film ID
What is the name of the first film we watched this semester?
To Live, Zhang Yimou (or Yimou Zhang, in anglicized form), 1994
What is the referential context for DONGMAKGOL?
Korean War in 1950
How to pronounce Studio Ghibli?
JEE-blee" (ジブリ)
Name the three models of historical engagement we learned in week 5.
Historical accuracy, historical empathy, historical responsibility
What is it called when dialogue text is inserted into a silent film over a black background?
Intertitles
We've only watched 1 film so far released in the 21st century. What is the film and its release year?
Welcome to Dongmakgol, Park Kwang-hyun 2005
Identify and address SIX of your classmates by name
crowd to assess
Define "diegesis"
"World of the work" - a complete narrative or storyworld. Also encompasses what the characters can perceive, including possible actions and off-screen elements.
What is the term for Japanese live narrators during the era of silent film?
benshi
Define pillow shot, who is it attributed to?
Akira Kurosawa, Throne of Blood, 1957
Define symptomatic meaning and give 1 example from your choice of films.
Symptomatic meaning: Think of it as "what does the film reveal about the fantasies and anxieties of its producers and audiences during its time of emergence?"
This style of editing prioritizes smooth, logical, and chronological narrative flow across shots, making the viewer feel "immersed" in the diegetic space. What is this editing style called?
Continuity editing
Explain the context and significance behind Long'er's execution in TO LIVE.
After the consolidation of the People's Republic, Long'er is executed for being a landlord after inheriting Fugui's property (owning property was a feudal act). This was during a period of land reform and overall societal restructuring in which all private property was made public, and rich owners shunned + killed.
Explain how a "wide" shot is not a "long" shot
"Wide," though colloquial, refers to lens length (15mm, 35mm, 50mm etc.), while long shot is used to describe the visual composition itself.
Give the director, year, and name of the actress in The Goddess.
Wu Yonggang, 1935, goddess is played by Ruan Lingyu
Give an implicit meaning to I WAS BORN BUT
Julie to gauge
What is the academic term for "primitive cinema" ?
Cinema of attractions (Tom Gunning)
Describe how Ozu's I WAS BORN BUT reflects/comments on Japanese history+society
Salarymen Culture/ Rise of Militarism/ Rapid Urbanization
What two "modes" of cinema have we discussed? Hint: related to the emergence of sound
Presentational (cinema of attractions) and representational (narrative cinema)
What year did Laborer's Love come out?
1922
Give a referential, explicit, implicit, and symptomatic meanings for GRAVE (Choose two out of four)
a few possibilities...Julie to judge
What are the two steps/cognitive processes in Laura Mulvey's construction of "male gaze"?
Bonus 100 points if you can tell me the theorist she derives this from
scopophilia and narcissistic identification.
Jacques Lacan (theory of the mirror-stage)
What is the name of the 12th century dynasty that is the referential context for Rashomon?
Describe its relation to the film's symptomatic context for 100 bonus points (aka: why does it take place in this century)
Hei'an era, famed for peace and stability and the flourishing of culture. Rashomon is set during its final days, mirroring the civilizational decline, moral panic, and environmental devastation in the immediate postwar.
Give an example of how one of the films we have watched takes inspiration from East Asian aesthetic traditions. Bonus point for an added critique.
Julie to judge