Formalist and Realist Style

	Formalist-style film (expressionism/auteurism)	Realist-style film (cinema verité)
Mise-en-scene/mise-en-shot techniques associated with this style of film-making	Heavily Edited – ‘jump-cuts’ Montage Fast and/or slow motion Low/high camera angles, Transformation of 3D world onto a 2D surface Stylised/symbolic images Artificial setting Artificial lighting No attempt atverisimilitude Stylised dialogue/diagetic Lots of non-diagetic sound Sub-titles or other captions	Long takes, deep focus No special effects/montage Subjective viewpoint – uses camera  lens to reproduce way we look at world ‘Documentary’-style Natural/non-intrusive Realistic/ authentic setting Naturalistic lighting Naturalistic dialogue Lots of diagetic sound Minimal non-diagetic No reliance on external narrators or devices
Definition/aims of this style of film-making	Stylized of auteur Enphasize on the director’s own style Exaggerates the action Formalist film theory is a theory that is focused on the formal, or technical, elements of a film A formalist might study how standard Hollywood "continuity editing" creates a more comforting effect, while the formalist-style of non-continuity or jump-cut editing might be more disconcerting or volatile.	Life as it is in reality Real events in the impression of real time Cinematic realismrefers to theverisimilitude of a film to the believability of its characters and events. Cinematic realism takes as its starting point the camera's mechanical reproduction of reality
Directors associated with style	Sergei Eisenstein Jean-Luc Godard	Roberto Rossellini (Italian neorealist) Jean Renoir Rodrigo Garcia
Films associated with style	October (1927) dir. Eisenstein	Nine Lives (2005)

Narrative techniques in The Life Before Her Eyes

Technique	Description	Effect (in term of driving forward the narrative of the film)	Example from a film
1. Exposition	Fills in the back story of the characters and their situations	Lets us know the motivation of the characters.	When she says “hi” t Amanda there’s a flashback so that we know she’s a friend from school.
2. Dangling cause	Information or action that leads to no effect or resolution until much later in the film	So that your going to watch the film until the end so that you know what happened. Allows for the film to in lots of different levels.	What happened to Maureen and her family.
3. Obstacle	Stands in the way of the characters reaching their goal	Makes it more interesting & dramatic. It demands things to happen.	It is the anniversary of the shooting at her school which makes her very emotional.
4. Deadline	A time limit placed on a protagonist to accomplish a goal	Increases tension. It makes the film more “goal” orientated.	Michael Patrick pressures them to decide who will die.
5. Dialogue hook	Creates a link between two consecutive scenes	Allows to scenes to have continuity and make sense.	Diane says she’s going to take Emma to school and in the next shot we see her at the school

Todorov Theory

The Lion King: 1994 (Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff)
State of Equilibrium -Simba is happy with Mufasa. He's going to become King.
Disruption of Equilibrium - Scar kills Mufasa. Simba runs aways because he feels guilty.
New State of Equilibrium -Simba becomes king and marries Nala.


Shrek: 2001 (Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson)
State of Equilibrium -Shrek lives alone in his swamp.
Dispruption of Equilibrium -Lord Farquaad sends the fairytale creatures to his swamp.
New State of Equilibrium -Comes back home to the swamp with Fiona married.


The Color Purple: 1985 (Steven Spielberg)
State of Equilibrium -Celie lives with he parents and her sister Netty.
Dispruption of Equilibrium - Celie marries Albert.
New State of Equilibrium - Celie goes home with Netty.


The Duchess: 2008 (Saul Dibb)
State of Equilibrium -Georgiana is unmarried and lives with her parents.
Dispruption of Equilibrium -Georgiana gets married and the husband trates her apolingly.
New State of Equilibrium - Georgiana and The duke get to an agrement.

Tribeca Film Festival

Foundation:

Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert de Niro and Craig Hatkoff. It was founded in response to the 11th September of 2001 attacks of the Twin Towers.

Purpose of the festival:

- "Enable the international film community and the general public to experience the power of film by redefining the film festival experience". 

- It is mainly for general public which enjoy movies, not too much restrictions

Line-up of the festival:

Independent films such as:

- Documentaries

- Narrrative features

- Shorts

- Family-friendly films

What are the prizes for each category?

For each categories:

- Best Editing

- Best Cinematography

- Best New Narrative

- Best Screenplay

What films won or are in contention at the Festival in 2010/2011?

- Like water

- Artificial Paradises

- Semper Fi: Always Faithful

- Turn on goddammit

World Narrative Competition

2011 World Narrative Competition Jurors:

Souleymane Cissé, Scott Glenn, David Gordon Green, Rula Jebreal, Art Linson, Jason Sudeikis and Dianne Wiest

The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature

She Monkeys

Directed by Lisa Aschan (Sweden)

Winner receives $25,000, sponsored by AKA Hotel Residences; and the art award "Anna Christie Entering the Bar, 1965-1967," by Robert De Niro Sr. . 

Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film

Carice Van Houten in Black Butterflies

Directed by Paula Van Der Oest (Germany, Netherlands, South Africa) 

Winner receives $2,500. 

Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film

Ramadhan "Shami" Bizimana in Grey Matter

Directed by Kivu Ruhorahoza (Rwanda, Australia)

Winner receives $2,500. 

Best Cinematography

Luisa Tillinger for Artificial Paradises

Directed by Yulene Olaizola (Mexico)

Winner receives $5,000, and $50,000 in post-production services, provided by Company 3. 

Best Screenplay

Jannicke Systad Jacobsen for Turn me on, goddammit 

Directed by Jannicke Systad Jacobsen  (Norway)

Winner receives $5,000.

What is the role of a film festival?

The main role of a film festival is to present and give awards to new films. 

What makes a succesful festival?

- Publicity

- Celebrities

- Good films

- Advertising