Thursday, 24 September 2009

Formalism & Realism

Formalism
Formalist film theory is a theory of film study that is focused on the formal, or technical, elements of a film: i.e., the lighting, scoring, sound and set design, use of color, shot composition, and editing. It is a major theory of film study today.

Pans Labyrinth Is An Example Of A Formalist Film:





Reaslism
Realism has become one of the most contested terms in the history of cinema. Realism has been an extremely useful concept for asking questions about the nature of cinematographic images, the relation of film to reality, the credibility of images, and the role cinema plays in the organization and understanding of the world. Realism, at the very least, has been a productive illusion.

Kes Is An Example Of A Realist Film:

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