 1-Big Hero 6  2- Maze Runner  3-Man of Steel  4-Imitation Game

 The Maze Runner

 30-degree rule: A cinematography and editing rule that specifies that a shot should only be followed by another shot taken from a position greater than 30 degrees from that of the first.  stinger: Sound that forces the audience to notice the significance of something onscreen, such as the ominous chord struck when the villain’s presence is made known.

 visual effects: Special effects created in postproduction though digital imaging.  verisimilitude: The quality of fictional representation that allows readers or viewers to accept a constructed world, its events, its characters, and their actions as plausible; literally “having the appearance of truth.”

 Film is an art form  The movies involve literature (The Passion of Christ), the pictorial and plastic arts (Goya in Bordeaux), dance (Tango, Moulin Rouge), theater (Hamlet, The House of Bernarda Alba), music (Evita, Rock of Ages), and architecture (any Sergei Eisenstein or Peter Greenaway film).  Basically think about what messages the film is sending.

 There are many things to write about when dealing with film:  The story  the acting  the editing  the music  And many more!  One only has to watch a film very attentively.

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 Also, remember that film technology, production, and distribution are commercial and economic enterprises.  Hence, no film is intrinsically good or bad because of its commercial or economic constraints and freedoms.  For some African and Latin-American films, the rough and unpolished look of a film may be a byproduct of financial constraints, but also a conscious political choice to distinguish it from the glossy products of Hollywood. Often-times Bollywood films attempt to emulate Hollywood films in terms of spectacle in lieu of production value.  On the other hand, commercial Hollywood films may have gargantuan budgets that prevent them from taking too many risks that might alienate their audiences. In both cases, one has to be open-minded and flexible. One question worth posing might be: who is the films intended audience? Teenagers, the middle class, the working class, intellectuals, men, women? Etc.

 The images one sees on film are the product of certain influences and conditions.  Since the images are constantly moving, one has to determine which images are special or worth noting.  Images that are perplexing or unfamiliar, as well as images that are repeated for emphasis probably fit into this category.

 What does the title mean in relation to the story?  Why does the movie start the way it does?  Ab ovo [from the beginning]  In medias res [in the middle]  Or in extremas res [at the end of a story])  When/where was the film made and how might that impact its presentation/themes?  Why are the opening/closing credits presented in such a manner against a particular background?  Why does the film end the way it does?  Is there a pattern of striking camera movement, perhaps long shots or dissolves or abrupt transitions? Which filmic techniques are utilized and repeated?  Which sequences were the most striking?  (Also, learn to jot down information about props, costumes, and camera positions).