FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE Flashcards
Allusion
Expressing something outside of the literature
Imagery
Using figurative language to set a mood
What are the ways to learn about a character?
Think, look, act, say, other people’s opinions
3rd person limited POV
One character’s point of view
3rd person omniscient POV
Multiple character’s point of view
Narratology
Study of how stories work
What does a story do?
Tells everything that happened from beginning to end
What is a plot?
What parts of the story you decide to tell in which order
Film is collaborative.. True or False
True
The director is considered the author of the film…True or False
True
Screenwriter often have no control over the scripts once they are submitted…True or False
True
Most scripts get re- written…True or False
True
What are the three major adaptations?
Loose, literal, faithful
Loose
major differences from the source material
Faithful
Minor difference from source material
Literal
exactly the same from the source material
Motif
Recurring symbol in a film
Symbolism
Something in the film that is more than itself
Allegory
The story is told to establish a theme about society
Homage
Obvious reference to another filmmaker
Realism Plot formula
Select idea or theme Manipulation of story Manipulation of Character Optimism Slice of life
Classic Plot formula
Good guy Bad guy conflict events leading to resolution of conflict events leading to character development resolution of conflict - boring parts
What is considered the “norm” particularly in American cinema?
Narrative
What is narrative based off of?
Dramatic conflict between protagonist and anatgonist
Narrative builds intensity to a dramatic conflict in which one force must “win” and one must “lose” the climax…True or False
True
Formalist Plot formula
select idea or theme
restructure time to make a point about selected idea or theme
Look for different points of view
There are no good or bad genre…True or False
True
What are contracts between the filmmaker and a specific targeted audience>
Genres
How are genres set?
In style, subject matter, and values
What are the 4 genres?
Primitive, classic, revisionist, parodic
Primitive
Introduces the varies conventions for the first time
Classic
Follows the conventions and does them extremely well
Revisionist
Questions the conventions and perhaps reinvents or renew them
Parodic
Makes fun of the conventions
Many stories follow the heroic quest…True or False
True
Realism Theory
Mirrors how we view the world
Formalism Theory
Uses as much as possible to communicate a theme or time to be highly symbolic
Classicism Theory
Combination of open and closed form
Top
Area associated with power / authority
Bottom
Submissive
Left
Weaker side of the frame, reserved for the villians
Synchronous
Sound and the images match
Diegetic
Sounds the character can hear
Voice over
Allows the audience to hear the voice of a character
