Fms 85b Midterm Exam Questions (17 Terms) With Verified Definitions Updated 2024

Dystopian Imagination {Ans: An imagination of a world/society in which people lead dehumanized, leading up to fearful lives that are relating to or characteristic of dystopian style. It is a state of disruption and erosion, that society is vulnerable. Technology would or can undermine society. There have been dystopian fears about broadcasting since the sensory is overwhelming and out of control, creating social chaos, "Frankenstein"/apocalyptic potential, boundary breakdowns, "Mass" susceptibility.}Mise-en-scene {Ans: This involves everything captured within the scene. This includes the setting, costume & design, stage acting, and lighting in a scene. It is a stage design and arrangement of actors in scenes for a theater or film production, both in the visual arts through storyboarding, visual themes, and cinematography and in narrative-storytelling through directions. Mise-en-scene," the phrase, was adapted by film studies in the 1960s and broadly used and sometimes misused. For some film critics the term carried almost mystical connotations, while for others it vaguely described any component of visual style. For our purposes, we will adopt a much narrower understanding of the term. Mise-en-scene will here refer to the staging of the action for the camera.}Prime time {Ans: the time period when the television