INI100H1 Lecture Notes - Diegesis, In Medias Res, Studio System
13 Feb 2013
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Agenda: introduction to second semester, the studio system and hollywood"s golden age , characteristics of classical hollywood cinema, film form and classical hollywood cinema. The studio system and hollywood"s golden age : the classical film is a product of the hollywood studio system, which began to take shape in the late teens/early 20s, but was fully consolidated during hollywood"s golden age, the. Bound by rules that limit individual innovation -is characterized by formal unity -purports to be realistic -strives to be comprehensible and unambiguous. Possesses a fundamental emotional appeal -regards telling a story as a film"s chief concern - conceals its artifice. In medias res (middle of action) unified chain of causes and effects closure. Psychologically based character pursues goal encounters obstacles, which produce conflict and then achieves resolution of some kind. * a classical film is composed by a chain of event of cause and effect.
