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When we go and watch a movie in the cinema, we see real
people moving and talking on a big screen in front of
us. But how are movies filmed and shown to us? In actual
fact, movies do not really `move' like we think they do.
It is our eyes that play tricks on us and make the
movies look as if they are moving. A movie is filmed using a camera which takes pictures at
a very fast speed. The camera can take 24 pictures in
one second! If it is taking pictures of somebody
walking, the pictures will show the different movements
of the person in that one second. Since the pictures are
taken so quickly, the difference between each picture is
very slight.
The pictures are developed into long strips of film
which are then shown, using a film projector. As we
watch, 24 pictures flash before our eyes every second.
The pictures go by so fast that we cannot see each one
by itself. What we see is just one picture that seems to
move. Our eyes play a part by blending the pictures with
each other.
The same method applies to cartoons. In a cartoon,
instead of taking pictures of real people, the camera
takes pictures of drawings. Many drawings have to be
made just to show a simple action. Each drawing is again
made only slightly different from the others. The
drawings are then photographed orderly. When everything
is complete and the cartoon is shown, it also looks as
though the characters are really moving. |
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1. |
What do we often think we see in the cinema ? |
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Photographs of people |
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(B) |
People moving in a picture
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(C) |
A big screen |
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(D) |
Camera tricks |
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2. |
If a person is acting in a movie, he ______. |
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has to move in slow motion |
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has to move on a big screen |
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gets many pictures of him taken
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(D) |
moves 24 times in one second |
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3. |
What is the difference between each of the 24 pictures ? |
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Very rough |
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Very small
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Very large |
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(D) |
Very unusual |
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4. |
What do our eyes do when we
watch a movie ? |
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They join many pictures into one.
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They move with the pictures. |
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They mix the pictures up. |
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(D) |
They take pictures of the movie. |
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5. |
To film a cartoon, ______ have
to be photographed. |
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(A) |
people |
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(B) |
actions |
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(C) |
drawings
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(D) |
characters |
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Answers : 1)B 2)C 3)B
4)A 5)C |
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