9.27.17 Flashcards
what are the 3 key components of narrative?
characters, setting, events
define socio-cultural milieu
the setting and environment in which a person lives. like the treatment of women in Rashomon.
define fabula
the raw material of a story
syuzhet
the way the story is organized
define structure: classical
conflict is introduced and resolved n a story with a beg,., mid., and end. i.e. Wizard of Oz
define structure: episodic
conflict is introduced and resolved, but with continuing characters. i.e. Indiana Jones
define structure: serialized
“to be continued” from episode to episode. i.e. The Flash, Mad Men
define structure: transmedia
episodes/stories told across media. i.e. The Matrix
what is the three act structure?
first act: setup, second act: confrontation, third act: resolution.
define monomyth.
a basic story structure found throughout different ages and cultures.
who is Joseph Campbell?
he is the first to document the monomyth, later influencing Christopher Vogler’s work on screenwriting.
define text.
anything that can convey meaning.
define polysemy.
multiple meanings for a word. (God Hates Fags)
define intertextuality.
the way a text’s meaning is shaped by another text. i.e. Family Guy’s Star Wars.
difference between genre and intertextuality?
genre is a passive principle (family), intertextuality is active.
define paratextuality.
the relationship between the text and the accessory messages and commentaries that come to surround the text. For film = promos, recaps, spoilers, merchandise. can manage, amplify, and alter meanings by shaping our experience of a text.
Red Nightmare: main actors?
Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynters
Red Nightmare: director?
Don Siegel
what year was horror as a genre shut down?
1910, with Edison Studios’ Frankenstein.
what year is horror brought back?
1923, with the Hunchback of Notre Dame - Lon Chaney.
what happened in between the shut down and revival of horror 1910-1923?
WWI
the end of the war brought ____, perfectly suited for horror.
German Expressionism. Nosferatu (1921) and Metropolis (1927).
define “auteur” theory.
dir. oversees all parts of the movie much like an author.
what is the French New Wave?
telling small, very personal stories.
define foley.
the coconuts and horse clopping in monty python. recorded sound effects after the shooting of a film.
who is the world’s largest producer of film? second?
India is first. Nigeria is second.
tell me about the German Cinema.
Developed originally for upper class, enjoyed by lower class as a novelty at fairs. WWI - many foreign films boycotted, German prod. drops. UFA produce high-quality national films. Germany realized the film industry would save them!
tell me about German Expressionism.
initially developed in poetry/painting. communicate meaning on an emotional/subjective level. (The Scream by Edvard Munch).
Style = weird angles, painted light and shadow, stylized sets, theatrical makeup and acting.
Goals = bring out the “essence” of an object/person. alienation, mystery, hallucination…
Legacy = direct influence on the Am. horror film genre
German Expressionists were ____. They say “the world is there, why repeat it?”
formalists.
tell me about the Italian Cinema.
focused more on historical epics. Mussolini injects money (1922) and then intervenes in the previously free industry (1936) starts producing propaganda films, “white telephone.” realist style films.
tell me about Italian Neo-Realism.
the no bs films, what really happened. urban and non-literary: how life actually is. discarded idea of narrative. embraced improvisation.
Hallmarks =
-shooting on location,
-filming w/ available and natural light
-focus on contemporary matters
-use of non-professional actors or actors cast against type
-break worldview, glimmer of hope
what were the first film and the most important films in the Italian neo-realist tradition?
Rome: Open City, dir. Roberto Rosselini. Bicycle Thieves (1948).
define the Andreotti Law. (1949)
places the Italian film industry under state control. strong stand on what kind of movies will be made. Umberto D is the last neo-realist film (guy loses dog).
define “peplum” or “sword and sandal” films.
low-budget costume films like Conan or Hercules. popular in Italy and U.S. “spaghetti westerns”
Four big names in French Cinema?
The Lumiere Bros.
pathe Freres
Gaumont
George Melies
define subjectivity in French Cinema.
the inner being of char. on screen. involve audience in the film experience. a lot of persp shots.
Post WWII -> “Cinema of Quality” films were…
theatrical/literary adaptations (i.e. period pieces). film critics hated these types. similar to Italian neo-realism.
what is “cahiers du cinema”
a film journal. French New Wave- cinema of intellectualism. cine-clubs and film journalism.
Andre Bazin is considered the father of ___.
the french new wave
who is the mouthpiece for the auteur theory?
andrew sarris. alfred hitchcock = true auteurist. the theory emerges in opposition to the cinema of quality films.
The auteur theory is marked by…
focus on small objects
personal subjects to filmmaker
realism
an appeal to young, cine-literate audiences
define elliptical editing.
what you’re showing ons creen takes shorter than it would naturally.
define Edo Period (1600-1868).
conflict between two big families. era of samurai. tokugawa clan wins, reduce power of the emperor, shogun does actual governing. stability, peace, prosperity.
define Meiji Period (1868-1912)
“The Restoration” of emperor, shogun dissolved, Matthew Perry sent from US to have Japan open themselves to trade.
define Taisho Period (1912-1926).
“Great Righteousness.” rioting and unrest due to empeeror’s sudden death = extreme change. instability. japan backs allies, gains Germany’s territories. Great Tokyo/Kanto Earthquake.
define Showa Period (1926-1989)
“Period of Radiant Japan,” political right wing popularized. new emperor ascends. 1939 - wwii begins, 1945- wwii ends, US changes everything about Japan.
define Heisei Period (1989-present)
“Japan’s Last Decade,” Japanese pop culture starts to spread around the world. a period of stagnation.
difference between western theater and japanese theater
western -representational, japanese- presentational
define yugen
a dark, hidden inner beauty, finding beauty in something not considered trad. beautiful
define wabi-sabi
a beauty that is imperfect, beauty that fades or changes over time
define aware
sense of melancholy and sadness. finite and perishable, things die.
what are the golden age of cinema (japan) movies and 2 dir.?
seven samurai, gojira, tokyo story, rashomon, ugetsu.
directors: akira kurosawa and ishiro honda. japan wants to change its militaristic image.
1956- Japanese New Wave or Nuberu Bagu
“Crazed Fruit” sexual violence, delinqunecy, radicalism, youth culture, outcasts. Aggressive cinema - in the realm of the senses.
define malsala
films that feature song, dance, romance, melodramatic, star-crossed lovers.
