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FILM
A Painfully Simplified Overview of
DAILY WRITING
What is your absolute
favorite film of all time?
Why is it your favorite?
Spend a few minutes trying
to identify what it is about
that film that calls out to
you.
HOW DO MOVIES MAKE US FEEL?
HISTORY
1888 | First Moving Film– 2.1 seconds
1893 | Single-viewer boxes debut
1896 | First dedicated movie theatres
1900 | Motion Picture Companies
1908 | Color films introduced
1927 | Sound introduced
1999 | High-Def Digital
FILM NARRATIVE
Narrative is the development of a world.
Story | Events of a narrative
Who did what, with what, to whom, and where they did
it.
Plot | Presentation of a narrative
Flashbacks, focal characters, narration, exclusion
Focalisation
TZETAN TODOROV
Stages of Narrative Equilibrium | All is Well
Middle Earth is peaceful, and Hobbits are well-fed
Disruption | Something is Not WellSauron is quietly rebuilding his evil empire
Recognition | Hey, you guys see that Unwellness?Gandalf realizes that the One Ring has been found
Repair | Let’s fix that thing Lots of walking, some fighting, Gollum acts crazy
Restoration | Back to normal (or a NEW normal) The Ring is gone, Sauron is gone, and the Elves are
leaving
VLADIMIR PROPP
7 Character Types
The Villain | Interferes with the hero
The Donor | Trains or Equips the hero
The Helper | Aids the hero (often “magical”)
The Princess | Marries the hero, often sought for
The False Hero | Seems good, turns out to be
evil
The Dispatcher | Sends the hero off
The Hero | Triumphs over villain, marries
princess
IMPORTANT SHOTS
ESTABLISHING SHOT
MASTER SHOT
OVER-THE-SHOULDER
P.O.V. SHOT
TWO-SHOT
SHOT & REVERSE
REACTION SHOT
CUT-IN SHOT
FRAMING
MONTAGE
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WHAT DO FILMS MEAN?
A Window
An Escape Hatch
A Mirror
A LOOK AT THE ANNUAL
JOURNEY OF EMPEROR
PENGUINS AS THEY MARCH --
SINGLE FILE -- TO THEIR
TRADITIONAL BREEDING
GROUND
A RELUCTANT HOBBIT, BILBO
BAGGINS, SETS OUT TO THE
LONELY MOUNTAIN WITH A
SPIRITED GROUP OF DWARVES
TO RECLAIM THEIR MOUNTAIN
HOME - AND THE GOLD WITHIN
IT - FROM THE DRAGON SMAUG
AFTER EXPERIENCING WHAT
THEY THINK ARE A SERIES OF
"BREAK-INS", A FAMILY SETS
UP SECURITY CAMERAS
AROUND THEIR HOME, ONLY TO
REALIZE THAT THE EVENTS
UNFOLDING BEFORE THEM ARE
MORE SINISTER THAN THEY
SEEM
THEORIES
Formalist The technical construction (editing, lighting, sound, set)
Auteur Distinctive styles and themes of the director
Genre Societal conventions and expectations
Psychoanalytical Film presents and becomes an object of the viewer’s desire
Marxist Promotion of the dominant ideology
Feminist A Voyeuristic Impulse drives us to consume film
SCENE 1
The opening sequence of “The Godfather”
1972, Francis Ford Coppola
Set in New York, in the 1940s and 50s
Characters
Vito Corleone, head of a powerful Mafia family
Michael Corleone, Vito’s youngest son
Sonny Corleone, Michael’s older brother
Connie, Michael’s sister
Carlo, Connie’s abusive husband
SCENE 2
The ‘Baptism’ sequence
Sonny’s brutal murder led Vito to attempt peace
with rival Mafia families. It did not go well.
After Vito dies, Michael takes over the family
“Business”
Connie’s baby is being christened;Michael is to
be the child’s Godfather
Meanwhile, the heads of the rival families are
murdered in retaliation
SCENE 3
Don’t Ask Me About My Business
Michael visits Carlo and confronts him about his
role in Sonny’s murder.
Carlo is almost immediately executed for his
betrayal.
Hysterical, Connie accuses Michale of having
her husband killed.
Michael’s wife, Kay, asks him in private if he was
involved in the killing.