CS202 Movies to Know - Lecture notes Midterm Review PDF

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Movies to know for the midterm/final exam...

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Videos of Interest - Exam The Human Face, Part 3: “Beauty.” Dir. James Erskine • Older men do most of the talking • People in the “beauty industries” do most of the talking • The women who do speak generally disagree with the men • Evolutionary arguments reduce human interaction to heterosexual mating for the purpose of procreation female beauty is the main focus • • Male beauty is only briefly discussed • The video tends to reflect the value and nature of beauty in a consumer society obsessed by youth • The result is that female beauty is objectified… • … turned into a thing rather than the quality of a real person • Mentions but ultimately underplays the historical and cultural variability of ideals of beauty • it carries the bias of our current consumer-oriented culture: youthful heterosexual beauty is the ideal Elevator World (1999), Mitchell Rose • The elevator is an island of peace • The downtrodden and the upwardly mobile ride together in equality; spatial harmony and aesthetic balance are the goals of all who ride • Computer animation demonstrates these truths as we, the viewers, look down from above on an elevator as it rises from the first to the 15th floor • People come and go, making graceful adjustments to maintain harmony and balance • Distances Glengarry GlenRoss (1992). Dir. James Foley • Hand gestures • Eye behaviour • Paralanguage (pitch, tone) • Body language • Illustrators • Speech related gestures • Proxemics change • Struggle for dominance between the two men Once Upon a Time in the West (1969). Dir. Sergio Leone • Posture • Body language • Neck titled • Mutual gaze • Gaze

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Facial expressions Touch - holds man in charge of train by neck Proxemics Paralanguage (pitch and tone change when older man feels uncomfortable about the 4 other men coming into the train station) Eye behaviour Sound - no sound, then harmonica; realize something is about to happen Whenever Harmonica the character is around, the music of a harmonica play Emotionless Facial primacy Clothing signifies a type rather than an individual person More physical aspects of nonverbal communication Landscape shows the Old West Western architecture Overall feel: main cowboy has control over the rest Set up as intimidating Waiting for something to happen, no much is going on, fly buzzing around Windmill squeaking during the whole scene

Psycho (1960). Dir. Alfred Hitchcock How are cinematic effects such as camera distance, camera angle, lighting, sound, editing, setting etc… used to create atmosphere, character and theme in this sample of Hitchcock’s classic film Psycho? • Close shots • Straight cut • Side of the road, no one around • Horror like music when she starts driving and the cop follows her • Violin music when she feels more comfortable and the cop has stopped following her • Long shot of her in the car driving to dealership • Far shot of cop waiting for her across the street • Music changes when she goes to the bathroom to check the car papers and how much cash she has • Fast music when she gets back in the new car and is driving away from dealership • Conversations of others replaying in her head • Sky turns dark to put emphasis on how long she has been driving • Starts to rain while she's in the dark, she cannot see, she begins to panic, music changes, bright car lights shining in her face Pulls into a motel • • Looking to see if everyone is around • Side shots as the light on her face only hits one side • Whenever she is alone, must begins to play as if she is hiding something • Bottom light on creepy motel owner • Side light

• Hole in wall • Motel owner watches her through hole in wall...