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#'''G1 and G5''': Single protagonist | #'''G1 and G5''': Single protagonist | ||
#'''G1 and G5''': Exposition | #'''G1 and G5''': Exposition | ||
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− | #'''G2 | + | #'''G2''': Narrative enigma |
#'''G3''': Cause-effect chain | #'''G3''': Cause-effect chain | ||
#*'''G3''': ''Story time'' versus ''screen time''--in terms of duration and order | #*'''G3''': ''Story time'' versus ''screen time''--in terms of duration and order | ||
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How are these signs of character used to construct the following characters in ''Day for Night''? | How are these signs of character used to construct the following characters in ''Day for Night''? | ||
*'''G1 and G5''': Alphonse | *'''G1 and G5''': Alphonse | ||
− | *'''G2 | + | *'''G2''': Julie |
*'''G3''': Ferrand | *'''G3''': Ferrand | ||
*'''G4''': Liliane | *'''G4''': Liliane | ||
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==Signs of performance<ref name="Dyer" />== | ==Signs of performance<ref name="Dyer" />== | ||
#'''G1 and G5''': Vocal | #'''G1 and G5''': Vocal | ||
− | #'''G2 | + | #'''G2''': Facial |
#'''G3''': Gestural | #'''G3''': Gestural | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
− | #[http:// | + | #[http://tvcrit.com/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight/index.htm Frame grabs] from ''Day for Night''. |
#[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Anderson_AmEx.php Wes Anderson American Express Commercial] (''Day for Night'' parody, password protected) | #[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Anderson_AmEx.php Wes Anderson American Express Commercial] (''Day for Night'' parody, password protected) | ||
#[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage ''TV Tropes'']: listing of numerous narrative conventions. | #[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage ''TV Tropes'']: listing of numerous narrative conventions. | ||
[[Category:JCM312 Discussion]] | [[Category:JCM312 Discussion]] |
Revision as of 21:21, 26 August 2019
Classical Hollywood cinema
Television discusses seven principal characteristics of classical Hollywood cinema. Explain the terms below and discuss whether they apply to Day for Night.
- G1 and G5: Single protagonist
- G1 and G5: Exposition
- G2: Motivation
- G2: Narrative enigma
- G3: Cause-effect chain
- G3: Story time versus screen time--in terms of duration and order
- G4: Climax
- G4: Resolution/Denouement--compare exposition and denouement
All groups: Does Day for Night qualify as a classical film? Why or why not? Explain how the characteristics above are (or are not) used in the film.
Final shot (larger image).
Signs of character[1]
- Viewer foreknowledge
- Character name
- Appearance
- Objective correlative
- Dialogue
- Lighting and videography or cinematography
- Action
How are these signs of character used to construct the following characters in Day for Night?
- G1 and G5: Alphonse
- G2: Julie
- G3: Ferrand
- G4: Liliane
Ferrand discusses Julie's photos. See also, Ferrand's books.
Signs of performance[1]
- G1 and G5: Vocal
- G2: Facial
- G3: Gestural
- G4: Corporeal
Day for Night cast
- Jacqueline Bisset as Julie
- Valentina Cortese as Severine
- Dani as Liliane
- Alexandra Stewart as Stacey
- Jean-Pierre Aumont as Alexandre
- Jean Champion as Bertrand
- Jean-Pierre Léaud as Alphonse
- François Truffaut as (Director) Ferrand
- Nathalie Baye as Joelle
- David Markham as Doctor Nelson
- Zénaïde Rossi as Madame Lajoie, Gaston's wife
- Xavier Saint-Macary as Christian, Alexandre's lover
- Bernard Menez as the Property Man
References
Bibliography
- Jeremy G. Butler, Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture, 5th Edition (New York: Routledge, 2018).
- David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, Film Art: An Introduction, 9th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010).
External links
- Frame grabs from Day for Night.
- Wes Anderson American Express Commercial (Day for Night parody, password protected)
- TV Tropes: listing of numerous narrative conventions.