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==Classical Hollywood cinema==
 
==Classical Hollywood cinema==
''Television'' discusses seven principal characteristics of classical Hollywood cinema:
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#'''G1''': Single protagonist
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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.
#'''G1''': Exposition
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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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#'''G1 and G5''': Single protagonist
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#'''G1 and G5''': Exposition
 
#'''G2''': Motivation
 
#'''G2''': Motivation
 
#'''G2''': Narrative enigma
 
#'''G2''': Narrative enigma
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#'''G4''': Resolution/Denouement--compare exposition and denouement
 
#'''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.
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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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File:DayForNightqq00 02 29qq00011.jpg|alt=First shot.|First shot.
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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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|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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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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==Signs of character<ref name="Dyer">Richard Dyer, ''Stars''</ref>==
 
==Signs of character<ref name="Dyer">Richard Dyer, ''Stars''</ref>==
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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
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*'''G2''': Julie
 
*'''G3''': Ferrand
 
*'''G3''': Ferrand
*'''G4''': Julie
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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.]
|File:DayForNightqq00 05 15qq00006.jpg|alt1=Frame grab of Alphonse.|First close-up of Alphonse.
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File:DayForNightqq00 08 38qq00014.jpg|alt=Frame grab of Julie's photograph.|First appearance of Julie, in a photograph.
|File:DayForNightqq00 10 09qq00017.jpg|alt2=Frame grab of Alphonse and Liliane.|Alphonse and Liliane in the hotel.
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File:DayForNightqq00 38 49qq00043.jpg|alt=Frame grab of Julie.|Julie arrives, amid paparazzi.
|File:DayForNightqq00 06 49qq00007.jpg|alt3=Frame grab of Ferrand.|First close-up of Ferrand.
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|File:DayForNightqq00 08 28qq00013.jpg|alt4=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.]
 
|File:DayForNightqq00 08 38qq00014.jpg|alt5=Frame grab of Julie's photograph.|First appearance of Julie, in a photograph.
 
|File:DayForNightqq00 38 49qq00043.jpg|alt6=Frame grab of Julie.|Julie arrives, amid paparazzi.
 
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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
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
#Jeremy G. Butler, ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications'' (New York: Routledge, 2012).
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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==
#[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''.
#[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.
  
[[Category:TCF340 Discussion]]
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[[Category:JCM312 Discussion]]

Latest revision as of 21:23, 29 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.

  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.



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

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.