Description
Week Three
Film 1920 to 1940
Introduction
Topics
- Hollywood's studio system
- Important films and filmmakers of the era
- Key moments in cinema history from 1920-1940
- Established genres: melodrama, science-fiction, and horror film genres
- identify the essential elements of German Expressionism
- list significant German Expressionism filmmakers and films
- understand the importance of German Expressionism in film history
- Sound in cinema including Foley, score, and soundtrack
Outcomes
By end of this week, you should able to
- identify key films and filmmakers of the period
- define genre and be able to differentiate between the categories of film
- understand the motivations behind the calls for censorship
- identify the key features of melodrama, science-fiction, and horror
- understand the essential elements of German Expressionism
- describe the elements of German Expressionism shown in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Weine, 1920)
- understand the importance of the introduction of sound in cinema
- discuss the use of sound in a modern example of cinema
- discuss the influence of censorship
Assignments
Topic 1
Watch a film made in the last 25 years from one of the following genres – Melodrama, Science Fiction/Fantasy, or Horror. It cannot be from the genre that your favorite movie is from (the film you told us was your favorite in week one).
What does it have in common with the films of that genre in the week three content? How is the film different?
How does sound play a part in the film you watched? Identify at least three places that sound stood out in the film.
Respond to at least two of your classmates
Topic 2
Censorship in film has played an important role in commerical movie making. Do you think the film you watched for this week’s first discussion question would have been allowed to release with the same exact content 50 to 25 years ago or at least with the same rating. Why or why not?
Explanation & Answer
Please find the assignment into the attachment
Part 1
Answer
I recently saw a movie with full of suspense and action. The movie name is mission impossible II
which was release in 2000. The movie is a blend of science fiction and action. Electric emission
and face changing of character based on science fiction. The main characteristic of this movie is,
camera effects, fast-paced action scenes and non-silent color full picture. In this movie sound
play important role. In cinema industry sound is divided in to two parts, sound track and back
ground music. The sound adjustment is very balanced, back ground music fit to the scene as per
requirement and involve the film viewer. Sound track is not allied to the movie, it is made alone.
Both sound are present in latest films now a days. It is director choice weather they chose back
ground music or ...