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| + | #How do Bordwell and Thompson (B/T) define "form" in its general sense? And how is film a "system"? | ||
| + | #Apply B/T's four principles of film form to ''Day for Night'': | ||
| + | ##Function: What function do Ferrand's dreams serve? | ||
| + | ##Similarity and repetition: What is one ''motif'' that recurs in the film? (And what is a motif, according to B/T?) | ||
| + | ##Difference and variation: How does the film make use of variations? | ||
| + | ##Development: B/T note, "Another way to size up how a film develops formally is to ''compare the beginning with the ending''." So, how would you say [http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight-OpenClose/ the beginning and ending of ''Day for Night''] signals the film's development? | ||
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| − | + | http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight-OpenClose/thumbnails/DayForNightqq00_02_29qq00011.jpg ([http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight-OpenClose/pages/DayForNightqq00_02_29qq00011.htm larger image]) | |
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| − | + | http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight-OpenClose/thumbnails/DayForNightqq01_54_22qq00023.jpg ([http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight-OpenClose/pages/DayForNightqq01_54_22qq00023.htm larger image]) | |
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| − | ''' | + | == ''Narrative'' form== |
| + | B/T define narrative form as "...a chain of events in cause-effect relationship occurring in time and space." Discuss/define each phrase of this definition, providing examples from ''Day for Night'': | ||
| + | #a chain of events in cause-effect relationship | ||
| + | #occurring in time and space | ||
| − | ==" | + | === Plot and story === |
| + | #What is the difference between "plot" and "story", as B/T are using those terms? | ||
| + | #Describe the plot and the story of ''Day for Night''. How do they differ? | ||
| − | + | ===Classical Hollywood cinema=== | |
| − | *''' | + | #What are the five or six principal characteristics of classical Hollywood cinema, according to B/T? List them. |
| − | + | #*Does ''Day for Night'' qualify as a classical film? Why or why not? | |
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
| − | # | + | #David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, ''Film Art: An Introduction'', 8th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007). |
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | + | #[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight/index.htm Frame grabs] from ''Day for Night''. | |
| − | + | #[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Anderson_AmEx.php Wes Anderson American Express Commercial] (Day for Night parody, password protected) | |
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:TCF340 Discussion]] |
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Revision as of 15:21, 26 August 2008
Form
- How do Bordwell and Thompson (B/T) define "form" in its general sense? And how is film a "system"?
- Apply B/T's four principles of film form to Day for Night:
- Function: What function do Ferrand's dreams serve?
- Similarity and repetition: What is one motif that recurs in the film? (And what is a motif, according to B/T?)
- Difference and variation: How does the film make use of variations?
- Development: B/T note, "Another way to size up how a film develops formally is to compare the beginning with the ending." So, how would you say the beginning and ending of Day for Night signals the film's development?
First shot:
http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight-OpenClose/thumbnails/DayForNightqq00_02_29qq00011.jpg (larger image)
Last shot:
http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/DayForNight-OpenClose/thumbnails/DayForNightqq01_54_22qq00023.jpg (larger image)
Narrative form
B/T define narrative form as "...a chain of events in cause-effect relationship occurring in time and space." Discuss/define each phrase of this definition, providing examples from Day for Night:
- a chain of events in cause-effect relationship
- occurring in time and space
Plot and story
- What is the difference between "plot" and "story", as B/T are using those terms?
- Describe the plot and the story of Day for Night. How do they differ?
Classical Hollywood cinema
- What are the five or six principal characteristics of classical Hollywood cinema, according to B/T? List them.
- Does Day for Night qualify as a classical film? Why or why not?
Bibliography
- David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, Film Art: An Introduction, 8th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007).
External links
- Frame grabs from Day for Night.
- Wes Anderson American Express Commercial (Day for Night parody, password protected)
