1、English Movie Appreciation,Zouqiong(Milly),Academic Achievements:Class performanceFinal examination,Before Class,Why we have this course? How to learn it?,影视艺术概说电影就是我们的生活,1、艺术门类 :音乐、舞蹈、绘画、雕塑、建筑、诗、电影第七艺术!意大利诗人、电影先驱者里乔托卡努杜:“在建筑、音乐、绘画、雕塑、诗、和舞蹈这六种艺术,建筑和音乐是主要的;绘画和雕塑是对建筑的补充;而诗和舞蹈则融化于音乐之中。电影所有这些艺术都加以综合,形成运
2、动中的造型艺术。” 在电影史上第一次宣称电影是一种艺术。从此 ,“第七艺术”成“电影艺术”的同义语。,2、“我们是目睹一种不寻常的艺术,也许是唯一的现代艺术诞生的见证人,因为它既是技术的产物,又是人类精神的产物。”路易德吕克 (LouisDeluc,法国),Contents,History电影史 Genrea:nr电影类型 Character角色 Narrative叙述 Style风格 Critical Perspectives 评论角度,Blockbuster Film强档片 Comedy Film喜剧片 Social Drama Film社会问题片 Action Film动作片 Disas
3、ter Film灾难片 Romance Film爱情片 Musical Film音乐片 War Film战争片 Horror Film恐怖片 Science Fiction Film科幻片,Early Cinema Classical Hollywood Cinema Post-Classical Hollywood Cinema,Classification of Genres The functions of Genre,History,Genre,Lecture1 History and Genre,objectives,Get to know the history of cinema
4、Understand the classification of genresUnderstand the functions of genre,History,Early Cinema 早期电影 Classical Hollywood Cinema 经典好莱坞电影 Post-Classical Hollywood Cinema 后经典好莱坞电影,美国电影业中心,位于美国加利福尼亚州洛杉矶城的西北。,Early Cinema,Production was based on the so-called “cameraman system”, according to which films we
5、re the product of one individual (the cameraman) who took charge of planning, writing, filming and editing电影的制作依靠所谓的“摄影师制度”,也就是说,每部电影都是由个人制作,这个人负责策划、编剧、摄影和剪辑 It record and represent aspects of “real life”记录和重现现实生活的某些方面 It relied primarily on spectacle rather than narrative依赖于景象,而不是叙事,Auguste Lumire
6、and Louis Lumire , French, they produced the first movie in the world- Arrive dun train La Ciotat 吕米埃尔兄弟,法国人,于1895年拍设了世界上第一步电影火车进站。,这部不到1分钟的短片成为世界电影诞生的象征和标志,不久迅速传到世界各地。,Classical Hollywood Cinema,The arrival of sound and color声音和色彩的出现 The emergence of the “studio system”产生了“制片厂制度”(Big Five: Warner B
7、rothers华纳兄弟公司;Loews-MGM米高梅公司;Fox福克斯公司;Paramount派拉蒙公司;Radio-Keith-Orpheum雷电华公司 Little Three: Columbia哥伦比亚公司;Universal环球公司;United Artists联美公司) A cinema of narrative叙述性的电影时期 It was the era in which the “star” was born诞生了“明星” The major cinematic genresa:nr emerged主要影片类型形成的时期,你能说出上面世界著名电影公司的名称吗?,He is a
8、famous Hollywood star in the era of silent movie and brought laughter to millions. In most of his films, he is a man with the toothbrush moustache, bowler hat, bamboo cane, and a funny walk.,Silent movie: The Tramp流浪汉1915,Charlie Chaplin,Don Juan唐璜(1926),Post-Classical Hollywood Cinema,Draws on the
9、tradition of classical Hollywood in a flexible, eclectic变通的 manner电影灵活、变通地应用了经典好莱坞的传统 Genres remain, but their conventions are observed less strictly电影类型仍然存在,但是它们的规则已经不那么严格了,Categorization of Genres,The functions of genre,To ensure and increase profitability The economics of genre affects both the h
10、istory of genres and the tendency for them to be combined together in individual films Provide film audiences with pleasure Be viewed as basic imaginative forms and structures that help us to interpret the meaning and understand the significance of our lives Certain genres work to promote certain id
11、eological positions As an organizing principle of cinema may be giving way to something rather different seriality系列片,Shark Tale,Genre 影片类型,Comedy,It is amusing.,It deals with ordinary characters in everyday Situations.,Its actions conclude happily.,Its attitude towards lifeis basically positive.,Th
12、e features of the movie: Looking a little fishy : All of the filmmakers spent a great deal of time researching varieties of fish what types best suited the characters in “Shark Tale”. The imitation of the voice caters: Half the fun of having a cast like this in the movie was capturing their faces in
