FMA 243 CONTEMPORARY FILM MIDTERM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
What are the trademark techniques/characteristics of the French New Wave? - Answers
- - Long Tracking Shots.
- Long Takes Without An Edit.
- Jump Cuts.
- Improvised dialogue.
- Characters talk Directly To The Camera.
- Rapid Scene Changes.
- Crossing The Line.
- Location Shooting.
- Handheld Camera.
- Natural Sound.
What are the Post-World War II influences on the New Wave? - Answers - - "Tradition of
Quality" films.
- Robert Bresson.
- Jacques Tati.
- Max Ophuls.
- 1950s Documentary Movement.
+ Georges Franju.
+ Alain Resnais.
What did Robert Bresson do? - Answers - - During the war, he stuck close to tradition.
- Following the war, he exhibited greater personal expression.
- Made "The Diary of a Country Priest"
+ Psychological Realism.
+ Serious acting and dialogue.
+ Focus on the mise en scene.
- Had Humanist themes, but pessimistic in his films.
- Moral struggles of man.
Who was Jacques Tati and what did he do? - Answers - - Writer, director, producer, and
actor.
- Throwback to silent comedians.
- Physical, slapstick comedy.
- Filmed "Mr. Hulot's Holiday"
- Independently produced films, allowing for more control and freedom.
+ "Mon Oncle"
What did Mac Ophuls do? - Answers - - Used unconventional narrative style
, - Used long takes.
- Used continuously moving cameras.
- Used Distinct visual styles.
- Filmed...
+ Letter From an Unkown Women.
+ Caught.
+ La Ronda.
+ The Earrings of Madame De.
+ Lola Montes.
What was the 1950s Documentary Movement and who was involved? - Answers - -
Was very influential to the French New Wave.
- Georges Franju
- Alain Resnais
+ Originally a doc. filmmaker.
+ FIlmed Van Gogh, Gauguin.
+ Hiroshima, Mon Amour (non-doc.)
~ Considered one of the first French New Wave film.
What is the Cahiers du Cinema? - Answers - Film Journal Founded in 1958.
Who founded the Cahiers du Cinema? - Answers - Andre Bazin & Jacques Doniol-
Valerozo.
Who were the critics of the Cahiers du Cinema? - Answers - - Francois Truffaut
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Claude Chabrol
- Jacques Rivette
- Eric Rohmer
What are the 2 basic principles of the Cahiers du Cinema? - Answers - - Rejection of
montage aesthetic
+ Instead, favor the mise en scene.
+ The long take.
+ Composition on the screen.
- Alexandre Astruc's notion of personal authorship.
+ The director is the Auteur.
+ The Auteur Theory.
When did the New Wave begin? - Answers - 1959
What are the 3 films that begin the New Wave? - Answers - - 400 Blows (Truffaut)
- Hiroshima Mon Amour (Resnais)
- Breathless (Godard)
Who are the major figures of the New Wave? - Answers - - Francois Truffaut
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
What are the trademark techniques/characteristics of the French New Wave? - Answers
- - Long Tracking Shots.
- Long Takes Without An Edit.
- Jump Cuts.
- Improvised dialogue.
- Characters talk Directly To The Camera.
- Rapid Scene Changes.
- Crossing The Line.
- Location Shooting.
- Handheld Camera.
- Natural Sound.
What are the Post-World War II influences on the New Wave? - Answers - - "Tradition of
Quality" films.
- Robert Bresson.
- Jacques Tati.
- Max Ophuls.
- 1950s Documentary Movement.
+ Georges Franju.
+ Alain Resnais.
What did Robert Bresson do? - Answers - - During the war, he stuck close to tradition.
- Following the war, he exhibited greater personal expression.
- Made "The Diary of a Country Priest"
+ Psychological Realism.
+ Serious acting and dialogue.
+ Focus on the mise en scene.
- Had Humanist themes, but pessimistic in his films.
- Moral struggles of man.
Who was Jacques Tati and what did he do? - Answers - - Writer, director, producer, and
actor.
- Throwback to silent comedians.
- Physical, slapstick comedy.
- Filmed "Mr. Hulot's Holiday"
- Independently produced films, allowing for more control and freedom.
+ "Mon Oncle"
What did Mac Ophuls do? - Answers - - Used unconventional narrative style
, - Used long takes.
- Used continuously moving cameras.
- Used Distinct visual styles.
- Filmed...
+ Letter From an Unkown Women.
+ Caught.
+ La Ronda.
+ The Earrings of Madame De.
+ Lola Montes.
What was the 1950s Documentary Movement and who was involved? - Answers - -
Was very influential to the French New Wave.
- Georges Franju
- Alain Resnais
+ Originally a doc. filmmaker.
+ FIlmed Van Gogh, Gauguin.
+ Hiroshima, Mon Amour (non-doc.)
~ Considered one of the first French New Wave film.
What is the Cahiers du Cinema? - Answers - Film Journal Founded in 1958.
Who founded the Cahiers du Cinema? - Answers - Andre Bazin & Jacques Doniol-
Valerozo.
Who were the critics of the Cahiers du Cinema? - Answers - - Francois Truffaut
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Claude Chabrol
- Jacques Rivette
- Eric Rohmer
What are the 2 basic principles of the Cahiers du Cinema? - Answers - - Rejection of
montage aesthetic
+ Instead, favor the mise en scene.
+ The long take.
+ Composition on the screen.
- Alexandre Astruc's notion of personal authorship.
+ The director is the Auteur.
+ The Auteur Theory.
When did the New Wave begin? - Answers - 1959
What are the 3 films that begin the New Wave? - Answers - - 400 Blows (Truffaut)
- Hiroshima Mon Amour (Resnais)
- Breathless (Godard)
Who are the major figures of the New Wave? - Answers - - Francois Truffaut
