Reading Comprehension

Most moviegoers tend to sum up all of a film's features - acting, directing,
special effects, and script - into a blanket "•I loved it"– or "•hated it"–. But
movie industry workers, and even film connoisseurs, can attest to the
contribution of the movie's "—cinematics', or technical features, towards
creating any movie's atmosphere.
Artistic movies are composed of a multitude of "—shots' or discrete scenes
usually lasting only 6 to 20 seconds; together the hundreds of individual
scenes combine to make up the movie. For each shot the director has
many options on how to film the same. For example, imagine that the
movie's script calls for two actors to speak a fixed dialogue in a specified
location. Even while the director stays true to the script, he has
considerable leeway in how to film the scene. He may film an "—extreme
long shot', with the camera far away. This tends to show the setting in a
panorama, emphasizing the background while underplaying the actors, and
is used primarily in outdoor scenes where the backdrop is particularly
impressive. Or, he may employ the "—long shot', which brings the camera
close enough to capture the actor's entire bodies, together with some of
the setting. And finally there is the "—close-up', where the camera is brought
in close enough to focus on the actors' heads and faces and has the effect
of spotlighting a particular actor while hiding the setting and other actors.
Camera "—angling' refers to the camera's height from the ground and thus
the vertical angle from which the audience views the action. The most
common angle is filmed at adult eye level, though some artistic films for or
about children can capture a child's-eye view of the world by filming from a
child's eye level, looking up at most things. Similarly, even ordinary films
can switch to "—low angle view' by occasionally lowering the camera to look
upwards at a character or building. The low-angle format suggests that the
object or character is somehow larger, grander and more dominant or
intimidating. In contrast the "—high angle shot' positions the camera to look
down on a character which often suggest that he is inferior, powerless, or
in trouble. A "—side by side' shot of two characters suggest that they are
equal in importance, while filming one character as seen over the shoulder
of another emphasises that character, while reminding the audiences that
he is being observed or heard.


1. The passage discussion most clearly suggests that the most important aspect
of filmmaking is
A. figuring out what moviegoers are going to love
B. deciding how to make a movie artistic
C. using a good director
D. signing a top actor for the lead role
E. having excellent music

2. According to the passage, a scene from a horror movie showing two lovers
embracing, unaware of the huge monster closing in on them, would be filmed
using
A. an "—eye-level', "—close up'
B. a "—high-angle', "—long shot'
C. a "—low angle', "—long shot'
D. a "—child's eye level', "—close up'
E. an "—eye-level', "—over the shoulder'

3. According to the passage, a children's film with three alternative shots
showing a mother scolding her small daughter, the daughter, and the father
who is secretly listening, would most likely be filmed using which sequence of
camera angles?
A. "—low angle', "—high angle' and "—over the shoulder'
B. "—low angle', "—low angle', and "—high angle'
C. "—high angle', "—high angle', and "—over the shoulder'
D. "—over the shoulder,' high angle', and "—low angle'
E. "—high angle', "—low angle' and "—low angle

[spoiler]OA:CBA[/spoiler]

My take on the passage :-

Para 1: MG vs IW -> movie goers vs industry worker.
Para 2: imp aspects of movie making, ex of dir , angles

IMO CCA Time Taken : 5 mins

But i have a doubt regarding Q2 , its asked how the scene will be shot , but the dilemma is that it is not clear where the camera will be located , if shot from perspective of monster approaching the couple then the camera should act as monster's view so it will be low angle + long shot , if shot from couples area then it will be high shot + long shot , if shot from third person eye then i dont have any idea about the shot . The only thing explicitly mentioned in passage is that high shot makes things appear large , garnder and dominant .So i was confused between B and C.

p1= movie goers , other features
P2= shots, cam angles.

Q1- C (passage doesn't mention this but others are worthless, seems best)
Q2- A ( seems most effective so that background cannot be seen)
Q3- between A and B - i can actually like both but since i have to choose one option i"l choose A

.... i almost felt like a director.

[spoiler]OA: CBA[/spoiler]

for Q2, the lovers are not aware abt the monster, its the monster who is approaching thm, so it shud be shot from the monster's perspective which makes the lovers inferior. It shud use high angle then.

don't you think high angle and long shot will kill the suspense. i wouldn't want to see the monster till the last moment to keep the suspense on. Besides a close up should be preferred, not because the public wants to see the lovers but because that will hide the background for a while too (most imp element of surprise)
what do you think???

force5 wrote:don't you think high angle and long shot will kill the suspense. i wouldn't want to see the monster till the last moment to keep the suspense on. Besides a close up should be preferred, not because the public wants to see the lovers but because that will hide the background for a while too (most imp element of surprise)
what do you think???

Q says the scene shud show "two lovers
embracing, unaware of the huge monster closing in on them" so the viewer will already be aware tht the monster is approaching, just the lovers are messed up. and also we need to show the monster is closing in on them, this is possible in only a high angle, monster is closing in on them - so long shot is needed. the couple is first shown frm at a distance and as the monster is approaching, camera zooms on them -sumthng like tht.

yeah i could imagine, well said. may be i am too much inspired by spielberg movies.

but yeah great....thanks bro..

who's posting RC today??

Aim's turn to post RC... i have sent him a PM.

force5 wrote:thanks bro..

:roll:

force5 wrote:Aim's turn to post RC... i have sent him a PM.

Third Passage , here you go :-

https://www.beatthegmat.com/rc-group-22a ... tml#359015

Sorry for the delay .

thanks AIM. great going.... posting answers shortly on that.....