TFM 160 Final Exam Guide with complete solution
Implicit Meaning
lies beneath the surface of a movie's story or presentation, internal meaning, implied
Explicit meaning
available on the surface, literal meaning, definition
Form
means by which the subject is expressed and experienced, how it is presented
sets up audience expectation
supplies the methods and techniques necessary to present it to the audience
Content
the subject of the artwork
what it is about
provides something to express
Formal Analysis
dissects the complex synthesis of cinematography, sound, composition, design,
movement, performance, and editing by the creative artists involved with making the
movie
every element in every frame is there for a reason
inspects the technical aspects of the movie rather than the "meaning" of the film
Theme
central idea or message
Realism
an interest in or concern for the actual or real, a tendency to view or represent things as
they really are (Lumie res)
Antirealism
an interest in or concern for the abstract, speculative, or fantastic (Melies)
Versimilitude
a convincing appearance of truth
convince the viewer the things they are seeing are really there
expectations of reality change over time and across culture
What are the three fundamental principles of film form?
- movies depend on light
- movies provide an illusion of movement
- movies manipulate space and time in unique ways
Genre
categorization of narrative films by the stories they tell and the ways they tell them
What are the three categories of movies explored in reading?
- Narrative - fiction, purpose is to entertain, cinematic structure and can be realistic or
unrealistic
- Documentary - nonfiction, purpose is to inform
- Experimental - defy categorization and convention, avent-garde, pushing the
boundaries of traditional movies and innovative
How does animation differ from the other three basic types of movies?
- conventional photography is different
- different mechanisms to create the multitude of still images that motion pictures
, require
- Traditional (hand-drawn) Animation
- Stop-Motion Animation
- Computer Generated Imagery (CGI)
Omniscient Narration
- it knows all and can tell us whatever it wants us to know
- has unrestricted access to all aspects of the narrative
- it can provide any character's experiences and perceptions, as well as information that
no other character knows
Restricted Narration
limits the information provided to the audience to knowing what the character knows as
they find out
Voice-Over Narration
when we hear the character' voice over the picture without actually seeing the character
speak words
- considered diegetic if the voice over narration is the character speaking, who appears
on screen and it is their thoughts being said that no one else hears
- considered non-diegetic if that same character is talking directly to the audience
Direct-Address Narration
interrupting the narrative to speak directly to the audience
- The Office
Protagonist
the primary character who pursues the goal
Antagonist
person, people, creature, or force responsible for obstructing our protagonist
Anti-Hero
unsympathetic protagonist chasing less than noble cause
Inciting Incident (Catalyst)
the event that begins a story's problem
Rising Action
the narrative build up where the conflict intensifies and the goal remains out of reach
Crisis
story has reached a turning point and it is working it's way toward resolution
- a critical turning point in a story when the protagonist must engage a seemingly
insurmountable obstacle
Climax
when the protagonist faces a major obstacle
Resolution
goal is either gained or lost and moves toward conclusion
Story
all of the explicit and implicit narrative events in the story and the diegesis or total world
in which the story occurs
Plot
the specific actions and events and the order in which the events are arranged to
convey the narrative to the viewer, including the non-diegetic elements
What is meant by the diegesis of a story?
Implicit Meaning
lies beneath the surface of a movie's story or presentation, internal meaning, implied
Explicit meaning
available on the surface, literal meaning, definition
Form
means by which the subject is expressed and experienced, how it is presented
sets up audience expectation
supplies the methods and techniques necessary to present it to the audience
Content
the subject of the artwork
what it is about
provides something to express
Formal Analysis
dissects the complex synthesis of cinematography, sound, composition, design,
movement, performance, and editing by the creative artists involved with making the
movie
every element in every frame is there for a reason
inspects the technical aspects of the movie rather than the "meaning" of the film
Theme
central idea or message
Realism
an interest in or concern for the actual or real, a tendency to view or represent things as
they really are (Lumie res)
Antirealism
an interest in or concern for the abstract, speculative, or fantastic (Melies)
Versimilitude
a convincing appearance of truth
convince the viewer the things they are seeing are really there
expectations of reality change over time and across culture
What are the three fundamental principles of film form?
- movies depend on light
- movies provide an illusion of movement
- movies manipulate space and time in unique ways
Genre
categorization of narrative films by the stories they tell and the ways they tell them
What are the three categories of movies explored in reading?
- Narrative - fiction, purpose is to entertain, cinematic structure and can be realistic or
unrealistic
- Documentary - nonfiction, purpose is to inform
- Experimental - defy categorization and convention, avent-garde, pushing the
boundaries of traditional movies and innovative
How does animation differ from the other three basic types of movies?
- conventional photography is different
- different mechanisms to create the multitude of still images that motion pictures
, require
- Traditional (hand-drawn) Animation
- Stop-Motion Animation
- Computer Generated Imagery (CGI)
Omniscient Narration
- it knows all and can tell us whatever it wants us to know
- has unrestricted access to all aspects of the narrative
- it can provide any character's experiences and perceptions, as well as information that
no other character knows
Restricted Narration
limits the information provided to the audience to knowing what the character knows as
they find out
Voice-Over Narration
when we hear the character' voice over the picture without actually seeing the character
speak words
- considered diegetic if the voice over narration is the character speaking, who appears
on screen and it is their thoughts being said that no one else hears
- considered non-diegetic if that same character is talking directly to the audience
Direct-Address Narration
interrupting the narrative to speak directly to the audience
- The Office
Protagonist
the primary character who pursues the goal
Antagonist
person, people, creature, or force responsible for obstructing our protagonist
Anti-Hero
unsympathetic protagonist chasing less than noble cause
Inciting Incident (Catalyst)
the event that begins a story's problem
Rising Action
the narrative build up where the conflict intensifies and the goal remains out of reach
Crisis
story has reached a turning point and it is working it's way toward resolution
- a critical turning point in a story when the protagonist must engage a seemingly
insurmountable obstacle
Climax
when the protagonist faces a major obstacle
Resolution
goal is either gained or lost and moves toward conclusion
Story
all of the explicit and implicit narrative events in the story and the diegesis or total world
in which the story occurs
Plot
the specific actions and events and the order in which the events are arranged to
convey the narrative to the viewer, including the non-diegetic elements
What is meant by the diegesis of a story?
