Motion Pictures

Subject Outline

AThe art of motion pictures
- 1The nature of motion-picture art: the classification of motion pictures
- 2The component arts of motion pictures
  - aThe role of the writer of the script or screenplay [see 621.C.3.g.]
  - bMotion-picture acting: characteristics that distinguish it from acting in the theatre
  - cThe role of the director
  - dThe role of the film editor
  - eThe use of technology in the creative process: the camera, sound, animation, and other special effects
- 3Motion-picture production: scenic design, costumes and makeup, lighting, shooting, editing, film processing
BThe interrelation of other arts in motion pictures: literature, music, dance, painting and drawing, architecture
CThe nonaesthetic contexts of motion pictures
- 1The motion-picture industry
- 2Functions of motion pictures: their use as media of education and propaganda
- 3The study and appreciation of motion pictures