City of God
The setting of City of God is welcoming. For example, the beginning scenes of the movie. When the movie begins music is playing, people are cooking and dancing. The environment is lively and I feel as though I am being welcomed into Rio de Janeiro. Also, the setting gives the characters motive. The environment in which the characters live in poverty stricken. There’s a reason kids become gangsters, drug dealers and die young. It’s the environment the characters grew up in. Kids grow up around gangsters and drug dealers. People want to leave the poor neighborhoods because of their bad environment. Also, people are trying to survive and they can make the most money from being drug dealers, gangster and thieves. The mise-en-scene conveys the message “you are the product of your environment.” Rocket, Li’l Dice, Angelica, Benny, Knockout Ned, Shaggy and Carrot are living in the slums. In these slums are corrupted cops, killers and drug dealers. I don’t blame these characters for becoming drug dealers because I don’t get the feeling that they were given the opportunity to be better. I see cop raids in poor neighborhoods but I don’t see anyone helping the poor neighborhoods.
Next, the opening of the movie is edited to fit the slicing knives. The knives are the tempo of the opening scenes. Along with the knives there’s music playing, drums, dancing and people are cooking food. The opening sequence welcomes me into Rio de Janeiro. Which is an important part of the movie. I never feel like the characters are presented as inherently evil instead the characters are being seen as the products of their environment. The editing welcomes me into the neighborhood as a neighbor instead of a visitor. The editing creates a rhythm. Also, the editing conveys the message damned if you do, damned if you don’t. When the police couldn’t find the Tender Trio, they start doing police raids through poor neighborhoods. The police arrest innocence people. There’s a montage of people entering police cars, people with their hand behind their heads and houses being raided. The people who didn’t know who murdered those people in the hotel and who weren’t hiding the tender trio were harassed by the police. They were damned if they damned if they did have any information and damned if they didn’t.
Lastly, I like the screenwriting of City of God. I know what the characters are motivated by. The characters have a purpose. There’s a reason Rocket is a good person and why Li’l Dice is a bad person. Screenwriting conveys the message “you are the product of your environment.” Rocket is a good person because he chooses to rise above his surroundings. Rocket could have easily became a thief like his brother, Shaggy. Instead Rocket focuses on becoming a photographer. If Rocket would have succumb to the violence around him, he would’ve been a different person. Which brings me to Li’l Dice. Li’l Dice is the product of his surroundings. Li’l Dice succumbs to the corruption and violence around him. Li’l Dice became a bad person because his environment is bad.
City of God Review
The Brazilian film City of God is a somber look into crime, poverty and the sad legacy of the Cold War. I don’t think there is one protagonist, though Rocket, the narrator, would be one of the most prominent. It is the story of how the titular shantytown, The City of God, fell from government refuge for the displaced into an anarchic hell-hole rivaled only by Black Hawk Down’s Mogadishu. In this review I will be focusing on the use of flashbacks in narrative, the characters, and the city itself, which seems to take on a persona of its own.
Basically, the whole film is presented as a flashback, told to us by Rocket, an aspiring newspaper photographer and kid from the City of God. We cut from the 1980’s (which is the “present” of the film) to the 1960’s, when the City of God was first built. We see how the lack of water, electricity and non-corrupt lawmen drove many locals, amongst them Rocket’s brother Goose and a young, impressionable boy named Lil’ Dice, to robbery and drugs. The 60’s section of the film makes frequent use of warm, sepia-filtered lighting and lenses. This gives it a koda-chrome like appearance. Most of the scenes are set during the day, and while life is clearly unpleasant for the people within, the warm colors does convey some sort of innocence and hope. Goose and his Tender Trio are thugs, to be sure, but they’re loveable thugs who prefer to avoid harming innocents, and only rob those who can afford the loss of cash. Unfortunatly, most of the Tender Trio are dead or in hiding by the flashback’s end, and a new type of criminal, Lil’ Dice, is slowly amassing power. We wipe-cut into the 1970’s (an all-around crappy decade in my opinion) with a police van driving by. Lil’ Dice, now called Lil’ Ze, is the major kingpin of the drug and crime gangs in the City of God. The city has grown as well, no longer the pseudo-suburbia of the 1960’s, it now resembles an urban sprawl not unlike Detroit or Oakland. While Ze is a brutal drug dealer, he manages to keep the gangs in check, and there is some order, albeit of the strictly criminal sort. Operating out of an apartment that is as old as the city, he is a ruthless sociopath.
The characters of Lil’ Ze and Knockout Ned are the most interesting, in my opinion. While I certainly root for Rocket in his quest to escape the favela, Lil’ Ze and Knockout Ned are both the main antagonistic protagonists of the piece. Lil’ Ze enters the film as a kid in the ‘60’s who is enamored with the Tender Trio. Yet on his first outing with them he displays a streak of sociopathic bloodlust, gunning down the residents of a motel, before turning his gun on Rocket’s brother Goose. As the film goes on and time passes, Ze grows into a ruthless drug kingpin, like a Portuguese speaking Scarface. Pretty soon he has the entire City of God under his thumb, with only Carrot, a former friend of his, keeping his own territory. Enter Knockout Ned, a sweet, affable guy whose girlfriend Lil’ Ze has eyes for. What Lil’ Ze wants, Lil’ Ze gets, so soon Ned has a gun pointed at his head and is forced to watch as Ze rapes his girlfriend. Understandably pissed off, Ned joins forces with Carrot and forms a gang that soon rivals Ze’s. While Ned starts out with a desire to avoid using children as soldiers and avoid taking unnecessary life, the road to Hell is paved with such people’s bones and soon the only difference between the two gangs is… well, okay they’re pretty much the same gang but with different leaders. If Ze is the story of Scarface, than Ned is the story of Walter White, a previously meek, decent guy becoming a monster.
The final great thing about this film is the titular city. As the film progresses it takes on it’s own character and role, going from a seemingly-pleasant suburb of Rio to a nightmarish slum that rivals Kowloon’s Walled City in sheer poverty and violence. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the apartment that Ze takes for himself. It’s history narrated through flashbacks, it starts out as a clean if somewhat cramped apartment, only to become the claustrophobic drug den for the devilish Lil’ Ze. The city is a wretched hive of ne’eer do wells and impoverished citizens, many of whom resort to crime out of a simple desire to keep body and soul together. Parts of the city seem to be almost non-euclidian in geometry, with darkened streets, high staircases and confusing floor plans. It almost feels as if the City of God is some sort of Lovecraftian monster that feeds off of the hopes and dreams of those within, turning once normal men and women into monsters. By far, the city is the strongest aspect of the film.
City of God was one of the most dramatic movies I’ve ever seen. In fact, it has a intense feeling to it. I liked how the screenwriting played out, Throughout the movie, it shows flashbacks scenes just to give the plot more detail including how the war between Knockout Ned and Lil’Ze’s gang started. It even explains the history behind the characters. It shows how each of the characters developed and how they became the person they are today. Rocket for instance, went from living in the slums to being the photographer that he is today.
The mise-en-scene is helps make the movie for what it is. At the beginning, it shows a lot people living in poverty which gave me a hint that they live in the slums. Furthermore, they were trying to survive living in the bad environment they’re in. There were corrupted cops, violence, and kids growing up around them which resulted them in becoming violent themselves. The only way they could get money is from gangsters and drug dealers.
Finally, I liked how the cinematography was used. When it shows Lil’Ze pointing his gun at the camera, this shows that he is a sociopath and he doesn’t care about anyone but himself. As a matter of fact, he wants to rule the City of God and keep it all to himself. During the scene where Rocket was standing between Lil’Ze’s gang and the police, the camera shows that he was in a bad situation in which all hell was about to break loose. Additionally, when the camera spun around focusing on Lil’ze’s gang and the police, it gave the scene more intensity to it.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Brian Lapira
Student’s email: blapira@students.solano.edu
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Firstly, I have never seen the movie, City of God, before. It was my first time watching this movie. I thought the movie was good (the way it was made), obviously the movie was based on a real story which was definitely sad and painful.
One of the things that I liked about the movie was the screenwriting. For example, when Otto joined Knockout Ned’s gang, he said he wants to join his gang because he wants revenge for his father’s death. He does not tell Knockout Ned or others that from whom does he want revenge. I thought the way that scene was written was really nice. It kept Otto’s identity as well as his real purpose or motive for joining Knockout Ned’s gang secretive. When I first saw this scene, it seemed normal, just like the way others kids were giving their own reasons. By keeping Otto’s identity hidden until the end of the movie, when the truth is revealed, it is a shock and surprise for the audience (that attracts the audience toward the movie even more). Also, it makes the audience realize that the scene in which Otto is hiding his identity and motive is important.
Another thing that I liked in the movie was cinematography. For example, toward the end of the movie, when Otto is hit by a bullet and Knockout Ned is trying to help Otto somehow or in someway. Otto goes into flashback, which shows us (the audience), who Otto was and who killed his father as well as from whom does he want revenge for his father’s death. I thought the way that scene was done was great. I really liked the fact that in the movie, Otto’s identity was kept hidden till the end of the movie. Otto’s expressions did not in any way show that he was in pain or was asking for help. The way he was looking at Knockout Ned, I thought for Otto, getting revenge for his father’s death was more important than saving himself. I liked the fact that in that scene, there was the use of flashback to let the audience know who Otto was. Overall, that scene was not too long, yet it showed us (the audience) a lot of things.
