COMM 250 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Zhang Yimou, Shanghai Triad, Catherine Hardwicke
Document Summary
Shanghai triad (yimou zhang, china, 1994) [scene in the rural cottage]: illustrates the long take, among other aspects of cinematography. Shanghai triad (yimou zhang, china, 1994) [last two sequences of the film]: illustrates tonality and angle, among other aspects of cinematography. The third man (carol reed us/uk, 1949): illustrates the use of angle and framing to narrate a film. Goodfellas (martin scorsese, us, 1990): illustrates the use of moving camera to narrate a film. The birds (alfred hitchcock, us, 1963): shows various dimensions of film editing working together. "the kuleshov effect" (c. 1920"s): original experiment which illustrates the basics of the. "bridget davis editing exercise": illustrates modern application of the kuleshov effect. "the history of the wilhelm scream": illustrates the arbitrariness of sound selection. The hunt for red october (john mctiernan, 1990): illustrates the "classical" approach to film sound design. The godfather (francis coppola, us, 1972): illustrates the selection, combination, and alteration of sound for expressive narrative effect.
