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Story
All events in the narrative, thoseexplicitlyshown TERM 2
Plot
DEFINITION 2 Only the events actually presented on the screen or soundtrack TERM 3
Temporary Aspects
DEFINITION 3 Plot DurationStory DurationScreen Duration TERM 4
Ellipsis
DEFINITION 4 Shortening the plot duration by leaving aspects of the story ie( taking a shower, etc) TERM 5
Classical Hollywood Narrative
DEFINITION 5 Psychologically defined Individual characters who become the casual agent, the target of any narrative restriction.
3 Act structure
ExpositionPlot will develop, goal is sought and change TERM 7
Resolution
DEFINITION 7 displays a strong sense of closure. Majority of filmes end with a cliched happy ending. TERM 8
Speed of motion
DEFINITION 8 rampingtime-lapse TERM 9
Perspective Relations
DEFINITION 9 Focal lengthwide-angle effects TERM 10
Telephoto Effects
DEFINITION 10 Depth of field Deep, shallow (Background is out of focus)
Hero
(Action films) Outside Authority Ostracized by Society Loner Often-Working class TERM 17
Villain
DEFINITION 17 Frustration with society Prove the system asexploitive Transgress the forbidden TERM 18
Wu Xia Plan
DEFINITION 18 Martial chivalry film Genere originates in Shanghai Based on Opera forms (Cantonese, Beijing) Swordplay film (northern style) Gung Fu Pian - empty handed style (southern style) TERM 19
Themes of Asian
DEFINITION 19 Qing Dynasty 1644-1911Greater Eastern Asian Co Prosperity SphereJapan & WWIIRe-Masculinize cantoneze cinemaTied to economic/trade shiftsUnification of 3 ChinasFounded by Runne Shaw & Ron Ron ShawContributions to Cinema - Montage based films-constructive editing, and expanded time. TERM 20
Rating System
DEFINITION 20 Brought in after Bonnie & ClydeViolence abundantFrench New Wave
Bonnie & Clyde
Motifs
FamilyHW Morris caters to the rebellious teens (generation block)Bonnie and Clyde are always togetherVisual Motifs:The Eyes, Blindness - headshot in the eye, filmed behind glass TERM 22
Motif
DEFINITION 22 In narrative, a motif is any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story. Through its repetition, a motif can help produce other narrative (or literary) aspects such as theme or mood. TERM 23
Thelma Shoomaker
DEFINITION 23 Editor - Films such as Scorcese's: Raging Bull King of Comedy Departed TERM 24
Editing
DEFINITION 24 Changes the perspective; make or break the film. TERM 25
Editing Process
DEFINITION 25 Camera Rolls - Cut Scenes - Splice Scenes into conformed negative - digitize conformed negative
Lumiere Bros
The Lumire brothers, Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas ( October 1862, Besanon, France - 10 April 1954, Lyon) and Louis Jean (5 October 1864, Besanon, France - 6 June 1948, Bandol), were among the earliest filmmakers in history. Known for "Train coming into Station"Eventually lead editing to "One Shot, One Scene" TERM 32
Georges Melies
DEFINITION 32 Georges Mlis; (8 December 1861 - 21 January 1938), full name Marie-Georges-Jean Mlis, was a French illusionist and filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. Known for: Fade-In/OutOverlapping/DissolveStop-Motion photographyMultiple shots in one scene TERM 33
Edwin Porter
DEFINITION 33 Edwin Stanton Porter (April 21, 1870 - April 30, 1941) was an American early film pioneer, most famous as a director with Thomas Edison's company. "Great Train Robbery" TERM 34
Great Train Robbery
DEFINITION 34 1st Western1st Cinematic exploitation of ViolenceVaried AnglesMoving CameraParallel Editing TERM 35
Kuleshov Effect
DEFINITION 35 The Kuleshov Effect is a film editing effect demonstrated by Russian filmmaker Lev Kuleshov in the 1910s and 1920s.Juxtapositions - trying to figure what the audience is perceiving
Graphic Relationship
Base change on graphic elements in the shotRhythmic relationshipSpatial relationship - objects within the frameTemporal relationship TERM 37
180 Degree Rule
DEFINITION 37 In filmmaking, the 180 rule is a basic guideline regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene. TERM 38
Sergi Eisenstein
DEFINITION 38 Montage Theory -Major FIlms: Strike (1924)Potemkin (1925) TERM 39
Continuity Editing
DEFINITION 39 Continuity editing is the predominant style of film editing and video editing in the post-production process of filmmaking of narrative films and television programs. Matched Action RuleEstablishing ShotShot/Reversal shot - Hollywood ruleCross-CuttingViolation- Jump Cut TERM 40
Jump Cut
DEFINITION 40 A jump cut is a cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly. (Same Location)
Documentary
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record. NOT A GENRE!!Term Coined by John Grierson (1926)Most abused and misunderstood term film in the lexiconDiffers from other filmmaking in terms of: Subject Production Method Form Purpose Experience they offer to audiences TERM 47
Night and Fog
DEFINITION 47 Night and Fog () is a 1955 French documentary short film. Directed by Alain Resnais, it was made ten years after the liberation of Nazi concentration camps. TERM 48
John Grierson
DEFINITION 48 John Grierson (26 April 1898 - 19 February 1972) was a pioneering Scottish documentary maker, often considered the father of British and Canadian documentary film. Original of the social issue documentaryTrained a generation of filmmakers1st Director of media for UnescoFounder of National Film Board Canada TERM 49
Artificial 2 Dimensional Medium
DEFINITION 49 Can be fake in perceiving or persuasion TERM 50
Philip Dunne
DEFINITION 50 Philip Martin Dunne (born August 14, 1958) is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ludlow constituency in Shropshire.
