A modernist movement, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Artists bored of naturalism, with the main aims to elicit emotional responses, portray their inner feelings and ideas.
In place of a physical reality; it includes distortion, exaggeration, fantasy, and vivid, jarring, violent, or dynamic application of color.
Expressionism seems to come about in times of political difficulties or social change.
Who were Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd and why were they so influential? Filmmakers/actors that used Physical comedy and gags that became extremely popular in the 1920’s.
Give examples of some of the films that they made and mention some of the filmmakers they influenced. Safety last! (Harold Lloyd. 1923), The Kid (Charlie Chaplin, 1921) , The Cameraman (Buster Keaton, 1928) Jacques Tati (1950-60’s) French filmmaker/actor who used lots of physical comedy inspired by Charlie Chaplin. Toto (1950’s) Italian actor.
1908-1918
According to Cousins, why did the hub of film production in the USA move from The East Coast of America to Hollywood? Filmmakers moved to escape the patents of Thomas Edison.
Which nation’s film industry does cousins describe to be “the best in the world” in the 1910’s and why? Denmark
Give an example of two films and two directors from this place and time cited by Cousin’s as remarkable. Ingeborg Holm (Victor Sjöström, 1913)
Who directed Birth of a Nation (1915) and why did the film continue to divide opinions among film critics, practitioners and theorists? D. W. Griffith, Thomas Dixon Jr. Revived the Ku Klux Klan.
What was the name of the first film made by the Lumiere Brothers and when was this? Employees Leaving the Lumière Factory, 1895
What is the “Phantom Ride”? Mounting a camera on the front of a train/moving vehicle, creating a ghostly effect.
What was ground-breaking about the silent films “The Sick Kitten” and “Life of an American Fireman”? Use of close ups. Hadn’t been done before as filmmakers worried it would confuse audiences + first continuity edit.
What was the name of the first “film star” in Hollywood? Florence Lawrence.
The Performance Arts – THEATRE. LES MISERABLES
The Representational Arts – ART. MONA LISA
The Recording Arts – FILM. AVENGERS ENDGAME
Blurring The Boundaries – the Pirates of the Caribbean movie uses lots of CGI and technology magic to make the world believable
A sound editor is a creative professional responsible for selecting and assembling sound recordings.
A sound mixer is the one that controls the volume and tone of sound picked up by microphones (as on a motion-picture set) in order to obtain the desired effects for recording.
| film name | preference (/10) | memorable scene | film element focus |
| Dunkirk (Nolan, 2017) | 6/10 | civilian boats arriving to take the soldiers home | sound |
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