molly Flashcards

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Who directed Atomic Blonde?

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David Leitch

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Name the four paragraphs you are going to write about in Atomic Blonde

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Audience, Stereotypes, Re-presentation and Director’s purpose

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What is the Typography effect?

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Audience, Stereotypes, Re-presentation and Director’s purpose

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What are the key elements of re-presentation?

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Mise en scene; settings, props, costume and lighting

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Who directed Into Eternity?

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Michael Madsen

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What are the three modes featured in Into Eternity?

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Expository, Participatory and Observational

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What are some key conventions used with in documentaries?

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Voiceover, Graphics and Animation, Actuality footage, Music, Interviews

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What is an example of actuality footage in Into Eternity?

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Location footage of Onkalo

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What are the three paragraphs you are going to write about in Into Eternity?

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Modes of documentaries, conventions of documentaries and the story/narrative

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Who said this quote? “Documentaries address the world we live in, not the world we imagine.”

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Nichols (2017)

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What is the main theme in Into Eternity?

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It acts as a warning for future generations, shows human vs science

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What is factuality?

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“It is what the filmmaker does with factual elements which define the narrative and determine whether it is truthful” Nichols (2017)

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How is voiceover used in Into Eternity?

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The director asks critical questions about Onkalo, and questions humans vs science.

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How does Atomic Blonde break the stereotype of the “Dumb Blonde”?

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Lorraine is a smart and strong protagonist that takes control and is stronger than the men around her.

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What are Dyer’s 4 modes of typography and who referenced them?

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Re-presentation, representation of social groups and stereotypes, how the director represents groups eg. women and things that are being represented to the audience. (Lacey, 1997)

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16
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Who said this? “The male gaze objectifies women”

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Benshoff and Griffin, 2009

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What is an objective shot in cinema?

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The feeling that the character is being looked at without knowing

18
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How is Lorraine objectified in Atomic Blonde?

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The ice bath scene

19
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How does Lorraine break the feminine mystique?

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She is a strong and smart protagonist that is an embodiment of female empowerment

20
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What is a femme fatal?

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Dangerously seductive, alluring, leas men to doomed situations

21
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What are the four fundamental tendencies that attribute to documentary practice according to Renov (1993)

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  1. Record and Reveal 2. Persuade and promote 3. Analyze 4. Express
22
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Name 6 documentary modes

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Performative, expository, observational, poetic, reflexive and participatory

23
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What is Onkalo?

A

The Finnish Governments attempt to solve the nuclear waste problem

24
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What does Into Eternity question?

A

The morality of our civilisation

25
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Who said this: “Documentaries are the social treatment of reality”

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Grierson, 1966

26
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Name a quote from Curran, 2016 that explains the journey of a documentary for the viewer.

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“Documentaries bring viewers on a journey, immerse them in a new world and explore universal themes”

27
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Who said this: “Documentaries use first hand accounts via interview, observation and archive to inform their audience”

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Curran, 2016

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What are some of the questions that Madsen asks in Into Eternity?

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Asks whether it is ethical to make decisions when there is uncertainty

29
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What is uncontrolled actuality?

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Observational filmmaking

30
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How is soundtrack used in Atomic Blonde?

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The eighties music sets the scene and displays the time period.

31
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What is the task the Lorraine is sent to do?

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She is sent to Berlin and tasked with finding “The List,” a document containing top-secret British and American intelligence information.

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What do critics say about Atomic Blonde?

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Critics say “This atomic blonde is a feminine icon, but an embarrassment to feminism everywhere.”