Class Notes for Understanding Movies, 14th Edition

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Instructor Resource Manual
for
Understanding Movies
Fourteenth Edition
Louis Giannetti

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Preface
If I had but one film to choose for a film analysis course, I would choose either Citizen Kane or
Amadeus. Amadeus is so rich aesthetically, dramatically, and intellectually that it can support
sustained analytical attention. Like Citizen Kane, Amadeus provides superior material for analysis
in concert with each chapter of Understanding Movies.
Amadeus is a good film to study early in the course so that it can be used as a reference film for the
rest of the semester. Use of a reference film facilitates class discussion, offers a touchstone for
comparison to other films, and presents a suitable alternative to Citizen Kane for synthesis
exercises and assignments. Any film can be selected as a course reference film, but Amadeus
vibrates with creativity in every aspect of the cinema, making the film an excellent selection.
Supplemental resources for this text:
www.imdb.com This is the Internet Movie Database website. It is one of the world’s
largest compilations of film titles, viewer reviews, and movie production information.
www.filmsite.org Another comprehensive website that provides detailed summaries of many
films in many genres.
www.rottentomatoes.com This website tracks film releases, box office grosses, and other
pertinent information, including professional critic reviews. It is highly recommended.
www.metacritic.com/film/ Another website along the lines of Rotten Tomatoes.
www.rogerebert.com The home of one of the most popular film critics of modern times,
Roger Ebert.
www.commonsensemedia.org This website provides reviews and recommendations of films,
especially for parents with young children. The critical reviews here are not geared toward an
audience that seeks out journalistic and theoretical criticism.
www.worldbest.com/movies.htm A website that provides links to the websites listed above
as well as many others that review film and follow Hollywood news and information.

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Table of Contents
Preface ...............................................................................................................................................................................iii
Introduction to Revel........................................................................................................................................................1
CHAPTER 1: PHOTOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................................................6
Learning Objectives ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6
Chapter Outline ..................................................................................................................................................................6
Chapter Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..10
Active Learning Assignments...............................................................................................................................13
In-class Discussion Questions and Answers…………………………………………………………………………..14
CHAPTER 2: MISE EN SCÈNE ...................................................................................................................................16
Learning Objectives ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..16
Chapter Outline ................................................................................................................................................................16
Chapter Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...21
Active Learning Assignments................................................................................................................................22
In-class Discussion Questions and Answers…………………………………………………………………………..23
CHAPTER 3: MOVEMENT.........................................................................................................................................25
Learning Objectives …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….25
Chapter Outline ...............................................................................................................................................................25
Chapter Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..29
Active Learning Assignments...............................................................................................................................31
In-class Discussion Questions and Answers………………………………………………………………………….32
CHAPTER 4: EDITING ...............................................................................................................................................34
Learning Objectives …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….34
Chapter Outline ...............................................................................................................................................................34
Chapter Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..39
Active Learning Assignments...............................................................................................................................42
In-class Discussion Questions and Answers………………………………………………………………………….42
CHAPTER 5: SOUND............................................................................................................................................ .......44
Learning Objectives …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….44
Chapter Outline ...............................................................................................................................................................44
Chapter Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..48
Active Learning Assignments...............................................................................................................................52
In-class Discussion Questions and Answers…………………………………………………………………………. 52
CHAPTER 6: ACTING .............................................................................................................................................. .....54
Learning Objectives …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….54
Chapter Outline ...............................................................................................................................................................54
Chapter Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..57
Active Learning Assignments...............................................................................................................................61
In-class Discussion Questions and Answers…………………………………………………………………………..61
CHAPTER 7: DRAMA .................................................................................................................................................. ...63
Learning Objectives ……………………………………………………………………….…………………………………….63

