Film Form: Performance

Casting

    Casting is done in order for a film to be profitable. Actors are specifically cast to meet the requirements of the character they are playing.

    Actors have mannerisms or apperances that are likeable.

    Some actors have a wide range and play all sorts of characters from different genres.

   

Expression

    Acting style

    Expression plays a vital role in creating verisimilitude

    Actors communicate meaning to their audience through expression on their face.

    In the silent era there was no sound so the narrative was driven by expression. 

    Dialogue should be another sound that comes out of the mouth of a person, whose eyes tell the story in visual terms

    Close ups emphasise and fetishise actor's faces

Body codes

    Speech

    Eye movement/contact

    Posture

    Direct body contact

    Proxemetics

    Orientation

        The direction In which the actors face

        Frontality so we can see their faces

    Appearance

    Head movements

    Gesture

    Posture

    Paralinguistic codes

        Aspects of communication that do not involve speech

        Verisimilar Acting: Naturalistic, believable acting

        

Movements

    Very important for creating 

Proxemics