Midterm - Form Flashcards
Studying
1
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Form
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The overall system of relations we can sense among the elements in the whole film. Also known as style.
2
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Conventions
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Common traits across films
3
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Genre
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Types of film
4
Q
Norms
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What are expected in film and seen as typical
5
Q
Meaning
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Understanding of film
6
Q
Referential Meaning
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Description and summary of film - with specifics
7
Q
Explicit Meaning
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Description and Summary of Film - More Generalized
8
Q
Implicit Meaning
A
An interpretation of film
9
Q
Interpretations
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One’s view of a film’s meaning
10
Q
Symptomatic Meaning
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Interpretation of a film applied to a large group or theme
11
Q
Ideology
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Set of values revealed by meaning
12
Q
Evaluation
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What one thinks of a film
13
Q
Personal Taste
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Personal opinion on film
14
Q
Evaluative Judgement
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Non-personal review of the film
15
Q
Criteria
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Standard for judgement of film
