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Hinrichs, B. H. (2000). Film & Art. Brainerd, MN: Bang Printing.

Hinrichs, B. H. (2000). Film & Art. Brainerd, MN: Bang Printing. “Film has been called the art of the twentieth century.”(p. 10). Borrows from other art forms Because it is commercial, popular appeal impacts which films are made But also expresses cultural values and ideas.

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Hinrichs, B. H. (2000). Film & Art. Brainerd, MN: Bang Printing.

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  1. Hinrichs, B. H. (2000). Film & Art. Brainerd, MN: Bang Printing.

  2. “Film has been called the art of the twentieth century.”(p. 10) • Borrows from other art forms • Because it is commercial, popular appeal impacts which films are made • But also expresses cultural values and ideas

  3. Motion pictures • Motion pictures are not really showing motion. • 24 frames/second is usually rate of still frames flashed quickly to create motion picture • Persistence of vision phenomenon • Remember “flip books”?

  4. Film analysis might be based on • Narrative • Motifs/themes • Values, beliefs, traditions • Cultural depiction

  5. Criticism requires an opinion only. Film study practical and valuable • Better writer and observer • Develop vocabulary • Fresh ideas • Enhance enjoyment/understanding of visual arts • More knowledgeable consumer • More interesting person • Fun! (pp. 21-22)

  6. Critical viewing means to see and think rather than simply watching Two requirements • Knowing something about films • Cognitive acts (attention, evaluation and comparison) while watching

  7. As you watch • What is the director doing? • Why? • What is happening? • What are transitions between shots? • Music? • Product placements?

  8. “When we analyze films, when we talk about the movies, in essence we are talking about ourselves—our world, our ideas, our values, our beliefs, and perceptions—the whole bit.” (p. 26) No rules for what we can think, feel or say about a film. • “…a good film analysis should leave us aware of its substance, and should inspire us to think new, more significant and enlightened ideas about the film and about life.” (p. 27) • “If film is an art, then why do movie studios have test showings to gauge audience response and change their films accordingly?” (p. 29)

  9. Hollywood Production Code • Length of kisses • Punish the immoral Verisimilitude • “The degree to which a work of art resembles the world as we actually see it” (p. 31)

  10. Movie—entertainment, commercialFilm—artistic purpose “…sometimes useful way to think about a film, to include in your analysis some thoughts about the filmmaker’s goals and purposes and whether or not a film satisfies a desire for amusement and diversion, or whether or not it strives for or reaches some higher artistic level. Often the distinction becomes clear much later after viewing a film when you contemplate what you remember, how it affected you, and what imprint its ideas and meanings had on you and others.” (p. 33)

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