- In Jesus Camp: Documentary Style Spectrum: What are the qualities of a formalistic documentary vs. a realistic one? Where do you put the film on the spectrum between cinema verite and 60 Minutes style documentaries?; in your opinion, does the film merely inform or does it try to persuade? Be able to cite specific examples of these concepts from the film to prove your point.
- In Run Lola Run: 5 visual aesthetics, the formalistic aspects of the film's style and story structure, epigraph, birds-eye view shot, split screen, Butterfly Effect, motifs (spirals, time, etc.), montage, flash forward, red filter, freeze frame, web of life plot, Lola as hero. Be able to cite specific examples of these concepts from the film to prove your point.
- In Chapter 1 - Understanding Movies: film style; various shots; framing; angles; lighting; cut, dissolve; eye-line match; deep focus; rack focus; diegetic, non-diegetic, and internal diegetic sound; authorial and subjective points of view, etc.
- In Chapter 8 - Understanding Movies: mimesis, diegesis, avant-garde, plot, story, conventions, genre, classical paradigm (including exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, resolution and closure), linear vs. non linear narratives, realism as style, rites of passage, cinema verite.
This is only a general guide and possibly not a complete list of everything we learned and everything you should study!
Extra help will be offered after school at 2:35 p.m. on Wednesday, 4/2 in room 452.
The approximate test breakdown: 60% multiple choice / 20% mini essay on documentary style / 20% short answers
Good luck!
