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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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#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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File:Narrative Structure - Classical Film.jpeg|alt=Diagram of classical narrative structure.|''Television'' Figure 3.6 The rise and fall of the narrative action in classical film.
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##Function: What function do Ferrand's dreams serve?
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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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##Difference and variation: How does the film make use of variations?
 
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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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|File:DayForNightqq00 02 29qq00011.jpg|alt1=First shot.|First shot ([http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight-OpenClose/pages/DayForNightqq00_02_29qq00011.htm larger image]).
 
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|File:DayForNightqq01 54 22qq00023.jpg|alt2=Final shot.|Final shot([http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight-OpenClose/pages/DayForNightqq01_54_22qq00023.htm larger image]).
 
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== ''Narrative'' structure==
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''Television'' discusses seven principal characteristics of classical Hollywood cinema. Explain the terms below and discuss whether they apply to ''Day for Night''.
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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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#'''G1 and G5''': Single protagonist
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#a chain of events in cause-effect relationship
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#'''G1 and G5''': Exposition
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#occurring in time and space
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#'''G2''': Motivation
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#'''G2''': Narrative enigma
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#'''G3''': Cause-effect chain
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#*'''G3''': ''Story time'' versus ''screen time''--in terms of duration and order
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#'''G4''': Climax
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#'''G4''': Resolution/Denouement--compare exposition and denouement
  
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=== Plot and story ===
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'''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.
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#What does the word "diegesis" mean? (Pronounced die-eh-GEE-sis.)
 
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#What is the difference between "plot" and "story", as B/T are using those terms?
 
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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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#*Order
 
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#*Duration
 
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===Classical Hollywood cinema===
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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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File:DayForNightqq00 02 29qq00011.jpg|alt=First shot.|First shot.
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#Individual characters as causal agents
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File:DayForNightqq01 54 22qq00023.jpg|alt=Final shot.|Final shot ([http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight-OpenClose/pages/DayForNightqq01_54_22qq00023.htm larger image]).
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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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File:Narrative Structure - Classical Film.jpeg|alt=Diagram of classical narrative structure.|''Television'' Figure 3.6 The rise and fall of the narrative action in classical film.
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#*Does ''Day for Night'' qualify as a classical film? Why or why not?
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==Signs of character<ref name="Dyer">Richard Dyer, ''Stars''</ref>==
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#Viewer foreknowledge
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#Character name
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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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How are these signs of character used to construct the following characters in ''Day for Night''?
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*'''G1 and G5''': Alphonse
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*'''G2''': Julie
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*'''G3''': Ferrand
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*'''G4''': Liliane
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File:DayForNightqq00 05 15qq00006.jpg|alt=Frame grab of Alphonse.|First close-up of Alphonse.
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File:DayForNightqq00 10 09qq00017.jpg|alt=Frame grab of Alphonse and Liliane.|Alphonse and Liliane in the hotel.
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File:DayForNightqq00 06 49qq00007.jpg|alt=Frame grab of Ferrand.|First close-up of Ferrand.
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File:DayForNightqq00 08 28qq00013.jpg|alt=Frame grab of Ferrand.|Ferrand discusses Julie's photos. See also, [http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight_FerrandsBooks/index.php Ferrand's books.]
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File:DayForNightqq00 08 38qq00014.jpg|alt=Frame grab of Julie's photograph.|First appearance of Julie, in a photograph.
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File:DayForNightqq00 38 49qq00043.jpg|alt=Frame grab of Julie.|Julie arrives, amid paparazzi.
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==Signs of performance<ref name="Dyer" />==
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#'''G1 and G5''': Vocal
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#'''G2''': Facial
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#'''G3''': Gestural
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#'''G4''': Corporeal
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==''Day for Night'' cast==
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* [[Wikipedia:Jacqueline Bisset|Jacqueline Bisset]] as Julie
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* [[Wikipedia:Valentina Cortese|Valentina Cortese]] as Severine
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* [[Wikipedia:Dani (entertainer)|Dani]] as Liliane
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* [[Wikipedia:Alexandra Stewart|Alexandra Stewart]] as Stacey
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* [[Wikipedia:Jean-Pierre Aumont|Jean-Pierre Aumont]] as Alexandre
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* [[Wikipedia:Jean Champion|Jean Champion]] as Bertrand
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* [[Wikipedia:Jean-Pierre Léaud|Jean-Pierre Léaud]] as Alphonse
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* [[Wikipedia:François Truffaut|François Truffaut]] as (Director) Ferrand
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* [[Wikipedia:Nathalie Baye|Nathalie Baye]] as Joelle
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* [[Wikipedia:David Markham|David Markham]] as Doctor Nelson
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* [[Wikipedia:Zénaïde Rossi|Zénaïde Rossi]] as Madame Lajoie, Gaston's wife
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* [[Wikipedia:Xavier Saint-Macary|Xavier Saint-Macary]] as Christian, Alexandre's lover
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* Bernard Menez as the Property Man
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==References==
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<references/>
  
 
== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
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#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).
 
#David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, ''Film Art: An Introduction'', 9th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010).
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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#[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight/index.htm Frame grabs] from ''Day for Night''.
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#[http://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight/index.htm Frame grabs] from ''Day for Night''.
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#[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Anderson_AmEx.php Wes Anderson American Express Commercial] (''Day for Night'' parody, password protected)
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#[https://vimeo.com/345099318 Wes Anderson American Express Commercial] (''Day for Night'' parody, password protected: tcf123abc! )
 
#[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.
  
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[[Category:JCM312 Discussion]]

Latest revision as of 21:23, 29 August 2019

Classical Hollywood cinema

  • Diagram of classical narrative structure.

    Television Figure 3.6 The rise and fall of the narrative action in classical film.

Television discusses seven principal characteristics of classical Hollywood cinema. Explain the terms below and discuss whether they apply to Day for Night.

  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

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.


  • Diagram of classical narrative structure.

    Television Figure 3.6 The rise and fall of the narrative action in classical film.


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: Julie
  • G3: Ferrand
  • G4: Liliane
  • Frame grab of Alphonse.

    First close-up of Alphonse.

  • Frame grab of Alphonse and Liliane.

    Alphonse and Liliane in the hotel.

  • Frame grab of Ferrand.

    First close-up of Ferrand.

  • Frame grab of Ferrand.

    Ferrand discusses Julie's photos. See also, Ferrand's books.

  • Frame grab of Julie's photograph.

    First appearance of Julie, in a photograph.

  • Frame grab of Julie.

    Julie arrives, amid paparazzi.

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: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture, 5th Edition (New York: Routledge, 2018).
  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: tcf123abc! )
  3. TV Tropes: listing of numerous narrative conventions.
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