Art App 3 film, dance, music

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1. action - plot moves quickly thru dramatic events 13. classical a serious and intellectual music in traditional
- combating evil music or formal written style
- central struggle (cs): is a clash of physical - trained musicians in formal settings
forces
14. comedy - a funny movie with amusing events
- character dev and love are secondary - no
- cs: results to hilarious results
importance
15. coming of cs: is finding the place in the world
2. action genre of films
age drama
adventure
comedy 16. country popular music based on traditional music of
coming of age music the rural south and cowboy music of the
drama west. express strong personal emotions
crime - singers: typically play with guitar or fiddle
epic/myth 17. crime cs: is bout capturing a criminal
fantasy
18. dance - patterned and rhythmic body movements
horror
performed to music as form of
love/romance
communication or expression
sci-fi
- transformation of ordinary and functional
thriller
movement into extraordinary movement for
3. adventure cs: is through encounters with new worlds extraordinary purposes
4. alternative pop music built on distorted guitars and 19. documentary - factual and less on fiction
rock rooted in generational discontent films - mostly on cable and tv
- punk/new wave-rooted
20. educational - sineskwela hehe
5. animated film - images from artists films - classroom intention
- movement illusion with 2d, 3d, or cgi - aim: to instruct, on subjects from history to
6. balance to achieve and constantly maintain inner driving skills
equilibrium of whole body 21. epic/myth cs: plays in the midst of clash of great forces
7. ballet characterized by conventional steps, poses, or great historical change
graceful moves, leaps and spins 22. experimental - sequence of images, literal or abstract that
- choreographed for a story or theme films do not necessarily form narratives
8. basical melody - can be animated, live action, cgi, or
elements of pitch combined
music rhythm 23. fantasy - presents creative power of imagination
scale - features imaginary worlds, magical shit, and
timbre supernatural stuff
harmony - cs: real world vs imaginary world
9. basic gravity 24. feature types of film
elements of balance animated
dance posture documentary
gesture experimental
rhythm industrial
movement in space educational
breathing independent
10. belly dance sharp rolling movement of hips and abs 25. feature films - most common in large theaters
11. breathing an expressive tool - 1 1/2 hr average, fictional or based on real
- brings oxy to body to give movement events played by actors
fluency and harmony
12. children's - to educate and entertain kids
music - catchy simple songs, engaging stories, or
with a do-along theme
26. film - a motion picture 41. melody musical sounds in agreeable succession
- series of images projected with illusion of
42. modern reject many of the strict rules of classical
motion
dance ballet, focuses on expression
- immersion into an imaginary world for
- freestyle theatrical dancing from the 20th
short time
cent
- entertainment + instruction utility
- history, science, human behavior learning 43. movement in awareness of space around
space move with care and awareness
27. folk dance a variety of dances developed by grps or
communities with a particular culture in a 44. music - artful arrangement of sounds across time
country - part of virtually every culture
- varies in culture, style, and structure
28. gesture using body as an expressive instrument to
- philo: a kind of mental image and the
communicate via patterns of movement
physical aspects of sound are byproducts of
29. gravity force you have to work with cuz it inhibits this image
movements
45. new age a style of instrumentall music with simple,
30. harmony combination of notes sung or played at the repetitive melodies synthesized or reporduce
same time natural sounds.
- promotes mental tranquility
31. hip-hop usually danced to the same genre of music
and evolved from the same culture 46. pitch level of sound in a musical scale by
- breaking, popping, locking and krumping, frequency
house dance
47. pop music modern commercial music, tuneful, up-
32. hip hop music from african american inner city areas tempo, speed or repetitive, aimed to general
marked by rap music, graffiti art, and public and youth
breakdancing
48. popular/social recreational dance especially in
33. horror - used to thrill viewers or readers by dance industrialized societies
provoking fear or revulsion - relatively easy to learn
- cs: escaping from and defeating monster - from people rather than choreographer
34. indie films - any character driven film outside traditional 49. posture the key to balance and movement
hollywood film system with a small budget - wide discrepancy between what feels right
- w/ artist/filmakers original vision intact w/o and looks right
corporate corruption.
50. rap vocal style with rhythm and rhyme. speak
- strong character development and strong
verse over music with a strong beat
original/ controversial storyline
- dev by african american hip hop music and
35. industrial - made by companies to publicize products culture in 1970s
films or favor public image
51. rhythm making sure you are on the beat. attention
36. jazz popular music from blacks in new orleans in
52. rhythm and a style of music combining blues and jazz
the late 19th century marked by syncopated
blues (weak and silent beats) originally developed
rhythms and improvisation
by african american musicians
- drew on ragtime, gospel, west african
rhythms, and european harmonies 53. rhythm (m) the regularity of pattern of beats and
emphasis in a piece of music
37. latin dance a fast paced, often sensual partner dance
- timing and tempo (pace)
with sexy hip movements
54. rock and roll pop music derived from blues with heavily
38. latin music a catch all term for a number for divers
stressed beats
styles in latin american
- with electric instruments and simple often
latin pop - danced based or pop oriented
repetitive lyrics
music in spanish or tejano
55. scale a series of musical notes, usually sequential,
39. love/romance - a love story main theme
arranged in ascending or descending order
- cs: 2 people who each want to win or keep
of pitch
love
40. love/romantic a short lyrical song or instrumental
music composition, expressing tender or emotions
56. sci fi - set in the future w/ imaginary sci and tech developments and contact with other worlds
- cs: the tech and tools of the scientifically imagined world
57. street dance outside dance studios
- streets, dance parties, block parties, school yards, raves, nightclubs
58. tap dance a step dance w/ shoes with metal tips
- dancers use feet like drums
59. thriller - exciting plot of crime, mystery, or espionage
- cs: pits and innocent hero against a lethal enemy out to kill em
60. timbre aka sound quality, the difference in sound characteristics of musical instruments
- singers: vocal tension, nasality, accentuation, slurring etc
61. tune a series of musical notes forming a distinct unit