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== Structure ==
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==Classical Hollywood cinema==
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#How do Bordwell and Thompson (B/T) define "form" in its general sense? And how is film a "system"?
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''Television'' discusses seven principal characteristics of classical Hollywood cinema:
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#Apply B/T's four principles of film form to ''Day for Night'':[[Image:DayForNightqq01 20 04qq00013.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Ferrand's dream.]]
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#Single protagonist
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##Function: What function do Ferrand's dreams serve?
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#Exposition
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##Similarity and repetition: What is one ''motif'' that recurs in the film? (And what is a motif, according to B/T?)
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#Motivation
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##Difference and variation: How does the film make use of variations?
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#Narrative enigma
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##Development: B/T note, "Another way to size up how a film develops formally is to ''compare the beginning with the ending''." So, how would you say [http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight-OpenClose/ the beginning and ending of ''Day for Night''] signals the film's development?
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#Cause-effect chain
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#*''Story time'' versus ''screen time''--in terms of duration and order
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#Climax
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#Resolution/Denouement--compare exposition and denouement
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Does ''Day for Night'' qualify as a classical film? Why or why not?
 
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== ''Narrative'' structure==
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==Signs of character<ref name="Dyer">Richard Dyer, ''Stars''</ref>==
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B/T define narrative form as "...a chain of events in cause-effect relationship occurring in time and space." Discuss/define each phrase of this definition, providing examples from ''Day for Night'':
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#Viewer foreknowledge
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#a chain of events in cause-effect relationship
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#Character name
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#occurring in time and space
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#Appearance
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#Objective correlative
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#Dialogue
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#Lighting and videography or cinematography
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#Action
  
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=== Plot and story ===
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==Signs of performance<ref name="Dyer" />==
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#What does the word "diegesis" mean? (Pronounced die-eh-GEE-sis.)
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#Vocal
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#What is the difference between "plot" and "story", as B/T are using those terms?
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#Facial
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#Describe the plot and the story of ''Day for Night''. How do they differ in terms of temporal (i.e., time)
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#Gestural
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#*Order
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#Corporeal
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#*Duration
 
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#*Frequency
 
  
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===Classical Hollywood cinema===
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==References==
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#What are the five or six principal characteristics of classical Hollywood cinema, according to B/T? List them.
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#Individual characters as causal agents
 
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#Desire
 
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#Change in characters
 
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#Appointments/deadlines
 
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#Opposition that creates conflict
 
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#Closure
 
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#*Does ''Day for Night'' qualify as a classical film? Why or why not?
 
  
 
== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
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#Jeremy G. Butler, ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications'' (New York: Routledge, 2011).
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#Jeremy G. Butler, ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications'' (New York: Routledge, 2012).
 
#David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, ''Film Art: An Introduction'', 9th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010).
 
#David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, ''Film Art: An Introduction'', 9th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010).
  

Revision as of 14:34, 27 August 2012

Classical Hollywood cinema

Television discusses seven principal characteristics of classical Hollywood cinema:

  1. Single protagonist
  2. Exposition
  3. Motivation
  4. Narrative enigma
  5. Cause-effect chain
    • Story time versus screen time--in terms of duration and order
  6. Climax
  7. Resolution/Denouement--compare exposition and denouement

Does Day for Night qualify as a classical film? Why or why not? Template:Gallery

Signs of character[1]

  1. Viewer foreknowledge
  2. Character name
  3. Appearance
  4. Objective correlative
  5. Dialogue
  6. Lighting and videography or cinematography
  7. Action

Signs of performance[1]

  1. Vocal
  2. Facial
  3. Gestural
  4. Corporeal

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Richard Dyer, Stars

Bibliography

  1. Jeremy G. Butler, Television: Critical Methods and Applications (New York: Routledge, 2012).
  2. David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, Film Art: An Introduction, 9th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010).

External links

  1. Frame grabs from Day for Night.
  2. Wes Anderson American Express Commercial (Day for Night parody, password protected)
  3. TV Tropes: listing of numerous narrative conventions.
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