PPT-British and American Culture and Films

Day 3 23 December 2015 IMPORTANT Dont forget We will start using this book in class from next Monday 28 December In todays class we will Discuss Billy Elliot and cultural aspects in the movie that surprised or shocked you. Conformity and Rebellion. Anticommunism before WWII. Fears of “premature anti-Fascists” such as Dorothy Parker, . Dashiell. Hammett, etc. before WWII. Support for republican Spain during the 1937 Spanish Civil War. Mise-en-scène. Purer Form of Realist Narrative. Purer form of realism in narrative is found in non-diegetic elements.. Diegetic - being relevant to the progress of a story. Non-diegetic - being irrelevant to the progress of an imaginary story . American film industry is the largest in the world and some of the greatest films in movie history have been filmed in American cities. . The city is often the protagonist with actors and actresses.. Montage. Table of Contents. 1. . Mise-en-scène . in classical American films. 2. . Montage . in classical American films. Montage . in Classical American Films. As . mise-en-scène, . montage must help a narrative move on without distracting the attention of the viewer from it. . 10 films reflecting the 1960s. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960). Representative of the New Wave of early 1960s films. Victim (1961). A Basil Dearden/Michael Relph ‘Social Problem’ film of the early 1960s. During the American Revolution, the overmatched colonists found a leader in George Washington and badly-needed French assistance after the Battle of Saratoga. When the war ended, the Treaty of Paris in 1783 brought independence and the formation of the United States. . There are several areas in which British and American spelling are different. These are the main ones to be aware of..  . Words ending in –re.  . British English words that end in . -re. often end in . and Georgia Review. What was the result of the British siege of Savannah?. Savannah remained under the control of the British.. Who was . Lyman Hall?. One of the . three Georgians that signed the Declaration . Conformity and Rebellion. Anticommunism before WWII. Fears of “premature anti-Fascists” such as Dorothy Parker, . Dashiell. Hammett, etc. before WWII. Support for republican Spain during the 1937 Spanish Civil War. Questions for Thought. Can you think of any examples of how we are influenced by the British Culture?. What do you know about the British Culture?. As we discuss different aspects of British culture, can you see any similarities or differences with our own Taiwanese culture?. British and American Film – Ealing Studios. The Ladykillers - Alexander . MacKendrick. , 1955. Considered the last great Ealing comedy. Objective. :. To explore the ways in which . The Ladykillers . (1775 – 1783). The Early Years of the War:. American were divided when it came to the war. 20 to 30 percent of Americans were Loyalists, 40 to 45 percent were Patriots, and the rest were . neutral. Classical Hollywood Cinema. Mainly in a present world—though not necessarily the time the film was made . It is seen largely from outside the action, through point of view shots, memories, fantasies, dreams, or other mental states are sometimes included. , like much of television programming but by creating a world in which several distinctive elements merge into a (incoherent) whole. Because of the fragmented nature of the serial (and much of telev