Lastly, I liked acting in the movie as well. For example, in the end of the movie, five or six kids are walking down the street. They are talking about being the new gang and the new gang leaders. I thought all of them have acted really. They are kids and they are talking like adults, it was kind of surprising for me. In a way, the movie showed us that kids are no longer kids. They do not act or behave like kids, but actually they are more like adults. Their expressions, their attitudes, their confidence, etc were portrayed really well and more like adults than children.
Chapter 11 Scores
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Jotpal Kaur
Student’s email: jotpalkaur@yahoo.com
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
City of God was another movie I didn’t think I would enjoy until I finished watching it. First, I was thoroughly impressed by the way the director did the screenwriting in this film. The story was laid about before the audience broken up in sections that focused on individual characters throughout the movie while focusing primarily on one character, Rocket. The director used an almost chronological order to tell each characters stories, and we got to see how the characters evolve, which moves me into my next point.
The character development was very well done and we got to get an inside look at how specific characters evolved over time throughout various life choices and various different paths taken. We got to see exactly what motivated each character to take on the paths they chose, whether it be for revenge, insecurity, or power.
Lastly, I liked the directors choices in lighting throughout the movie. While in the slums, the lighting was very dark and dirty to represent how dark and dirty the slums were and the moods of those who lived in them while choosing a brighter more fleshed out lighting during scenes at the beach that matched the lightness of the scene and the moods of the characters. He also chose to increase the pace at which the strobe lights flickered during the club scene where one of the characters (can’t remember his name) was shot and killed that I think represented that characters rapidly increasing heart rate before he died.
Overall, a very good movie.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Leonard Archie
Student’s email:
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
City of God, was a movie that I thought going to dislike, due to it not being in English and it’s chaotic nature. Though in the end of the film, I was moved. The movie felt real to me, even though in my entire life I never heard a real gun go off, somehow what this film captured still felt real. As if I was watching a documentary of life and history of.Rio de Janeiro. In a scene where we see Li’l Dice flashback, we see many shots of him killing people from the victims point-of-view. I thought really capture his character was the music, It was a type of music, were if you listen to it, it would remind you of the jungle. And this tell us of how wild and savage Li’l Dice is. Had that music not been there, you wound not be able to fully capture the monster Li’l dice was. This also brings us to the story telling. Throughout the movie many of the characters pasts are revealed through flashback, Why I thought this works so well in this movie is because it makes the character development easier to understand. Having the film focus on one character during a period of time makes it easier to understand them instead of jumping from character to character especially since we are so unfamiliar with the culture the movie is set in. Lastly the movie had many chaotic edits which also added impact to the tension. Example being when Li’l Dice and his group shot up a house. We would see sudden jumps from the group firing to a shot of the bullets clashing to objects and then to a shot of just the gun barrel as it flashes. These edits made the scene more crazy and disturbing as every thing is seen so out of control that thus gives that impression that area is out of control. These example are only a few out of many as to why I thoroughly enjoyed this film.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Zuber Mohammed
Student’s email: zmohamm1@students.solano.edu
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 90%
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
This was the first time I had seen City of God and I really enjoyed it. This is probably my favorite movie out of all of the ones we have watched in class so far.
I enjoyed the sound in the movie. The music sounded like a different kind of jazz. There seemed to be many different instruments playing in the background. It helped enhance the dark mood of the movie. When certain scenes would get more intense, when there was a shooting or drug deal the music would get faster and louder. I also noticed this would happen when flashbacks were shown.
I liked the screenwriting of City of God. In my opinion, the decision to add the flashbacks in the movie helped it a lot. These flashbacks provided character depth and background in a more interesting fashion. Giving the history/life story of these specific characters didn’t stop the action or suspense it added to it and kept the movie flowing. These flashbacks explained the reasons for characters certain decisions and actions throughout the movie. The foreshadowing also caught my attention. I found it interesting how the beginning of the movie picked back up at the end. It was a foreshadow at the beginning go the film and by the time we were at the end everything came together and made sense.
The mise-en-scene in City of God was another thing that I liked. The fact that the movie was shot in brazil made the movie more authentic. It made it more real and more believable. I also liked how within each decade that passed the characters, there clothing, acting and the way they all talked changed. For example, during the 70s we see the characters with afros and bell bottoms. Towards the end of the movie the action started to pick up. We also saw more drugs being sold and used. The shots catch more of the drug dealing, guns and violence towards the end. This created a more suspenseful feeling as you could tell the movie was coming to an end.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Arianna Ruiz
Student’s email: arianna_1896@yahoo.com
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Quentin Tarantino proves that he is the master of witty dialogue and a fast plot that doesn’t allow the viewer a moment of boredom. From the story of two hit-man on a job, to a fixed boxing match to a date between a hit-man and the wife of a mob boss. There was definitely a lot of care into the writing of the script, as everything no matter the order it is in, fits with the story. Many mysteries have been left such as what is inside of the briefcase and why Marcellus Wallace has a band-aid on the back of his neck, which may be connected.
Travolta, for me, was a real stand out. When he was in a scene, whether Jackson is next to him or not, he was full of energy and pulp. He does a lot of listening, some dancing, a lot of arguing and/or debating, and offers up a lot of great comedic moments. His best scenes are with Uma Thurman when they go to Jackrabbit Slims. This little date, where they talk about nothing of much importance as far plot is concerned, is funny and entertaining.He gives a good performance and manages to make his character likeable without making him pleasant. Nobody plays it totally straight and they all seem aware that they aren’t playing this story in the real world but in a trashy world of pulp fiction hitmen, gangsters and their molls and so on.
The camerawork, editing and camera angles made the movie feel alive, during certain scenes (for example) like when Rocket is taking photos with his camera, whether casually snapping away while hanging out – or hiding during an armed stand off, or even coming across the bullet riddled corpse of lil ‘Ze. Seeing some of those shots end up on the front cover of the newspaper and knowing that this all actually happened truly comes to life as if it is actually happening before our eyes.
Music (I believe – or at least it seemed) to be non-diegetic for the most part and added in. However it was true to form and the instruments, drums, and sound of the music is culturally and historically accurate – unlike the strobe lights 😉 hehehe
Story is insane and weighs heavy on the heart and mind when you take a second to acknowledge and accept that what is playing out before my eyes on screen actually happened and is for some people, reality… every day life. Children with guns, drugs running the streets at the cost of young lives. It is difficult, very difficult to capture documentary or recreation of actual events when it comes to covering stories like Fruitvalle Station or City of God and I believe the only way we will ever learn from our struggles and to grow stronger is to not ignore our failures, but instead face them head on, analyze them. We can’t just keep looking away and it truly takes great skill to also capture and carry the hearts of audience members – mere strangers – with the many arts within cinema, be that the music and feel or the angle and light we see our hero in, both Fruitvalle Station and City of God were both bittersweet movies for me… but beautifully mastered nonetheless when considering the tragedies that occurred.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Ricardo Rodriguez
Student’s email: rrodri67@students.solano.edu
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Although I was absent throughout last week, I have already watched Pulp Fiction a few times.
Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino is an extremely well known and influential film Starring Samuel L. Jackson (as Jules) and John Travolta (Vincent) as the main characters, along with Ving Rhames (Marsellus), Bruce WIllis (Butch), Uma Therman (Mia, Marsellus’ wife) and a few other known actors. The story consists of two hitmen, Jules and Vincent who work for Marsellus (Marcellas?), a mobster boss. The development of the story is out of sync, unraveling different events and characters in a seemingly random order. Not for the under-aged or faint of heart, the extreme violence combined with what I think is a darker sort of humor makes for an amazing film.
Two renowned actors as the main characters Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) and VIncent (John Travolta) debating philosophical and religious point of views throughout the movie during their daily mobster grind makes for a one of a kind pair. One thing I like is spotting a director of the film in the film it’s self, in this case it’s Quentin Tarantino playing Jimmie Dimmick, a friend of Jules who helps the pair dispose of the body in the back of their car.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Malcolm McCarty
Student’s email: malmccarty@live.com
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
A coming of age in the Brazilian slums. A story I could not have completely imagined it to be true especially not be based on a true story. Being that the case I was taken aback when it was revealed at the end it was all real with the exception that somethings might have been altered or dramatized for the sake of the film. To start off with the setting of the film in Brazil, specifically was in a very chaotic and violent location. That did indeed contrast to Rocket’s personality which was quite shy, timid and rather calm for the place he lived in. I found this to bring more emphasis to the calm attitude Rocket took in his character that was greatly played as the audience was able to see the “normality” there which involved violence and death that seemed not to create as much of a reaction as it would compared to where we live. With that said it also however didn’t depict the characters as less realistic more so it helped the audience understand how the sufferings there have been presented in a way that the characters themselves see it as never ending or changing. Notably the screenplay took a grand role in the film along with the flashbacks and narration. To include this gave the plot more complexity and helped develop the plot throughout the entire film. Another key point that greatly emphasized the plot was the music. There were quite different styles of music that I took note of. One being more relaxed and steady that created a contrast to the dark mood in the film. The other fit better the film’s chaotic setting that was used to represent that exact chaotic and wild setting. A well-developed plot in a whole, including and appreciating these details toward the making of the film can truly change the view of the film itself into a greater perspective of how great of a film it really was.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Silvia Serrano
Student’s email: silvsabby@gmail.com
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
I have a lot of trouble getting into foreign movies. That being said, I can easily say that City of God was one of the best movies I’ve seen this year. One factor is the graphic content. I noticed that while disturbing to watch, it gives the viewer a bit of that harsh reality. The image of Lil Ze’s body at the end of the film is one that stays with the viewer. The acting is also very mature. When I saw the gang of children and how they were influenced by the streets, it took away their innocence and I think that the actors did a very good job of getting that across. It’s not everyday you see a gang of 9 year olds shooting up the slums. The scene in which Benny gets shot, the use of mise en scene is very prevalent. The lighting turns from regular to strobe lights as the violence breaks out. the music also intensifies and there is a heavy feel of chaos. The stage elements in this scene add a lot of feeling to the content.
