FILM STUDIES 101
Film criticism
Which national cinematic system is disproportionally responsible for shaping cinema?
Hollywood International
Which of our screenings best fits into the category "First Cinema"?
G.I. Jane (1997)
Which of the Four Cinemas is most critical to defining the look and feel of accented cinema?
Third Cinema
What are the three of our screenings that largely fall under the category "diasporic film"?
Black Girl (1966), Daughters of the Dust (1991), Lemonade (2016)
What are the three primary types of film criticism?
Interpersonal, evaluative, and interpretive
A "text-based approach" to defining national cinema would analyze what aspect of a film?
The film itself (narrative, form, etc.)
Why are directors crucial to defining Second Cinema?
Second Cinema refers to Western International Art Cinemas that often were viewed through the lens of auteur theory/authorship
What are the three categories of accented cinema?
Exilic, diasporic, ethnic identity
The scattering of peoples from a homeland throughout other lands
What is the difference between something diegetic and something non-diegetic?
Diegetic elements of a film are those that exist within the story world of a film; non-diegetic elements exist for the spectator
What is the definition of the term "mukokuseki" and to which of our films does it apply?
Any thing that lacks visible markers of nationality; Pokemon: The First Movie (1998)
DOUBLE POINTS! What is the basic definition of "Third Cinema"?
The cinema of decolonization
Why does Shohat (2004) critique the politics of Third Cinema?
She believes that, though the films establish a national identity, they do not question patriarchy
What is traditionally understood to be the difference between "parody" and "pastiche"?
Parody is critical, pastiche is uncritical
Where and how a film is screened/presented for audiences
Why does Deborah Shaw believe that the term "transnational cinema" needs to be reconceptualized?
She believes that there is no clear definition as to what "counts" as a transnational film
What, at the level of definition, is the primary overlap between "Second Cinema" and "Accented Cinema"?
Authorship
DOUBLE POINTS! In relationship to time, diasporic films can present the idealized homeland as either of the ___ or ___.
Past or future.
DOUBLE POINTS! There are six primary components of any cinematic system. What are those six components?
Production, distribution, exhibition, reception, marketing, ideology
Name 10 of the 15 categories for defining transnational cinema, as identified by Shaw.
1.Transnational modes of production, distribution, and exhibition; 2.Transnational modes of narration; 3.Cinema of globalization; 4.Films with multiple locations; 5.Exilic/diasporic filmmaking; 6.Cultural exchange; 7.Transnational influences; 8.Transnational critical approaches; 9.Transnational viewing practices; 10.Transregional/transcommunity films; 11.Transnational stars; 12.Transnational directors; 13.The ethics of transnationalism; 14.Transnational collaborative markets; 15.National films
What is the definition of Fourth Cinema, and why is it different than Third Cinema?
Fourth Cinema is the cinema of Indigenous people; Fourth Cinema filmmakers are without a nation-state
What are the two primary identity implications for the "politics of the hyphen"?
Resistance and/or division
Name two ways that Lemonade (2016) makes intertextual references to Daughters of the Dust (1991).
Answer varies, but could include the figure design (costuming, makeup, hair), the significance of the shore, etc.