German Expressionism of the '20s and 30s impacted the visual style and thematic undercurrents of what eventually became known as - correct answer Film
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Characteristics of German Expressionism - correct answer 1. stylized visuals
2. sharply exaggerated shadows
3. high-contrast lighting
4. disorienting skewed set design
5. off-kilter camera angles
German Expressionism - correct answer A prominent artistic movement in post-WW1 Germany that influenced many disciplines, with morbid and dire themes
Director of Metropolis - correct answer Fritz Lang
Credited as the first true "special effects" film - correct answer Fritz Lang's "Metropolis"
exemplifies sci-fi and german expressionism
UFA - correct answer Universal Film AG
- principal film studio in Germany, home of the German film industry during the Weimar Republic and through World War II, and a major force in world cinema from 1917 to 1945
UFA's most influential film - correct answer The Cabinet of Dr. Calligari
French New Wave - correct answer film period that rejected the idea of a traditional story in the "Old Hollywood" sense; expressing the truth was of utmost importance
French New Wave Themes - correct answer the social and political upheavals of the time
French New Wave developed the - correct answer auteur theory
Characteristics of the French New Wave - correct answer 1. Jump cuts
2. Shooting on location
3. Natural lighting
4. Improvised dialogue and plotting
5. Direct sound recording
6. Long takes
Cahiers du Cinema - correct answer an influential French film magazine founded in 1951 by André Bazin, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze and Joseph-Marie lo Duca
re-invented the basic tenants of film criticism and theory
Cahier's 2 Guiding Principles - correct answer 1. A rejection of classical montage-style filmmaking in favor of: mise-en-scene, long takes, and deep composition
2. That the best films are a personal artistic expression and should bear a stamp of personal authorship (auteur theory)
Directors of Nouvelle Vague - correct answer Francois Traffaut
Jean-Luc Godard (most prolific)
Claude Chabrol
Eric Eric Rohmer [Show Less]