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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 |
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Explain the purpose of a storyboard. |
it is a "rough draft" of how you want the film to be created |
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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 |
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Frames per second/continuous action |
24 frames per second |
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Explain the origin of the term "motion picture" |
the frames of film appear to be in motion |
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Charlie Chaplin's multiple roles on a film set |
silent movie writer, producer, director, and actor |
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Chaplin's use of instruments |
he utilized multiple instruments to bring his films to life |
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Year of incorporated soundtrack and dialogue |
after 1926; also background music |
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Introduction of live recorded sound |
in 1927; in movie The Jazz Singer |
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Films that utilize music |
in movies Apocalypse and Saving Private Ryan |
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Job of director |
control the acting and supervise the photography |
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Job of editor |
almost always works under the director and puts the shots in order after filming; has the final say so |
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Process of editing |
the editor trims the shots to an appropriate length, then joins them with other shots to create the final cut |
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Importance of editorial choices |
important so that the event in a film can be easily followed |
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Purpose of episodic structure |
to make the film have an easily followed plot |
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Context of films/external context |
meaning of film, linguistic or nonlinguistic; historical and the viewer can understand the context |
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Our participation in film |
often involuntary; most people lose their sense of place and time in a movie, called "being captivated" |
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Explain cinematic realism |
makes it easy for us to identify with actors who represent our values |
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Explain how film can be an escapism film |
occurs when the audience experiences self-indulgence that depends upon self-justifying fantasies |
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3 qualities of an escapism film |
highly engaging, imitates reality, and films of value or "classics" |