

A. encoding audio signal in digital
B. stereo system
C. analogue system
D. none of the above
Answer» A. encoding audio signal in digital
46.

DAB

A. digital audio broadcasting
B. digital audio book
C. decibel
D. none of the above
Answer» A. digital audio broadcasting
47.

FM radio

A. frequency modulation
B. frequent media
C. frequency meter
D. none of the above
Answer» A. frequency modulation
48.

Soap Opera

A. serial drama, on television
B. russian opera
C. italian opera
D. none of the above
Answer» A. serial drama, on television
49.

Camera angles, continuity, cutting, close-ups and ……………………are the five C’s of cinematography.

A. Compulsion
B. calculation
C. co-operation
D. composition
Answer» D. composition
50.

Film strip normally runs at a speed of ……………………per second

A. 24 frames
B. 25 frames
C. 30 frames
D. 16 frames
Answer» A. 24 frames

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