GERM 3395/UH Spr 2005: Hist. Of German Cinema Name______________________________
GERM 3395/UH Spr 2005: Hist. Of German Cinema Name______________________________
Film Evaluation
Film title _________________________________Director _______ Year_____ No. viewings ______
Reaction: ___very favorable ___favorable ___unfavorable ___uncertain
Emotional response: ___________________________________________________________
Message of film as you see it: ______________________________________________________
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HOW DOES THIS FILM COMMUNICATE ITS MESSAGE THROUGH: (mark the term[s] you're discussing):
NARRATION (story, dramatic appeal, motivation, closure, point of view)
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SOUND (music, dialogue, silence, language, narrator, sound effects)
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PHOTOGRAPHY (focus, frame, angle, movement, space, sets, light, color)
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EDITING (order, cuts, duration, rhythm, continuity, montage, motifs)
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RELATIONSHIP TO THE TIME THE FILM WAS MADE?
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WHAT ARE THE VALUES REPRESENTED BY THE MAIN CHARACTER(S)?
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WHAT IS THE ATTITUDE OF THE OVERALL FILM TOWARD THESE VALUES?
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HOW DOES THIS FILM TRY TO "MAKE ITS CASE" OR PERSUADE YOU OF ITS MESSAGE? (for example, by emotional appeal, documentary authority, distancing, symbolism, manipulated point of view -- give examples; & is it persuasive?)
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