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Media: Sitcom
1. What does the word "sitcom" stand for?
It doesn't stand for anything Situational Comet Situation Comedy Sitting Comedy
2. What is the word used in media meaning "the type of category something is"?
Genre Sort Kind Variety
3. Which one of the TV shows below is a sitcom?
Coronation Street Everybody Loves Raymond Little Britain Glee
4. Which one of these is a code/convention of sitcoms?
Jokes in most lines Unusual setting Having famous actors Unrealistic plot
5. In which sitcom does the character Del Trotter appear?
Porrige Faulty Towers Open All Hours Only Fools and Horses
6. What does the term "hyper-reality" mean?
When characters in a sitcom are overly active When events in real life are exaggerated to make them funny It's a made-up word A kind of camera angle to make the shot look real
7. What is "ideology" in sitcoms?
The central theme of an episode and the driving force of storylines A set of ideas on how something should be The study of origin and nature of ideas A system that derives ideas exclusively from sensation.
8. What is one way of making a sitcom episode more entertaining?
By adding lots of laugh tracks By making it longer By creating tension in the ideology of the sitcom By giving funny costumes for actors to wear
9. Which language does the term "mise en scene" come from?
German Spanish French Portuguese
10. What does creators of TV shows use to make a detailed plan on the filming of individual shots?
Storyboards Computers Scripts Notebooks
11. Which set of the words below best describes the stereotypical male character?
Caring, stressy, shopaholic Lazy, scruffy, over-confident Nerdy, studious, bespectacled Mischievous, rebellious, fashionable
12. What is the name of the shot that is used to show the setting or location of the sitcom?
Long Shot Panning High Angle Establishing Shot
13. What does "self-contained" mean in sitcoms?
That a plot continues throughout the series That the audience must watch all the episodes for them to understand the plot of one of them The problem which arises at the start of an episode must be solved in the end of it Describes a sitcom character who is independent and reserved
14. Why are stereotypes used in sitcoms?
To strengthen the audience's prejudice on a social group To prove that everybody which belong in the same social group are identical To make the characters easier to comprehend for audience Because the writer can't be bothered to create more original characters
15. What is the purpose of using low angle shots in sitcom?
It has no purpose; cameras are randomly placed To give the character a sense of power To let the audience see the character's expression clearly To show that the action happens in a low place
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