英语电影赏析ppt-3.ppt

1、Chapter 3 Character and Performance,Character Function and Cast Design,Three basic character functions:1.main characters2.secondary characters3.minor characters,1.main characters,“Protagonist”,the character whose actions trigger the chain of causes and effects that drive the plot forward.,2.secondar

2、y characters,Secondary characters are those who interact with the protagonist and have significant impact on the development of the narrative.Secondary characters can be divided into three main functions:the opposition character,the mirror character,and the romance character.,2.1 The opposition char

3、acter,The opposition character(antagonist)is the character who opposes the intentions of the protagonist;antagonists stand in the way of protagonists and create obstacles for them.The final climax of the film is normally a direct confrontation between the protagonist and the antagonist/forces of ant

4、agonism.,2.2 The mirror character,The mirror character(support)is the character most clearly aligned with,and supportive of,the protagonist.,2.3 The romance character,The romance character(love interest)is the character with whom the protagonist is or becomes romantically involved.,Voglers Seven Cha

5、racter Archetypes,Voglers seven basic character functions:hero,mentor(导师),threshold guardian（关卡守卫者),herald(信使),shapeshifter(变化者),shadow(影子),and trickster(骗子，魔术师).,Voglers Seven Character Archetypes,英雄主要角色影子代表英雄的“黑暗面”的反面角色导师给英雄以建议和帮助的角色使者传唤或召唤英雄踏上征途的角色,原型简单介绍,变化者迷惑、误导英雄的角色，他们代表着英雄将会发生一些内在转变小丑带来喜剧调剂的角

6、色守门人暂时阻挡英雄前进的角色,Vogler worked as a consultant for Disney during the production of the Lion King.How do Voglers character archetypes help one better understand the film?,Question：,How is Voglers character archetypes applied in this film？,Discussion,Motivation,Conflict,and Character Growth,Motivation:

7、outer motivation,inner motivation;Conflict:outer conflict,inner conflictCharacter grow,Example:The Lion King,Motivation:A:Outer motivationSimba must recover his kingdom.B:Inner motivationSimba must recover himself as“his fathers son”.Conflict:A:Outer conflictconflict with Scar,Scar seizes the kingdo

8、m from Simba,and Simba must take it back.,B:Inner conflict conflict with himself due to self-doubt and unwillingness to confront difficulties from is own past3.Character GrowthDevelopment of new abilities(i.e.the self-confidence to challenge Scar)Reconsideration of goal(i.e.the goal is not just to r

9、ule,but to rule well,as his father did)Reflection and increased knowledge of self and world(i.e.knowledge that courage is not the same as“looking for trouble”,),Cinematic Performance,Question:In what ways do cinematic performance differ from its theatrical equivalent?,The importance of Accent,One im

10、portant aspect of performance is accent.In Hollywood films,accent is never neutral;it is value-laden(价值承载的)and highly significant.Since accents are associated with certain racial,national,ethic or regional groups,they can be used as a shortcut for expressing character.,The stereotypes of accents,Whi

11、te American=heroic,honest,brave,intelligentAfrican-American=amiable but easily led and easily deceivedEnglish=evil,imperial,dictatorial,sinister,deceitful,twofaced,pompousJapanese=either a source of ancient wisdom or a modern economic threat,The Concept of“the Actors Two Bodies”,Richard Maltby:From

12、the perspective of the audience,the film actor has“two bodies”the audience experiences the presence of the performer as well as the presence of the character.,Presentational style representational style,Presentational style and representational style are corresponding to the“two bodies”of the actor

13、and the character.Presentational style is the performance style that emphasizes the realty of the actor.,Representational style is the style that downplays the reality of the actor,as the actor does not present himself but instead represents the character he is playing.Method acting and star system

14、are the extreme forms of these two performance style.,Method Acting,Method acting sought to employ the personality of the actor as a kind of psychical resource in the construction and performance of the fictional role.The Method aims at producing an“authentic”performance by subordinating the actors

15、personality to that of the character.,Central to the theory of Method acting was the concept of“affective memory”.In Method acting,the actor employs his own emotions to fully identify with the character,吴彦祖-why are you so good at playing bad guy?-I just displayed the dark side of myself.,窃听风云2,新警察故事

16、,The Star System,What is a“star”?The 4 main elements in the production of a star:promotion,publicity,films and criticism/commentary.Why are audiences attracted to stars?,Typecasting and offcasting,Typecasting:To typecast is to repeatedly assign certain kinds of roles to a performer.Offcasting:Offcasting is the assignment of a role to a star which is quite different toand even the opposite of their usual“typecast”role.,Leonardo,Discussion questions:,What makes a film character interesting to you?What factors do you think should be taken into account when casting decisions are made?,