Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind movie
How does this film engage with some of the same questions about reality as last week’s film?
How does this film use mise-en-scene, editing and performance to engage with the larger theme? CGI –
computer generated images
Editing – manipulation – jump cuts – seamless editing – cutting on action – juxtaposition – parallel action –
rhythm and pacing – dissolves – classical film editing – modern film editing
Cinematography – how the camera is used – static shot, panning, titling, crane shot, medium shot, wide shot,
close up, zoom, tracking shot, steadicam, handheld – lighting –– low angle vs high angle – focus – shallow or
deep focus – depth of field
Mise-en-scene – everything in the frame and how those elements are arranged AND how they help tell the
story and engage the audience – setting, props, costumes, actors, make-up, lighting, special effects. Real
location or sets.
Acting – choices – presentational – vaudeville, slapstick, outside-in – method – Marlon Brando, realistic –
inside-out – – amateur – City of God
Sound – diegetic and non-diegetic, layers of audio – soundtrack, score – composer
story structure – 3 ACTS – hook, exposition, inciting incident, act 2 – rising action – act 3 – climax, resolution,
twist
emotional arc vs action arc, narrative arcs
Hero, protagonist, villain, antagonist, ensemble
Non-linear vs. linear ——– stranger comes to town OR there’s been a misunderstanding OR boy meets girl OR
ordinary person in extraordinary situation – hero goes on a journey
Dramatic irony, suspension of disbelief, unreliable narrator, anti-hero.
auteur, silent films to sound, everything is a remix,
Documentary? subjective vs objective.
What do films mean? What’s the point? Themes, symbolism, ideology?
How have the techniques and the meaning of films changed and developed?
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