Chapter 1
The birth of the auteur
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Chapter 2
Sculpting time and space
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Chapter 3
Breaking the visual rules
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Chapter 4
Real lives on the global screen
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Cinema as art
Ch 3 · Breaking the visual rules
andy Breaking the visual rules
Godard's Breathless, you see, (So iconic!) Broke the rules for you and me! (Yeah, yeah!) Jump cuts, oh-oh, a brand new flow! (Watch it now!) Changed the way the stories go!
Fun Fact
Kuleshov Effect: Soviet filmmaker Lev Kuleshov proved that the exact same shot of an actor's face can seem happy, sad, or hungry depending entirely on the next shot.
Glossary
jump cut (noun)
An abrupt, discontinuous transition from one shot to another that disrupts temporal and spatial continuity. Jean-Luc Godard famously popularized this disruptive editing technique in his groundbreaking 1960 film Breathless.
An abrupt, discontinuous transition from one shot to another that disrupts temporal and spatial continuity. Jean-Luc Godard famously popularized this disruptive editing technique in his groundbreaking 1960 film Breathless.
Quiz
Which 1941 film directed by Orson Welles is famous for revolutionizing deep-focus cinematography and non-linear storytelling?
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Which Hong Kong director is famous for the lush, slow-motion, color-saturated visuals of the 2000 film 'In the Mood for Love'?
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What is the name of the film processing technique Wong Kar-wai used to repeat frames, creating a dreamy, blurred motion effect?
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What visual element did German Expressionist filmmakers rely on heavily to represent psychological darkness and fear?
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Which 1920 silent film is considered the definitive masterpiece of German Expressionism, featuring jagged, hand-painted sets?
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What editing technique, developed by Soviet filmmakers in the 1920s, relies on collision and juxtaposition of shots to generate new ideas?