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27 Cards in this Set
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What Novel was "The Birth of a Nation" based on?
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The Clansmen by Dixon
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What was the major contribution D.W. Griffith made to film with his work on films like Broken Blossoms and Birth of a Nation?
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He was one of the first directors to show multiple story lines continuing at the same time. He took this concept from novels.
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What are the major aspects of German Expressionism?
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-dramatic make up
-objectification of emotions -skewed sets |
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low key lighting =
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creates high contrast
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Intellectual Montage
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the meaning takes place when the movie runs in sequence, not in the film strip itself
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What kind of montage is the Odessa Steps sequence?
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Rythmic: in the use of the music and the pacing of the shots and the focus on the feet of the marching soldiers to the beat and rythm of the music.
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What character does Gish play in Birth of a Nation?
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Elsie Stoneman
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Set designer for Metropolis
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Otto Hunte
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Music in Metropolis by:
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Godfrey Hupertz
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name two emblems/motifs in The Passion of Joan of Arc
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the ring and the crown
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Why are there seemingly no backgrounds in The Passion of Joan of Arc?
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"Joan is set against eternity" according to Prof. Riggio, also in my opinion this allows us to focus more on her facial expressions since we are not distracted by the sets
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How does the fair function in Caligari?
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It is an expression of the madness in the world. It is a terrifying public space and there is a sense of enclosure in this scene which is enhanced by the iris.
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What is significant about the shot of Cesare and the trees in Caligari? (there is a screen shot in your book which you can look up in the index under the film's title)
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The trees are bare and threatening like Cesare
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What WAS the symptomatic meaning of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari BEFORE the framing section was added?
(this question is confusing and I could see Prof. Riggio putting a question like this on the test b/c the answer comes from the 2ndary readings on The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) |
Anti-psychiatric, Anti-German, anti-organization
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What is the referential meaning of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari?
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The nation just lost the war.
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What is the explicit Message in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari?
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Francis is insane he tells the story as an insane person.
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Referential meaning of The Wizard of Oz:
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During the Depression. Tornadoes are common in Kansas
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Implicit Meaning in The Wizard of Oz:
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Dorothy's dream world allows her to escape reality
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Symptomatic meaning/Ideological meaning in The Wizard of Oz:
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In a society where publicly, value is established by $, family and home can be seen as a retreat
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Why did Dreyer believe close ups were important in his films?
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He believed "You see the soul through the face"
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Describe Jane's room in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari:
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Round in shape with flowing fabrics. It is often shot in a pink tint. There are flowers in her room and the room is womb like in shape.
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Describe the Asylum set in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari:
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Sterile and Geometric. The classical Greek sense of fascade
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What did Griffith do with his actors that was revolutionary?
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He payed his actors to rehearse! He told them where to stand etc.
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A better description of expressionism:
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-shows people isolated and alone
-physical and visually conveys emotion -rejects naturalism -sets = highly stylized -unrealistic scenes |
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apparent motion:
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illusion of motion created in films
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Regend Theatre:
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1913
First Theatre lasted briefly |
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People involved in IMP- Independent Moving Pictures Co.
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Carl Laemmle, Kessela Baumen, Patrick Powers
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