City of God is a sad film based on the true events of a drug war in Brazil. To start with analyzing, I’ll begin with the lighting. Where I felt did well on the lighting was the scene of Benny’s murder. The scene was lit up with a strobe light, which gave very little visible light in a very crowded area. With so little light and with the help of some quick editing in the film, It helped create a confusion as to the actions that were taking place right before Benny had been shot, and as to who had shot him. Moving on, the next will be the editing. More specifically the editing within the opening of the film. Here we see the film start off with a black screen, then a knife enters, then again, quick cut to Rocket taking a photo which then becomes the title City of God. This also helped in foreshadowing since where rocket takes that picture is at the end when he photographs Lil Ze’s dead body. Then the camera quickly cuts between a chicken, the knife, someone playing music, and another chicken that’s being carved up. quickly cutting to his tied up ankle, then repeats. This kind of editing allows the audience to help feel the violence and tension that is building around this chicken who had soon realizes what is about to happen to him. Lastly, is the acting. As another student had pointed out, which made me realize the main characters never react like how one would act here in the States to murder. Kids themselves are murdering others, and no one has more than just a common reaction of “oh its another murder, how sad.” I find the extremely helpful in the portrayal of characters because that helps to show how come it had been during those times. It lets the audience know how chaotic things truly were. Overall extremely loved this film, and I’d recommend it to anyone that wants to watch a good film.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Christopher Orozco
Student’s email: christopher.orozco7@gmail.com
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated
I truly liked this movie. I liked how it was based on a true story. To believe things like this do happen around the world and how authorities are easily manipulated by money and drugs. I liked the editing especially when it went back and forth introducing how the characters became the way we’re. It’s upsetting that young kids were being shot and killed, they weren’t looked at as kids, they were looked at as adults for carrying a weapon.
city of god is an interesting true story portrayed an in weird way. whole film seemed to be filmed with a blue tint over it. this movie is like Pulp fiction in the way it gives us bits and pieces of the end that leads up to the end. this movie also gave everybody background story and where able to tell who were they went and where they had gone.
lil zoe persona is interesting because he always wanted to be taken as the man. when his best friend Benny told him, he needed a girl friend. he started emasculating other who had love. At Benny going away party, he made someone undress and pounce around naked. for handsome Ned he raped his girlfriend and murdered his whole family. he only did this to show the world or himself that he was not some little boy anymore.
we see that more when he murdered Benny. he was afraid that his organization would survive without him.
After have watching the movie City of God for the first time I have to say its been my favorite we’ve watched all year. First off I like watching movies that are based on true story’s because its something that actually happened in real life and not a made up film. The acting throughout the movie was portrayed well, little kids acted like nothing had happen when someone died, this gave the audience an imagery of how things were back in Brazil at a time. Flashbacks were used perfectly in this film, For example when one of the guys at the bank shot a kids dad when stealing. Later in the movie that guy is shot and we go back to see that the guys son was standing next to him when he died at the bank and he got revenge for his dads death. I really liked the screen writing in this movie, Lil Ze grows up to be the king of drug dealers and rules City of god, its absolutely insane how little kids wanted to join these gang type of groups and would not be scared to use a gun. Overall a great movie, foreshadow used good in this movie, crazy to believe this actually happen in real life.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Eddie Torres
Student’s email: edimigijr@yahoo.com
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
City of God is a very well depicted gangster flick I must say. The cinematography is what made this gritty story something worth watching. The movie made us the viewers feel like an ominous presence throughout it. Particularly in the scene where Lil Ze had the runts shoot each other. The over the shoulder shots really gave it an eerie feel. You could feel the tension rising by every second as the scene played on. The slight out of focus edits enhanced the terror as well. Not only was that shot amazing but another one I want to draw attention towards was the montage of the apartment building. This scene to me was one of the best because of the stationary camera. Every montage I have witnessed never used a complete still shot. This to me was an interesting move because it for one explained how the apartment came to be but it also gave us the viewers a fly on the wall perspective. I think the only other way this scene could have been shot would have to be through a 180 degree shot aging the apartment overtime by slowly showing each phase the building went through. Overall the scene was magnificent because to me it was out of the ordinary. The storyline itself is good enough to be placed in conversations with The Godfather or Goodfellas maybe in a couple more years. This film had everything a gangster movie needs to be considered classic it now has to withstand the test of time. Lil Ze obtaining the amulet was nothing short of brilliant because of how dark the scene was, which coincidentally ties in with the whole idea of dancing with the devil. The ominous presence idea came back into play during this scene as well with the shot peering around the corner. What made this scene so good was the longshots used to intensify the séance. Close ups of the tribal guy speaking with a menacing voice and horrific laugh complimented each other nicely. The slight out of focus editing also played well into the darkness this scene gave off. City of God is a great story yes but the mise-en-scene made it feel more like we, the viewers, were actually imbedded into the streets of Rio. Some ICONIC gangster films like pulp fiction, scarface, even training day could not capture the essence of grit the way this one did.
City of God has got to be my favorite movie in the class so far. There was so many things in this movie done well. First off the acting was great. The actors excelled in their respected characters. Alexandre Rodrigues as Rocket portrayed a character who was always caught in the drama. Although he lived in a place with so much poverty and crime was a way to succeed, he still tried to stay away from the drama, but it seemed to catch up to him every time. Leandro Firmino as Lil Ze was great with his character. He was constantly surrounded by crime and he took it to his advantage into his adulthood. Firmino portrayed a character who was too obsessed with power because his childhood he was constantly bullied. The editing in this film was great as well. My favorite part was the scene in the apartment room. They showed the room change over time and how new people took over the drug business. It first showed how drugs were first being distributed and up to the moment Lil Ze came to take over. It showed how this simple room has so much history. The cinematography was great as well. In an area with so much going on, the director was able to show me where things were without confusing me. He used the calming area of the beach to show a place for Rocket to find love and as for the Favelas was where all the drama and crime happened. In the Favelas, with so many buildings and people, the director diid a good job in giving us a perspective of where things were without making it chaotic.
City Of God was such an emotionally wrenching film. The actors all do a great job of portraying troubled youth in a chaotic society where the law is far from enforced on the same level we see here in the states. The acting was very convincing and definitely kept up the pace of the movie.
I also really enjoyed the camerawork in the film. It echoed this type of chaos with a lot of POV shots and close-up shots. There is a scene in particular where Lil’ Dice or Lil’ Ze rather, kills a number of people and we see the action from the victim’s viewpoint. This really helps reinforce the troubled and lawless themes we see in the film. Also during the nightclub scene the camera is extremely shaky and adds this feeling of anxiety and helps establish the feeling inside the nightclub. There was also a lot of tinted lenses they used, lots of blue and gold tints that make some scenes in the movie have a surreal feeling to them. Very reminiscent of some Ridley Scott films I’ve seen.
Lastly the sound design in the film also reinforces these chaotic scenes we see. There is also some traditional Brazilian music for the soundtrack and we hear some diegetic American songs in the nightclub. The sound had a huge part to play in creating the chaos we see and feel on-screen and it perfectly matches the kinesis of character’s on-screen.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Cody Isaacs
Student’s email: cisaacs@students.solano.edu
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
City Of God was such an emotionally wrenching film. The actors all do a great job of portraying troubled youth in a chaotic society where the law is far from enforced on the same level we see here in the states. The acting was very convincing and definitely kept up the pace of the movie. Another key point that greatly emphasized the plot was the music. There were quite different styles of music that I took note of. One being more relaxed and steady that created a contrast to the dark mood in the film. The other fit better the film’s chaotic setting that was used to represent that exact chaotic and wild setting. A well-developed plot in a whole, including and appreciating these details toward the making of the film can truly change the view of the film itself into a greater perspective of how great of a film it really was. I liked the screenwriting of City of God. In my opinion, the decision to add the flashbacks in the movie helped it a lot. These flashbacks provided character depth and background in a more interesting fashion. Giving the history/life story of these specific characters didn’t stop the action or suspense it added to it and kept the movie flowing. These flashbacks explained the reasons for characters certain decisions and actions throughout the movie. The foreshadowing also caught my attention. I found it interesting how the beginning of the movie picked back up at the end. It was a foreshadow at the beginning go the film and by the time we were at the end everything came together and made sense.
The City of God was an awesome movie. You all might hate me for this but i have never really seen Pulp Fiction before only small scenes as a time. But anyways The City of God was a very intense movie, i couldn’t keep my eyes off of the screen almost the entire time. i only watched the second half of the movie and i thought the mis en scene of the movie was kind of violence in youth. all of the boys in these gangs were all in high school or even younger. The acting was great and quite convincing, the rough looking impoverished ghetto was a perfect background for the movie. Also the different kinds of music played throughout the movie were kind of jazzy at times with a suspenseful twist that i really liked. The cinematography in this movie good as well . During the movie i liked the way it made you feel like you were slyly watching the gangs from around the corner or even a part of the gangs when they had their meeting it was very captivating.
