sp 472, week 8, 2011
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Drama
The function of the cinema is
to bring to light certain
details that the stage would
have left untreated.
Andre Bazin
The Birds
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Drama
Stage vs. Screen
West Side Story
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Time, Space & Language
Time
Scene vs. Shot
Theatrical continuous
time
Temporal dislocation in
film
Run Lola Run
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Time, Space & Language
Space Limits of theatrical space
means usually dealswith closed forms
Long and Medium Shots Film frame masks ask
objects & people onlytemporarily
Extreme close-ups toextreme long shots
Touch of Evil
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Time, Space & Language
Space
Stage player interacts
with viewers - audience is
active
Adjusts to audience
Contemporize older
material
Alfie
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Time, Space & Language
Space
Film - audience is passive:The details have beenprovided bycinematography, mise en
scne, movement, editing,sound, sets & costumes
Plays are language basedwhile film is visual
Adaptation of plays toscreen & vice versa
Opening it up Close-ups & non-
synchronous visuals
Romeo & Juliet
1996, 1936, 1968
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Autuer theory
Dominance of the director
as opposed to theatre
which the writer is
dominant
Precision of film is not
doable on stage
The Little Foxes
The Director
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Autuer theory
Dominance of the director
as opposed to theatre
which the writer is
dominant
Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Stanley Kubrick
The Director
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The Director
Film director has more
control
Camera can go anywhere
Each shot is a differentspace
Clarity in scenes as
opposed to shots
The Third Man
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Setting & Decor
Set & Dcor is a part of
mise en scne or an
extension of theme &
characterization
Set is not constant as in a
play
Babel
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Setting & Decor
Reality vs. Stylization
Some genres require
deliberate unreality i.e.
musicals, horror
Not a hard & fast rule
Seinfeld vs. Midnight Cowboy
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Setting & Decor
The Sound of Music& Mary Poppins
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Setting & Decor
Realism & Formalism -
not absolute but most
films tend to one or the
other
Kinds of realism - poetic
& documentary
The Last King of Scotland
Barton Fink
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Setting & Decor
Formalist treatment of a
realistic set
Amarcord
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Setting & Decor
Production Designer: Responsible for designing the overallvisual appearance of a movie.
The Art Director: Oversees the artists and craftspeople whobuild the sets.
Set Designer: Responsible for translating a productiondesigner's vision of the movie's environment into a set whichcan be used for filming - The set designer reports to the artdirector.
Set Decorator: A person who has total charge of decorating theset with all furnishings, drapery, interior plants, and anything
seen on indoor or outdoor sets. Set Dresser: A person who maintains the set per the Set
Decorator's requirements, placing elements such as curtainsand paintings, and moves and resets the set decoration toaccommodate camera, grip and lighting setups.
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Setting & Decor
Checklist for Setting &
Dcor Analysis
Exterior or Interior Style
Studio or Location
Period
Class
Size
Decoration
Symbolic Function
Drawing for Scarletts Bedroom in Gone
with the Windby William Cameron Menzie
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Setting & Decor
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Costumes & Makeup
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Costumes & Makeup
Period
Class
Sex
Age
Silhouette
Fabric
Accessories
Color
Body Exposure Function
Body Attitude
Image
Roxanne
Cyrano de Bergeracx 2
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Costumes & Makeup
Period
Class
Sex
Age
Silhouette
Fabric
Accessories
Color
Body Exposure Function
Body Attitude
Image Roxanne
Cleopatra 1934
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Costumes & Makeup
Caesar & Cleopatra 1945
Cleopatra 1999
Cleopatra 1963
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Drama
Midnight Cowboy, 1969
Directed by John Schlesinger, 1926-
2003
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight,Sylvia Miles
First X-rated film to win Best PictureOscar it seems tame today though
Also won Best Director & BestScreenplay
Dustin Hoffman (his 2nd film afterThe Graduate) Jon Voight & SylviaMiles were also nominated
American Film Institute ranked this asthe #43 Greatest Movie of All Time
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Drama
One studio executive sentdirector John Schlesinger amemo stating, "If we could cleanthis up and add a few songs, it
could be a great vehicle for ElvisPresley."
All shot on location for ultra-realism with cameos by Viva andUltra Violet from Andy WarholsFactory
Im walkin here in thefamous taxi-slamming was an adlib as there was no permit toclose down the street and thescene was shot from a vanacross the street
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Jon Voight, 1938-
Coming Home (Oscar), TheOdessa File, Transformers,Conrack, Ali, Deliverance
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Dustin Hoffman, 1937-
7 Best Actornominations, 2 wins
Tootsie, Kramer vsKramer(Oscar), StrawDogs, Marathon Man,The Graduate, All thePresidents Men, Lenny,Wag the Dog, Rain Man(Oscar)