英文电影赏析

Conflict
Inner Conflict Conflict against part of oneself
Character Growth Development of new abilities in the face of challenge Critical reconsideration of goal Relection and incresaed knowledge of self and world
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Forrest Gump
• Which are the first lines of the film Forrest Gump? • What was Ku Klux Klan (三K党)? • Who is the director of the film Forrest Gump?(Robert Zemeckis罗伯特•泽梅基斯)
电影理论片
Cinema History: An Overview
Early Cinema Classical Hollywood Post-Classical Hollywood
1.Development of celluloid 1.Development of Development of other (赛璐珞，明胶) Technology sound 2.Development exhibition channels and 2.Development of cameras of Techni- color multimedia platforms and projectors(放映机) 1.Dominance of Edison Industry 1.“Big Five” and “ Little Three ” 1.Competition with TV
Motivation
Outer Motivation Inner Motivation
What the charater wants to achieve
Outer Conflict Conflict against external forces
Why the character wants to achieve it
The Star System
• At the opposite pole of performance from Method acting is the star system．Star’s performances tend to employ a more “presentational” style, allowing the persona of the actor or actress to stand out from that of the character．
英文电影赏析
——期末总复习
Final Examination
• I．Multiple-choice Questions （1×30points=30） • II. True or False Questions (1×10points=10)） • III Translation (2×5points=10) • IV. Short Answer Questions （4×5 points=20） • V. Film Review (30 points)
(Conflict & Confrontation 冲突与斗争) --Act III: Resolution and Denouement [dei‘nu:mɔŋ] 结局和尾声
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• (from 0-30 min.) • We could find: a hook（引子), a key line （主线), an inciting incident（引发事件), and a turning point (Turning Point 1)（转折点).
1.Continuity editing连 1.Flexible use of genre 续剪辑 2.Rules of causality and temporal logic observed less strictly Foregrounding of stylistic devices
Aesthetics 2.“Cinema of Attractions” 2.Star system （美学, 美术 展示性的电影 理论） 3.Genres
both support character and antagonist.
The three-act structure implies that the film can be divided into three acts. --Act I: The Set-up （铺垫） --Act II: Development
The main characters
• • • • --is the most important character in a film --is the character of greatest interest --is also called the “protagonist”主人公 --is the character who trigger the chain of causes and effects • --is the character to drive the plot forward
The romance character
• -- is “love interest” • --is the prize to be gained when the main plot
is resolved;
• --is the main subject of the subplot.
• --is a character combining the function of
2.Vertical integration 2.Biograph compa- nies(贝 of production, 尔拉格夫公司) distribution and exhibition Narrative 1.“Actuality Filming (real life)真实摄影”
2.Distribution windows on different media platform
Momentum（推动力）
• Momentum: is the forward movement necessary for the audience to maintain its interest in the narrative. That’s what keeps the audience watching! • Effective narratives require “momentum” (推动力） that forward movement and interest in future events.
• “A star has two things an actor doesn't have: Charisma & ability to sell tickets.” (economic benefits)
Character Functions & Cast Design
• • • • Main characters, protagonist（主人公）主要角色 Opposition character (antagonist)反面角色 Mirror character (support)镜像角色 Romantic character (love interest)浪漫角色
Shawshank Redemption
• In the movie of The Shawshank Redemption what does Andy look like during his first month in prison? • What does Andy ask Red for? • Where does Andy want to go if he is out? • What does Andy want to do if he is out? • What was Andy’s job before he was in the jail? • What was the relationships between Red and Andy? • Is Andy beaten by the guards because he refuses to turn off the radio？ Why or why not? • Does Andy feel delighted when he keeps music in his mind as well as his heart? • Does Red agree with Andy when they are talking about hope?
fundamental part of film history and of films as they are made today.
Method Acting
• Method acting developed in the 1930s in New
York’s Group Theatre and Actors Studio，where Lee Strasberg began to implement and teach his own understanding of the ideas of Russian director Constantin Stanislavski．
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3. Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope
can set you free. A strong man can save himself. A great man can save another.
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Se7en
• What is the genre of the movie of Se7en? (Film Noir) • Who are the two actors of Se7en ?(Brad Pitt布拉德•皮特， Morgan Freeman摩根• 弗里曼) • Who is director of Se7en ? 〔David Fincher大卫•芬奇〕 • What are the “seven deadly sins” in the movie of Se7en?〔gluttony暴食，greed贪 婪，sloth懒惰，anger愤怒，pride骄傲，
• (30-90 min.) • This part includes: -- Point of No Return (不可返回点) --Turning Point 2 (“Moment of Truth”)
• (90-120 min.)
• It includes: -- Climax, Resolution and Denouement
Lines to Learn by Heart
1. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane. 2. Remember, hope is good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies. 1.
Film noir
Film noir characters are morally ambivalent, that is to say, it is
often impossible to draw clear lines between the “good” and the
“bad”, and the traditional distinctions (cops=good) /criminals=bad) no longer apply.
Cinematic Performance
Hollywood performance has developed in two radically different directions —— Method acting(方法表演) and Star performance(明星
表演 ) — — bo th o f w h ic h a re n ow a