PPT-Intro to Film Analysis and Theory

but first a brief overview of Cultural Studies o verview of the Introduction from Film Analysis edited by Jeffrey Geiger 2005 Norton Press NYC with some stuff from JC thrown in here and there. Questions of Auteurism. A Case Study of Peter Weir . . What is . auteur?. 1 A director who make films which reflect. his/her personal vision and preoccupations.. 2 A director who has a . distinctive . Originated in the 1950s, published in a magazine called . Cahiers du Cinema. Irritated with French Cinema, seen as old-fashioned, ‘dad’s cinema’ - . cinema du papa. Francois Truffaut provocatively said: . General Requirements. Format your intro. paragraph according to MLA guidelines (four-line heading, last name and page number in corner, creative title centered, TNR font, double-spaced). The title of your movie should be italicized. Formalist Cinema:. From German Expressionism. to Soviet Montage Film. Soviet Montage Film. Narkompros. (People’s Commissariat for Education), an administration agency for education and culture, established a state film school, VGIK. . Understanding . Hero . (2002). . and . Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon . (2000). Magical Realism. Definition: aesthetic style or genre of fiction in which magical elements blend with the real world. The “real” and the “fantastic” are blended together. Film . Theory . & Criticism. Film Studies. Literary Theory & Criticism. Film Theory & Criticism. no literary equivalent. Auteurism. Thumbnail: . Identification of the primary signatures (thematic, stylistic, geographical) of a given filmmaker, customarily the director. What is . auteur?. 1 A director who make films which reflect. his/her personal vision and preoccupations.. 2 A director who has a distinct style and . consistent themes.. . SIGNATURE. François Truffaut, ‘Une Certaine . Life of Pi . and . Metropolis. DR BRUCE ISAACS | UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY. Film Analysis: . Life of Pi . and . Metropolis. DR BRUCE ISAACS | UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY. Theatrical . mise. en scene. – excessive dramatizing as a departure from realism. Auteur analysis seeks to identify the unique artistic contribution of a particular individual (usually the director) to a . televisual. text. Comes from film studies but has been applied to television, music creators. Critique comes in many flavors. Deep or shallow. Broad-based or narrowly focused. Directed toward production/content/social effects. Qualitative v. quantitative (Butler calls this ‘empirical’). Professional v. amateur v. scholarly. General Intro. The Narrative. Mis. è. . en. Scene. Cinematography. Movie Types/Genre. Editing. Sound. Film History. Beginnings/Early Film . German Expressionism. Soviet Montage. French Avant-Garde. JC Clapp, North Seattle College. Info here borrowed heavily from. the . Film Art . (. 11. th. . ed.) textbook by . Bordwell. & Thompson and . from the Yale Film Studies website: . http://filmanalysis.yctl.org. BAZIN AND TARKOVSKY. PHL 317K. Spring 2018. CLASSICAL FILM THEORY. 1898 – . 1948. Sergei . Eisenstein . Rudolf . Arnheim. 1904 – . 2007. 1918 – . 1958. Andrei . Bazin. Andrei . Tarkovsky. 1932 . JOURNALISM. Journalism Track. . - Reporting I - Feature. Writing. - Covering Race, Gender & Ethnicity. - Ethics. FILM & TV STUDIES. Television (Multimedia) Track. . . - Film & Video Production.