PrepTest 153, Section 1, Question 4
Most writings on the subject of motion pictures,(421 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(16 more words not shown)
- AAlmost all filmmakers(14 more words not shown)
- BMass-market television and(20 more words not shown)
- CMany professional commentaries(15 more words not shown)
- DAlmost all viewers(14 more words not shown)
- EIn almost every(23 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The author says alterations can damage a film's artistic integrity. What would help that argument? Show that the parts being changed really contribute something valuable, even when a broadcaster treats them as expendable.
What we’re looking for
Think about announcements played over supposedly “unimportant” portions of a soundtrack. If those portions were deliberately designed to matter, talking over them would remove something the filmmaker intended us to experience.
Working the answers
- A
Filmmakers' approval of altered versions doesn't strengthen the complaint. If anything, their consent makes it harder to portray the alterations as defeating their intentions. It doesn't establish that the changes cause artistic harm.
- B
Better technology would reduce one source of the problem. It may not eliminate all harmful alterations, but improvement in faithful presentation doesn't support the claim that modifications are damaging.
- C
This concerns criticism of other artworks. It doesn't show that modifications made to films for distribution damage those films. Another art's similar problems wouldn't establish the effect of changing a movie.
- D
Viewers' ignorance of professional commentary doesn't make changes to the movie more harmful. It concerns who encounters the reviews, rather than the artistic consequences of altering the film itself.
- ECorrect
If all parts of almost every soundtrack are designed to contribute significantly, a broadcaster can't simply assume some portions are artistically dispensable. Covering those sounds with an announcement interferes with a contribution the filmmaker deliberately included. That supports the author's objection to treating even small modifications as harmless.
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