Movements, Genres, and Others, Defined with Examples Flashcards

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German Expressionism

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The Expressionist seeks an object’s most expressive aspect, very bold and weird but interesting (e.g. Nosferatu 1922)

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Russian Constructivism

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a group of artists who sought to move beyond the autonomous art object, extending the formal language of abstract art into practical design work (Battleship Potemkin 1925)

Odessa Steps: Russian film of marching soldiers, ex of montage of attra

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Docudrama

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Documentary made to look dramatic even when the content isn’t (Nanook of the North 1922)

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NeoRealism (Italian)

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filmed in the streets of post-WWII italy, shows life of the poor/working class (Rome, Open City)

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Screwball Comedies

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“The battle of the sexes”, fast paced, mismatched men and women who can’t admit mutual attraction. Funny stuff about sex (Gold Diggers of 1933)

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Gangster Films

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Marked by villains and anti-heros, compelling not glamorized, felt real for the people of the Depression-Era (Scarface 1932)

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Film Noir

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Dark, mysterious films generally on pulp detective fiction, influenced by expressionism and horror(The Maltese Falcon)

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Horror

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pretty self-explanatory, influenced from German expressionism (Carrie 1976)

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Westerns

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film portraying the western frontier (Buck and the Preacher 1972)

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Musicals

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stories that sometimes sing similar to plays like on broadway (Gold Diggers of 1933)

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Propaganda

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a machine to make people want to fight and support the war effort (Why We Fight by Frank Capra)

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Mockumentary

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A fictional story filmed in the style of a documentary (Fear of The Black Hat, Rusty Cundieff, 1993)

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Exploitation/Blaxploitation

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any films that try to succeed within a perceived niche market or current trend

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Vertical Integration

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when a company owns the entire process of production and distribution

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Avant-garde

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new and unusual or experimental ideas, especially in the arts (throughout all eras)

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