Asked by Hayley Yurowitz on May 26, 2024
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Spike Lee extensively uses this device in his films-including his debut film, She's Gotta Have It-to make the viewer wonder if she or he is watching a fiction film or a documentary.
A) split screen
B) direct address
C) amateur actors
D) voice-over
Fiction Film
A movie that tells a scripted, fictional narrative with actors, as opposed to documentaries, which depict real events and people.
Direct Address
An unusual presentation of dialogue in which a character in a film breaks the so-called fourth wall (separating the fictional characters from the film spectator) in order to speak directly to the movie audience.
Documentary
A term coined by John Grierson in the 1920s to describe formally structured nonfiction films. Documentary has come to refer to any film that is not by design or definition fictional.
- Understand the unique directorial styles and thematic signatures of influential filmmakers.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the unique directorial styles and thematic signatures of influential filmmakers.
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