Question 1

Consider the meaning of "truth" in terms of the photographer's art. Discuss the concepts of "truth" presented in this chapter and make personal observations about these ideas as they relate to photography, film, and video.

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Question 2

The use by artists of the camera obscura (literally dark room)  began in:

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A)   classical Greece.
B)   the court of Louis XVI.
C)   the Italian Renaissance.
D)   the Industrial Revolution.
E)   the mid-19th century.

Question 3

Outline the history of the development of the camera from the early camera obscura to the advent of color film. Emphasize the major differences that marked each new development in photography.

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The Renaissance harnessed the principles of the camera obscura in projecting and capturing an image. The still camera began preserving those images through long exposure times and bulky equipment in the form of heliographs and daguerreotypes. Advancements were made with the Kodak snapshot camera for easy, quick capture of images, and the development of color film, which was used mainly for advertising and commercial venues and was adopted later by serious photographers.

Question 4

Nam Jun Paik is best known for:

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A)   Internet art.
B)   Pop art.
C)   video art.
D)   photojournalism.
E)   stop motion photography.

Question 5

In 1888 the Kodak camera changed the history of photography:

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A)   by making photography easily accessible to the general public.
B)   when George Eastman invented color film.
C)   with the invention of the daguerreotype.
D)   when the "snapshot" replaced art photography.
E)   All these answers are correct.

Question 6

Dada collage artist Hannah Höch used "found" photographs to express:

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A)   artistic composition.
B)   the overwhelming experience of the mechanized city.
C)   disgust with a civilization that allowed the slaughter of World War I.
D)   All of these.
E)   None of these answers are correct.

Question 7

The supervision by one individual or group over the artistic expression of another individual or group is known as:

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A)   editorial photography.
B)   political arena.
C)   censorship.
D)   afterimage.
E)   collodion process.

Question 8

Consider Lange's Migrant Mother. Identify the decade in which this photograph was made. Define and discuss the purposes of photojournalism, using the work of this photographer as an example of the process by which a photojournalist works to document not just a single image but a historical epoch.

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Question 9

Compare and contrast the ways in which still photography, film, television, video, and computer technologies have transformed mass communications. Make specific reference to several recent examples of mass communication in which these technologies were used to convey messages through various types of images.

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Question 10

Discuss the "auteur" in filmmaking and cite an example of a New Wave filmmaker. How do New Wave films depart from mainstream filmmaking?

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An auteur is a director whose films are marked by a consistent, individual style and who is in control of many aspects of the film. The young critics behind the auteur concept launched a vibrant movement known as the New Wave. Jean-Luc Goddard's 1960s Breathless was one of the first New Wave films to appear. The revolutionary nature of Breathless does not lie in the story line but in the way it is told, employing unconventional editing techniques, camera shots, and dialogue.

Question 11

________ was a photographer who became dissatisfied with pictorialism and promoted the idea that photography should be true to its own nature rather than trying to imitate painting.

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A)   Henry Peach Robinson
B)   Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
C)   Alfred Steiglitz
D)   Julia Margaret Cameron
E)   Thomas Ruff

Question 12

The creation of a photographic body of work around an event, place, or culture is known as:

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A)   solarization.
B)   photojournalism.
C)   editorial photography.
D)   Dada and surrealism.
E)   abstraction.

Question 13

Despite an enthusiastic public acceptance, the success of the daguerreotype was limited by:

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A)   a strict international patent.
B)   the inability to make multiple images from one negative.
C)   painters who believed photography was not art.
D)   the invention of the motion picture.
E)   the cost of silver.

Question 14

Early examples of art photography often imitated:

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A)   Renaissance mosaics.
B)   the Dada photographic collages of Hannah Höch.
C)   film stills from grade-B Hollywood movies.
D)   Leonardo da Vinci's realistic architectural designs.
E)   the aesthetics of painting. E

Question 15

Discuss several techniques that a portrait photographer might use to communicate the personality of a person, as well as his or her appearance. How would painters or sculptors convey these same characteristics with the conventional tools of their media?

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Question 16

The Lumière brothers:

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A)   originated the concept of the auteur in filmmaking.
B)   invented the first workable film projector.
C)   invented the first recorded film soundtrack.
D)   collaborated with Thomas Edison in making short films.
E)   None of these answers are correct.

Question 17

The Dada movement was formed as a reaction to:

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A)   pictorialism and photography of the American West.
B)   television and video art.
C)   the American Civil War.
D)   World War I.
E)   engineering and machinery.

Question 18

Julia Margaret Cameron is renowned for her:

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A)   surrealist photographs.
B)   pop-art films.
C)   portraits.
D)   photojournalism.
E)   video art.

Question 19

In 1878, Eadweard Muybridge photographed a galloping horse and discovered that:

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A)   racing horses keep at least one hoof on the ground at all times.
B)   galloping horses occasionally have all four hooves off the ground.
C)   racing horses resemble hobby-horses with legs stretched forward and backward.
D)   off-track betting is an easy way to make a living.
E)   light-sensitive materials of that day could not stop action.

Question 20

Consider Warhol's Empire; an image from the film is included in the text. This avant-garde film challenged the conventions of studio-made films. How did it do so? Consider the history of cinema and this film's relationship to traditional narrative and editing. How does this film relate to other aspects of this artist's work?

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Exam 9: Camera and Computer Arts

Consider the meaning of "truth" in terms of the photographer's art. Discuss the concepts of "truth" presented in this chapter and make personal observations about these ideas as they relate to photography, film, and video.

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The use by artists of the camera obscura (literally dark room) began in:

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Outline the history of the development of the camera from the early camera obscura to the advent of color film. Emphasize the major differences that marked each new development in photography.

Nam Jun Paik is best known for:

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In 1888 the Kodak camera changed the history of photography:

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Dada collage artist Hannah Höch used "found" photographs to express:

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The supervision by one individual or group over the artistic expression of another individual or group is known as:

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Consider Lange's Migrant Mother. Identify the decade in which this photograph was made. Define and discuss the purposes of photojournalism, using the work of this photographer as an example of the process by which a photojournalist works to document not just a single image but a historical epoch.

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