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The opening scene in Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil is so revered because during its long, uncut [1] of two different couples, the use of a [2] continuously reframes the shot from different angles and distances.

A Steadicam offers the [1] of a camera tripod and the [2] of a handheld camera.

When Benjamin drives Mrs. Robinson home after a party in The Graduate, she turns on the radio. This is an example of [one], which is always [two].

To enhance the perception of continuity, images and sounds are expected to be _____.

A cinematic image that encourages our identification with it by approximating a physical activity as we would experience it in the real world, such as those in westerns and action movies, is called a(n) _____ image.

A film’s setting can include all of the following, EXCEPT:

During the baptism scene in The Godfather, at the same time Michael (Al Pacino) is professing his faith, his goons are murdering his mafia competitors. The scene is edited using _____.

During the baptism scene in The Godfather, at the same time Michael (Al Pacino) is professing his faith, his goons are murdering his mafia competitors. The scene is edited using _____.

What type of acting is common in silent films and in modern comedies, and is characterized by emphatic and highly self-conscious gestures?

“Fight the Power” in Do the Right Thing and the “dum dum, dum dum” in Jaws are  examples of musical _____.