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5th GTR advance?
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complex narrative (intercutting - meanwhile story)
- narrative economy (shift in time and space to the dance but no confusion) |
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DW Griffith?
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- consolidation of cinema narrative grammar from other filmmakers
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how did griffith start
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as an actor under porter --> made 1-2 films a week (almost turned directing job down) --> 500+ 1 or 2 reelers
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1915?
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birth of a nation
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birth of a nation year?
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1915
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birth of a nation:
cost number of reels # shots |
100,000
12 reels 1500 shots |
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what are 5 african american stereotypes?
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toms, coons, mulattos, mammies, bucks
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in bon, what was lynch?
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black buck, wanted to marry the white woman by force
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in bon, what was gus
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oversexed black buck,
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what was the first blockbuster
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birth of a nation
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bon was the first _
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blockbuster
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what did woodrow wilson say about bon
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"like history written with lightning"
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result of birth (racially?)
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naacp rallied
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was bon the only case of sterotyping
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no, was part of a discourse on race, etc
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what does the rescue/chase require according to dw
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crosscutting
increasingly rapid editing tempo |
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what does rapid editing tempo do
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suspense of chase, tension, excitement
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griffith contributions?
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- rescue is a staple
- compressing action - moving camera - variety of shots - improved pictoral quality - improved screen acting |
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components of the rescue/chase scene
who made this a staple |
croscutting, increasingly rapid editing tempo
dw griffith |
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components of rescue scene in birth of a nation
who did this |
- croscutting (people in trouble and the kkk riding to the rescue)
- shortened shots of riding to the resscue - last minute rescue - rescue x 2 (father and kkk) dw griffith |
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dwg and compressing action
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realized that narrative time is more important than real time
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stories in intolerance plot?
cost length |
christ, babylon, french persecution of juggernauts, father-mother injustice
2 million 3.5 h |
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dwg and variety of shots
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ls, ms, cu with specific function
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who did musketeers of pig alley, signif
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dw griffith
actors move to create ls ms cu (composition in depth) |
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what does the long shot do
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establishes, places the characters in the world
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what does a medium shot do
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give info of relationships between characters
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whats closeup do
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key detail/emotional info
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who did the lonely villa
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dw griffith
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signif of babylonian sequence in intolerance clip?
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iris shots:
pointing out crucial information with actually circling the place that is important |
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signif of way down east clip?
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shows a cu of gish that creates emotion (details)
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signif of intolerance clip? (with the soldiers)
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that there are a lot of weapons
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how did dwg improve pictorial quality
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- directed viewer's eye (iris/matte shots)
- sophisticated lighting - dramatic/chiascuro, rim lighting - composition in depth drama/tension |
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dwg example of composition in depth
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the lonely villa: the father is in the front falling apart while the people in the back are having a great time
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how did dwg improve acting
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more natural, stock comapny
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importance of BON homecoming
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- more restrained acting
- long time empty frame - cu shot of the girl creates emotion - shot: arm of mother pulls the guy in |
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what is dwg's inadvertant legacy
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you are responsible for what you make (called a racist for bon)
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