day 2 world cinema

What does the silent film Resuced by Rover show?

Form, structure, style, basically how a movie is being portrayed

How is Rescured by Rover considered exceptional from all the other silent films of its time?

it was more elaborate and narrative

What type of camera movement does resuced by rover use

Panning, some still frames, zoom ins

What does pan and tilt do

pan goes side to side, tilt goes up and down

What does the specific editing of Rescued by Rover indicate

Multiple shots taken and pieced together indicate that the story is always advancing and progressing

What type of style does RBR show?

Proscenium style (static, no movement of the camera)

What is the director’s role when composing the mise en scene of a frame

delivering information to us (what the viewer sees)

Besides the way objects are arranged in a frame, what else does mise en scene do?

Mise en scene can complement the narrative

In the film Suspense, what do we see a lot of in terms of narrative and editing?

Progressive narrative (the story is always advancing in some way) and continuity editing

In the film Suspense, what is one technique used in this film that involves a lot of back and forth?

crosscutting (alternating shots of several lines of action happening in various spots)

What is the overall goal of crosscutting?

Crosscutting gives us an idea of whats happening in different places in similar times.