Identify and State the Historical Significance of the Following

question 85

Short Answer

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-headright system

Understand the contribution of tracking shots and camera techniques to storytelling and atmosphere in film.

Recognize the impacts of production problems and auteurism on the end of the Hollywood Renaissance.

Identify influential auteurs of the 1970s and their unique contributions to cinema.

Discuss the thematic backdrop of war in films and its portrayal of absurdity and senselessness.

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Definitions:

Autonomic Arousal

The automatic activation of the nervous system that regulates bodily functions and responses to stimuli, affecting physical states associated with emotions and stress.

Schachter And Singer Theory

A psychological theory stating that emotions are determined by physiological arousal and the cognitive labeling of that arousal based on environmental cues.

James-Lange Theory

A theory of emotion suggesting that physiological arousal precedes the experience of emotion; we feel sad because we cry, angry because we strike, afraid because we tremble.

Basic Emotions

Fundamental emotions that are universally recognised and experienced by all humans regardless of culture, including happiness, sadness, fear, disgust, anger, and surprise.