RTA 180 Study Guide - Final Guide: D. W. Griffith, Max Steiner, Douglas Fairbanks

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Media Studies
• Course: RTA 180
• Professor: Patricia Wheeler

Document Summary

Pink panther intro: composer: henry mancini, director: black edward. 3 section - 3 segments (mark off to score) Draw attention (late start) - incite beginning now we"re there" 2 films not comedy : breakfast at tiffany"s, days of wine and roses. Source/diegetic music: emanating from a source within the film underscore music: character can"t hear non-diegetic/ Subtext i. e music goes minor because it"s foreshadowing . Thomas edison: inventor - kinetoscope kinetoscope parlor vitascope. D. w griffith: porter"s actor - birth of a nation (the longest movie of the time) Charlie chaplin // mary pickford // douglas fairbanks // d. w griffith: Lois weber: musician film - relevant issue that matters, suspense. 2 years b4 birth of a nation. Mood: cynical, dark region of subconscious mind. Shown through art, music, stage setting, furniture (mise-en-scene) Cabinet of dr. caligari: shadow come in film noir (influence hollywood) Reflection of critique of authoritarian // state of government. Orson welles: citizen kane // alfred hitchcock.