FS101 Lecture Notes - Semiotics, Narration, Brian De Palma
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The study of film narrative: ways of studying film, **analysis : identifying a films parts and how they work together (functions and effects) Interpretation 2: a movie star overcomes his insecurities when he falls in love with an aspiring stage actress. Theme of falling in love, redemption love inspires/transforms us. The more abstract our representation, the more general it becomes. Intepretation 3: beauty is a myth produced by capitalist society: evaluation depends on taste not in fs 101. Brian de palma: makes us a smarter movie-goer.
