Self-study
P1
Most writings on the subject of motion pictures, including those scrutinizing the structural characteristics, aesthetic qualities, and effects of motion pictures on audiences, have traditionally been relatively abstract and have not considered what a film's audiences actually see. ██ █████ ███████ ████████ ███████ █████████ ███████ ███ ███████████ ██████ ███ ███ ██████████ ███████████ █████ ████████ ███ █████████ ██ █ ████ ████ █████████████ ███ ████████ ██████████ ██ ███
Intro topic ·
Audience experience differs from filmmaker's intent
P2
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Problem ·
Film distribution has negative effects
Problem: detail 1 ·
Translation issues
Subtitles, dubbing, and reediting can all alter a film in negative ways
P3
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Problem: detail 2 ·
TV and video distribution
Problems include changes to image size and quality, introduction of ad breaks, visual and audio interruptions, and increased projection speed
P4
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Problem: detail 3 ·
Audiences and critics accept problems 1 and 2
Author's explanation ·
Film is a unique art form
Contrast ·
film to other art forms
In film, unlike in other art forms, an ideal reproduction is considered another legitimate "instance of the work"
Elaborate on problem ·
Ideal reproductions rarely occur
Implication of problem ·
Unfair to assess films based on altered reproductions
Another implication ·
Film reviews don't represent the version that viewers will see
Passage Style
Problem-analysis
Single position
2.
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b
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c
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d
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This is implied but not as a point of distinction between film and other works of art. (D) would have been much harder to eliminate had it been implied as a point of distinction.
e
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