13、 the characters.The imitation of the real America life,Oscar ended up being a cleaner wrassers厚唇鱼, which is a colorfully striped fish of blue, black and yellow. True to its name, a cleaner wrasses job is to clean other fish and its environment, which made working at the Whale Wash the perfect job fo
14、r Oscar.,Angie is an angelfish天使鱼. The filmmaker used the elegant, big and billowing巨浪,波涛 fin as Angies hair.,Lola, on the other hand, is predominantly卓越的,流行的 a lion fish狮子鱼, with a little dragon fish mixed in for effect, making her as lethalli:l致命的,杀伤性的 as she is beautiful.,Sykes is a puffer fish,
15、with spines that make him look like he is some sort of tough guy. But when he gets nervous, he puffs up and his voice gets high, which basically destroys the pretense.,Lenny: Great White Shark,Jellyfish: Bernie and Ernie,Octopusktps Luca,Casting lines:Unquestionably, Shark Tales all-star cast was am
16、ong the films most important collaborations. This is certainly one of the most extraordinary casts ever assembled for any kind of movie.,Matching Game,Angelina Jolie,Rene Zellweger蕾妮 齐维格,Will Smith,Jack Black,Robert De Niro罗伯特 德尼罗,The filmmakers took the ears of Oscar down a little bit, and then Wil
17、l Smith had no trouble catching the likeness.,Lolas lips are very reminiscent,remnisnt使人联想的of her vocal alter ego and her dorsal背部的 fin was made to form her long flowing hair.,The sharks are differentiated,difreni:,eit according to their characters. Don is played by Robert De Niro, which is why hes
18、got that mole胎记.,Lenny is a gentler shark. So his teeth arent sharp and he has the rounder nose fuller cheeks.,There are also touches of Renee Zellweger seen in Angie. There is a sweetness to the way her eyes crinkle up起皱,卷缩.,Real life Scenes in the movie,One of the most interesting features in this
19、 movie is the imitation of the real American world. The producers of the movie created a “fishfied” undersea world which is quite familiar to us.,Contest: Who can get the most?,Times Square,Flower Shop,Traffic Accident,Traffic lights,Dirt-wagon垃圾车,tourists,News Report,Pawnshop当铺,trolleybus tour无轨观光电
20、车,Sushi bowl,Whale Wash,Horse race,Sea Horse Race,Walk of Fame,New York Times Square 纽约时代广场,时代广场是位于美国纽约市曼哈顿区第42大街、弗洛德街跟第7路交叉的三角地带。之所以称其为“时代广场”是从1904年纽约时代杂志的本社在这里演出开始的。现在纽约时代杂志的本社位于第43街的第8路与第7路之间但时代广场的名称及地位并没变化。这个地方作为弗洛德街剧院的中心聚集了很多剧院、宾馆、餐厅,著名的百老汇就坐落在这里。时代广场是美国的文化中心,被称为“世界的十字路口”。,2010年留名好莱坞星光大道名单揭晓,Ja
21、mes Cameron 詹姆斯卡梅隆,Mark Wahlberg 马克沃尔伯格,Russell Crowe 拉塞尔克劳,John Cusack 约翰库萨克,Colin Firth 科林费尔斯,Gale Ann Hurd 盖尔安妮赫德,Alan Menken 阿兰蒙肯,Randy Newman 兰迪纽曼,Adam Sandler 亚当桑德勒,Emma Thompson 爱玛汤普森,American Pop Culture,Hip-Hop culture New York City Los Angeles City,Hip-Hop,1. What is hip-hop? 2. The Elemen
22、ts : Hip-hop music: Deejaying (turntablingEmceeing (freestyle rap) -MC Hip-hop dance: Breaking boy, boogie boy Graffiti Hip-Hop T-shirt,Hip-hop is a culture. The term is loosely used when referring to commercialized rap music, however hip-hop is more than just music. It is the heartbeat of American
23、ghetto youth who claimed their own self-expression and used it to rise above their physical circumstances. Hip-hop culture has its roots in pride, truth, courage and self-determination. As a result it has grown to influence almost every segment of the planet.,Graffiti, or graf, is one of the four el
24、ements of hip-hop culture (the other three being breakdance, DJing and rapping). It started as underground urban art boldly displayed in public areas, usually sides of buildings or walls. It was used by citizens to make political and social commentary, as well as gangs to mark territory.,New York At
25、tractions,The centerpiece of the production design was the fishfied Times Square, with its Jumbotron, billboards and traffic jams. There are billboards for “Coral-cola”, “Fish King”, “Old Wavy”,Statue of Liberty :This gift from France has become the symbol of New York City. It was a gift from the Fr
