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What were the stipulations of the Hays Code?
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1) No film should lower the morals of those who see it.
2) No sex outside of marriage - adultery can't be part made attractive as part of plot 3) No lustful kissing, embracing, suggestive positions, sexual perversions, etc. 4) No flushing toilets |
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What is suture and what scene in what movie is it referring to?
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Refers to our sense of being inserted into a specific place in the film from which the camera's "look" seems to originate. We look at the film's fictional world from this place.
- Refers to the movie psycho in the beginning where the camera enters the window of a tall building which shows a guy and a girl in bed. |
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What is auteur theory?
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The study of film through directors and their individual styles.
Director's "personal creative vision" |
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What are the elements of a classic narrative style? (realist & mainstream)
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- Linear and chronological plot
- Beginning>Middle>End - Ending come with resolution of the problems - Plot is goal-oriented - Editing is nearly invisible, viewer is directed towards characters and their actions Ex: Rear Window |
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What are the elements of Italian neo-realism?
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- Tell stories that take place in the present day
- Focus on common events in the lives of the poor and working class - End without closure - Were shot on location - Had a “low-budget”, documentary look - Used poor-quality black and white film stock - Use of non-professional actors w/realistic dialogue |
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What are the differences between modernism and realism?
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Modernism:
- Noticeable story-telling - Critique of modern social condition: industrialism and reitfication of labor. - Themes: alienation, disconnection, lack of shared social reality. Realism: - Self-effacing storytelling - "Invisible" editing |
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What is deep focus cinematography?
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Where multiple planes of the image are all in focus.
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What is reframing?
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The movement of the camera frame from one position to another in a continuous shot. Can happen through camera movement or zoom.
Ex: Citizen Kane - after Kane's mother signs the paper and they walk out of the boarding house as the camera zooms out showing Charles Kane meet his new financial guardian, Thatcher. |
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What is off-screen space?
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The space beyond the camera's frame which is narratively in play. Eyelines, sounds, acting, partial vsibility of objects/people, "open frames", sets (doorways, windows, hallways, etc.) can all point off screen and indicate that something may appear to become active.
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What are the elements of an art cinema narrative style?
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- Non-linear or episodic plots
- Fragmented situations - Beginning, middle, and end are out of order. - Unresolved endings - Evident style; focus on characters' moods |
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What is Mise-en-Scene?
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What is in the picture.
The elements which overlap with theatre. |
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What is Cinematography?
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The elements which overlap with photography.
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What is shot-reverse-shot?
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A variant of point of view, where it shows a shot of the character's position close to another character.
Usually done in alternating pattern of one shot, then the reverse shot - other character. Ex: When Kane is conversing with Susan Alexander at her home: switches between his and her view. |
