Film Techniques
What shot is commonly used to show dialogue?
Over the shoulder shot
McCarthyism is?
The relentless and unjustified persecution of someone.
What is a work of visual art, literature, theatre, music, or architecture that imitates the style or character of the work of one or more other artists. Unlike parody, it pays homage to the work it imitates, rather than mocking it.
Pastiche.
Textual Integrity is a combination of which three aspects of a text.
Form, Structure, Language (ideas).
The star character in the film is
Edward Murrow
What shot is commonly used to show a character's emotions?
A close up
Explain how McCarthyism came to be.
It was fueled by the Red Scare, a fear of internal communist subversion that gripped the nation after World War II. A fear of Un-American and left wing antics.
Three prevelant themes explored in Good Night, and Good Luck are...
There are many, we will decide if they are prevelant!
Define textual Integrity as a concept.
The unity of a text as acohesive whole across form, structure and content (ideas).
What is the significance of the title and catch phrase "Good Night, and Good Luck", particularly as the film progresses?
It is symbolic of the increasingly intense political climate and witchunt of the red scare era.
Define Chiaroscuro that uses strong contrasts between
A technique in visual arts that uses strong contrasts between light and adrk to create a sense of depth and volume.
How can we can connect McCarthyism to our current day political context, particularly that in the U.S? Bonus 100 points if particular term is used in response!
Trump's scaremongering and indictment of fear in society. His seeking of total authoritarian control/power. Bonus 100 point if the term 'Demagoguery' is used.
Define synecdoche and give an example of its use in the film.
A symbol or figure of speech in which a part of the whole of something is used to refer to that thing! The soundtrack is part of the overall film and represents the entire film's aesthetic.
What does a text have to endure across to achieve textual integrity? Name the two components.
Time periods and differing cultures.
Dictate any quote from the film, other than the title.
Many, we decide.
How does Clooney utilise the technique of Defamiliarisation and what is its effect?
Making the familiar unfamiliar. He does this through his use of black and white, monochromatic colur scheme and interior, claustrophobic filming.
How and when did McCarthyism end?
Joseph McCarthy began to lose support after the mid-1950s, primarily due to the exposure of false accusations and the Army-McCarthy hearings. These hearings, live-televised, showed McCarthy's methods and fueled public skepticism. This ultimately led to his censure by the Senate in December 1954.
What is the difference between hyperreality and hyperrealism?
Hyperreality is the inability to distinguish between reality and a simulation of reality. Hyperrealism is a style within Postmodernism that blend what is real with creative techniques.
What affords Clooney integrity as the composer of this film? At least three ideas required.
His media background.
His screenplay.
His directorial skills.
Cinematography.
"before you take any steps that cannot be undone, I strongly urge you to reconsider your stand. These are very dangerous waters you are attempting to navigate".
Who said it.
Colonel Jenkins
Define Versimilitude and give an example of how Clooney achieves it.
The appearance and feeling of being true and real. Authentic and believable. Through his hybrid mix of archival footage and documentary techniques with true depiction of historical events.
Who was accused of communist activity and explain their metaphoric representation (overview of text) of this time of political and societal unrest.
The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatised and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1692 to 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory for McCarthyism, when the United States government persecuted people accused of being communists. Miller was later questioned by the House of Representatives' Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956 and convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to identify others present at meetings he had attended.
Provide an overview of techniques used in the Wires in a box scene. At least 3 techniques and their effect.
There are many, well determine correct answer.
What will give your critical response to Module B textual integrity?
We will deem the points for this response.
Who is the quote said to, at what point in the film and what do we call thi plot event?
Fred Friendly, said at the end of Act 1, known as the inciting incident.