ENGB76H3 Lecture Notes - It Happened One Night, Abstract Animation
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Genre (definition) - a class or category of artistic endeavour having a particular form, content, technique, or the like: the genre of epic poetry; the genre of symphonic music. First proto-romance film depicted- (may irwin kiss) [1896] First proto-horror film depicted (the haunted castle) [1896] First proto-sci-fi depicted (voyage to the moon) [1902] Jump cuts was once first established and determined that an over saturation of cuts would cause consumers to experience a short period of seizures. Genre permits the person experience of the audience to become parallel to what is happening in the scene. Set the standard for romantic comedy each film follows the basic story arc derived from it happened one night. The catalyst of a chance encounter that puts a dynamic into lay that serves as a ritual through which spectators reorient themselves. Chance encounter -> transformation through negotiation -> misunderstanding-> intimacy,
