music in film #1 Flashcards
In the late __________ century, technology paved a new type of _____________________
1. nineteenth 2. art-work moving pictures
Once they moved,_____________________ . then: the visual arts crossed into the realm of___________- enabling: _________________________________
-they occupied time - temporal arts -creative artist to combine visual images with drama and music.
Elements of drama
plot, character, setting, theme, mood.
PLOT
Structure of a story.
Provides the basic framework for the drama and the temporal unfolding of the artwork.
There are two basic plot structures:
casual and episodic
The causal plot contains four principal sections:
exposition, complications, climax, resolution
CHARACTER
Is someone in the story. The main one is the protagonist, and its adversary is the antagonist.
The characters need to appeal to an audience through:
their psycological makeup, the conflicts they endure and the changes they undergo.
SETTING
the location and time frame in which a story takes place.
A movie set in a defined historical era is often referred as:
period film.
THEME
central idea underlying a given story.
MOOD
Sets the tone of the movie. Can be funny, sad, whimsical, profound, optimistic, dark, etc.
The creation of a film occurs in three stages:
preproduction, production and post-production
preproduction:
is largely controlled by the producer: planning and preparation of the film. May take several years.
Production:
is in hands of the director, who oversees the activities of the production crew and actors- cinematography and point of view.