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==Classical Hollywood cinema==
 
==Classical Hollywood cinema==
 
''Television'' discusses seven principal characteristics of classical Hollywood cinema:
 
''Television'' discusses seven principal characteristics of classical Hollywood cinema:
#'''G1''': Single protagonist
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#'''G1''' and '''G5''': Single protagonist
#'''G1''': Exposition
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#'''G1''' and '''G5''': Exposition
 
#'''G2''': Motivation
 
#'''G2''': Motivation
 
#'''G2''': Narrative enigma
 
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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''': Alphonse
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*'''G1''' and '''G5''': Alphonse
 
*'''G2''': Liliane
 
*'''G2''': Liliane
 
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==Signs of performance<ref name="Dyer" />==
 
==Signs of performance<ref name="Dyer" />==
#'''G1''': Vocal
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#'''G1''' and '''G5''': Vocal
 
#'''G2''': Facial
 
#'''G2''': Facial
 
#'''G3''': Gestural
 
#'''G3''': Gestural

Revision as of 14:43, 23 August 2016

Classical Hollywood cinema

Television discusses seven principal characteristics of classical Hollywood cinema:

  1. G1 and G5: Single protagonist
  2. G1 and G5: Exposition
  3. G2: Motivation
  4. G2: Narrative enigma
  5. G3: Cause-effect chain
    • G3: Story time versus screen time--in terms of duration and order
  6. G4: Climax
  7. G4: Resolution/Denouement--compare exposition and denouement

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. 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

How are these signs of character used to construct the following characters in Day for Night?

  • G1 and G5: Alphonse
  • G2: Liliane
  • G3: Ferrand
  • G4: Julie

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Signs of performance[1]

  1. G1 and G5: Vocal
  2. G2: Facial
  3. G3: Gestural
  4. G4: Corporeal

Day for Night cast

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.