FILM (Gunn)

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Movements

• German Expressionism - 1920s movement using distorted visuals to express emotional states.
  Ex: "German Expressionism" AND cinema
• Italian Neorealism - Post-WWII movement focusing on authentic depictions of everyday life.
  Ex: "Italian Neorealism" AND Rossellini
• French New Wave - 1950s-60s movement characterized by experimental techniques.
  Ex: "French New Wave" AND auteur
• French Impressionism - 1920s movement focused on visual perception and subjectivity.
  Ex: "French Impressionism" AND "visual style"
• Soviet Montage - 1920s-30s movement pioneering rhythmic editing techniques.
  Ex: "Soviet Montage" AND Eisenstein

Genres

• Western - Films exploring frontier themes and American mythology.
  Ex: Western AND iconography
• Musical - Films incorporating song and dance as storytelling elements.
  Ex: Musical AND choreograph*
• Horror - Films designed to frighten and provoke primal fears.
  Ex: Horror AND "visual style"
• Science Fiction - Films exploring speculative concepts often based in science.
  Ex: "Science Fiction" AND themes
• Gangster - Films focused on organized crime and criminal culture.
  Ex: Gangster AND "film noir"
• Animation - Films created through a sequence of drawings or computer graphics.
  Ex: Animation AND technique*

Film Elements

• Mise-en-scene - Everything visible in the frame (sets, props, actors, costumes, lighting).
  Ex: "Mise-en-scene" AND composition
• Cinematography - The art of camera movement, framing, and visual composition.
  Ex: Cinematography AND "visual storytelling"
• Sound - Music, dialogue, sound effects, and audio design.
  Ex: Sound AND "film production"
• Special Effects - Artificially created visual or audio elements.
  Ex: "Special effects" AND technology
• Narrative - Storytelling structure and techniques.
  Ex: "Narrative structure" AND cinema
• Acting - Performance techniques and styles in cinema.
  Ex: Acting AND "performance theory"
• Directing - The art of guiding actors and overseeing creative elements.
  Ex: Directing AND "film theory"