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The birth of Hollywood questions(1900-1930)

  1. because the location of Hollywood had more consistent weather for filming
  2. actors: Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks directors: D.W Griffith, Fritz Lang pictures: The gold rush, city lights
  3. The main 5 studios controlled all aspect of film production
  4. The Jazz singer was the first film to have sound.
  5. some actors voice didn’t match with the character they were playing.
  6. some events in this time include the wall street crash and great depression

Aesthetics definitions

Verisimilitude: how realistic and/or true something apperars.

social realism: realistic portrayals of ordinary life within art.

magic realism: When a realistic narrative is combined with magic elements.

hyper reality: a depiction of real life in an exaggerated and striking manner.

Iconography: visual images and symbols used in art that has a meaning attached to it.

Intertextual Referencing: when one text is used and shaped within another text.

Visual/ Sound motifs: sound and visuals that are used within a movie attached to a character or place.

Colour Grading: when colour tones are applied to raw footage in post production.

Auteur Trademarks: when a director implements their own style within a movie through visuals or sound.

Pathos: a quality that evokes pity or sadness.

Bathos: a type of anti-climax where the mood is suddenly changed.

Suspense: a feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty.

Comedy: something made with the intension to make the audience laugh.

Dramatic irony: When the audience knows something the character doesn’t.

distancing effect: to distance the audience from the story by reminding them that its fake using camera work.

Postmodern Humour: comedy linked to more serious and taboo topics.