1. Explain Jean Epstein's concept of photogénie.
2. Site three ways in which a French Impressionist Film(s) (viewed during class) expressed a character's subjective experience. Be descriptive in your answer and make sure you are describing filmic devices specific to French Impressionist Film. Make sure to include the film's (or films') title, date, and director.
3. Site three ways in which a French Surrealist Film(s) (viewed during class) used expectations built upon classical narrative film language to create shock through challenging these expectations. Make sure to include the film's (or films') title, date, and director. To do this, use at least two the following terms, define them, and describe how a surrealist film confounded your expectations based on these definitions. Explain what sort of reaction this created in you as a viewer:
establishing shot
screen direction
match on action
cut-in
crosscutting
eyeline match
shot/reverse shot
mise-en-scene
4. What did Alexandre Astruc mean to gain for cinema by his use of the metaphor la caméra stylo?
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