Unit One: Form, Structure and Meaning
Unit One: Form, Structure and Meaning
and Meaning
• Shot/Scene/Segment/Film
• segmentation ハハ The process of dividing
a film into parts for
analysis.sequence ハハ Term commonly
used for a moderately large segment of
film, involving one complete stretch of
action. In a narrative film, often
equivalent to a scene.
How is the story heard and
understood?
What is the film’s primary focus: plot,
emotional effect or mood, character, style or
texture or structure, or ideas?
A)Opening credits
B)Soundtrack music
C)Plot related images
D)Dialogue between
characters
How can we understand
character?
• Pick out bits of dialogue, images, or
scenes that you consider especially
effective in revealing character, and
tell why they are effective.
• Find screenplays online for quotes.
• Visual clues on screen?
Group Project #1
See directions on handout
• Choose your group (2-6 members).
• Choose your film from the list on board.
• View film on your own ( consult “How to
read a film” and your notes/terms).
• View your film in class-(you may work
outside with your group on those days).
• Written work, clips, visuals, terms, and oral
presentation due after screening in class
(55 minutes max.)
Films
(I will do Wizard of OZ)
Usual Suspects
Wicker Park
Memento
Groundhog Day
Run Lola Run
Shawshank Redemption
Frailty
Eternal Sunshine…
Vanilla Sky
More Films
• Minority Report
• Jerry McGuire
• Do the Right Thing
• Amistad
• Peggy Sue got Married
• Spirited Away
• Pulp Fiction
• Snatch
• 20 bucks
• The Fisher King
http://www.filmsite.org/
bestscreenplays4.html
• 12 Monkeys
•
• Good Will Hunting
• October Sky
• Life is Beautiful
• Magnolia
• Dark City
• Amadeus
• Lucky Number Slevin
• Jacob’s Ladder
More for HW???
• Being John Malkovich
• 11:14
• The Notebook
• Equilibrium
• Kung Fu Hustle
• Life as a House
• Truman Show
• Life is Beautiful
• Remember the Titans
• Timecode