CCEA GCSE Moving Image Arts: genre, narrative and the analysis of film quiz quiz

A type of film defined by shared conventions

The musical score of a film

The editing style of a film

A single camera shot

The film's running time

The order of scenes

Recognisable objects, images and visual signs associated with a genre

The lighting set-up

It does not affect how films are made

It only matters for documentaries

It sets the running time

Conventions create a contract: the audience expects certain things and enjoys seeing them met or surprised

Filming in black and white

The blending of two or more genres in one film

Using only one camera angle

Removing the soundtrack

Beginning, interval, end

Wide shot, close-up, cut

A state of order is disrupted by a problem, the characters struggle, and a new order is reached

Title, credits, music

They are the same thing

Story is the events in chronological order; plot is how the film arranges and presents them

Plot is the events in order; story is the music

Story is the ending; plot is the beginning

A story told strictly in chronological order

A story with no characters

A story told without sound

A structure using flashbacks, flash-forwards or jumps in time

It decides whose perspective we follow, shaping what the audience knows and feels

It sets the certificate of the film

It only affects the soundtrack

It has no effect on the audience

Because films always show reality exactly

Because representation is the same in every film

Because a film makes deliberate choices that shape how we see a person, group or place

Because it only applies to documentaries

A type of camera lens

A simplified, widely held representation of a group

A non-diegetic sound

A kind of edit

The crew who made the film

The actors in the film

The cinema where it is shown

The group of viewers a film is mainly made for

Previously unseen audiovisual stimuli and short film sequences

A set film studied in advance

Only written passages

Only still photographs

Listing as many devices as possible

Naming a technique, explaining its effect, and linking it to other elements

Describing the plot in detail

Naming the genre only

They are identical

Analysis judges effectiveness; evaluation explains technique

Analysis explains how techniques create effect; evaluation judges how effectively the extract achieves its purpose

Evaluation means retelling the plot

Because you have studied the extract beforehand

Because it only tests factual recall

Because no analysis is required

Because you apply your knowledge to material you have never seen