Self-study
P1
Most writings on the subject of motion pictures, including those scrutinizing the structural characteristics, aesthetic qualities, and effects of motion pictures on audiences, have traditionally been relatively abstract and have not considered what a film's audiences actually see. ██ █████ ███████ ████████ ███████ █████████ ███████ ███ ███████████ ██████ ███ ███ ██████████ ███████████ █████ ████████ ███ █████████ ██ █ ████ ████ █████████████ ███ ████████ ██████████ ██ ███
Intro topic ·
Audience experience differs from filmmaker's intent
P2
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Problem ·
Film distribution has negative effects
Problem: detail 1 ·
Translation issues
Subtitles, dubbing, and reediting can all alter a film in negative ways
P3
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Problem: detail 2 ·
TV and video distribution
Problems include changes to image size and quality, introduction of ad breaks, visual and audio interruptions, and increased projection speed
P4
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Problem: detail 3 ·
Audiences and critics accept problems 1 and 2
Author's explanation ·
Film is a unique art form
Contrast ·
film to other art forms
In film, unlike in other art forms, an ideal reproduction is considered another legitimate "instance of the work"
Elaborate on problem ·
Ideal reproductions rarely occur
Implication of problem ·
Unfair to assess films based on altered reproductions
Another implication ·
Film reviews don't represent the version that viewers will see
Passage Style
Problem-analysis
Single position
1.
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a
provide evidence against █ █████ ████ ██ █████ ████ ██ ███ █████████ ██ █ ██████████ ███ ████
No, it’s to provide evidence for a claim that is often overlooked in the criticism of a particular art form
b
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Two issues with this answer choice. First, the passage never talked about the “materials” (e.g., film or digital) used in movies. Second, the passage was trying to make the opposite claim: modifications of the movie degrade public appreciation.
c
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There was no claim that criticism of movies has a detrimental effect. (The passage did argue that modifications of movies have detrimental effects.) So the passage could not possibly have attempted to refute this non-existent view.
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Correct, the problem is that reproductions of films are often compromised, misleading both critics and audiences.
e
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While this might be the purpose of a portion of P4, it is not the main purpose of the entire passage. The author does not take the position that movies as an art form overall is the target of negative criticism. The author does say in P4 that