Exam 2: An Approach to Film Analysis

Ofelia is associated with circles in Pan's Labyrinth

Viewer expectations of a film directed by Woody Allen might include ________.

As the Captain grows more and more hostile in Pan's Labyrinth,Ofelia grows to trust the mysterious Faun,who nurtures her and encourages her to follow her own feelings.

Audiences typically expect fiction films to offer __________________.

An allusion to another film or work of art is called ________________________.

A descriptive claim presents a judgment,expressing the author's belief that a film is good,bad or mediocre.

In Steamboat Bill,Jr.,Bill Jr.and a female friend are shown to have identical ________,a parallel suggesting that Bill is not manly.

How does Pan's Labyrinth draw a parallel between the Captain and the Pale Man?

Documentary films abandon stories in favor of capturing real world events.

Analyze a film we have screened in class using three different forms of statements. First,make and explore a descriptive claim about this film. Second,make and explore an evaluative claim about this film. Third,make and explore an interpretive claim about this film.

Pan's Labyrinth concludes with an intertextual reference to _______________.

Expectations influence filmmakers' choices and viewers' experiences of films.

Audiences automatically associate actor John Wayne with what type of movie?

The feeling of satisfaction that film viewers experience from a conclusion that resolves conflicts is termed ________.

The distinction between art and entertainment is an artificial one.

________ filmmakers explore the aesthetic possibilities of the film medium itself,rarely telling stories or presenting arguments.

In Citizen Kane,newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane's last spoken word is ________,which serves a motif throughout the film.

Any detail that takes on meaning through repetition is called a ________.

________ films may depict characters and stories,but may draw attention to their status as works of art,often using unusual visual and sound techniques to explore abstract ideas.

When directors conclude their films with an unhappy ending,one potential side effect is ________.