Cinema as a Pulpit
social issue documentary examines the disparity TERM 52
Documentary Rhetorical Questions
DEFINITION 52 Who & How do they appeal to the audience (Emotional or Intellectual?) ?What kind of evidence is provided? How do you prove it credible?How are filmic elements used in the argument? TERM 53
"Voice of God" Documentary
DEFINITION 53 Documentary Voice - person you never see narrating the documentary (Eg- Morgan Freeman) TERM 54
Cinema of Vera Te
DEFINITION 54 Interviews - Filmed an event and filmed&supported argument with aesthetic editing. TERM 55
Mise-en-Scene
DEFINITION 55 "Putting into the Frame" Mise-en-scne is an expression used to describe the design aspects of a theatre or film production, which essentially means "visual theme" or "telling a story"-both in visually artful ways through storyboarding, cinematography and stage design, and in poetically artful ways through direction.Staging the event for the Camera: Setting Lighting Costume/Makeup Behavior of the Figures/Characters "Cabinet of Dr. Calagari-1920"
Diajetic Music
Part of the Movie - can be part of a soundtrackIs part of the Character's world TERM 62
Non-Diajetic
DEFINITION 62 Not part of the characters tone- for the audience to experience. TERM 63
Sound-Bridge
DEFINITION 63 Sound that carries over to the next scene TERM 64
Screenwriting
DEFINITION 64 Intertexuality TERM 65
Cecile B. Demille
DEFINITION 65 Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 - January 21, 1959) was an American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films.
Erich Von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim (September 22, 1885 - May 12, 1957) was an Austrian-born film star of the silent era, subsequently noted as an auteur for his directorial work. TERM 67
Film Noir
DEFINITION 67 Film Noir- 1946 Frank NinoWilder, Welles, Otto, Preminger, Fritz LangNOT A GENREMood, Style, POV, and toneInfluenced by German Expressionism of 1920s-30sBook Definition: "Dark Film" - applied by French critics to a type of American film, usually in the detective or thriller genres, with low-key lighting and somber mood. TERM 68
Which of the following is NOT considered part
of a shot's mise-en-scene?
DEFINITION 68 The Sound effects TERM 69
Vertical Integration means the studio
controls...
DEFINITION 69 Production, distribution, and exhibition TERM 70
The Director of Sunset Blvd is...
DEFINITION 70 Billy Wilder
T/F: The Teens in Girls Town come of age
through the loss of their virginity.
False TERM 77
T/F Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd wrote a
screenplay based on the biblical story of
Samson and Delilah.
DEFINITION 77 False TERM 78
Who was the director of
RoboCop?
DEFINITION 78 Paul Verhoeven TERM 79
In what city does RoboCop take place?
DEFINITION 79 Detroit TERM 80
What is the recurring catch phrase heard
mostly on TV within the film?
DEFINITION 80 "I'd buy that for a dollar"
Which aspect of the SUX car makes it "an
American tradition"
It gets 8 miles per gallon TERM 82
Run Lola Run was made in what country?
DEFINITION 82 Germany TERM 83
Events in a classical Hollywood narrative are
linked by
DEFINITION 83 Cause and Effect TERM 84
Prime directive#4 of RoboCop's program is
that he must uphold the law
DEFINITION 84 False TERM 85
The elimination of story elements understood
by inference is known as an ellipsis
DEFINITION 85 True
Poverty Row
Poverty Row is a slang term used in Hollywood from the late silent period through the mid-fifties to refer to a variety of small and mostly short-lived B movie studios. Republic Monogram TERM 92
Warner Bros
DEFINITION 92 1923 - Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner Crimes & Dramas Social Issues(BIO PICS) Major Stars: Humphrey Bogart, James CagnyLooney Tunes TERM 93
MGM
DEFINITION 93 Marcus LoewSam Goldfish & Archibald SelwynLoew - chain of theaters TERM 94
Paramount
DEFINITION 94 1912 Famous Players CoLater merge and becomes Paramount Studios TERM 95
20th Century
Fox
DEFINITION 95 Founded by William Fox in 1915 Dang ZanuckTwentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, with hyphen, from 1935 to 1985)-also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox-is one of the six major American film studios.
Columbia
Frank Capra notable director TERM 97
Universal
DEFINITION 97 First company to market stars.Known for horror movies TERM 98
Decline of the Studio system
DEFINITION 98 WWIIParamount Decree - Supreme court steps in to prevent oligopolyIncreased power of Unions and talentRadio/TVCold War & McCarthyism era TERM 99
Girls Town
DEFINITION 99 Girls Town is a 1959 film produced by MGM, starring Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torm and Ray Anthony; Paul Anka also appears in his first acting role. Directed by Jim McKay TERM 100
Screwball Comedy
DEFINITION 100 The screwball comedy is a principally American genre of comedy film that became popular during the Great Depression, originating in the early 1930s and thriving until the early 1940s. "Battle of the Sexes"Cross-Dressing & Gender confusionComic repititionsContemporary- Luxurymovement from one protagonist to another
