Data Base ... Historical Film?

        HISTORICAL FILM 

A historical film is a film showing past events or set within a historical period. This extensive genre shares territory with the biopic, costume drama, heritage film, and epic film.

BIOPIC-These films depict and dramatize the life of an important historical personage (or group) from the past or present era. Sometimes, historical biopics stretch the truth and tell a life story with varying degrees of accuracy.

COSTUME DRAMA- a television or film production set in a particular historical period, in which the actors wear costumes typical of that period.
 
HERITAGE FILM- typically focuses on the relationships among a group of characters rather than on the destiny of a single character; and has a slow pace, a preference for dialogue over action, and an approach to mise-en-scène that exceeds motivations found in the narrative or that does not necessarily express characters' emotions.

EPIC FILM- Epic films are a style of filmmaking with large scale, sweeping scope, and spectacle. The usage of the term has shifted over time, sometimes designating a film genre and at other times simply synonymous with big budget filmmaking. Like epics in the classical literary sense it is often focused on a heroic charact

    Although there are many genres that fall under the umbrella of Historical films I am just going to focus on the border term of "historical films"...
 
                          HISTORICAL FILM CONVENTIONS 

-Relies on mise-en-scene 
-Romance is often central 
-often novel applications 
-Tend to have warmer color palettes 
-Usually during an important and recognizable time period . EX:  The world wars 

                HISTORICAL FILM PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES

Like all films there are the basic production techniques very to similar to those in drama. Editing and camera work involves a Handheld camera, close ups, fast paced editing, shot reverse shot , POV, Eye-line Match. Sound involves a Non- diegetic emotional score music, Non-diegetic voiceover
protagonist, Diegetic Dialogue. Although, all of these play large role in the production of historical films the most important is the rise-en-scene. This is because it portrays the time period they are in and sets up the scene for the plot. For example, imagine watching a movie about the native americans and the pilgrims but they are dressed inn todays clothing, drinking from glass cups and cutting the turkey with an electric knife. 

            HISTORICAL FILM EXAMPLES...


  #1. THE SCHINDLERS LIST 
 The film "Schindlers list" is a tear jerking film that takes place during world World War II,in where a Businessman Oskar Schindler protects his jewish workers from the SS  when they began exterminating Jews in the Krakow ghetto. This film in bodies my genre because it heavily relies on setting and costume to get the point of the period across. Furthermore, it is based on a novel which is a common convention for my genre. This film embodies a period of time and tells a story about that time and its people.






       #2. 12 YEARS A SLAVE
 The film "12 years a slave" is an emotional movie that takes place during  the years before the Civil War, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South. Then in the 12th year of the disheartening ordeal, a chance meeting with an abolitionist from Canada changes Solomon's life forever. This film embodies my genre because it take place during a specific time era, ignorer to convey this the movie relies heavily on setting and costume design. This movie takes from a time period that is very well known and talked about thus making it even more impactful.

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