Post on 24-Nov-2014
THE ART OF FILM APPRECIATION
FILM
• Story conveyed with moving pictures
• Considered a cultural artifact • Source of entertainment &
information
film and movie DIFFERENTIATED
• Both are actually interchangeable but people gave distinct meanings of each
• Film refers to artistic, theoretical or technical aspects while Movie refers to pure entertainment
FILM GENRESACTION FILMS• Usually include high energy, big-
budget physical stunts and chases• Good guy vs Bad guy scenario• James Bond Series is an example of a
classic action film
ADVENTURE FILMS• Have exciting stories, with new experiences
or exotic locales• Very similar to action films• The Mummy & Indiana Jones are examples of
this genre
COMEDY• Has light-hearted plots• Designed to amuse laughter• Action comedy, horror comedy & sci-
fi comedy films are sub genres• Safety Last was named as the
greatest comedy movie of all time• 1923 film• Starring Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis
CRIME• Are developed around the sinister actions of
criminals or mobsters, particularly bank robbers, underworld figures
• The Italian Job & The Town are examples of Crime movies
DRAMA• Serious, plot-driven presentations• Portrays realistic life situations• Largest film genre• Biopics, Melodrama & Romance
are major sub genres• Examples: The Hurt Locker &
Changeling
DOCUMENTARY• Intended to document some aspect of reality• Are mostly non-fiction• Has been very commercially succesful in the
21st century• Examples: An Inconvenient Truth & Supersize
Me
EPIC• Emphasizes human drama on a grand
scale• Typically entail high cost production
and a sweeping musical score• Appeal to a very large audience• Titanic and The Lord of the Rings which
ranked #2 and #3 on the list of the highest grossing films of all time are epics
HORROR• Unsettling movies that strive to elicit the
emotions of fear, disgust and horror from viewers
• Modern horror uses gore as a way to elicit fear• The next trend in horror films is said to be
documentaries/mockumentaries.• Examples: Saw Series, The Exorcist & The Blair
Witch Project
MUSICALS• Are cinematic forms that emphasize
full-scale scores or song and dance routines in a significant way
• Musical Comedy & Concert films are subgenres
• Examples: The Sound of Music & Mamma Mia
SCIENCE FICTION• Films with impossible scenarios, futuristic
concepts & unknowable forces• Examples: Star Wars saga & 2012
WAR• Genre concerned with warfare• Mostly focused on prisoner of
wars, covert operations and military training
• Anti war films– Films that bring to the viewers the
horror of war often from a political/ideological perspective
– Examples: Schindler’s List & Saving Private Ryan
• Examples: Black Hawk Down & Children of Men
WESTERN• devoted to telling stories set primarily in the
latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West
• Examples: No Country for Old Men & Brokeback Mountain
PHILIPPINE CINEMA• One of the earliest movie industry in Asia• Started on January 1, 1897• Un Homme Au Chapeau (Man with a hat)
was the first movie shown in the Philippines
• Modern filipino films are focused on Love stories, Comedy & drama films while Classic filipino films are war & action films
ANIME
• Animation originating from Japan• Can emphasize visual styles• Massively popular in asian countries
CHARACTER DESIGNPROPORTION• Height of the head is
considered the base unit of proportion
• For exaggeration, certain body features are increased in proportion
EYE SIZE• Large eyes for emotional
distinctions
FACIAL EXPRESSION• To denote mood and thoughts
FILM REVIEW/CRITICISM
• The analysis and evaluation of films individually and collectively
• Journalistic, viewers and academic criticism
• Sources of word of mouth
PROCESS OF FILM REVIEW
1. SEE THE MOVIE2. TAKE NOTES DURING THE FILM3. TAKE TIME TO SOAK IN THE FILM4. IDENTIFY YOUR AUDIENCE5. WRITE THE REVIEW – start with an introduction6. DISCUSS RELEVANT PARTS OF THE FILM7. RECHECK AND EDIT THE REVIEW FOR ERRORS
CHARACTER DESIGN
PROPORTION• Height of the head is considered the
base unit of proportion• For exaggeration, certain body
features are increased in proportion
TV ADVERTISEMENT
• A span of television programming paid for that conveys a message
• Has been used to promote a variety of goods• Has been succesful and pervasive• In the Philippines, it is self regulated by
individual broadcasters• Should only have 18 minutes of commercial
per hour
CHARACTER DESIGN
PROPORTION• Height of the head is considered the
base unit of proportion• For exaggeration, certain body
features are increased in proportion
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