German expressionism Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

German Expressionism of the '20s and 30s impacted the visual style and thematic undercurrents of what eventually became known as - Film Noir Characteristics of German Expressionism - 1. stylized visuals 2. sharply exaggerated shadows 3. high-contrast lighting 4. disorientingly skewed set design 5. off-kilter camera angles

This is a complete set of in depth notes for component 2, section c in A-Level film studies. Here is the structure of the notes and topics covered: 1. INTRODUCTION TO SUNRISE (F.W. MURNAU, 1927) - Brief summary of the film's plot - Historical context of the film's release 2. SILENT CINEMA - The argument for cinema as primarily a visual medium - Use of intertitles in silent films - Importance of performance - Transition to sound in the late 1920s 3. CULTURAL, SOCIAL & HISTORICAL CONTEX...

realism,selective realism , experimental theatre - Answer-post war movements post war realism in USA - Answer-dominant style, golden age of american realism, focus on "regular people" and their tragedies. Arthur miller - Answer-period playwright of post war realism, born in harlem, influenced by ibsen, plays usually have themes of guilt, failure and personal responsibility. His best known play was Death of a Salesman lillian hellman - Answer-another playwright of post war realism,born in...

Film Terminology For A Level Film Studies. diegetic sound - correct answer sound that has its source in the narrative world of the film, whose characters are presumed to be able to hear it non-diegetic sound - correct answer sound that can be heard by the audience only, not the characters. shot/reverse/shot - correct answer A shot of one subject, then another, then back to the first. It is often used for conversation or reaction shots. Rule of Three - correct answer Imaginary lines on ...

Film Chapter 12 Questions and Answers Already Graded A 1. People today have difficulty understanding older films most often because those films A. operate according to different conventions. B. are not as visually well-crafted as modern movies. C. involve romantic plots that do not appeal to contemporary sensibilities. D. lack action sequences and are very slow paced. A. operate according to different conventions. 2. Which of the following was NOT among the earliest early pioneers of film? ...

World War II Experimentation Expansion Culmination Death Throws Kristallnacht November 9, 1938 Wansee Conference January 20, 1942 Total War Speech February 18, 1943 Wansee Conference Meeting of Nazi leaders in Berlin. It was the decision to murder the Jews (The Final Solution) (January 20, 1942) Kristallnacht "Night of Broken Glass" Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools, and businesses and kille...

CTVR 3 Final Exam Review A key pioneer in the science of motion picture technology, using horses and trip wires to shoot a series of stills, was: - Edward Muybridge The man who standardized the format of 35mm film and 24 frames per second was: - William Dickson One of the very first methods of showing motion pictures was the: - Kinetoscope An early Victorian-era toy that showed pictures moving was called: - Zoetrope The name for the early movie theaters was - Nickelodeon One ...

Absolutism - ANSWER-The theory that the monarch is supreme and can exercise full and complete power unilaterally Abstract Expressionism - ANSWER-No identifiable subject matter. Expresses feelings of artists. Emphasized spontaneous personal expression, freedom from accepted artistic values. Pollack Act of Union - ANSWER-1701 act of Parliament uniting England and Scotland into one kingdom: Great Britain. Intended to strengthen England against France. Abolished the Scottish Parliament. Kon...

Die Hard - ANSWER--1988 John McTiernan -Conventions of a modern Western -unusual because of typical 80's action hero casting -big on non-verbal cues in the exposition How does Die Hard follow a "Western" story arc? - ANSWER-Die Hard follows the "Western" story arch (outsider, outlawed hero, strong moral compass) Show that the Hero has the same skill set as the villain, a gunslinger Ie: spectacular shooting with nonlethal effects The Teddy Bears - ANSWER--1907 Edwin S. Porter & W...

Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock) notes for an A* in A Level. This document contains the following topics: Hitchcock as an auteur Voyeurism German Expressionism Cinematography Vertigo Context Key sequence analysis Motifs Laura Mulvey, Visual Pleasures and Narrative Cinema (1975) notes