Film Theory and Analysis
Revision Class
(Week 15)
Film Theory and Analysis
Manu Scansani
Niko Brauer
E-mail
daskalogiannis81@yahoo.com
E-mail
niko_brauer@hotmail.com
Office Hours: (Room 1#511)
Monday 11.45/12.45;
Wednesday 16.00/17.00
Office Hours: (Room 1#519)
Thursday 12.30/14.00
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Exam
• Your exam will be in Week 16 (starting from
this Sunday).
• If you won’t attend the exam, you will get 0.
• Exam will be held during class (no mobile
phones, no books, no electronic or
paper/dictionaries, no WC). You will have 60
minutes, but the exam should take you 30
minutes only.
• WARNING: Talking or cheating during class: -5.
Exam: Bonus Questions
• Exam: 40 points.
• Your Exam paper will contain bonus questions
about difficult material explained in class, but
not necessarily in the book.
• Bonus questions will be worth +10 extra
points, and aim to give a chance to get full
score in your final grade OR to gain more
points if the score of your essay is poor.
Sample Questions
• Give two examples of repetition of events in
Forrest Gump.
• Which of the following is an example of nondiegetic sound ?
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Dialogue
Ambient noise
Soundtrack
The protagonist playing her favourite CD
• In which country does the film Apocalypse Now
take place?
Films
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The Matrix [黑客帝国] (A&L Wachowski, 1999, 136 min)
Forrest Gump [阿甘正传] (R Zemeckis, 1994, 142 mins)
American Beauty [美国丽人] (S Mendes, 1999, 122 min)
The Bond Films [007詹姆斯庞德]
Se7en [七宗罪] (D Fincher, 1995, 127 min)
The Godfather [教父] (FF Coppola, 1972, 175 min)
Apocalypse Now [现代启示录] (FF Coppola, 1979, 153 min)
The Shining [闪灵] (S Kubrick, 1980, 142 min)
2001: A Space Odyssey [2001太空漫游] (S Kubrick, 1968, 141
min)
Readings for your Exam
[Theory]
• Unit 1: History & Genres
• Unit 2: Character and Performance
• Unit 3: Narrative
• Unit 4: Style
[Genres]
• Unit 6: Blockbuster Films
• Unit 7: Comedies
• Unit 8: Social Drama Film
• Unit 9: Action Film
• Unit 10: Neo-noir Film
• Unit 12: Gangster Film
• Unit 13: War Film
• Unit 14: Horror Film
• Unit 15: Science Fiction Film
Topics for the Exam
• Make sure you read the PPT from each week
and read the relevant information from the
textbook
• This version of the PPT will not include the
information shown in class – all that
information is available in the PPTs from
previous weeks!
• We don’t want you to study just from this
presentation – that would not be enough!
Topics we covered in class this week
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Genre
Blockbuster
3-act linear narrative structure (in detail)
Classic characterisation (protagonist, antagonist,
mirror, romance)
Continuity Editing (Eyeline Match, 180°Rule,
Match Cut)
Sound
Lighting
The Long Take
Topics
• Remember – those are just some of the
topics. Remember to also study other topics
we covered in class, and in particular, genres
• On the exam, you will have to answer
questions about all the genres we covered in
class – from blockbuster to science-fiction.
• And, of course, remember to watch the films
– there will be at least one question on each
of the following films.
The Matrix
Forrest Gump
American Beauty
James Bond - 007
Se7en
The Godfather
Apocalypse Now
The Shining
2001: A Space Odyssey
Good Luck!