26、ench government for the 100th birthday of Americas Independence. The steel framework was made by Gustave Eiffel, who also built the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The Statue of Liberty is 46,5 meters high and together with the pedestal it reaches 93 meters. It used to be possible to take the staircase insid
27、e the statue and walk all the way up the 354 steps to the head from where you have a nice view on New York City, but for security reasons it was not allowed anymore for some time after Sept. 11.,Empire Sate Building: More than any other building in the world, the Empire State Building represents the
28、 ambition of humans to build towers that reach for the skies. It probably is New Yorks best known landmark and is prominent on many postcards At the time it was built on 5th. Avenue, it broke all records and was dubbed the 8th world wonder. It had 64 elevators (now 73) and was built in only 1 year,
29、45 days. You can visit the Empire State Building from where you have a magnificent view. The Empire State Building is situated south of Midtown, away from the skyscraper clusters downtown in the financial district and midtown, so this is one of the few places in Manhattan where you have a great 360
30、degrees view. (King Kong ;An Affair to Remember; Sleepless in Seattle),Central Park is one of those places that make New York such a great place to live. The huge park, 843 acres large, is located in the center of Manhattan. Its design is an example for city parks around the world. The park boasts s
31、everal lakes, theaters, ice rinks, fountains, tennis courts, baseball fields, many playgrounds and other facilities. It is also home to the Central Park Zoo and the Metropolitan museum of Art. Especially during the weekends, when cars are not allowed into the park, Central Park is a welcome oasis in
32、 this hectic city.,Brooklyn, a borough founded by the Dutch in the 17th century was an independent city until 1898, when Brooklyn decided in a close vote to become a borough of New York. At that time the Brooklyn bridge had connected the two cities for 15 years. The impressive bridge spans the East
33、river from Brooklyn to lower Manhattan and stretches for about 1.5 km.,Grand Central Terminal is one of the two monumental gateways that were built in the heyday of railway transportation. The monumental railway station was constructed in 1903-1913 for the New York and Harlem Railroad company. It is
34、 a grand Beaux-Arts building which serves as a transportation hub connecting train, metro, car and pedestrian traffic in an efficient way. It has 67 train tracks on two different levels.,Rockefeller Center: The design of the complex was done by the architect Benjamin Wistar Morris. When the Met aban
35、doned the project after the 1929 stock market crash, Rockefeller came up with a plan for a corporate complex to house the new radio and television corporations. Radio City was born. One of the first buildings completed was the RCA building, which served as the headquarters of the Radio Corporation o
36、f America.,Madison Square,United Nations Headquarters,Times Square,Whenever you talk to anybody in the world, you can safely tell him that the Times Square is N.Y On 8. April, 2004, the Times Square had its 100 anniversaries celebration, which lasted more than 8 months. Among the world famous city s
37、quares, the Times Square is the smallest one which is out of most peoples expectation. Many tourists dont know they are in the Times Square when they are actually there. They can not imagine that this triangle zone is the famous Times Square .In the terms of its area, it can not be considered as a s
