FILM 1502 1st Edition Lecture 12Outline of Last Lecture I. What are sound continuity and sounds montage?II. How can film sound raise ethical issues in terms of audience expectations?III. Discussion: As a film that is innately about sound and “trusting what we hear,” in what ways does The Conversation serve to problematize the highly contextual and perspectival nature of cinematic sound? Outline of Current Lecture IV. Quiz 2: Editing and SoundV. How has Narrative Cinema changed over time?VI. What is the difference between Story and Plot? Diegetic and Non-Diegetic?VII. How does the construction of narrative serve to define cinematic space?Current LectureElements of Narrative Cinema 10/7 Clicker 1: The art and craft of constructing a story with a particular plot and point of view is…key to narrative Elements of Narrative - P. 215-222 (history-what, why, how narrative changed)- Adaptation-to the world at the moment - Narrative reflexivity: characters recognize that it is in a horror film, aware in movie ex. Screamo Vs. invisible style-don’t notice watching movie - Understanding in terms of structure -The Royal Tennenbaums: giving all tropes at the beginning -Plot vs. story o Plot: what happens, chronology o Story: looks at relationship b/w events, not necessarily in order-Characters-star system, associate character with actors o Character depth: layers to character, relates to coherence o Character coherence: do actions cohere w/ understanding the character?, sometimes meant to not make sense -Have to understand where are in film, narrator story telling (tense)Clicker 2: Stereotyping—when a character is reduced to a set of static traits These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Character Continued - Character type: ex. Cowboy- Figurative type: exaggerated, not realistic, changing ex. Wicked Witch of the West (evil)- Archetype: concept, symbol (evil)- Stereotype: static traits, do not change - Flat: no depth or development, has to be character motivation Casa Blanca- What do we know? Rick has successful saloon, in control, signing check, cut back b/w doorman and Rick-nod, eye line match- What about space? private vs. public space-doorman line b/w- What about narrative? Chess-strategic thinker, playing game with himself, self conflictClicker 3: Narratology: the study of narrative
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