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10.1. What caused an evolution in the audio-visual language?
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Soluzione suggerita: The introduction of sound
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10.2. Why weren’t close-ups used at the very beginning?
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Soluzione suggerita: Because the audience would have thought of a severed head and been frightened.
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10.3. When was editing refined?
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Soluzione suggerita: With European avant-gardes in the mid-twenties.
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10.4. What was the objective of avant-gardes films?
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Soluzione suggerita: They aimed at experimenting and shocking mainstream audience.
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10.5. What inspired Un Chien Andalou?
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Soluzione suggerita: The dreams of two artists: Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalì.
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10.6. What is meant by story concept?
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Soluzione suggerita: A story concept refers to the fundamental idea that drives the storytelling of a film.
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10.6. What is meant by story concept?
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Soluzione suggerita: A story concept refers to the fundamental idea that drives the storytelling of a film.
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10.7. What are story concepts influenced by?
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Soluzione suggerita: By the historical phase society is going through.
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10.8. What is the difference between low and high concepts?
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Soluzione suggerita: Low concepts don’t have built-in conflicts and antagonists, high concepts wrestle with what-if questions and tend to contain built-in appeal, conveying a fresh or original idea, or a new twist on an old idea.
12. The following review refers to a movie. With the help of the Internet, find the information below.
As the main character roams the city, captivated by its beauty and history, he becomes increasingly disenchanted with his present life and he is mysteriously transported back to the 1920s at the stroke of midnight. He finds himself in the company of legendary literary and artistic figures such as Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Buñuel, Dalì. It is a film that blends fantasy and reality. The direction is amazing, weaving together a story that is both nostalgic and introspective. The film’s cinematography by Khondji beautifully captures the essence of the city, showcasing its timeless allure.
12.6. Cultural references:
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Soluzione suggerita: The 1920s, legendary literary and artistic figures such as Hemingway, Fitzgerald – representing The Lost generation (term coined by Gertrude Stein who appears in the film) – Fitzgerald’s wife, Zelda. Braque, Modigliani, Picasso, Buñuel, Dalì, The Belle Epoque, Toulouse-Lautrec, Gauguin, Degas.