The City of God was a great and interesting movie.One aspect that really caught my eye was the acting. Since this film was based in the setting of the slums in South America, the actors had a complicated role to portray. Each actor enhanced the films content and made the slum life seem as harsh as it really was. Each person in the film had their troubles, and each actor/actress dealt with these troubles well. Also, the film showed the transition of the 2 charatcers Li’l Ze’ and Rocket from childhood to adulthood and how the slums affected their fate in life. Li’l Ze’ chose the path of killing and drugs, and his acting portrayed this successfully. Rocket chose to stay away from those things, and ended up a famous photographer.
Another aspect of the film that was interesting was the lighting. For example, in the slums the lightning was dark to portray the harshness of the slums and how poverty stricken it was. But when we got to the beach scene, the lightning was completely different and sepia-toned to show how it was a change of scenery from the dirty slums, to a fun and relaxing beach. The lightning played a large role to show the audience that the slums was dark and dirty, and this is what the inhabitants had to live in every day.
Another aspect of the film was the music. When intense scenes were going on, intense music was playing in the background. Also, to compliment the setting of the film, there was a lot of Brazilian music incorporated. The music played a large role, and set the tone for many scenes. For example, when they were in the nightclub and Benny was shot, there was crazy fast pace music going on in the background to show the intensity of the scene.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Jaycie Ruggiero
Student’s email: jayruggs@aol.com
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
The movie starts at the finish and portrays a cycle of violence known to the city of god and it’s inhabitants as normal day to day living. The movie has some difficult themes such as rape and child violence. The movie starts with interesting cinematography as we watch a chicken be chased by a group of boys. We see this being done from the perspective of both the chicken and the boys which is a unusual perspective because most scenes in movies are shot from one perspective and it stays like that. The first scene in the movie also allows us to expect a fast pace movie because of the fast cuts of the knife being sharpened on the rock and the quick shots of the environment in the market. Styling the very first scene like this allows the viewer to expect what is ahead of them in this fast paced high intensity movie. One of the best aspects of this movie was the screenwriting by Braulio Mantovani. He portrays characters in such a well-rounded way that we as the viewer are able to hate them and sympathize with them all at the same time because we have seen their childhoods and both the great and terrible things that they have done. The numerous flashbacks in this movie would be annoying if it were not for the flawless screen writing that allows for such a fluid viewing experience. One of the best scenes in which the screen writing is highlighted is when they show the evolution of the apartment and all its numerous inhabitants. The camera does a jump cut with each new inhabitant and shows over ten years of residents. By understanding the back story of the apartment, we are able to understand the relationship between Carrot and Ze. One of the most powerful parts of the movie is the very last scene when we see the gang of children walking down the alley talking about their kill list. This last scene shows the cycle of violence that has plagued the City of God for years and a plague that will not soon be stopped.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Heidi Lahl
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 90%
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: a) questionnaires to focus groups.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
It’s acting was quite fine, especially with the child actors. Not many child actors aren’t that great, but these were exceptional. While one was emotionless while shooting another child, the other child truly showed fear in what was happening.
The sound was great too, every bit helped us feel like we were there in the low quality of life they were in. The sound gave us an idea what it sounds like in their areas, and during all the shooting.
The editing had also helped. Especially during a troubling scene when the characters were at a party. Strobe lights were added with fast cuts to help the audience realize the danger of one of the characters about to get shot.
Among the fast cuts in the opening montage, the audio resounding throughout, we are greeted with the sight of a knife cutting across a whetstone, being sharpened. While these fast cuts serve to help characterize the bustling City of God, it also serves as an ample piece of foreshadowing, the knife in particular showing up again near the end of the film, before the climax. The sharpening of a knife can relate to the prepping for conflict, creating anticipation for the rest of the film in the first instance, and adding tension for the last conflict in the later instances.
The shot of the apartment as it went through the ages was visually strong. As it changed, we see clips of its prior inhabitants, but as there’s no transcribed history, we see them fade in and out, sometimes overlapping, perhaps both to save time and to truly show that these incidents happened in the same location, blending together spatially and temporally.
The sound design is generally effective, one example being the instance in which Knockout Ned’s girlfriend was being raped. The sound and visuals cutting in and out created a sense of dizziness and confusion, which could be associated with Ned’s grief during the incident, the sound cutting out emphasizing his denial, or attempts to block it out.
The cinematography of City of God made the film feel grounded in its environment. The shaky cam method was used a lot in scenes where tensions were very high, and made it feel more intimate. Close up shots, along with slow motion shots were also used to show emotions within characters or when they are in trouble.
The editing this this film was very experimental and different from what I am used to. The fast and jumpy cuts reflected Brazil and its crazy culture, and added to the setting of this film. The beginning of the film shows a good example of this. The fast cut montage of the chicken showed just how lively the slums of Brazil are.
Finally the Mise en Scene of this movie is what made it so strong and believable. The fact that everything in this film, from the location to the actors, was shot in the actual locations that were in this movie made it fee very authentic. The Mise en scene also did a very good job in distinguishing each decade in this film. The sepia toned sixties had a very old time look when compared to the vibrant and lively look to the seventies.
City of God Review. This is very first time I have ever seen this movie. I liked the way the movie was done even though it was based off a true story and it was mostly a tragedy except for the ending where they described how “Rocket” was doing now.
Cinematography of the film was well done. Made it feel like I was living over there while this was taking place. There were lots of tension in this film as it was a gang filled town scenes being shot from right to left the majority of the time and the shaking camera complemented that really well. It had a Mad Max vibe where as in the early scenes where the gas truck was being robbed likely because there gas was most likely in short supply or non at all. Compared to water being precious in Mad Max, though the difference was the ruler of the land over there kept it to himself just sharing it sporadically. You can also see the tension in the characters through the close up shots and sense when they were in trouble
Editing especially the very beginning of the film set the tone for the film where they showed knives being sharpened and chicken escaping. As the armed favela what they call gangs in Brazil chasing the chicken, the chicken stop between the favela and “Rocket” with the police showing up. This is the setting of foreshadowing of the events to take place at the ending of the film, prior to starting at the beginning of the story of how everyone came to be which was narrated by “Rocket”
Screenwriting in this movie was strong. Directors Fernando Merielles and Katia Lund went into how life is in the slums of Rio known as “City of God” and really showed a glimpse of the non glamorous side of Brazil that we don’t see from pictures of on television most often. Made it show the reality what goes on not just in that part of the world but even here in the United States in certain areas where young children are being recruited into gangs and forced to choose sides, even against their own family members. Shows that Children lose their innocence when they know how to fire guns younger than the age of 10 and are going around killing others and trying to take over the streets.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Vinnie Witel
Student’s email: vwitel@yahoo.com
Number of questions: 13
Percent correct: 100%
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Brittany Hill
Student’s email: Brittynana@gmail.com
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
I believe the movie city of god did a lot of what pulp fiction did I feel like the city of god was a good movie the sounds in the movie consisted mainly of gunshots , instruments from the music , and the chicken.
The city of god screen writing was very well done it really tried to stay as real as possible I feel. So I really for a sense of realism from the movie
Lastly actor in city of god were great as i watched the movie i believed that was how the person really was
City of God was a very intense movie that definitely pulled me out of my comfort zone but I thought it was very well done. It was based in Rio De Janeiro and follows how crime affects the poorer population. I think that the use of color was one of my favorite aspects of the film. I liked that the camera had a blue hew when it was dealing with parts that had stress, and cold emotion like when they were in the slums. The bright colors represented happiness when they were at the beach enjoying life. They used heavy over exposure to show a carefree optimistic world at times.
I think that the editing was very well done in this film. I liked that it jumped back and forth because it was done in a way that wasn’t confusing. It would jump to places in time but for good reason because it would help with the narrative, which allowed the audience to understand more of what was happening.
I liked that the movie used editing like subject wipe, like when a car would drive off and wipe the screen. although this makes the viewer remember that we are watching a movie I think that it wasn’t overdone.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Katie Wiggins
Student’s email: kwiggins@students.solano.edu
Number of questions: 13
Percent correct: 100%
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
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City of God
The setting of City of God is welcoming. For example, the beginning scenes of the movie. When the movie begins music is playing, people are cooking and dancing. The environment is lively and I feel as though I am being welcomed into Rio de Janeiro. Also, the setting gives the characters motive. The environment in which the characters live in poverty stricken. There’s a reason kids become gangsters, drug dealers and die young. It’s the environment the characters grew up in. Kids grow up around gangsters and drug dealers. People want to leave the poor neighborhoods because of their bad environment. Also, people are trying to survive and they can make the most money from being drug dealers, gangster and thieves. The mise-en-scene conveys the message “you are the product of your environment.” Rocket, Li’l Dice, Angelica, Benny, Knockout Ned, Shaggy and Carrot are living in the slums. In these slums are corrupted cops, killers and drug dealers. I don’t blame these characters for becoming drug dealers because I don’t get the feeling that they were given the opportunity to be better. I see cop raids in poor neighborhoods but I don’t see anyone helping the poor neighborhoods.
