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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

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Problem · Film distribution has negative effects

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Problem: detail 1 · Translation issues

Subtitles, dubbing, and reediting can all alter a film in negative ways

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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

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Problem: detail 3 · Audiences and critics accept problems 1 and 2

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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"

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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

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This is supported. The author explicitly states that loss of image size and definition are problems too.

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Unsupported. The author never suggests that films are somehow second-class citizens in the world of art.

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Anti-supported. On the contrary, the author states that films are an exactly reproducible form of art.

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Unsupported. The author's problem is with the distribution of compromised versions of the film. It's unclear what problems, if any, the author would have if films were distributed in an uncompromised way.

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Unsupported. There is no mention in the passage of the standards set by film commentaries.

PrepTest 153 - Section 1 - Passage 1 - Question 5

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