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In this section
在这一节中
we will look at character appearance.
我们将看看角色的外观
Like setting
与场景一样
character appearance
角色外观
can have specific functions in films.
在电影中可以有特定的功能
A filmmaker is either committed
电影制作人要么致力于
to complete authenticity(真实性) of dress
服装的完全真实性
or going beyond that
要么超越真实
for extravaganza(铺张华丽的娱乐表演).
通过铺张华丽的娱乐表演
A character’s appearance
人物的外表
depends on both costume(服装)
取决于服装
and make-up(化妆).
和化妆
Costumes can be quite stylized
服装可以是相当风格化的
calling attention to their purely graphic qualities.
以引起观众注意它们纯粹的图像性质
For people who have watched Gone with the Wind
对于观看过《乱世佳人》的人来说
no one would forget the scene
没有人会忘记
where the female protagonist Scarlet
女主角斯嘉丽
attending the social party at Twelve Oaks.
在“十二橡树”参加社交聚会的场景
The reason for this is that the dress she wears
是她穿的那件衣服
gives Scarlett a different impression.
给观众留下了一个不同的印象
Different from other women’s dresses 、
与其他女性不同的是
in terms of color
斯嘉丽的整个装扮颜色
Scarlet’s entry costume
她的服装
not only brightens the setting
不仅提亮了整个场景
but also builds up her characterization
而且树立了
as a women with a passion for beauty and life
她作为一个热爱美丽和生活的女性的形象
going against the tradition.
这一反传统
Costumes can also play important roles
服装还可以表明人物的动机
in narratives to show characters’ motives.
在叙事中发挥重要作用
For example, as we see in this picture
例如,照片中的
Scarlett wears this off-shoulder dress for a reason.
斯嘉丽穿着这件露肩的衣服是有因可寻的
When a girl wants to show affection to a boy
当一个女孩想向一个男孩表达爱意时
wearing an eye-catching dress
穿一件醒目的衣服
is totally understandable.
是完全可以理解的
And this is exactly what Scarlett is going to do:
这正是斯嘉丽要做的
she decides to tell Ashley that she loves him.
她决定告诉阿什利她爱他
Any portion of a costume
服装的任何部分
may become a prop(道具):
都可以成为道具
a gun, a pipe or simply a hat.
枪、烟斗或简单的帽子
A classic example can be found, again
我们仍可以找到这样一个经典的例子
in the film Gone with the Wind.
在《乱世佳人》中
What happens here is that
有一个场景是
Scarlett changes into mourning clothes
斯嘉丽换上了丧服
after her first husband died in the Civil War.
在第一任丈夫在内战中去世后
Scarlett wears in black, including her hat.
她穿着黑色的衣服,还有帽子
As we see in this picture, she looks upset.
我们可以在这张照片中看到,她看起来很难过
But the reason
但原因
is not that she lost her husband
不是她失去了丈夫
but her black dress makes her
而是她的黑色连衣裙
look ugly and dull.
让她看起来又丑又沉闷
Soon she puts on another hat
很快,她又戴上了一顶帽子
As we same this one
这是
a purple one with colorful feathers on.
一顶紫色的帽子,上面装饰着五颜六色的羽毛
This time, the change of hat (as a prop)
这一次,帽子(作为道具)的变化
is accompanied by the change of facial expressions
伴随着面部表情的变化
suggesting her change to a more uplifting mood.
暗示着她的心情也变得更加振奋了
This example of Scarlett changing hat
斯嘉丽换帽子的例子
affords a clear example
清晰地向我们说明
of how costume and performance
服装和表演
can coordinate and contribute
是如何协调合作
to our impression about a character.
并加深我们对一个角色的印象的
In the next section
在下一讲中
we will begin to explore performance.
我们将一起探讨表演
Thank you for watching.
感谢你的收看
-1.1 Overview
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-1.2 Mise-en-scène: setting
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-1.3 Mise-en-scène: lighting
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-1.4 Mise-en-scène: character appearance
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-1.5 Mise-en-scène: performance
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-1.6 Screen space and composition
--Video
-1.7 Case study
--Video
-Unit1 Questions for discussion
-Unit 1 单元测试
-2.1 Introduction of cinematography
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-2.2 Cinematography: angle of framing
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-2.3 Cinematography: camera distance
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-2.4 Cinematography: mobile framing
--Video
-2.5 Case study
--Video
-Unit 2 Questions for discussion
-Unit 2 单元测试
-3.1 Overview
--Video
-3.2 Openings, closings, and story development
--Video
-3.3 Range of story information: restricted or unrestricted
--Video
-Unit 3 Questions for discussion
-Unit 3 单元测试
-4.1 Overview
--Video
-4.2 Editing and speed of narrative
--Video
-4.3 Chronology and continuity editing
--Video
-4.4 Flashbacks and editing
--Video
-Unit 4 Questions for Discussion
-Unit 4 单元测试
-5.1 Overview
--Video
-5.2 What is semiotics?
--Video
-5.3 Christian Metz
--Video
-5.4 Roland Barthes (Part 1)
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-5.5 Roland Barthes (Part 2)
--Video
-5.6 Case study: 2001: A Space Odyssey
--Video
-Unit 5 Questions for Discussion
-Unit 5 单元测试
-6.1 Overview
--Video
-6.2 Origins of film ideology
--Video
-6.3 Media and technology
--Video
-6.4 Cultural hegemony and counterhegemony
--Video
-6.5 Case study: Star Trek
--Video
-Unit 6 Questions for discussion
-Unit 6 单元测试
-7.1 Overview
--Video
-7.2 Woman and film
--Video
-7.3 Feminist film theory and practice
--Video
-7.4 Case study: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
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-7.5 Masculinity
--Video
-7.6 Queer Cinema
--Video
-Unit 7 Questions for discussion
-Unit 7 单元测试
-8.1 Overview
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-8.2 Race and racism
--Video
-8.3 Stereotypes of racial representation
--Video
-8.4 Whiteness
--Video
-8.5 Case study: Rabbit-Proof Fence
--Video
-Unit 8 Questions for discussion
-Unit 8 单元测试
-9.1 Overview
--Video
-9.2 Edward Said and Orientalism
--Video
-9.3 Cultural Imperialism
--Video
-9.4 Self-orientation
--Video
-9.5 Case study I: Mulan
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-9.6 Case study II: M Butterfly
--Video
-Unit 9 Questions for discussion
-Unit 9 单元测试
-10.1 Overview
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-10.2 Early Background
--Video
-10.3 Jacques Lacan
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-10.4 Laura Mulvey
--Video
-10.5 Case Study: Shutter Island
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-Unit 10 Questions for discussion
-Unit 10 单元测试
-Unit 10 Film and Psychoanalysis
-11.1 Overview
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-11.2 Story
--Video
-11.3 Character: the enigmatic English patient
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-11.4 Mise-en-scène: setting
--Video
-11.5 Narrative
--Video
-11.6 Music
--Video
-Unit 11 Questions for discussion
-Unit 11 单元测试
-Unit 11 The English Patient: Form and Narrative
-12.1 Signs and Symbols
--Video
-12.2 Nationalism in The English Patient
--Video
-12.3 Almasy as the misogynist and Katharine as a feminist
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-12.4 Kip as the Other
--Video
-Unit 12 Questions for discussion
-Unit 12 单元测试