Next, the opening of the movie is edited to fit the slicing knives. The knives are the tempo of the opening scenes. Along with the knives there’s music playing, drums, dancing and people are cooking food. The opening sequence welcomes me into Rio de Janeiro. Which is an important part of the movie. I never feel like the characters are presented as inherently evil instead the characters are being seen as the products of their environment. The editing welcomes me into the neighborhood as a neighbor instead of a visitor. The editing creates a rhythm. Also, the editing conveys the message damned if you do, damned if you don’t. When the police couldn’t find the Tender Trio, they start doing police raids through poor neighborhoods. The police arrest innocence people. There’s a montage of people entering police cars, people with their hand behind their heads and houses being raided. The people who didn’t know who murdered those people in the hotel and who weren’t hiding the tender trio were harassed by the police. They were damned if they damned if they did have any information and damned if they didn’t.
Lastly, I like the screenwriting of City of God. I know what the characters are motivated by. The characters have a purpose. There’s a reason Rocket is a good person and why Li’l Dice is a bad person. Screenwriting conveys the message “you are the product of your environment.” Rocket is a good person because he chooses to rise above his surroundings. Rocket could have easily became a thief like his brother, Shaggy. Instead Rocket focuses on becoming a photographer. If Rocket would have succumb to the violence around him, he would’ve been a different person. Which brings me to Li’l Dice. Li’l Dice is the product of his surroundings. Li’l Dice succumbs to the corruption and violence around him. Li’l Dice became a bad person because his environment is bad.
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City of God Review
The Brazilian film City of God is a somber look into crime, poverty and the sad legacy of the Cold War. I don’t think there is one protagonist, though Rocket, the narrator, would be one of the most prominent. It is the story of how the titular shantytown, The City of God, fell from government refuge for the displaced into an anarchic hell-hole rivaled only by Black Hawk Down’s Mogadishu. In this review I will be focusing on the use of flashbacks in narrative, the characters, and the city itself, which seems to take on a persona of its own.
Basically, the whole film is presented as a flashback, told to us by Rocket, an aspiring newspaper photographer and kid from the City of God. We cut from the 1980’s (which is the “present” of the film) to the 1960’s, when the City of God was first built. We see how the lack of water, electricity and non-corrupt lawmen drove many locals, amongst them Rocket’s brother Goose and a young, impressionable boy named Lil’ Dice, to robbery and drugs. The 60’s section of the film makes frequent use of warm, sepia-filtered lighting and lenses. This gives it a koda-chrome like appearance. Most of the scenes are set during the day, and while life is clearly unpleasant for the people within, the warm colors does convey some sort of innocence and hope. Goose and his Tender Trio are thugs, to be sure, but they’re loveable thugs who prefer to avoid harming innocents, and only rob those who can afford the loss of cash. Unfortunatly, most of the Tender Trio are dead or in hiding by the flashback’s end, and a new type of criminal, Lil’ Dice, is slowly amassing power. We wipe-cut into the 1970’s (an all-around crappy decade in my opinion) with a police van driving by. Lil’ Dice, now called Lil’ Ze, is the major kingpin of the drug and crime gangs in the City of God. The city has grown as well, no longer the pseudo-suburbia of the 1960’s, it now resembles an urban sprawl not unlike Detroit or Oakland. While Ze is a brutal drug dealer, he manages to keep the gangs in check, and there is some order, albeit of the strictly criminal sort. Operating out of an apartment that is as old as the city, he is a ruthless sociopath.
The characters of Lil’ Ze and Knockout Ned are the most interesting, in my opinion. While I certainly root for Rocket in his quest to escape the favela, Lil’ Ze and Knockout Ned are both the main antagonistic protagonists of the piece. Lil’ Ze enters the film as a kid in the ‘60’s who is enamored with the Tender Trio. Yet on his first outing with them he displays a streak of sociopathic bloodlust, gunning down the residents of a motel, before turning his gun on Rocket’s brother Goose. As the film goes on and time passes, Ze grows into a ruthless drug kingpin, like a Portuguese speaking Scarface. Pretty soon he has the entire City of God under his thumb, with only Carrot, a former friend of his, keeping his own territory. Enter Knockout Ned, a sweet, affable guy whose girlfriend Lil’ Ze has eyes for. What Lil’ Ze wants, Lil’ Ze gets, so soon Ned has a gun pointed at his head and is forced to watch as Ze rapes his girlfriend. Understandably pissed off, Ned joins forces with Carrot and forms a gang that soon rivals Ze’s. While Ned starts out with a desire to avoid using children as soldiers and avoid taking unnecessary life, the road to Hell is paved with such people’s bones and soon the only difference between the two gangs is… well, okay they’re pretty much the same gang but with different leaders. If Ze is the story of Scarface, than Ned is the story of Walter White, a previously meek, decent guy becoming a monster.
The final great thing about this film is the titular city. As the film progresses it takes on it’s own character and role, going from a seemingly-pleasant suburb of Rio to a nightmarish slum that rivals Kowloon’s Walled City in sheer poverty and violence. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the apartment that Ze takes for himself. It’s history narrated through flashbacks, it starts out as a clean if somewhat cramped apartment, only to become the claustrophobic drug den for the devilish Lil’ Ze. The city is a wretched hive of ne’eer do wells and impoverished citizens, many of whom resort to crime out of a simple desire to keep body and soul together. Parts of the city seem to be almost non-euclidian in geometry, with darkened streets, high staircases and confusing floor plans. It almost feels as if the City of God is some sort of Lovecraftian monster that feeds off of the hopes and dreams of those within, turning once normal men and women into monsters. By far, the city is the strongest aspect of the film.
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City of God was one of the most dramatic movies I’ve ever seen. In fact, it has a intense feeling to it. I liked how the screenwriting played out, Throughout the movie, it shows flashbacks scenes just to give the plot more detail including how the war between Knockout Ned and Lil’Ze’s gang started. It even explains the history behind the characters. It shows how each of the characters developed and how they became the person they are today. Rocket for instance, went from living in the slums to being the photographer that he is today.
The mise-en-scene is helps make the movie for what it is. At the beginning, it shows a lot people living in poverty which gave me a hint that they live in the slums. Furthermore, they were trying to survive living in the bad environment they’re in. There were corrupted cops, violence, and kids growing up around them which resulted them in becoming violent themselves. The only way they could get money is from gangsters and drug dealers.
Finally, I liked how the cinematography was used. When it shows Lil’Ze pointing his gun at the camera, this shows that he is a sociopath and he doesn’t care about anyone but himself. As a matter of fact, he wants to rule the City of God and keep it all to himself. During the scene where Rocket was standing between Lil’Ze’s gang and the police, the camera shows that he was in a bad situation in which all hell was about to break loose. Additionally, when the camera spun around focusing on Lil’ze’s gang and the police, it gave the scene more intensity to it.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Brian Lapira
Student’s email: blapira@students.solano.edu
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
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Jotpal Kaur
Blog Post – City of God
Firstly, I have never seen the movie, City of God, before. It was my first time watching this movie. I thought the movie was good (the way it was made), obviously the movie was based on a real story which was definitely sad and painful.
One of the things that I liked about the movie was the screenwriting. For example, when Otto joined Knockout Ned’s gang, he said he wants to join his gang because he wants revenge for his father’s death. He does not tell Knockout Ned or others that from whom does he want revenge. I thought the way that scene was written was really nice. It kept Otto’s identity as well as his real purpose or motive for joining Knockout Ned’s gang secretive. When I first saw this scene, it seemed normal, just like the way others kids were giving their own reasons. By keeping Otto’s identity hidden until the end of the movie, when the truth is revealed, it is a shock and surprise for the audience (that attracts the audience toward the movie even more). Also, it makes the audience realize that the scene in which Otto is hiding his identity and motive is important.
Another thing that I liked in the movie was cinematography. For example, toward the end of the movie, when Otto is hit by a bullet and Knockout Ned is trying to help Otto somehow or in someway. Otto goes into flashback, which shows us (the audience), who Otto was and who killed his father as well as from whom does he want revenge for his father’s death. I thought the way that scene was done was great. I really liked the fact that in the movie, Otto’s identity was kept hidden till the end of the movie. Otto’s expressions did not in any way show that he was in pain or was asking for help. The way he was looking at Knockout Ned, I thought for Otto, getting revenge for his father’s death was more important than saving himself. I liked the fact that in that scene, there was the use of flashback to let the audience know who Otto was. Overall, that scene was not too long, yet it showed us (the audience) a lot of things.
Lastly, I liked acting in the movie as well. For example, in the end of the movie, five or six kids are walking down the street. They are talking about being the new gang and the new gang leaders. I thought all of them have acted really. They are kids and they are talking like adults, it was kind of surprising for me. In a way, the movie showed us that kids are no longer kids. They do not act or behave like kids, but actually they are more like adults. Their expressions, their attitudes, their confidence, etc were portrayed really well and more like adults than children.
Chapter 11 Scores
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Jotpal Kaur
Student’s email: jotpalkaur@yahoo.com
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
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City of God was another movie I didn’t think I would enjoy until I finished watching it. First, I was thoroughly impressed by the way the director did the screenwriting in this film. The story was laid about before the audience broken up in sections that focused on individual characters throughout the movie while focusing primarily on one character, Rocket. The director used an almost chronological order to tell each characters stories, and we got to see how the characters evolve, which moves me into my next point.
