GERM 1171 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Ford Focus, Weimar Republic, Nazism

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Location of shooting: audience (type of movie, cost (investment, profits, budget of crew (actors, directors) Length and schedule of production: script (plot, music scores. Film is: an art form, entertainment, propaganda, reflection of culture at a given time, a medium of communication, technical and financial enterprise. What are films mediating: cultural message, technological development. Film genres: adventure, action, comedy, animation, fantasy, science-fiction, horror, drama, historical fiction, mystery, musicals, thriller. Why do we make films/movies: profit, entertain, create a piece of art, propaganda. Artistic skills involved in making movies: cinematography, actor skills, pyrotechnics, scriptwriters, vocal skills, athletic ability, directing, costume designing, animation, sound specialist, composers. Technical expertise needed in film making: camerawork, special effects, animation, computer skills. Major technical stages in the history of movie/film making: silent films, sound films, colored films, tv, vhs, dvd, blu-ray, streaming. As film analysts we want to see how [form, means] the film produces meaning [content] at a specific historical juncture [context]

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