English Film Aspects Slideshow
The Basics of Film Aspects
What is film theory?
Film theory is breaking down movies and television. Breaking down films can help you understand and analyze them. The key elements of film theorists use are Type of film, shots, angles, lighting, colour, sound, editing, and mise-es-scene. The three types of film are realism, classical, and formalism. Realism focuses on the real. Classical focuses on moments between real people, for example, Lone Survivor and The Godfather. Formalism focuses on the director creating fake realities. Shots, colour, angles and lighting all create different moods and emotion. There are two different kinds of sound: diegetic which is the voices of characters or pros, and non-diegetic which is added sound effects or narrator's commentary. Editing is to make the story fluid and work as a guide for the audience. And the last mise-es-scene which is a French word meaning ‘placed on stage’. Everything that is on camera and how it is arranged on the screen. Mise-es-scene can be broken down into four different categories. Placement around the frame, face to camera, territorial place, and frame constraints.
What is the Auteur Theory?
Auteur is the french word for author and auteur theory is where the idea of the director as the primary author or artist of a film reflects the director's creative vision. You can spot the directors creative vision through style, stories, subject matter etc. The director wielders their camera like how a writer uses their pen. It’s an easier way to simply show and establish that the movies were an art form and to show the directors creative vision. You can understand directors artist voices through the patterns they use in their work.
Why do we look deeper into movies?
We analyze them for stories, performance, technique, meaning, purpose, and historical importance. Studying movies isn’t always about liking or dislike, loving or hating, good or bad. They are emotional pieces of art. Understanding how movies work can manipulate your emotion or how the story is told. This can help you understand things such as history, economics, class struggles, race, and gender inequalities.
Critical Thinking
We think critically about a lot of different movies. It’s about thinking deeply about how the movie works. It’s about understanding, deconstructing, feelings, and learning.