The character development was very well done and we got to get an inside look at how specific characters evolved over time throughout various life choices and various different paths taken. We got to see exactly what motivated each character to take on the paths they chose, whether it be for revenge, insecurity, or power.
Lastly, I liked the directors choices in lighting throughout the movie. While in the slums, the lighting was very dark and dirty to represent how dark and dirty the slums were and the moods of those who lived in them while choosing a brighter more fleshed out lighting during scenes at the beach that matched the lightness of the scene and the moods of the characters. He also chose to increase the pace at which the strobe lights flickered during the club scene where one of the characters (can’t remember his name) was shot and killed that I think represented that characters rapidly increasing heart rate before he died.
Overall, a very good movie.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Leonard Archie
Student’s email:
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
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City of God, was a movie that I thought going to dislike, due to it not being in English and it’s chaotic nature. Though in the end of the film, I was moved. The movie felt real to me, even though in my entire life I never heard a real gun go off, somehow what this film captured still felt real. As if I was watching a documentary of life and history of.Rio de Janeiro. In a scene where we see Li’l Dice flashback, we see many shots of him killing people from the victims point-of-view. I thought really capture his character was the music, It was a type of music, were if you listen to it, it would remind you of the jungle. And this tell us of how wild and savage Li’l Dice is. Had that music not been there, you wound not be able to fully capture the monster Li’l dice was. This also brings us to the story telling. Throughout the movie many of the characters pasts are revealed through flashback, Why I thought this works so well in this movie is because it makes the character development easier to understand. Having the film focus on one character during a period of time makes it easier to understand them instead of jumping from character to character especially since we are so unfamiliar with the culture the movie is set in. Lastly the movie had many chaotic edits which also added impact to the tension. Example being when Li’l Dice and his group shot up a house. We would see sudden jumps from the group firing to a shot of the bullets clashing to objects and then to a shot of just the gun barrel as it flashes. These edits made the scene more crazy and disturbing as every thing is seen so out of control that thus gives that impression that area is out of control. These example are only a few out of many as to why I thoroughly enjoyed this film.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Zuber Mohammed
Student’s email: zmohamm1@students.solano.edu
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 90%
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
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This was the first time I had seen City of God and I really enjoyed it. This is probably my favorite movie out of all of the ones we have watched in class so far.
I enjoyed the sound in the movie. The music sounded like a different kind of jazz. There seemed to be many different instruments playing in the background. It helped enhance the dark mood of the movie. When certain scenes would get more intense, when there was a shooting or drug deal the music would get faster and louder. I also noticed this would happen when flashbacks were shown.
I liked the screenwriting of City of God. In my opinion, the decision to add the flashbacks in the movie helped it a lot. These flashbacks provided character depth and background in a more interesting fashion. Giving the history/life story of these specific characters didn’t stop the action or suspense it added to it and kept the movie flowing. These flashbacks explained the reasons for characters certain decisions and actions throughout the movie. The foreshadowing also caught my attention. I found it interesting how the beginning of the movie picked back up at the end. It was a foreshadow at the beginning go the film and by the time we were at the end everything came together and made sense.
The mise-en-scene in City of God was another thing that I liked. The fact that the movie was shot in brazil made the movie more authentic. It made it more real and more believable. I also liked how within each decade that passed the characters, there clothing, acting and the way they all talked changed. For example, during the 70s we see the characters with afros and bell bottoms. Towards the end of the movie the action started to pick up. We also saw more drugs being sold and used. The shots catch more of the drug dealing, guns and violence towards the end. This created a more suspenseful feeling as you could tell the movie was coming to an end.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Arianna Ruiz
Student’s email: arianna_1896@yahoo.com
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
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Quentin Tarantino proves that he is the master of witty dialogue and a fast plot that doesn’t allow the viewer a moment of boredom. From the story of two hit-man on a job, to a fixed boxing match to a date between a hit-man and the wife of a mob boss. There was definitely a lot of care into the writing of the script, as everything no matter the order it is in, fits with the story. Many mysteries have been left such as what is inside of the briefcase and why Marcellus Wallace has a band-aid on the back of his neck, which may be connected.
Travolta, for me, was a real stand out. When he was in a scene, whether Jackson is next to him or not, he was full of energy and pulp. He does a lot of listening, some dancing, a lot of arguing and/or debating, and offers up a lot of great comedic moments. His best scenes are with Uma Thurman when they go to Jackrabbit Slims. This little date, where they talk about nothing of much importance as far plot is concerned, is funny and entertaining.He gives a good performance and manages to make his character likeable without making him pleasant. Nobody plays it totally straight and they all seem aware that they aren’t playing this story in the real world but in a trashy world of pulp fiction hitmen, gangsters and their molls and so on.
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The camerawork, editing and camera angles made the movie feel alive, during certain scenes (for example) like when Rocket is taking photos with his camera, whether casually snapping away while hanging out – or hiding during an armed stand off, or even coming across the bullet riddled corpse of lil ‘Ze. Seeing some of those shots end up on the front cover of the newspaper and knowing that this all actually happened truly comes to life as if it is actually happening before our eyes.
Music (I believe – or at least it seemed) to be non-diegetic for the most part and added in. However it was true to form and the instruments, drums, and sound of the music is culturally and historically accurate – unlike the strobe lights 😉 hehehe
Story is insane and weighs heavy on the heart and mind when you take a second to acknowledge and accept that what is playing out before my eyes on screen actually happened and is for some people, reality… every day life. Children with guns, drugs running the streets at the cost of young lives. It is difficult, very difficult to capture documentary or recreation of actual events when it comes to covering stories like Fruitvalle Station or City of God and I believe the only way we will ever learn from our struggles and to grow stronger is to not ignore our failures, but instead face them head on, analyze them. We can’t just keep looking away and it truly takes great skill to also capture and carry the hearts of audience members – mere strangers – with the many arts within cinema, be that the music and feel or the angle and light we see our hero in, both Fruitvalle Station and City of God were both bittersweet movies for me… but beautifully mastered nonetheless when considering the tragedies that occurred.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Ricardo Rodriguez
Student’s email: rrodri67@students.solano.edu
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
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Although I was absent throughout last week, I have already watched Pulp Fiction a few times.
Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino is an extremely well known and influential film Starring Samuel L. Jackson (as Jules) and John Travolta (Vincent) as the main characters, along with Ving Rhames (Marsellus), Bruce WIllis (Butch), Uma Therman (Mia, Marsellus’ wife) and a few other known actors. The story consists of two hitmen, Jules and Vincent who work for Marsellus (Marcellas?), a mobster boss. The development of the story is out of sync, unraveling different events and characters in a seemingly random order. Not for the under-aged or faint of heart, the extreme violence combined with what I think is a darker sort of humor makes for an amazing film.
Two renowned actors as the main characters Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) and VIncent (John Travolta) debating philosophical and religious point of views throughout the movie during their daily mobster grind makes for a one of a kind pair. One thing I like is spotting a director of the film in the film it’s self, in this case it’s Quentin Tarantino playing Jimmie Dimmick, a friend of Jules who helps the pair dispose of the body in the back of their car.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Malcolm McCarty
Student’s email: malmccarty@live.com
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
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Silvia Serrano
A coming of age in the Brazilian slums. A story I could not have completely imagined it to be true especially not be based on a true story. Being that the case I was taken aback when it was revealed at the end it was all real with the exception that somethings might have been altered or dramatized for the sake of the film. To start off with the setting of the film in Brazil, specifically was in a very chaotic and violent location. That did indeed contrast to Rocket’s personality which was quite shy, timid and rather calm for the place he lived in. I found this to bring more emphasis to the calm attitude Rocket took in his character that was greatly played as the audience was able to see the “normality” there which involved violence and death that seemed not to create as much of a reaction as it would compared to where we live. With that said it also however didn’t depict the characters as less realistic more so it helped the audience understand how the sufferings there have been presented in a way that the characters themselves see it as never ending or changing. Notably the screenplay took a grand role in the film along with the flashbacks and narration. To include this gave the plot more complexity and helped develop the plot throughout the entire film. Another key point that greatly emphasized the plot was the music. There were quite different styles of music that I took note of. One being more relaxed and steady that created a contrast to the dark mood in the film. The other fit better the film’s chaotic setting that was used to represent that exact chaotic and wild setting. A well-developed plot in a whole, including and appreciating these details toward the making of the film can truly change the view of the film itself into a greater perspective of how great of a film it really was.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Silvia Serrano
Student’s email: silvsabby@gmail.com
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
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I have a lot of trouble getting into foreign movies. That being said, I can easily say that City of God was one of the best movies I’ve seen this year. One factor is the graphic content. I noticed that while disturbing to watch, it gives the viewer a bit of that harsh reality. The image of Lil Ze’s body at the end of the film is one that stays with the viewer. The acting is also very mature. When I saw the gang of children and how they were influenced by the streets, it took away their innocence and I think that the actors did a very good job of getting that across. It’s not everyday you see a gang of 9 year olds shooting up the slums. The scene in which Benny gets shot, the use of mise en scene is very prevalent. The lighting turns from regular to strobe lights as the violence breaks out. the music also intensifies and there is a heavy feel of chaos. The stage elements in this scene add a lot of feeling to the content.
