EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT
Riace Bronzes:
1. The art historian, Nigel Spivey discussed how ancient sculptors used artifice to go beyond realism to create what he claims are "the best statues ever made". He then discussed several ways how the Riace Warrior bronzes, although they look realistic are actually "more human than human", that is, their bodies are unrealistic. List two of the ways that Spivey discusses how the sculptures go beyond realism.
1. The division between the top and bottom has been exaggerated.
2. The central channel of the spine is deeper than you would ever see on a real human.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg videos:
2. Fifty-two years after it was released, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg remains one of the most beloved and critically …show more content…
14. I discussed the differences between the way colors appear in real life versus how most directors use them in film. What did I say about how colors are used in most films?
Directors usually use more intense colors than in real life.
15. Identify one example of how the colors are coordinated in the film, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
The colors of the film shift to match the feelings of Guy and Genevieve.
16. I discussed the director, Sam Peckinpah's approach to filming the Western genre in the video, specifically as it relates to the film, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. In many ways he represented a new breed of filmmakers in the 1960s and 1970s. How did I say Peckinpaph's approach differed from the earlier Westerns films, such as those starring John Wayne?
Peckinpaph has tried to counter that tendency that the Old West that you see in media has been glamorized.
17-19. Identify six examples of artifice I identified in the film, Fanny.
1. Fanny is set in France and the characters are all French yet everyone in the film speaks English.
2. The interior of the house looks like it could be from a model home.
3. Marius walks almost completely in straight lines in the
Riace Bronzes:
1. The art historian, Nigel Spivey discussed how ancient sculptors used artifice to go beyond realism to create what he claims are "the best statues ever made". He then discussed several ways how the Riace Warrior bronzes, although they look realistic are actually "more human than human", that is, their bodies are unrealistic. List two of the ways that Spivey discusses how the sculptures go beyond realism.
1. The division between the top and bottom has been exaggerated.
2. The central channel of the spine is deeper than you would ever see on a real human.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg videos:
2. Fifty-two years after it was released, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg remains one of the most beloved and critically …show more content…
14. I discussed the differences between the way colors appear in real life versus how most directors use them in film. What did I say about how colors are used in most films?
Directors usually use more intense colors than in real life.
15. Identify one example of how the colors are coordinated in the film, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
The colors of the film shift to match the feelings of Guy and Genevieve.
16. I discussed the director, Sam Peckinpah's approach to filming the Western genre in the video, specifically as it relates to the film, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. In many ways he represented a new breed of filmmakers in the 1960s and 1970s. How did I say Peckinpaph's approach differed from the earlier Westerns films, such as those starring John Wayne?
Peckinpaph has tried to counter that tendency that the Old West that you see in media has been glamorized.
17-19. Identify six examples of artifice I identified in the film, Fanny.
1. Fanny is set in France and the characters are all French yet everyone in the film speaks English.
2. The interior of the house looks like it could be from a model home.
3. Marius walks almost completely in straight lines in the