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Chapter Outline ...............................................................................................................................................................63
Chapter Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..65
Active Learning Assignments...............................................................................................................................68
In-class Discussion Questions and Answers………………………………………………………………………….68
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CHAPTER 8: STORY .................................................................................................................................................... .71
Learning Objectives …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….71
Chapter Outline ...............................................................................................................................................................71
Chapter Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..75
Active Learning Assignments...............................................................................................................................78
In-class Discussion Questions and Answers………………………………….……………………………………….79
CHAPTER 9: WRITING............................................................................................................................................... .81
Learning Objectives …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….81
Chapter Outline ...............................................................................................................................................................81
Chapter Summary……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….84
Active Learning Assignments..............................................................................................................................86
In-class Discussion Questions and Answers………………………………………………………………………….86
CHAPTER 10: IDEOLOGY ........................................................................................................................................ ..89
Learning Objectives …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….89
Chapter Outline ...............................................................................................................................................................89
Chapter Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..92
Active Learning Assignments...............................................................................................................................96
In-class Discussion Questions and Answers………………………………………………………………………….96
CHAPTER 11: CRITIQUE........................................................................................................................................... .98
Learning Objectives …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….98
Chapter Outline ...............................................................................................................................................................98
Chapter Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………………………100
Active Learning Assignments..............................................................................................................................104
In-class Discussion Questions and Answers………………………………………………………………………….104
CHAPTER 12 SYNTHESIS: CITIZEN KANE ......................................................................................................106
Learning Objectives …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….106
Chapter Outline ...............................................................................................................................................................106
Chapter Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..113
Active Learning Assignments...............................................................................................................................117
In-class Discussion Questions and Answers………………………………………………………………………….117

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INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE MANUAL
Introduction to REVEL
Welcome to the REVEL edition of Understanding Movies by Louis Giannetti.
Every chapter in the fourteenth edition of Understanding Movies has been carefully revised for
publication in REVEL, a fully digital experience designed to integrate text contents with
interactive elements. Understanding Movies continues to be organized around elements of film
and provides valuable insight into how movies communicate and convey meaning to their
audiences through a unique network of language systems and techniques.
The narrative content is the same as the print text but contains enhancements; integrated media
interactives and assessments let students read the content and engage with the material through
hands-on applications. This immersive educational technology boosts student engagement,
which leads to better understanding of concepts and improved performance throughout the
course.
All chapters begin on an introductory screen with chapter-specific learning objectives.
Each subsection of content appears on its own screen.

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Students can click on key terms to read a term’s definition in-line with chapter content.
Movie stills and publicity shots not directly correlated to the text are clustered into interactives
by topics related to the main narrative. These galleries allow students to pause and individually
click through a group of images and their annotations.
Each chapter includes a journal prompt. The journal prompt serves as a guided note-taking
exercise to build student ability to critically analyze key elements in the development and
creation of movies.

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Each main section ends with a three- to five-question multiple-choice quiz.
A variety of other interactive features integrated throughout each chapter also enhance student
learning.
Every chapter ends with a review screen. The interactive elements on this screen provide
students with opportunities to study the content of the chapter.
Advanced flash cards allow students to review and study each chapter’s key terms.

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CHAPTER 1: PHOTOGRAPHY
Learning Objectives
1. Recognize the distinctions among the three principal styles of film and the three types of
movies, and evaluate how the style affects the presentation of the story.
2. List the six basic categories of film shots and their purpose in developing the scene.
3. Describe the five basic angles in the cinema and what contextual information the audience
derives from each choice.
4. Outline the various types of lighting styles used in film and the symbolic connotations of each.
5. Explain the way directors consciously use colors to symbolically enhance the film’s dramatic
content.
6. Identify how lens, filters, and stocks can intensify given qualities within a shot, and suppress
others.
7. Evaluate the changes that digital technologies have had on film production, editing,
presentation, and distribution.
8. Assess the role of cinematographers in the filmmaking process and identify how they are able
to consolidate the various elements of film photography.
Outline
1. Realism and Formalism
a. Even before 1900, movies began to develop in two major directions: the realistic and

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b. six basic categories of shots
i. extreme long shot
1. photographed from a great distance away
2. used as establishing shot
ii. long shot
1. roughly the same amount of space as the staging area of a large theater
2. deep-focus shot
A. a long shot consisting of a number of focal distances and photographed
in depth
B. sometimes called a wide-angle shot because it requires a wide-angle
lens to photograph
iii. full shot
1. closest range within the long shot category
2. just barely includes the human body in full
iv. medium shot
1. the shot of the couple
2. split focus rather than a single dominant focus
v. close-up
1. shows very little if any locale
2. concentrates on a relatively small object
vi. extreme close-up
3. The Angles

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