NOTE: To answer these questions you may wish to review the lectures, the Zoom recordings are available on our class Blackboard page under “Course Documents.”
NOTE: All answers must be your own. Each answer must clearly show your understanding of the lecture material as illustrated in the questions and the YouTube clips below.
1.We discussed the visual differences between fashion models and film stars. We noted why popular actors have become Leading Men, Leading ladies, Second Leading Men and/or Second Leading Ladies. Pick one actor from each character type and note four reasons why they have become popular stars.
- Leading Man – Name of Actor:
Why they fit the characteristics of a Leading Man: a. b. c. d.
- Leading Lady – Name of Actress:
Why they fit the characteristics of a Leading Man a. b. c. d.
- Second Leading Man – Name of Actor:
Why they fit the characteristics of a Leading Man: a. b. c. d.
- Second Leading Lady – Name of Actress:
Why they fit the characteristics of a Leading Man: a. b. c. d.
2.We discussed the development of Sergi Eisenstein’ “Dynamic Editing” in his BATTLESHIP POTEMPKIN masterpiece. The link below begins with a short sequence that follows a baby carriage down the steps in BATTLESHIP POTEMPKIN. Following the unforgettable “Odessa Steps Sequence” included here, are a series of film scenes that paid homage to the “Dynamic Editing” in Eisenstein’s film. After watching the attachment, briefly describe two (2) of the most frightening sequences and two (2) of the funniest sequences from the attached films that paid homage to Sergei Eisenstein’s Odessa Steps Sequence in the BATTLESHIP POTEMPKIN. (The Odessa Steps Sequence.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-HSntXuGYI
Frightening Examples: 1. 2.
Funny Examples: 1. 2.
3.In the following YouTube short anthology, ten film actors including, Robert De Niro, Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain discuss film acting. Select your five (5) favorite examples and clearly describe why you found them interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIgtVngQQ9A
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4.In the following YouTube discussion for the Hollywood Reporter Roundtable, the actors who were nominated the 2015 Best Actor Oscar discuss their work, with clips from their films. I recommend that you watch each actor answer the first question. The clipping is 59 minutes long, so you might wish to zoom to later sequences that appeal to you. Select your five (5) favorite actor’s “story.” Clearly describe what the actors say and explain why you found them interesting.
Benedict Cumberbatch, Channing Tatum etc. Actors Roundtable Oscars 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdhv95gC1LQ
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5.Below is a short YouTube anthology of Character Actress Helena Bonham Carter’s ten best performances. Select your favorite four (4) scenes and explain why you personally found them interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZIN5mhgp3Y&pbjreload=101
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Film Analysis of Stagecoach 1939
