The most important aspect of moviemaking is conveying a scene's rhythm. Conveying rhythm depends less on the artistic quality of...

GMAT Critical Reasoning : (CR) Questions

Source: Official Guide

Critical Reasoning

Inference

MEDIUM

...

Notes

Post a Query

The most important aspect of moviemaking is conveying a scene's rhythm. Conveying rhythm depends less on the artistic quality of the individual photographic images than on how the shots go together and the order in which they highlight different aspects of the action taking place in front of the camera.

If the statements above are true, which of the following must be true on the basis of them?

The artistic quality of the individual photographic image is unimportant in movie photography.

Photographers known for the superb artistic quality of their photographs are seldom effective as moviemakers.

Having the ability to produce photographs of superb artistic quality does not in itself guarantee having the ability to be a good moviemaker.

Movie photographers who are good at their jobs rarely give serious thought to the artistic quality of the photographs they take.

To convey a scene's rhythm effectively, a moviemaker must highlight many different aspects of the action taking place.

Solution

Passage Visualization

Passage Statement	Visualization and Linkage
The most important aspect of moviemaking is conveying a scene's rhythm.	Establishes Primary Goal: Scene rhythm as top priority Example: In a 2-hour film with 1,200 shots: High Priority: Rhythm conveying = 90% importance Lower Priority: Other aspects = 10% importance Key Insight: This creates a hierarchy where rhythm trumps all other considerations
Conveying rhythm depends less on the artistic quality of the individual photographic images than on how the shots go together and the order in which they highlight different aspects of the action.	Establishes Dependency Relationship: Rhythm achievement factors ranked Concrete Example: For a chase scene with 50 shots: Individual image quality = 30% contribution to rhythm Shot combination/sequencing = 70% contribution to rhythm Pattern Recognition: Shot A + Shot B timing = More critical than Shot A beauty Sequence order (1→2→3) = More critical than individual shot aesthetics Key Mechanism: Rhythm emerges from relationships between shots, not from shots themselves
Overall Implication	The passage reveals a filmmaking paradox: The most important goal (rhythm) is achieved primarily through the less obvious elements (sequencing/combination) rather than the more visible elements (individual image quality) Logical Chain: Rhythm = Top priority (90% importance) Sequencing > Individual quality for rhythm Therefore: Sequencing becomes more important than individual quality overall

Passage Statement

Visualization and Linkage

The most important aspect of moviemaking is conveying a scene's rhythm.

Establishes Primary Goal: Scene rhythm as top priority

Example: In a 2-hour film with 1,200 shots:

High Priority: Rhythm conveying = 90% importance
Lower Priority: Other aspects = 10% importance

Key Insight: This creates a hierarchy where rhythm trumps all other considerations

Conveying rhythm depends less on the artistic quality of the individual photographic images than on how the shots go together and the order in which they highlight different aspects of the action.

Establishes Dependency Relationship: Rhythm achievement factors ranked

Concrete Example: For a chase scene with 50 shots:

Individual image quality = 30% contribution to rhythm
Shot combination/sequencing = 70% contribution to rhythm

Pattern Recognition:

Shot A + Shot B timing = More critical than Shot A beauty
Sequence order (1→2→3) = More critical than individual shot aesthetics

Key Mechanism: Rhythm emerges from relationships between shots, not from shots themselves

Overall Implication

The passage reveals a filmmaking paradox: The most important goal (rhythm) is achieved primarily through the less obvious elements (sequencing/combination) rather than the more visible elements (individual image quality)

Logical Chain:

Rhythm = Top priority (90% importance)
Sequencing > Individual quality for rhythm
Therefore: Sequencing becomes more important than individual quality overall

Valid Inferences

Inference: The order and combination of shots is more important to moviemaking than the artistic quality of individual photographic images.

Supporting Logic: Since conveying rhythm is the most important aspect of moviemaking, and since rhythm depends more on how shots go together and their sequencing than on individual image quality, therefore shot combination and sequencing must be more important than individual artistic quality in the overall moviemaking process.

Clarification Note: This doesn't mean individual image quality is unimportant, but rather that it ranks lower in the hierarchy of moviemaking priorities than shot relationships and sequencing.

Answer Choices Explained

The artistic quality of the individual photographic image is unimportant in movie photography.

This is too extreme. The argument says rhythm depends 'less on' individual image quality, not that it's completely unimportant. Something can be less important while still having some importance.

Photographers known for the superb artistic quality of their photographs are seldom effective as moviemakers.

This goes beyond what we can conclude. The argument doesn't tell us anything about the frequency or likelihood of photographers being effective moviemakers - it only establishes what's more important for moviemaking success.

Having the ability to produce photographs of superb artistic quality does not in itself guarantee having the ability to be a good moviemaker.

This must be true. Since good moviemaking primarily depends on shot sequencing and combination (not individual image quality), someone could excel at photography but lack the more crucial skills needed for effective moviemaking. Photographic ability alone cannot guarantee moviemaking success.

Movie photographers who are good at their jobs rarely give serious thought to the artistic quality of the photographs they take.

This is unsupported speculation about what good movie photographers think about. The argument tells us what's most important for moviemaking, not what practitioners actually think about or focus on.

To convey a scene's rhythm effectively, a moviemaker must highlight many different aspects of the action taking place.

The argument mentions highlighting 'different aspects' as important for rhythm, but doesn't specify that 'many' different aspects are required. This adds a quantitative requirement not supported by the text.

Rate this Solution

Tell us what you think about this solution

...

Forum Discussions

Start a new discussion

Post

Previous Attempts

Loading attempts...