38、quare. However, this square attracts more than 2600 million tourists per year. It is seen as the symbol of N.Y., the accelerator加速器 of America. People can feel accurately the social beat when they are in the square.,In 1904, the New York Times built the Times Tower on 43rd street just off Broadway t
39、o replace the premises in Downtown. The square facing the building was called the Longacre square, but was soon renamed Times Square. the inauguration of the Times new headquarters was celebrated with a fireworks display, starting a New Years eve tradition which still continues today. The first famo
40、us ball-lowering from the 1 Times Squares rooftop pole was held on New Years Eve 1907. At the start of the first World War, Times square was the center of the Theater district and attracted a large number of visitors. This made the square an ideal place for billboards. In 1917 the first large electr
41、ic display billboard was installed. The billboards have become such a tourist attraction for the area, that the zoning now requires the buildings to be covered with billboards!,Los Angeles,The City of Los Angeles also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of populat
42、ion, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. It was incorporated as a city in California on April 4, 1850, when the citys population was only 1,610, and is the county seat of Los Angeles County. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 3,694,82
43、0, but a May 1, 2005 California Department of Finance estimate shows the citys population at 3,957,875, with the metropolitan area at 17,545,623. The city is also large by geographic standards since it sprawls over more than 465 square miles (1200 square kilometers), making it physically larger than
44、 New York City and Chicago. In addition, Los Angeles can be considered to be an “Alpha“ world city since it has hosted two Olympic Games (in 1932 and 1984) and is home to world-renowned scientific and cultural institutions.,Hollywood,Many people think of Hollywood as the place where the stars live,
45、where they keep their million dollar homes and live their lifestyles of the rich & famous - where they shop at the luxurious boutiques of Rodeo Drive, and where you might glimpse flocks of celebrities at a trendy restaurant. Sorry, folks, but that describes Beverly Hills, not Hollywood. Hollywood is
46、 where the stars work, not where they live.,Hollywood is an industrial town, where the industry just happens to be film-making - and it looks like it. The few studios that remain within the borders of Hollywood present only blank walls and faceless sound stages to the outside world. To the casual pa
47、sserby, they might just as well be factories. And in a sense they are - film factories, grinding out their unique product: celluloid.,Hollywood Attractions,Graumans Chinese Theatre: The most famous motion picture theatre in the world. See the hand & footprints of the Stars immortalized in cement. Ha
48、ve your own hands or footprints immortalized.,Hollywood & Highland :Shopping & Entertainment Center that includes shops, restaurants, four movie theatres, nightclub & broadcasting studios. A 640 room hotel, ballroom and the 175,000 sq. feet “Kodak“ theatre which is home to the Academy Awards. Situat
49、ed next to Graumans Chinese and covers nearly two city blocks.,Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. From the past to the present the Roosevelt is a well known Hollywood landmark that has been completely restored to its original splendor. Has a free Hollywood history exhibition including the original camera used to film “Gone with the Wind“ and photos of Hollywood past and present. The full length Mirror next to the elevator on the lower floor, is said to be haunted by Marilyn Monroe. The mirror used to hang in Marilyns suite and her image now appears in it.,