form correct answers means by which the subject is expressed &
experiencedForm
presented). (howsets
it is up audience expectation. Form supplies the
methods & necessary to present it to the
techniques
audience.
content correct answers The subject of an artwork (what it is about).
Content provides
something to
express.
theme correct answers central idea or
message
formal analysis correct answers dissects the complex synthesis of
cinematography,
sound, composition, design, movement, performance, & editing by the
creative artists
involved with making the movie; every element in every frame is there
for a reason.
Formal analysis is different because it inspects the technical aspects of the
than
moviethe "meaning" of the
rather
film.
realism correct answers an interest in or concern for the actual or real, a
tendency
view to
or represent things as they really are
(Lumie res)
antirealism correct answers an interest in or concern for the abstract,
speculative, or
fantastic
(Melies).
verisimilitude correct answers a convincing appearance of truth. Convince
viewer they are seeing are really there. Expectations of reality change
the things
over time &
across
cultures.
3 fundamental principles of film form correct answers movies
depend provide
movies on light an illusion of
movies manipulate space and time in
movement
unique ways
genre correct answers categorization of narrative films by the stories they
tell and
ways thetell
they
them.
What are the three categories of movies explored in the reading? ("Types
of Movies")
Be familiar with the general characteristics for each category of movie.
correct answers
Narrative- fiction, purpose is to
entertain
Documentary- nonfiction, purpose is to
inform
Experimental- defy categorization and
convention
avant-garde-pushing the boundaries of traditional movies,
innovative
, How does animation differ from the other three basic types of movies?
correct answers
Conventional photography is different. Different mechanisms to create the
multitude
still images ofthat motion pictures
Traditional
require.
Animation
Stop-Motion
Computer Generated Imagery
Animation
(CGI)
Omniscient Narration correct answers it knows all and can tell us whatever
it wants
to know. us
Has unrestricted access to all aspects of the narrative. It can
provide any experiences and perceptions, as well as information that no
character's
other character
knows
.
restricted narration correct answers limits the information provided to the
audiencewhat
knowing to the character knows as they
find out.
voice over narration correct answers When we hear the character's
voice
picture over the actually seeing the character speak
without
the words
direct address narration correct answers interrupting the narrative to
speak directly to
the
audience
protagonist correct answers the primary character who
pursues the goal
antagonist correct answers Person, people, creature or force responsible for
obstructing
our
protagonist
antihero correct answers unsympathetic protagonist chasing less than
noble goals
inciting incident (catalyst) correct answers starts
the conflict
rising action correct answers the narrative build up where the conflict
intensifies
goal remainsandout
theof
reach
crisis correct answers Narrative peak; story has reached a turning point and
it isway
it's working
toward
resolution
climax correct answers when the protagonist face a major
obstacle
resolution correct answers Goal is either gained or lost and moves toward
conclusion
story correct answers All of the explicit and implicit narrative events in the
story andorthe
diegesis total world in which the story
occurs
plot correct answers The specific actions and events and the order in which
the events are arranged to convey the narrative to the viewer, including the
non-diegetic elements