practice test

Buster Keaton

1. Why does he keep a serious face?

he thought that it would make it more funny

1. Why is he like Chaplin?

he uses stunts

1. How does he perform his stunts?

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1. What is the significance of the set design?

he uses real places unlike chaplin who uses like a movie set

1. What was different from German Expressionism acting than from Hollywood?

they use more realistic acting and more different kinda of effects

1. How does lighting set the mood in the film?

Modern Times

1. Why did Charlie Chaplin base his movie Modern Times on the Great Depression?

to show how the regular people were more effected by it unlike the "man" and police and the high officials.
Eisenstein

1. What other important movie did Eisenstein direct? (Look on the wiki)

october

1. How does Eisenstein use the film to develop his theories of film structure?

He uses the film to further develop his theories of film to develop his theories of film structure by using a concept he described as "intellectual montage".
The Last Laugh

1. Why did Murnau decide to use German Expressionism to this film?

1. Why was the movie made silent?

1. What type of lighting did they use?

Metropolis

1. True or False-Freder was in love with both "Robot Maria" and "Maria"?
false
2. Fill in Blank:(Blank) trades places with one of the workers for a day?
freder

1. True or False-One of the villains in the movie was named "Rotwang"?

true
4. Why did Rotwang originally create his robot?
for his boss
5. Who did Rotwang change the robot to look like?
maria
6. Who did Joh Fredersen send to spy on his son.

a worker