pathos – the persuasive technique that appeals to an audience through emotions

bathos – the sudden appearance of a silly idea or event in a book, movie discussion, etc.. , that is serious in tone

suspense – a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen

comedy – professional entertainment consisting of jokes and sketches, intended to make an audience laugh

dramatic irony – occurs when the audience knows something that the characters don’t

distancing effect (verfremdung) – the distancing effect is achieved by the way the “artist never acts as if there were a fourth wall besides the three surrounding him … The audience can no longer have the illusion of being the unseen spectator at an event which is really taking place”

postmodern humour – the saturation of slippages and meanings prevent a solid linkage of humorous and serious meaning

iconography – the visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation of these

intertextual referencing – when a text refers to another text by using distinctive, common or recognisable elements of the referenced text

visual motif – visible elements that reoccur in your film to help tell your story

sound motif – a sound effect or combination of sound effects that are associated with a particular character, setting, situation or idea through the film

colour grading – a post-production process common to filmmaking and video editing of altering the appearance of an image for presentation in different environments on different devices

auteur trademarks – a reference (e.g. to an object, a character, or a happening) that is recurrent in the authors work

verisimilitude – the appearance of being true or real

social realism – work produced that aims to draw attention to the real socio-political conditions of the working class as a means to critique the power structures behind these conditions

magic realism – magic realism portrays fantastical events in an otherwise realistic tone, it brings myths and folk tales into contemporary social relevance

hyperreality – the inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from a simulation of reality

Score – 8/10

Memorable Scene – The scene where Combo pulls a knife out at the corner shop and they all steal things from the shop and threaten the owner. For me this scene is the most memorable because it’s the scene that changes the tone of the film into a really dark and sketchy narrative.

An example of a stereotype in films is shown in the film we watched in class ‘Moonlight’, because Chiron the main character grows up and is into drugs because of his early life growing up in a rough neighbourhood with a single mother who frequently took drugs herself.

An example of a countertype in films is shown in ‘The Princess and the Frog’ because the princess Tiana is not the typical Disney princess, she has a work ethic and unlike other princesses she doesn’t come from money and has to work for what she wants.

stereotype – a preconceived idea of what a person is like, based on a range of different factors.

countertype – a representation that highlights the positive features of a person or group.

I like the film Dirty Dancing (1987), directed by Emile Ardolino, for it’s soundtrack because I love the songs used. I also feel the soundtrack links to each scene and relates to what’s happening.

I also like the film soundtrack for Chicago (2002), directed by Rob Marshall, because I love all of the songs used.

The sound editor is responsible for all of a film’s sound elements, including dialogue, sound effects, automated dialogue replacement etc.

A sound mixer decides what elements to emphasise and which to tone down.

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1st – Fear

2nd – Envy

3rd – Sadness