Review
7 Midterm Topics
o 4 Aspects of Film
Business, Technology, Art/Entertainment, Cultural Product
Entertainment holds our attention
Art holds our heart, goes beyond
o Makes us think
o Stands the test of time
o Visceral
Cultural Product
o Comes from society and influences society
o Literary Design
POV
Omniscient
o God-like, unbiased
o We see more than the characters see
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1 Person
o Inside
Person is inside the action
Camera embodies the person
o Outside
Voiceover or flashback
Person not there while it happens
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3 Person
o Stays with one character
o Follows
o i.e. Repulsion, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Multiple
o Follow multiple characters
o incident Same from multiple points of view
Structure
Episodic
o Episodes loosely connected in time and space or by a
character
Thematic
o No connection in time or space
o Only connected by a theme
Montage
Thematic Montage
o Same theme going through certain images
o Not connected in time and space
Collision Montage
o Juxtaposition of things
o Creates meaning that is not contained in either image
Hollywood Montage
o Elliptical
o Shortens time
o Editing
Rhythm
A pattern of beats
Classical Cutting Rules
Perspectivization
o Characters cant share the same perspective
Avoid Displacement
Maintain Eye contact
You need an overview
o Introductory shot