Midterm ExamBeginning to sound design/San FranciscoOutlines in introduction to film bookKNOW the filmsFilm Notes associated with each filmBordwell Thomson book not necessaryEXAMPart 1: series of identificationsPart 2: 6 essay questionsYou will do 5Be CONCISE, go right into the answer, no intro, no fluffMode of Representation (style)ALWAYS start in RealityRealismObjectively depicts realityJust recording it. The camera, the lighting is not getting in the way. Not much stylization. All about the dialogue. Overlapping dialogue. No music to change how you feelFocus=contentOften end in bleak, ambiguous mannerex: Hud, Hart’s War, Cape Fearis it accurate?Artist wants it to be accurate and objective; but it never is because subjectivity always enters inrealist workArtist is interested in relative truthRealist looks at people; there will be a psychological level. Man in relationship to society; sociologicalShow what is wrong so that there will be some sort of improvementDeal with common every day peopleWont shy away from controversial issuesTypes of realismNatural realism, social realism, English Free Cinema, Documentary realism, French poetic realism, German Expressionism (1930s)New type of realism: Psychological and sociological realismAll about characters; . takes place in the house; dealt with family relations.All about method actingwriters: Tennessee Williams, Sloan WilsonDirectors: Martin RittActors: Paul NewmanCame from New York stage and infiltrated Hollywood throughout the 40’s, 50’s, 60sFormalismSubjectively depicts realityEx: I see the tree, but you also can see the tree, so I will give you my subjective impression of the treeMedium used (painting vs filming) will change representationPoeticize reality; idealismVarious degrees/schoolsTrick films, expressionism, high-tech style (1977-Star Wars), AnimationEx: Minority ReportRecreate reality, not imitate itWeek 8 13/10/2010 20:58:00← Midterm Exam- Beginning to sound design/San Francisco- Outlines in introduction to film book- KNOW the films- Film Notes associated with each film- Bordwell Thomson book not necessary- EXAMoPart 1: series of identificationsoPart 2: 6 essay questionsYou will do 5- Be CONCISE, go right into the answer, no intro, no fluf-Mode of Representation (style)ALWAYS start in Reality- RealismoObjectively depicts realityJust recording it. The camera, the lighting is not getting in the way. Not much stylization. All about the dialogue. Overlapping dialogue. No music to change how you feeloFocus=contentoOften end in bleak, ambiguous manneroex: Hud, Hart’s War, Cape Fearois it accurate?Artist wants it to be accurate and objective; but it never is because subjectivity always enters inorealist workArtist is interested in relative truthRealist looks at people; there will be a psychological level. Man in relationship to society; sociologicalShow what is wrong so that there will be some sort of improvementDeal with common every day peopleWont shy away from controversial issuesoTypes of realismNatural realism, social realism, English Free Cinema, Documentary realism, French poetic realism, German Expressionism (1930s)New type of realism: Psychological and sociological realismAll about characters; . takes place in the house; dealt with family relations. All about method acting- writers: Tennessee Williams, Sloan Wilson- Directors: Martin Ritt- Actors: Paul NewmanCame from New York stage and infiltrated Hollywood throughout the 40’s, 50’s, 60s - FormalismoSubjectively depicts realityoEx: I see the tree, but you also can see the tree, so I will give you my subjective impression of the treeoMedium used (painting vs filming) will change representation oPoeticize reality; idealismoVarious degrees/schoolsTrick films, expressionism, high-tech style (1977-Star Wars), AnimationoEx: Minority ReportoRecreate reality, not imitate ito←13/10/2010 20:58:00←13/10/2010