Chapter 1-3

Question 1

Define Analysis in Film

Answer 1

The act of taking apart something complicated to figure out what it is made of and how it all fits together.

Question 2

What are the two steps to Film Analysis?

Answer 2

1. Identifying tools and techniques
2. Investigating the function

Question 3

Why are Invisible techniques used?

Answer 3

• To seamlessly blend transitions, and visual effects, making them imperceptible to the audience.
• This allows them to focus on the story and emotions rather than the mechanics of film making
  -Involves using editing techniques to create the illusion of continuous time and space, even when multiple shots or scenes are combined

Question 4

Implicit

Answer 4

lies below the surface of a movies story; is closest to the everyday sense of the word meaning

Question 5

Explicit

Answer 5

Available on the surface of the movie; obvious

Question 6

Content

Answer 6

The subject of an artwork; what it is about

Question 7

Form

Answer 7

Means by which a subject is expressed and experienced; how it is presented

Question 8

Realism

Answer 8

A tendency to view or represent things as they really are

Question 9

Antirealisum

Answer 9

An interest in or a concern for the abstract, speculative, or fantastic

Question 10

Verisimilitude

Answer 10

• A way of convincing appearance of truth
• Convinces you that you are “really there” by being internally consistent
• Affected by time and cultures as audiences expectations of reality change

Question 11

List the three types of movies

Answer 11

1. Narrative
2. Documentary
3. Experimental

Question 12

Narrative Movies

Answer 12

Movies that are directed toward fiction or fictionalized stories

Question 13

Documentary Movies

Answer 13

Movies with ab allegiance to nonfiction but which still employ movie storytelling and dramatization

Question 14

Experimental Movies

Answer 14

Movies that push the boundaries of what most people think movies are or should be

Question 15

Seven Major American Genres

Answer 15

1. Gangster - Rages to riches, questioning authority
2. Film Noir - Fatalistic themes, cynical tones, corruption or despair, hard-boiled characters
3. Science Fiction - Tech vs Human theme, futuristic setting
4. Horror - Themes of death and insanity
5. Western - Modern American mythology, wilderness vs civilization
6. Musical - Backstage narrative, integrated music
7. Animation - Hand drawn, stop motion, digital

Question 16

List the three types of animation

Answer 16

1. Hand drawn - Scenes are drawn, inked, and painted by hand on clear cells that are displayed against painted backgrounds and photographed in rapid sequence
2. Stop Motion - Working with physical models and objects captured by camera one frame at a time
3. Digital - Animation that takes place solely on a computer screen