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City of God is a sad film based on the true events of a drug war in Brazil. To start with analyzing, I’ll begin with the lighting. Where I felt did well on the lighting was the scene of Benny’s murder. The scene was lit up with a strobe light, which gave very little visible light in a very crowded area. With so little light and with the help of some quick editing in the film, It helped create a confusion as to the actions that were taking place right before Benny had been shot, and as to who had shot him. Moving on, the next will be the editing. More specifically the editing within the opening of the film. Here we see the film start off with a black screen, then a knife enters, then again, quick cut to Rocket taking a photo which then becomes the title City of God. This also helped in foreshadowing since where rocket takes that picture is at the end when he photographs Lil Ze’s dead body. Then the camera quickly cuts between a chicken, the knife, someone playing music, and another chicken that’s being carved up. quickly cutting to his tied up ankle, then repeats. This kind of editing allows the audience to help feel the violence and tension that is building around this chicken who had soon realizes what is about to happen to him. Lastly, is the acting. As another student had pointed out, which made me realize the main characters never react like how one would act here in the States to murder. Kids themselves are murdering others, and no one has more than just a common reaction of “oh its another murder, how sad.” I find the extremely helpful in the portrayal of characters because that helps to show how come it had been during those times. It lets the audience know how chaotic things truly were. Overall extremely loved this film, and I’d recommend it to anyone that wants to watch a good film.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Christopher Orozco
Student’s email: christopher.orozco7@gmail.com
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated
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I truly liked this movie. I liked how it was based on a true story. To believe things like this do happen around the world and how authorities are easily manipulated by money and drugs. I liked the editing especially when it went back and forth introducing how the characters became the way we’re. It’s upsetting that young kids were being shot and killed, they weren’t looked at as kids, they were looked at as adults for carrying a weapon.
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city of god is an interesting true story portrayed an in weird way. whole film seemed to be filmed with a blue tint over it. this movie is like Pulp fiction in the way it gives us bits and pieces of the end that leads up to the end. this movie also gave everybody background story and where able to tell who were they went and where they had gone.
lil zoe persona is interesting because he always wanted to be taken as the man. when his best friend Benny told him, he needed a girl friend. he started emasculating other who had love. At Benny going away party, he made someone undress and pounce around naked. for handsome Ned he raped his girlfriend and murdered his whole family. he only did this to show the world or himself that he was not some little boy anymore.
we see that more when he murdered Benny. he was afraid that his organization would survive without him.
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After have watching the movie City of God for the first time I have to say its been my favorite we’ve watched all year. First off I like watching movies that are based on true story’s because its something that actually happened in real life and not a made up film. The acting throughout the movie was portrayed well, little kids acted like nothing had happen when someone died, this gave the audience an imagery of how things were back in Brazil at a time. Flashbacks were used perfectly in this film, For example when one of the guys at the bank shot a kids dad when stealing. Later in the movie that guy is shot and we go back to see that the guys son was standing next to him when he died at the bank and he got revenge for his dads death. I really liked the screen writing in this movie, Lil Ze grows up to be the king of drug dealers and rules City of god, its absolutely insane how little kids wanted to join these gang type of groups and would not be scared to use a gun. Overall a great movie, foreshadow used good in this movie, crazy to believe this actually happen in real life.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Eddie Torres
Student’s email: edimigijr@yahoo.com
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
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Jordan Graham
City of God is a very well depicted gangster flick I must say. The cinematography is what made this gritty story something worth watching. The movie made us the viewers feel like an ominous presence throughout it. Particularly in the scene where Lil Ze had the runts shoot each other. The over the shoulder shots really gave it an eerie feel. You could feel the tension rising by every second as the scene played on. The slight out of focus edits enhanced the terror as well. Not only was that shot amazing but another one I want to draw attention towards was the montage of the apartment building. This scene to me was one of the best because of the stationary camera. Every montage I have witnessed never used a complete still shot. This to me was an interesting move because it for one explained how the apartment came to be but it also gave us the viewers a fly on the wall perspective. I think the only other way this scene could have been shot would have to be through a 180 degree shot aging the apartment overtime by slowly showing each phase the building went through. Overall the scene was magnificent because to me it was out of the ordinary. The storyline itself is good enough to be placed in conversations with The Godfather or Goodfellas maybe in a couple more years. This film had everything a gangster movie needs to be considered classic it now has to withstand the test of time. Lil Ze obtaining the amulet was nothing short of brilliant because of how dark the scene was, which coincidentally ties in with the whole idea of dancing with the devil. The ominous presence idea came back into play during this scene as well with the shot peering around the corner. What made this scene so good was the longshots used to intensify the séance. Close ups of the tribal guy speaking with a menacing voice and horrific laugh complimented each other nicely. The slight out of focus editing also played well into the darkness this scene gave off. City of God is a great story yes but the mise-en-scene made it feel more like we, the viewers, were actually imbedded into the streets of Rio. Some ICONIC gangster films like pulp fiction, scarface, even training day could not capture the essence of grit the way this one did.
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City of God has got to be my favorite movie in the class so far. There was so many things in this movie done well. First off the acting was great. The actors excelled in their respected characters. Alexandre Rodrigues as Rocket portrayed a character who was always caught in the drama. Although he lived in a place with so much poverty and crime was a way to succeed, he still tried to stay away from the drama, but it seemed to catch up to him every time. Leandro Firmino as Lil Ze was great with his character. He was constantly surrounded by crime and he took it to his advantage into his adulthood. Firmino portrayed a character who was too obsessed with power because his childhood he was constantly bullied. The editing in this film was great as well. My favorite part was the scene in the apartment room. They showed the room change over time and how new people took over the drug business. It first showed how drugs were first being distributed and up to the moment Lil Ze came to take over. It showed how this simple room has so much history. The cinematography was great as well. In an area with so much going on, the director was able to show me where things were without confusing me. He used the calming area of the beach to show a place for Rocket to find love and as for the Favelas was where all the drama and crime happened. In the Favelas, with so many buildings and people, the director diid a good job in giving us a perspective of where things were without making it chaotic.
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City Of God was such an emotionally wrenching film. The actors all do a great job of portraying troubled youth in a chaotic society where the law is far from enforced on the same level we see here in the states. The acting was very convincing and definitely kept up the pace of the movie.
I also really enjoyed the camerawork in the film. It echoed this type of chaos with a lot of POV shots and close-up shots. There is a scene in particular where Lil’ Dice or Lil’ Ze rather, kills a number of people and we see the action from the victim’s viewpoint. This really helps reinforce the troubled and lawless themes we see in the film. Also during the nightclub scene the camera is extremely shaky and adds this feeling of anxiety and helps establish the feeling inside the nightclub. There was also a lot of tinted lenses they used, lots of blue and gold tints that make some scenes in the movie have a surreal feeling to them. Very reminiscent of some Ridley Scott films I’ve seen.
Lastly the sound design in the film also reinforces these chaotic scenes we see. There is also some traditional Brazilian music for the soundtrack and we hear some diegetic American songs in the nightclub. The sound had a huge part to play in creating the chaos we see and feel on-screen and it perfectly matches the kinesis of character’s on-screen.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Cody Isaacs
Student’s email: cisaacs@students.solano.edu
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
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City Of God was such an emotionally wrenching film. The actors all do a great job of portraying troubled youth in a chaotic society where the law is far from enforced on the same level we see here in the states. The acting was very convincing and definitely kept up the pace of the movie. Another key point that greatly emphasized the plot was the music. There were quite different styles of music that I took note of. One being more relaxed and steady that created a contrast to the dark mood in the film. The other fit better the film’s chaotic setting that was used to represent that exact chaotic and wild setting. A well-developed plot in a whole, including and appreciating these details toward the making of the film can truly change the view of the film itself into a greater perspective of how great of a film it really was. I liked the screenwriting of City of God. In my opinion, the decision to add the flashbacks in the movie helped it a lot. These flashbacks provided character depth and background in a more interesting fashion. Giving the history/life story of these specific characters didn’t stop the action or suspense it added to it and kept the movie flowing. These flashbacks explained the reasons for characters certain decisions and actions throughout the movie. The foreshadowing also caught my attention. I found it interesting how the beginning of the movie picked back up at the end. It was a foreshadow at the beginning go the film and by the time we were at the end everything came together and made sense.
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The City of God was an awesome movie. You all might hate me for this but i have never really seen Pulp Fiction before only small scenes as a time. But anyways The City of God was a very intense movie, i couldn’t keep my eyes off of the screen almost the entire time. i only watched the second half of the movie and i thought the mis en scene of the movie was kind of violence in youth. all of the boys in these gangs were all in high school or even younger. The acting was great and quite convincing, the rough looking impoverished ghetto was a perfect background for the movie. Also the different kinds of music played throughout the movie were kind of jazzy at times with a suspenseful twist that i really liked. The cinematography in this movie good as well . During the movie i liked the way it made you feel like you were slyly watching the gangs from around the corner or even a part of the gangs when they had their meeting it was very captivating.
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The City of God was a great and interesting movie.One aspect that really caught my eye was the acting. Since this film was based in the setting of the slums in South America, the actors had a complicated role to portray. Each actor enhanced the films content and made the slum life seem as harsh as it really was. Each person in the film had their troubles, and each actor/actress dealt with these troubles well. Also, the film showed the transition of the 2 charatcers Li’l Ze’ and Rocket from childhood to adulthood and how the slums affected their fate in life. Li’l Ze’ chose the path of killing and drugs, and his acting portrayed this successfully. Rocket chose to stay away from those things, and ended up a famous photographer.
