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Drama

The function of the cinema is

to bring to light certain

details that the stage would

have left untreated.

Andre Bazin

The Birds

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Drama

Stage vs. Screen

West Side Story

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Time, Space & Language

Time

Scene vs. Shot

Theatrical continuous

time

Temporal dislocation in

film

Run Lola Run

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Space Limits of theatrical space

means usually dealswith closed forms

Long and Medium Shots Film frame masks ask

objects & people onlytemporarily

Extreme close-ups toextreme long shots

Touch of Evil

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Space

Stage player interacts

with viewers - audience is

active

Adjusts to audience

Contemporize older

material

Alfie

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Space

Film - audience is passive:The details have beenprovided bycinematography, mise en

scne, movement, editing,sound, sets & costumes

Plays are language basedwhile film is visual

Adaptation of plays toscreen & vice versa

Opening it up Close-ups & non-

synchronous visuals

Romeo & Juliet

1996, 1936, 1968

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Autuer theory

Dominance of the director

as opposed to theatre

which the writer is

dominant

Precision of film is not

doable on stage

The Little Foxes

The Director

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Autuer theory

Dominance of the director

as opposed to theatre

which the writer is

dominant

Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Stanley Kubrick

The Director

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The Director

Film director has more

control

Camera can go anywhere

Each shot is a differentspace

Clarity in scenes as

opposed to shots

The Third Man

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Setting & Decor

Set & Dcor is a part of

mise en scne or an

extension of theme &

characterization

Set is not constant as in a

play

Babel

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Setting & Decor

Reality vs. Stylization

Some genres require

deliberate unreality i.e.

musicals, horror

Not a hard & fast rule

Seinfeld vs. Midnight Cowboy

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Setting & Decor

The Sound of Music& Mary Poppins

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Setting & Decor

Realism & Formalism -

not absolute but most

films tend to one or the

other

Kinds of realism - poetic

& documentary

The Last King of Scotland

Barton Fink

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Setting & Decor

Formalist treatment of a

realistic set

Amarcord

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Setting & Decor

Production Designer: Responsible for designing the overallvisual appearance of a movie.

The Art Director: Oversees the artists and craftspeople whobuild the sets.

Set Designer: Responsible for translating a productiondesigner's vision of the movie's environment into a set whichcan be used for filming - The set designer reports to the artdirector.

Set Decorator: A person who has total charge of decorating theset with all furnishings, drapery, interior plants, and anything

seen on indoor or outdoor sets. Set Dresser: A person who maintains the set per the Set

Decorator's requirements, placing elements such as curtainsand paintings, and moves and resets the set decoration toaccommodate camera, grip and lighting setups.

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Setting & Decor

Checklist for Setting &

Dcor Analysis

Exterior or Interior Style

Studio or Location

Period

Class

Size

Decoration

Symbolic Function

Drawing for Scarletts Bedroom in Gone

with the Windby William Cameron Menzie

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Setting & Decor

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Costumes & Makeup

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Costumes & Makeup

Period

Class

Sex

Age

Silhouette

Fabric

Accessories

Color

Body Exposure Function

Body Attitude

Image

Roxanne

Cyrano de Bergeracx 2

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Costumes & Makeup

Period

Class

Sex

Age

Silhouette

Fabric

Accessories

Color

Body Exposure Function

Body Attitude

Image Roxanne

Cleopatra 1934

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Costumes & Makeup

Caesar & Cleopatra 1945

Cleopatra 1999

Cleopatra 1963

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Drama

Midnight Cowboy, 1969

Directed by John Schlesinger, 1926-

2003

Starring Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight,Sylvia Miles

First X-rated film to win Best PictureOscar it seems tame today though

Also won Best Director & BestScreenplay

Dustin Hoffman (his 2nd film afterThe Graduate) Jon Voight & SylviaMiles were also nominated

American Film Institute ranked this asthe #43 Greatest Movie of All Time

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Drama

One studio executive sentdirector John Schlesinger amemo stating, "If we could cleanthis up and add a few songs, it

could be a great vehicle for ElvisPresley."

All shot on location for ultra-realism with cameos by Viva andUltra Violet from Andy WarholsFactory

Im walkin here in thefamous taxi-slamming was an adlib as there was no permit toclose down the street and thescene was shot from a vanacross the street

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Drama

Jon Voight, 1938-

Coming Home (Oscar), TheOdessa File, Transformers,Conrack, Ali, Deliverance

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Dustin Hoffman, 1937-

7 Best Actornominations, 2 wins

Tootsie, Kramer vsKramer(Oscar), StrawDogs, Marathon Man,The Graduate, All thePresidents Men, Lenny,Wag the Dog, Rain Man(Oscar)

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