THE ART OF FILM APPRECIATION

FILM

• Story conveyed with moving pictures

• Considered a cultural artifact • Source of entertainment &

information

film and movie DIFFERENTIATED

• Both are actually interchangeable but people gave distinct meanings of each

• Film refers to artistic, theoretical or technical aspects while Movie refers to pure entertainment

FILM GENRESACTION FILMS• Usually include high energy, big-

budget physical stunts and chases• Good guy vs Bad guy scenario• James Bond Series is an example of a

classic action film

ADVENTURE FILMS• Have exciting stories, with new experiences

or exotic locales• Very similar to action films• The Mummy & Indiana Jones are examples of

this genre

COMEDY• Has light-hearted plots• Designed to amuse laughter• Action comedy, horror comedy & sci-

fi comedy films are sub genres• Safety Last was named as the

greatest comedy movie of all time• 1923 film• Starring Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis

CRIME• Are developed around the sinister actions of

criminals or mobsters, particularly bank robbers, underworld figures

• The Italian Job & The Town are examples of Crime movies

DRAMA• Serious, plot-driven presentations• Portrays realistic life situations• Largest film genre• Biopics, Melodrama & Romance

are major sub genres• Examples: The Hurt Locker &

Changeling

DOCUMENTARY• Intended to document some aspect of reality• Are mostly non-fiction• Has been very commercially succesful in the

21st century• Examples: An Inconvenient Truth & Supersize

Me

EPIC• Emphasizes human drama on a grand

scale• Typically entail high cost production

and a sweeping musical score• Appeal to a very large audience• Titanic and The Lord of the Rings which

ranked #2 and #3 on the list of the highest grossing films of all time are epics

HORROR• Unsettling movies that strive to elicit the

emotions of fear, disgust and horror from viewers

• Modern horror uses gore as a way to elicit fear• The next trend in horror films is said to be

documentaries/mockumentaries.• Examples: Saw Series, The Exorcist & The Blair

Witch Project

MUSICALS• Are cinematic forms that emphasize

full-scale scores or song and dance routines in a significant way

• Musical Comedy & Concert films are subgenres

• Examples: The Sound of Music & Mamma Mia

SCIENCE FICTION• Films with impossible scenarios, futuristic

concepts & unknowable forces• Examples: Star Wars saga & 2012

WAR• Genre concerned with warfare• Mostly focused on prisoner of

wars, covert operations and military training

• Anti war films– Films that bring to the viewers the

horror of war often from a political/ideological perspective

– Examples: Schindler’s List & Saving Private Ryan

• Examples: Black Hawk Down & Children of Men

WESTERN• devoted to telling stories set primarily in the

latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West

• Examples: No Country for Old Men & Brokeback Mountain

PHILIPPINE CINEMA• One of the earliest movie industry in Asia• Started on January 1, 1897• Un Homme Au Chapeau (Man with a hat)

was the first movie shown in the Philippines

• Modern filipino films are focused on Love stories, Comedy & drama films while Classic filipino films are war & action films

ANIME

• Animation originating from Japan• Can emphasize visual styles• Massively popular in asian countries

CHARACTER DESIGNPROPORTION• Height of the head is

considered the base unit of proportion

• For exaggeration, certain body features are increased in proportion

EYE SIZE• Large eyes for emotional

distinctions

FACIAL EXPRESSION• To denote mood and thoughts

FILM REVIEW/CRITICISM

• The analysis and evaluation of films individually and collectively

• Journalistic, viewers and academic criticism

• Sources of word of mouth

PROCESS OF FILM REVIEW

1. SEE THE MOVIE2. TAKE NOTES DURING THE FILM3. TAKE TIME TO SOAK IN THE FILM4. IDENTIFY YOUR AUDIENCE5. WRITE THE REVIEW – start with an introduction6. DISCUSS RELEVANT PARTS OF THE FILM7. RECHECK AND EDIT THE REVIEW FOR ERRORS

CHARACTER DESIGN

PROPORTION• Height of the head is considered the

base unit of proportion• For exaggeration, certain body

features are increased in proportion

TV ADVERTISEMENT

• A span of television programming paid for that conveys a message

• Has been used to promote a variety of goods• Has been succesful and pervasive• In the Philippines, it is self regulated by

individual broadcasters• Should only have 18 minutes of commercial

per hour

CHARACTER DESIGN

PROPORTION• Height of the head is considered the

base unit of proportion• For exaggeration, certain body

features are increased in proportion

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