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Visual organization of film...

images of film move, projected on a screen at 24 frames per second, and the eye merges them as if they were continuous action

Explain the purpose of a storyboard.

it is a "rough draft" of how you want the film to be created

Explain what a storyboard is.

it is often created with drawings of scenes that are realized on film very close to the way they were designed

Frames per second/continuous action

24 frames per second

Explain the origin of the term "motion picture"

the frames of film appear to be in motion

Charlie Chaplin's multiple roles on a film set

silent movie writer, producer, director, and actor

Chaplin's use of instruments

he utilized multiple instruments to bring his films to life

Year of incorporated soundtrack and dialogue

after 1926; also background music

Introduction of live recorded sound

in 1927; in movie The Jazz Singer

Films that utilize music

in movies Apocalypse and Saving Private Ryan

Job of director

control the acting and supervise the photography

Job of editor

almost always works under the director and puts the shots in order after filming; has the final say so

Process of editing

the editor trims the shots to an appropriate length, then joins them with other shots to create the final cut

Importance of editorial choices

important so that the event in a film can be easily followed

Purpose of episodic structure

to make the film have an easily followed plot

Context of films/external context

meaning of film, linguistic or nonlinguistic;


historical and the viewer can understand the context

Our participation in film

often involuntary; most people lose their sense of place and time in a movie, called "being captivated"

Explain cinematic realism

makes it easy for us to identify with actors who represent our values

Explain how film can be an escapism film

occurs when the audience experiences self-indulgence that depends upon self-justifying fantasies

3 qualities of an escapism film

highly engaging, imitates reality, and films of value or "classics"