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The Art of Film Appreciation

This document discusses various aspects of film appreciation including different film genres, the Philippine cinema industry, anime, film review and criticism processes, character design principles in anime, and television advertisements. It provides descriptions and examples of major film genres like action, comedy, documentary, horror, and western films. It also outlines the history of the Philippine cinema industry and covers common character design techniques used in anime.

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The Art of Film Appreciation

This document discusses various aspects of film appreciation including different film genres, the Philippine cinema industry, anime, film review and criticism processes, character design principles in anime, and television advertisements. It provides descriptions and examples of major film genres like action, comedy, documentary, horror, and western films. It also outlines the history of the Philippine cinema industry and covers common character design techniques used in anime.

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THE ART OF FILM APPRECIATION

FILM

• Story conveyed with moving


pictures
• Considered a cultural artifact
• Source of entertainment &
information
film and movie DIFFERENTIATED

• Both are actually interchangeable but people


gave distinct meanings of each
• Film refers to artistic, theoretical or technical
aspects while Movie refers to pure
entertainment
FILM GENRES
ACTION FILMS
• Usually include high energy, big-
budget physical stunts and chases
• Good guy vs Bad guy scenario
• James Bond Series is an example of a
classic action film
ADVENTURE FILMS
• Have exciting stories, with new experiences
or exotic locales
• Very similar to action films
• The Mummy & Indiana Jones are examples of
this genre
COMEDY
• Has light-hearted plots
• Designed to amuse laughter
• Action comedy, horror comedy & sci-
fi comedy films are sub genres
• Safety Last was named as the
greatest comedy movie of all time
• 1923 film
• Starring Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis
CRIME
• Are developed around the sinister actions of
criminals or mobsters, particularly bank
robbers, underworld figures
• The Italian Job & The Town are examples of
Crime movies
DRAMA
• Serious, plot-driven presentations
• Portrays realistic life situations
• Largest film genre
• Biopics, Melodrama & Romance
are major sub genres
• Examples: The Hurt Locker &
Changeling
DOCUMENTARY
• Intended to document some aspect of reality
• Are mostly non-fiction
• Has been very commercially succesful in the
21st century
• Examples: An Inconvenient Truth & Supersize
Me
EPIC
• Emphasizes human drama on a grand
scale
• Typically entail high cost production
and a sweeping musical score
• Appeal to a very large audience
• Titanic and The Lord of the Rings which
ranked #2 and #3 on the list of the
highest grossing films of all time are
epics
HORROR
• Unsettling movies that strive to elicit the
emotions of fear, disgust and horror from
viewers
• Modern horror uses gore as a way to elicit fear
• The next trend in horror films is said to be
documentaries/mockumentaries.
• Examples: Saw Series, The Exorcist & The Blair
Witch Project
MUSICALS
• Are cinematic forms that emphasize
full-scale scores or song and dance
routines in a significant way
• Musical Comedy & Concert films are
subgenres
• Examples: The Sound of Music &
Mamma Mia
SCIENCE FICTION
• Films with impossible scenarios, futuristic
concepts & unknowable forces
• Examples: Star Wars saga & 2012
WAR
• Genre concerned with warfare
• Mostly focused on prisoner of
wars, covert operations and
military training
• Anti war films
– Films that bring to the viewers the
horror of war often from a
political/ideological perspective
– Examples: Schindler’s List &
Saving Private Ryan
• Examples: Black Hawk Down &
Children of Men
WESTERN
• devoted to telling stories set primarily in the
latter half of the 19th century in
the American Old West
• Examples: No Country for Old Men &
Brokeback Mountain
PHILIPPINE CINEMA
• One of the earliest movie industry in Asia
• Started on January 1, 1897
• Un Homme Au Chapeau (Man with a hat)
was the first movie shown in the
Philippines
• Modern filipino films are focused on Love
stories, Comedy & drama films while
Classic filipino films are war & action
films
ANIME

• Animation originating from Japan


• Can emphasize visual styles
• Massively popular in asian countries
CHARACTER DESIGN
PROPORTION
• Height of the head is
considered the base unit
of proportion
• For exaggeration, certain
body features are
increased in proportion
EYE SIZE
• Large eyes for emotional
distinctions

FACIAL EXPRESSION
• To denote mood and thoughts
FILM REVIEW/CRITICISM

• The analysis and evaluation of films


individually and collectively
• Journalistic, viewers and academic
criticism
• Sources of word of mouth
PROCESS OF FILM REVIEW

1. SEE THE MOVIE


2. TAKE NOTES DURING THE FILM
3. TAKE TIME TO SOAK IN THE FILM
4. IDENTIFY YOUR AUDIENCE
5. WRITE THE REVIEW – start with an introduction
6. DISCUSS RELEVANT PARTS OF THE FILM
7. RECHECK AND EDIT THE REVIEW FOR ERRORS
CHARACTER DESIGN
PROPORTION
• Height of the head is considered the
base unit of proportion
• For exaggeration, certain body
features are increased in proportion
TV ADVERTISEMENT

• A span of television programming paid for


that conveys a message
• Has been used to promote a variety of goods
• Has been succesful and pervasive
• In the Philippines, it is self regulated by
individual broadcasters
• Should only have 18 minutes of commercial
per hour
CHARACTER DESIGN
PROPORTION
• Height of the head is considered the
base unit of proportion
• For exaggeration, certain body
features are increased in proportion
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