In film noir - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

This is a complete set of A* Pan's Labyrinth revision notes for WJEC Eduqas Film Studies A Level. The document is organised into following sections: - PULP FICTION GENERAL IN DETAIL NOTES - EXAM NOTES KEY PHRASES+MEMORABLE SCENES - PREVIOUS EXAM QUESTIONS topics included: - FILM FORM + NARRATIVE - AUTEURSHIP - CINEMATOGRAPHY - MISE EN SCENE - EDITING - SOUND - PERFORMANCE - REPRESENATION - GENDER - AGE - FILM NOIR - FRENCH NEW WAVE - KEY SCENES - BINARY OPPOSITION

LA HAINE ESSAY PLANS examinez les similarités et les différences entre Saïd, vinz et hubert - CORRECT ANSWER-SIMILARITIES: VIOLENCE - they are all violent, and this is shown in different ways, physically and verbally. eg DIFFERENCES: AMBITION - hubert has ambition (to open a gym) and realises the banlieues are toxic "j'en ai marre de cette cité, il faut que je parte d'ici". saïd and vinz show no ambition SIMILARITIES: LIVING CONDITIONS (EXCLUDED) - "on vit dans des trous à rats", scenes w...

ENG 225 Week 2 Quiz 2024 with complete solution; Ashford University Score for this attempt: 14 out of 15 Submitted Jul 19 at 8:21pm This attempt took 102 minutes. In order to truly expand and refresh a genre, a film should cut all ties with existing genre tropes. be recognizable as falling under the specified genre. develop new technologies. meet all of an audience’s expectations. Rogue One presents a different take on the science-fiction genre by stickin...

WST 371 QUIZ 2. Cautionary Tales, such as Valley of the Dolls, celebrated the successful lives of single women in the city and showed how women can resist a patriarchal society and triumph. False  Question 3 1 out of 1 points In film noir, the femme fatale gains power through use of her sexuality which ultimately ends in her demise. True  Question 4 1 out of 1 points According to Tribbetts-Williams, African- American women have played stereotypical roles in popular culture, th...

ENG 225 Week 3 Quiz Updated 2024 Actual Questions and Answers Already Passed; Ashford University Score for this attempt: 8 out of 15 Submitted Jul 26 at 6:28pm This attempt took 57 minutes. Which of the following editing transitions involves a fade-in to a new shot superimposed over a fade-out from the previous shot, so the two adjoining scenes can both be seen simultaneously for a moment? wipe dissolve iris direct cut What is the implication of following contin...

Film Latest Update with Verified Solutions 3 fundamentals of film form Movies depend on light, elusion of movement, manipulation of time and space Normal speed 24 frames/second Slow motion 30 frames/second Fast 10-12 frames/second Experimental movies Not commercial, low budget, no expectation of gain Documentary Instructional, propaganda, or persuasive Scale of movies Realism - Narrative - Formalism (Hollywood is at narrative) Types of movies Narrative, documentary, experimental Genre Ca...

FST 201 Quizzes with Complete and Verified Solutions During what general time period does the Western film take place? 1880s In the early days of sound film, the Western genre was characterized largely by: low budget b films What is the genre's most iconic location? Monument Valley, Arizona What is the essential thematic conflict in the Western? Civilization vs. savagery What is the main characteristic of the Western genre's evolution? Gradual fading of the optimistic vision Which of the ...

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 ...

TFM 363 Quiz 1 Latest Update with Verified Solutions 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 German Expressionism A prominent artistic movement in post-WW1 Germany that influenced many disciplines, wit...

FMS 200 Final Exam Review Arizona State University Question and answer correctly solved How did Hollywood fare in the transition to the post-war world? - correct answer With the advent of TV, soldiers coming back from overseas with ideas of how other nations are, and many new technologies available, it died down significantly "A Face in the Crowd" - correct answer a 1957 American drama film starring Andy Griffith that is a parody of American TV commercialism and its reliance on sponso...

The lightness or darkness of a surface is the element of art called ________. Answer - value Detective movies of the 1940s were filmed in such dark tones they were referred to as film noir. Filmmakers chose these dark values to enhance the ________ mood of the movies. Answer - serious Artists can create a sense of ________ by using light and dark values. Answer - depth This method of applying value to a two-dimensional artwork in order to create the illusion of three-dimensional soli...