What are the 5 kinds of film writing described in the article and what are the key details of each.
Formal Analysis: The viewer breaks the film down into individual parts and analyzes how those parts contribute to the whole.
Film History: They are involved in history, reflect history, influence history, and have history. It also reflects the values and ideas of the culture that produced it.
Ideological Papers: Analyzing films' values regarding things like politics or family.
Cultural Studies / National Cinemas: Films reflect the cultures and nations in which they were produced. Each country's film style is different.
Discussion of the Auteur: Auteur criticism understands a film as the product of a single person and his vision. Auteur criticism draws on other sources, like film history or formal analysis, in order to insure that the paper is not simply an examination of the private life or the psychology of the auteur.
What does “Annotating a Film Sequence” involve and what are it’s benefits?
Annotating a scene involves labeling each shot in a sequence. This enables you to keep track of the complex sequence of shots. Thus a pattern of camera movement and editing decisions helps you to understand 1) how the director crafted his film, and 2) why the film has a certain effect on the audience.
What does the author imply when she says to “Think Beyond the Frame?
It means to consider questions such as how the film was made or it's historical context.
Who made the film?
What is the production history of the film?
What do the critics and scholars say?
What can you learn from the film's genre?
Does the film reflect an interesting cultural phenomenon?
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