Transcript Movies - John Marshall High School

MOVIES
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1-Big Hero 6
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2- Maze Runner
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3-Man of Steel
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4-Imitation Game
FIRST FILM
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The Maze Runner
NEW THINGS TO LOOK FOR
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30-degree rule: A cinematography and editing
rule that specifies that a shot should only be
followed by another shot taken from a position
greater than 30 degrees from that of the first.
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stinger: Sound that forces the audience to notice
the significance of something onscreen, such as
the ominous chord struck when the villain’s
presence is made known.
CONT.
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visual effects: Special effects created in
postproduction though digital imaging.
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verisimilitude: The quality of fictional
representation that allows readers or viewers to
accept a constructed world, its events, its
characters, and their actions as plausible;
literally “having the appearance of truth.”
SHOOOOO…
FILM IS ART. THEREFORE…
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Film is an art form
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The movies involve literature (The Passion of
Christ), the pictorial and plastic arts (Goya in
Bordeaux), dance (Tango, Moulin Rouge),
theater (Hamlet, The House of Bernarda Alba),
music (Evita, Rock of Ages), and architecture
(any Sergei Eisenstein or Peter Greenaway film).
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Basically think about what messages the film is
sending.
WRITING ABOUT FILM
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There are many things to write about when
dealing with film:
 The
story
 the acting
 the editing
 the music
 And many more!
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One only has to watch a film very attentively.
THE STORY
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http://www.avclub.com/article/patton-oswaltleonard-maltin-david-cross-and-more--213029
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzhpbXQDl
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THE ACTING
THE EDITING
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQtkbQkU
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THE MUSIC
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF5Z9qFg
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THINGS TO CONSIDER
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Also, remember that film technology, production, and distribution
are commercial and economic enterprises.
Hence, no film is intrinsically good or bad because of its
commercial or economic constraints and freedoms.
For some African and Latin-American films, the rough and
unpolished look of a film may be a byproduct of financial
constraints, but also a conscious political choice to distinguish it
from the glossy products of Hollywood. Often-times Bollywood
films attempt to emulate Hollywood films in terms of spectacle in
lieu of production value.
On the other hand, commercial Hollywood films may have
gargantuan budgets that prevent them from taking too many
risks that might alienate their audiences. In both cases, one has
to be open-minded and flexible. One question worth posing
might be: who is the films intended audience? Teenagers, the
middle class, the working class, intellectuals, men, women? Etc.
ANALYZING FILM
The images one sees on film are the product of
certain influences and conditions.
 Since the images are constantly moving, one
has to determine which images are special or
worth noting.
 Images that are perplexing or unfamiliar, as
well as images that are repeated for emphasis
probably fit into this category.
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QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN WATCHING A FILM ARE…
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What does the title mean in relation to the story?
Why does the movie start the way it does?
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Ab ovo [from the beginning]
In medias res [in the middle]
Or in extremas res [at the end of a story])
When/where was the film made and how might that impact its
presentation/themes?
Why are the opening/closing credits presented in such a
manner against a particular background?
Why does the film end the way it does?
Is there a pattern of striking camera movement, perhaps long
shots or dissolves or abrupt transitions? Which filmic
techniques are utilized and repeated?
Which sequences were the most striking?
(Also, learn to jot down information about props, costumes, and
camera positions).