Difference between pages "JCM312/Cinematography" and "JCM312/French Cinema Between the Wars I: Popular Front (Discussion)"

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#'''Group 2:''' What is depth of field?
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== Discussion Group 1 ==
#*Define these terms and provides examples of when these techniques might be used:
 
#**Shallow focus
 
#**Deep focus
 
#**Pulling focus (What's another name for it?)
 
#'''Group 3:''' What is aspect ratio?
 
#*Define these terms
 
#**Academy Ratio: 1.33 : 1 or 4 : 3
 
#**Widescreen
 
#***Anamorphic 2.35 or 2.4 : 1
 
#***Masked 1.85 : 1
 
#***TV widescreen: 16 : 9  or 1.78 : 1
 
#*What are the aspect ratios of ''Day for Night'', ''Shakespeare in Love'' and ''Monster's Ball''?
 
#'''Group 1:''' What is focal length?
 
#*Define these focal-length terms and provides examples of when these techniques might be used:
 
#**Wide angle
 
#**Telephoto
 
#**''Variable'' focal length lens (what's another, more common name for it?)
 
#'''Any Group?'''How does the aspect ratio of films shown in theaters differ from films presented on video? (Chapter 1) Explain these two processes for converting films to video:
 
#*Letterboxing
 
#*Pan-and-scan
 
  
==Cinematography and narrative==
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Fofi argues that actor Jean Gabin and the characters he played were symbolic of the end of the Popular Front. How so?
In the ''Monster's Ball'' scene we viewed, what narrative functions does the cinematography serve? Be sure to consider deep/shallow focus, focus shifts and framing in the third shot.
 
  
[[Image:MonstersBall01.jpg|thumb|left|600px|Shot three from the ''Monster's Ball'' scene begins.]]
 
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[[Image:MonstersBall02.jpg|thumb|left|600px|Shot three from the ''Monster's Ball'' scene continues.]]
 
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== Bibliography ==
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== Discussion Group 2 ==
#Jeremy G. Butler, ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications'' (New York: Routledge, 2011).
 
#David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, ''Film Art: An Introduction'' (New York: McGraw-Hill).
 
  
==External links==
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In 1936, Léon Blum was elected premier of France. What, according to Fofi, was the general response to his election and why was his election significant to the Popular Front?
#[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T440/VisualStyleIllustrations02.htm Cinematography illustrations]
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#[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T440/MonstersBall/index.htm ''Monster's Ball'' frame grabs]
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== Discussion Group 3 ==
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Among the significant events of 1936 was the founding of Ciné-Liberté. What was the purpose or agenda of this association and what was Renoir's relationship to it?
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== Discussion Group 4 ==
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Who was the scriptwriter of <i>The Crime of M. Lange</i>, and how is his "capacity to reduce general themes to key, immediately identifiable characters evident in the film? Refer to specific characters' names as much as possible (you can find them on IMDb.com).
  
 
[[Category:TCF340 Discussion]]
 
[[Category:TCF340 Discussion]]

Revision as of 19:55, 13 October 2008

Discussion Group 1

Fofi argues that actor Jean Gabin and the characters he played were symbolic of the end of the Popular Front. How so?


Discussion Group 2

In 1936, Léon Blum was elected premier of France. What, according to Fofi, was the general response to his election and why was his election significant to the Popular Front?


Discussion Group 3

Among the significant events of 1936 was the founding of Ciné-Liberté. What was the purpose or agenda of this association and what was Renoir's relationship to it?

Discussion Group 4

Who was the scriptwriter of The Crime of M. Lange, and how is his "capacity to reduce general themes to key, immediately identifiable characters evident in the film? Refer to specific characters' names as much as possible (you can find them on IMDb.com).