Ch. 7. Looking at Movies
Directions: Read and respond to each question in complete sentences.
- How does movie acting today differ from movie acting in the 1930s through the 1960s?
- Why is the relationship between the actor and the camera so important in making and looking at movies?
- How did the coming of sound influence acting and actors?
- What is the difference between movies stars and movie actors? Why do some critics emphasize the movie stars are a commodity created by the movie industry?
- What factors influence casting of actor in a movie?
- How are naturalistic and non-naturalistic movie acting different?
- What is improvisational acting?
- How do framing, composition, lighting, and the long take affect the acting in a movie?
- Give the range of techniques available to movie actors, why do we say that their most basic skill center around reveal themselves to the camera during the close-up?
- What do you regard as the most important criteria in analyzing acting?
