STUDY GUIDE 6

Week 6 Guide to Readings and Film Viewing: What You Need to Know

1. What are: Diegetic vs. Non-Diegetic Sound in film making? What are the differences between classical and contemporary scoring in film?

2. Ride With the Devil has been described as anti-romance and its main character as anti-heroic. What are the characteristics of the anti-hero? What historically is the background for the anti-hero in film and literature? In what ways does Jake fit into the mold of the anti-hero despite his apparent heroic actions?

3. Compare This movie with Cold Mountain or The Patriot. Identify the themes, and techniques used in both films. Identify the ways in which war divides communities and transforms the lives of those caught up in the action