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27 Cards in this Set

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When did Fast Times at Ridgemont High come out?
1982
Who directed Fast Times?
Amy Heckerling
When did sex.lies.and videotape come out?
1989
Who directed sex lies and videotape?
Stephen Sodenburgh
When did Flashdance come out?
1983
Who directed Flashdance?
Adrian Lyne
When did L.A. Confidential come out?
1997
Who directed L.A. Confidential?
Curtis Hanson
Who directed Hugo?
Martin Scorsesce
When did Hugo come out?
2011
When did Star Wars come out?
1977
Who was the first female filmmaker in the world?
Alice Guy Blanche
What company did Alice Guy Blanche found?
Solax
What are the teen-sex conventions employed in Fast Times?
Sex
Parents Suppressed
Multiple characters and character types
hunter/hunted
homosexuality repressed
What is the rewriting of generic conventions by marring conventions from a different genre?
Generic revisionism
How is the hunter/hunted convention subverted in Fast Times?
Reversed when Stacy comes on to Mike
The male gazing is subverted, and mocked
Jeff's fantasy, he looks ridiculous
Cutting salami after sex scene, the experienced female doesn't seem as experienced
What is the main point of High Concept film advertising?
branding a specific image into the brain a la Grease, Top Gun, Saturday night Fever
What are the key ingredients in high concept films?
1. Plot summarized in one sentence
2. Strong emphasis on style
3. Star power and character types
4. Familar genre/concept
5. Fashionable subject matter
6. Inegration of marketing and merchandising in relation to film's style
How is Flashdance a high concept film?
1. Rock for women
2. Catches eye with style
3. Jennifer Beale is star
4. Dance film genre
5. Fashionable subject of dancing and following dreams
6. Inegration of marketing with Music video of maniac
Who was the first female filmmaker in the world?
Alice Guy Blanche
What company did Alice Guy Blanche found?
Solax
What are the teen-sex conventions employed in Fast Times?
Sex
Parents Suppressed
Multiple characters and character types
hunter/hunted
homosexuality repressed
What is the rewriting of generic conventions by marring conventions from a different genre?
Generic revisionism
How is the hunter/hunted convention subverted in Fast Times?
Reversed when Stacy comes on to Mike
The male gazing is subverted, and mocked
Jeff's fantasy, he looks ridiculous
Cutting salami after sex scene, the experienced female doesn't seem as experienced
What is the main point of High Concept film advertising?
branding a specific image into the brain a la Grease, Top Gun, Saturday night Fever
What are the key ingredients in high concept films?
1. Plot summarized in one sentence
2. Strong emphasis on style
3. Star power and character types
4. Familar genre/concept
5. Fashionable subject matter
6. Inegration of marketing and merchandising in relation to film's style
How is Flashdance a high concept film?
1. Rock for women
2. Catches eye with style
3. Jennifer Beale is star
4. Dance film genre
5. Fashionable subject of dancing and following dreams
6. Inegration of marketing with Music video of maniac