TFM 160 Study Guide - Final Guide: Anti-Realism, Method Acting, Motion Picture Production Code

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Tfm 160 final study guide & course review. Implicit meaning: lies below the surface of a movie story and presentation. Explicit meaning: available on the surface of the movie, obvious and exposed. Form: the means by which a subject is expressed. Every element in a frame is there for a reason. Expectations provoke/guide us through interpretation of art. Formal analysis: dissects meaning of all elements & tools. Dissects complex synthesis of cinematography, sound, composition, design, movement, performance, and editing. Theme: a shared public idea, such as a metaphor/adage/myth/conflict/personality type. Realism: an interest in or concern for the actual or real, the first motion pictures. Antirealism: an interest or concern for the abstract, speculative, or fantastic. Cinematic language: the accepted systems, methods, or conventions by which the movies communicate with the viewer. Combines lighting, movement, sound, acting, and camera effects. Genre: the categorization of narrative films by the stories they tell and the ways they tell them.