History of Film- VOCAB

formative tendency

filmmaker’s ability to creatively manipulate and shape cinema, using camerawork and editing. relies on the creativity of the filmmaker and determines how the film will psychologically impact the viewer

Stimmung

german term, meaning mood, atmosphere, and emotional tone. impacts the viewer’s emotional engagement and response to film, makes us feel things

surrealism

1920s movement- dream-like sequences, distorting and illogical imagery, challenging reality and conventional narratives. can simulate a dream state and represent the unconscious mind

film noir

dark and moody visuals, femme fatale, criminals and sex, moral ambiguity

neo-noir

newer film noir cinema, with a surrealist twist of non-linear storylines and dreamscapes

postmodernism

self-aware and ironic films. rejecting single truths, challenges traditional narratives through fragmented and non-linear storytelling.

Hong Kong new wave

young directors, liberal culture of Hong Kong means less censored films. blending eastern and western filmmaking, doesnt follow the status quo. on-site shooting

second wave

explores more personal subject matter, individual lives, romance, time, and memories. shows complexities of living in Hong Kong.

psychoanalytic theory

we unconsciously relate to characters, projecting our wishes onto them. films allow for the satisfaction of repressed desires with no real-world consequences, mirroring “dream logic".” films and dreams are expressions of the unconscious mind