Major historical film movements, such as German Expressionism and Italian Neorealism, and their defining traits.
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- German Expressionism is characterized by what visual element?
- Distorted angles, exaggerated shadows, and painted sets creating psychological intensity
- Soviet Montage Theory emphasizes what aspect of filmmaking?
- The power of editing and juxtaposition to create meaning
- Italian Neorealism is known for using what type of performers?
- Non-professional actors from everyday life
- Where does Italian Neorealism typically shoot its scenes?
- Real locations and streets rather than studio sets
- Surrealism in cinema features what kind of narrative logic?
- Dream logic and irrational sequences that challenge rational understanding
- What is the primary philosophy of Dada film?
- Anti-art and absurdist rejection of logic, meaning, and rational convention
- Film Noir is characterized by what lighting technique?
- Low-key lighting creating high contrast and shadow
- The femme fatale is an iconic character type in what film movement?
- Film Noir
- Formalism in cinema prioritizes what over narrative?
- The formal cinematic elements like composition, editing, and visual structure
- The French New Wave is known for what editing technique?
- Jump cuts that violate classical continuity editing
- What does the French New Wave challenge about conventional cinema?
- Narrative linearity, authorial invisibility, and classical film form
- Kammerspielfilm focuses on what kind of drama?
- Intimate psychological dramas set in confined domestic spaces
- Cinéma Vérité uses what equipment innovation to capture reality?
- Hand-held cameras and portable equipment
- How does Direct Cinema differ from Cinéma Vérité?
- Direct Cinema avoids any filmmaker intervention or narration
- What technical rule does Dogme 95 emphasize?
- Handheld camera, natural lighting, no artificial effects, minimal equipment
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