Another aspect of the film that was interesting was the lighting. For example, in the slums the lightning was dark to portray the harshness of the slums and how poverty stricken it was. But when we got to the beach scene, the lightning was completely different and sepia-toned to show how it was a change of scenery from the dirty slums, to a fun and relaxing beach. The lightning played a large role to show the audience that the slums was dark and dirty, and this is what the inhabitants had to live in every day.
Another aspect of the film was the music. When intense scenes were going on, intense music was playing in the background. Also, to compliment the setting of the film, there was a lot of Brazilian music incorporated. The music played a large role, and set the tone for many scenes. For example, when they were in the nightclub and Benny was shot, there was crazy fast pace music going on in the background to show the intensity of the scene.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Jaycie Ruggiero
Student’s email: jayruggs@aol.com
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
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City of God
The movie starts at the finish and portrays a cycle of violence known to the city of god and it’s inhabitants as normal day to day living. The movie has some difficult themes such as rape and child violence. The movie starts with interesting cinematography as we watch a chicken be chased by a group of boys. We see this being done from the perspective of both the chicken and the boys which is a unusual perspective because most scenes in movies are shot from one perspective and it stays like that. The first scene in the movie also allows us to expect a fast pace movie because of the fast cuts of the knife being sharpened on the rock and the quick shots of the environment in the market. Styling the very first scene like this allows the viewer to expect what is ahead of them in this fast paced high intensity movie. One of the best aspects of this movie was the screenwriting by Braulio Mantovani. He portrays characters in such a well-rounded way that we as the viewer are able to hate them and sympathize with them all at the same time because we have seen their childhoods and both the great and terrible things that they have done. The numerous flashbacks in this movie would be annoying if it were not for the flawless screen writing that allows for such a fluid viewing experience. One of the best scenes in which the screen writing is highlighted is when they show the evolution of the apartment and all its numerous inhabitants. The camera does a jump cut with each new inhabitant and shows over ten years of residents. By understanding the back story of the apartment, we are able to understand the relationship between Carrot and Ze. One of the most powerful parts of the movie is the very last scene when we see the gang of children walking down the alley talking about their kill list. This last scene shows the cycle of violence that has plagued the City of God for years and a plague that will not soon be stopped.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Heidi Lahl
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 90%
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: a) questionnaires to focus groups.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
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“City of God” is quite the odd of a movie.
It’s acting was quite fine, especially with the child actors. Not many child actors aren’t that great, but these were exceptional. While one was emotionless while shooting another child, the other child truly showed fear in what was happening.
The sound was great too, every bit helped us feel like we were there in the low quality of life they were in. The sound gave us an idea what it sounds like in their areas, and during all the shooting.
The editing had also helped. Especially during a troubling scene when the characters were at a party. Strobe lights were added with fast cuts to help the audience realize the danger of one of the characters about to get shot.
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Among the fast cuts in the opening montage, the audio resounding throughout, we are greeted with the sight of a knife cutting across a whetstone, being sharpened. While these fast cuts serve to help characterize the bustling City of God, it also serves as an ample piece of foreshadowing, the knife in particular showing up again near the end of the film, before the climax. The sharpening of a knife can relate to the prepping for conflict, creating anticipation for the rest of the film in the first instance, and adding tension for the last conflict in the later instances.
The shot of the apartment as it went through the ages was visually strong. As it changed, we see clips of its prior inhabitants, but as there’s no transcribed history, we see them fade in and out, sometimes overlapping, perhaps both to save time and to truly show that these incidents happened in the same location, blending together spatially and temporally.
The sound design is generally effective, one example being the instance in which Knockout Ned’s girlfriend was being raped. The sound and visuals cutting in and out created a sense of dizziness and confusion, which could be associated with Ned’s grief during the incident, the sound cutting out emphasizing his denial, or attempts to block it out.
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The cinematography of City of God made the film feel grounded in its environment. The shaky cam method was used a lot in scenes where tensions were very high, and made it feel more intimate. Close up shots, along with slow motion shots were also used to show emotions within characters or when they are in trouble.
The editing this this film was very experimental and different from what I am used to. The fast and jumpy cuts reflected Brazil and its crazy culture, and added to the setting of this film. The beginning of the film shows a good example of this. The fast cut montage of the chicken showed just how lively the slums of Brazil are.
Finally the Mise en Scene of this movie is what made it so strong and believable. The fact that everything in this film, from the location to the actors, was shot in the actual locations that were in this movie made it fee very authentic. The Mise en scene also did a very good job in distinguishing each decade in this film. The sepia toned sixties had a very old time look when compared to the vibrant and lively look to the seventies.
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City of God Review. This is very first time I have ever seen this movie. I liked the way the movie was done even though it was based off a true story and it was mostly a tragedy except for the ending where they described how “Rocket” was doing now.
Cinematography of the film was well done. Made it feel like I was living over there while this was taking place. There were lots of tension in this film as it was a gang filled town scenes being shot from right to left the majority of the time and the shaking camera complemented that really well. It had a Mad Max vibe where as in the early scenes where the gas truck was being robbed likely because there gas was most likely in short supply or non at all. Compared to water being precious in Mad Max, though the difference was the ruler of the land over there kept it to himself just sharing it sporadically. You can also see the tension in the characters through the close up shots and sense when they were in trouble
Editing especially the very beginning of the film set the tone for the film where they showed knives being sharpened and chicken escaping. As the armed favela what they call gangs in Brazil chasing the chicken, the chicken stop between the favela and “Rocket” with the police showing up. This is the setting of foreshadowing of the events to take place at the ending of the film, prior to starting at the beginning of the story of how everyone came to be which was narrated by “Rocket”
Screenwriting in this movie was strong. Directors Fernando Merielles and Katia Lund went into how life is in the slums of Rio known as “City of God” and really showed a glimpse of the non glamorous side of Brazil that we don’t see from pictures of on television most often. Made it show the reality what goes on not just in that part of the world but even here in the United States in certain areas where young children are being recruited into gangs and forced to choose sides, even against their own family members. Shows that Children lose their innocence when they know how to fire guns younger than the age of 10 and are going around killing others and trying to take over the streets.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Vinnie Witel
Student’s email: vwitel@yahoo.com
Number of questions: 13
Percent correct: 100%
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
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Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Brittany Hill
Student’s email: Brittynana@gmail.com
Number of questions: 10
Percent correct: 100%
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
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I believe the movie city of god did a lot of what pulp fiction did I feel like the city of god was a good movie the sounds in the movie consisted mainly of gunshots , instruments from the music , and the chicken.
The city of god screen writing was very well done it really tried to stay as real as possible I feel. So I really for a sense of realism from the movie
Lastly actor in city of god were great as i watched the movie i believed that was how the person really was
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City of God was a very intense movie that definitely pulled me out of my comfort zone but I thought it was very well done. It was based in Rio De Janeiro and follows how crime affects the poorer population. I think that the use of color was one of my favorite aspects of the film. I liked that the camera had a blue hew when it was dealing with parts that had stress, and cold emotion like when they were in the slums. The bright colors represented happiness when they were at the beach enjoying life. They used heavy over exposure to show a carefree optimistic world at times.
I think that the editing was very well done in this film. I liked that it jumped back and forth because it was done in a way that wasn’t confusing. It would jump to places in time but for good reason because it would help with the narrative, which allowed the audience to understand more of what was happening.
I liked that the movie used editing like subject wipe, like when a car would drive off and wipe the screen. although this makes the viewer remember that we are watching a movie I think that it wasn’t overdone.
Quiz name: Looking at Movies, 4e
Chapter Number: 11
Student’s name: Katie Wiggins
Student’s email: kwiggins@students.solano.edu
Number of questions: 13
Percent correct: 100%
Question: In today’s independent system producers can create responsibilities for themselves that match their strengths and experiences.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: Which aspect of the movies has become virtually 100 percent digital?
Student answered: c) editing
Correct answer is: c) editing
Question: The digital image is just a series of numbers reconstructed into an image that has no physical relationship to the original.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: What is the film-stock speed?
Student answered: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Correct answer is: a) the degree to which the film-stock is light sensitive
Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that led to the decline of the studio system?
Student answered: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Correct answer is: c) The reorganization of management into the producer-unit system paved the way for independent producers.
Question: In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed (frames per second) is a sound film usually projected?
Student answered: b) 24 fps
Correct answer is: b) 24 fps
Question: Editing, scoring, and sound design are all part of the production phase of a film.
Student answered: b) False
Correct answer is: b) False
Question: The costs of the preproduction stage, the producer, director, cast, and screenwriter are called ___________costs, while the costs of production, postproduction, and the crew are called ____________ costs.
Student answered: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Correct answer is: d) below-the-line; above-the-line
Question: The independent system of production during the 1930s and 1940s was called the ___________ and was run by a producer who ______________.
Student answered: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Correct answer is: d) package-unit system; was unaffiliated with a studio
Question: In the shooting stage, a film strip is exposed to light, allowing radiant energy to burn a negative image onto each frame.
Student answered: a) True
Correct answer is: a) True
Question: During the Golden Age of Hollywood the five major studios were
Student answered: b) vertically integrated.
Correct answer is: b) vertically integrated.
Question: The Motion Picture Association of America administers
Student answered: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Correct answer is: c) a voluntary movie-rating system.
Question: What are the picture elements that make up a video image called?
Student answered: c) pixels
Correct answer is: c) pixels
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