Style as a Formal System

Question 1

What are the categories we need to look out for identifying style?

Answer 1

Form, Editing, Sound, History, Form meanings, Form principles, Mise-en-scene, and Cinematography

Question 2

What is style?

Answer 2

The pattern use of techniques across a film. It describes the characteristic use of techniques made by a single filmmaker or group of filmmakers.

Question 3

What is the first step of analyzing film style?

Answer 3

Determine the organizational style

Question 4

What is the second step of analyzing film style?

Answer 4

Identify the salient techniques used

Question 5

What is the third step of analyzing film style?

Answer 5

Tracing our patterns of techniques

Question 6

What is the fourth step of analyzing film style?

Answer 6

Propose functions for the salient techniques and patterns they form

Question 7

What do we need to concentrate on identifying?

Answer 7

Salient techniques, locating patterns, and proposing some functions for style in each use.