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47 Cards in this Set
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archetypes
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story type or pattern
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animation
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photographing inanimate objects frame by frame
24 frames per second |
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auteur theory
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stamps the director as the main creator of the film
Francois Truffaut-"A certain tendency of the French cinema." -article arguing for artistry At Cahiers Du Cinema |
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blimp
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soundproof camera housing that muffles the sound of the cameras motor
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booms
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overhead mic so synchronous sound can happen
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cinema verite
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direct cinema
form of doc that emphasizes reality |
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closed/open forms
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open-realist
closed-formalist |
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archetypes
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story type or pattern
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foregrounding
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when a critic isolates and heightens one aspect of a work of art from its context to analyze it in greater depth
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animation
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photographing inanimate objects frame by frame
24 frames per second |
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iconography
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using a cultural icon or archetype in film
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auteur theory
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stamps the director as the main creator of the film
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ideology
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body of ideas reflecting society
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blimp
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soundproof camera housing that muffles the sound of the cameras motor
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booms
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overhead mic so synchronous sound can happen
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cinema verite
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direct cinema
form of doc that emphasizes reality |
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closed/open forms
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open-realist
closed-formalist |
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foregrounding
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when a critic isolates and heightens one aspect of a work of art from its context to analyze it in greater depth
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iconography
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using a cultural icon or archetype in film
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ideology
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body of ideas reflecting society
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mickeymousing
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descriptive music that mimics actions on screen
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mixed
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combining separate recordings into one master track
sound mixer |
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subtext
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signifies the dramatic implications that a movie's language convey's
often separate from actual dialogue |
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swish pan
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quick swoosh across the screen often blurry
way of cutting |
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tilt
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vertical movement of camera
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vertically integrated
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system of large studios taking over every aspect of film
production,distribution, exhibition |
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women's picture
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focuses on women's problems
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Realists
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Recording
Bazin(little editing) Neorealism(streets) Zavatini-italian |
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Formalist
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Expression
Eisenstein Arnhiem New Wave(Jump cuts) French |
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Hitchcock
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visuals carry meaning-pov shots
plays with human emotions Guilt vs. Innocence proponent of asynchronous sound |
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Citizen Kane
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First modern sound film
virtuosity informalist style elements combines all types of stories complex narrative deep focus lense |
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genres
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films grouped together based on similarities/differences and consistent conventions
reflection of society and artistic expression |
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First of the genres
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1902 Trip to the moon (scifi)
1903 Great Train Robbery (Western) 1912 Musketeers of Pig Alley(gangster) |
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Critical Approach Theory
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1. Genres overlap
2.Principle of definition based on subject matter 3.American Phenom covers history 4. Genres evolve and change(ET) |
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All Genres have 4 elements
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Themes
Historical Context Archetypes Icons-visual symbols |
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Genres 4 main cycles
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Primitive/start
Classic Phase Revisionist phase Parody phase(blazing saddles) |
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Oscar Micheaux
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social issues film director
"Within Our Gates" - lynching |
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Didacticism
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teaching/moral instruction
social themes on surface |
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Types of Animation
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paper cutouts
drawings/paintings claymation pixilation puppets/objects |
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Animations misconceptions
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only for kids
simpler than live action very complex expensive laborious work |
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Animations history
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predates Live action
Emile Reynaud-1892 Praxinoscope Windsor McCay-1909 "Gertie" dino High point-studio era with Disney and Warners Cells system-layers of celluloid paper used for backgrounds |
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Duck Amuck
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"cartoon to end all cartoons" chuck jones
self reflexive not classic style-uses fluid space discontinuity style |
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Toy Story
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First entirely CG movie
1 second=90 min of labor over 800,000 computer hours |
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Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
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viewpt. of madman
distorted psycholoy mise en scene unnatural world impossible structures UFA studio produced |
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Influence of German Expressionism on...
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Abstract film-painting in motion
Film Noir-Lighting/paranoia Immigration of German Directors to US during WWII Hitch-horror films (worked for UFA) |
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New German Cinema
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Oberhausen Manifesto (62)
pressured legislature film board for subsidies |
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Run Lola Run
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entertaining experimental film
international indie hit central principle-life/art as a game Reality style-lola and manni in 35mm Artificial world-video camera |
