EGRC--Research學生 : 802賴謙云Winnie 804蕭佳宜

Jolin指導老師 :呂紅妹老師Nancy

1. To know the history of Taiwanese movies 2. To know film classification 3. To know the opinions of Lishan Junior High School eighth graders on watching

movies

<Purposes>

1. Surf the Internet.

2. Make a questionnaire.

<Methodology>

<History of Taiwanese Movies>

The era of Japanese rule Adopting many conventions in Japanese

the use of a “benshi” (narrator of silent films)Ex: Wang Yung-feng (王雲峰 ) Lu Su-shang (呂訴上 ) Zhan Tian-Ma (詹天馬 )

1900-1945

The end of the Chinese civil war 1949: Taiwanese cinema grew again 1962: Out of a total of 120 films, only seven in

Mandarin

Taiwanese Cinema after 1945

Feature: Known for their realistic, down-to-earth, and sympathetic portrayals of Taiwanese life

Examples:1983: Growing Up by Chen Kun-hou1989: A City of Sadness by Hou Hsiao-hsien

New Wave Cinema, 1982 – 1990

Feature: Slightly less serious and just as committed to portraying the Taiwanese perspective

Examples:1992: The Peach Blossom Land by Lai Sheng-chuan

1994: Vive L’Amour by Tsai Ming-liang 1999: March of Happiness by Lin Sheng-shing

2006: Eternal Summer by Chen Jeng-dao

Second New Wave, 1990-2007

1991: Pushing Hands

1993: The Wedding Banquet

1994: Eat Drink Man Woman. It focused on the generational and cultural 1111conflicts confronting so many modern families

2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon . It revived the wuxia genre successfully. Although not in the tradition of New Wave or Second New Wave, it is a commercial success which placed Asian films firmly in the international domain

2007: Lust Caution

Ang Lee- The most well-known of the Second New Wave director

2010: Monga by Niu Chen-zer

2011: Night Market Hero by Yeh Tien-lun

Seediq Bale by Wei Te-sheing

Revival of Taiwanese Films after Cape No.7

<Sorts of Films>

Action Films are a type of film where one or more heroes are thrust into a series of challenges that require special feats, extended fights and frenetic chases.

Some of the most well-known old-school action film heroes

Adventure Films are exciting stories, with new experiences or exotic locales.

Documentary Films are a source of film that records the primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record.

Comedies are a kind of dramatic works that have happy endings.

Animated Films are the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2D or 3D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement.

Musical Films are a kind of film in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing.

War Films are concerned with warfare. Usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects.

Differences between Science Fiction Films and Fantasy Films

Fantasy FilmsScience Fiction Films

Difference

Common

Example

Magic, sword fighting and spells, dragons and maidens in distress.

Heroes, villains and monsters, impossible quests with impossible odds and victory for the good guys at the end.

Futuristic machines, robots, space ships, alien planets, and alien races.

Differences between Romance Films and Romantic Comedies

Romance Films Romantic Comedies

Difference

Difference of the Obstacles

Example

Have the risk of heartbreaking dominating the whole story.

How will the lovers recognize that they love each other?

Much bigger.The societal prejudice.

The one or both of them are afraid of telling the other one how they feel

Three Most Obvious Differences between Thriller Films and Horror films

Horror FilmsThriller FilmsAre meant to thrill the viewers.

Are more often than not predictable.

Are mainly witty, usually twisted, and contain better plots.

Are meant to horrify the viewers.

Usually have more supernatural elements.

Are often more realistic and more practical.

What Do You Think?

ADVENTURE THRILLER ACTION

<The Results of the Questionnaire>

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Are the students interested in watching movies?

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Once to twice a month

Once to twice half a year

Once to twice a year

Once two years

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How often do the students watch movies?

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37.5%

25%

15%

2.5% 15%

Once to twice a week

Once to twice a month

Once to twice half a year

Once to twice a year

Once two years

It depends

What types of movies are popular with the students?

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14%

18%

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Action FilmsAdventure FilmsCriminal FilmsComediesAnimated FilmsMusical FilmsWar FilmsBiographical FilmsDocumentary FilmsScience Fiction FilmsFantasy FilmsRomance FilmsRomantic ComedyThriller FilmsHorror Films

Director Actor Sound & Vision

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What is the most important part the students care about?

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83%

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Sound & Vision Story

Taiwanese Movies

Hong Kong's Movie

Japanese Movies

Korean Movies

Indian Movies

Western Movies

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What kind of movie do the students like the best? From where?

27.5%

2.5%

2.5%

68%

Taiwanese Movies Hong Kong's Movie

Japanese Movies Korean Movies

Indian Movies Western Movies

1. 2011/11/12 Types of Films from: http://www.slideshare.net/AlexandraRamirez/types-of-films-vocabulary-presentation http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/ting_ginger/article?mid=104

2. 2011/11/25 The History of Film from: http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B5%E5%BD%B1%E5%8F%B2 http://movie.cca.gov.tw/files/11-1000-73-1.php http://taiwandna.com/FormosaCinemaPage.html http://cinema.nccu.edu.tw/cinemaV2/intro.htm 3. 2011/11/25 How to make a movie from: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Movie 4. 2011/12/1 Hollywood from: http://ourfilms.taiwancinema.com/reference_1.asp?MM_ID=161&MM_No=2 http://www.hollywoodfilmoffice.org/history.php http://www.catalogs.com/info/history/history-of-hollywood.html 5. 2011/12/1 Difference between Horror and Thriller from: http://www.differencebetween.net/language/words-language/difference-between-horror-and- thriller/ 6. 2011/12/13 Difference between Science fiction and Fantasy from: http://www.helium.com/items/346063-the-difference-between-science-fiction-and-fantasy 7. 2011/12/13 Film Classification from: http://blog.yam.com/joanne1030/article/15081320 http://www.filmsite.org/adventurefilms.html 8. 2012/1/14 Pictures from: (1) www.yooyoo360.com (2) www.ooopic.com (3) www.sj-sc.com

<References>

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