Realism, Classicism, Formalism Paradigm

Realism, Classicism, Formalism Paradigm 

1.The film "Arrival of a Train at La Caiotat" fully demonstrates Realism. The film is shot all in sequence shots  where the audience sees people waiting for the train and it finally appearing and then people getting off and on, all from a long shot with no edit.There is no movement of the camera and only one angle.However,  the composition of the shot is plainly set up, we are able to see mid-ground of the train and a background of the station and the hills behind it. 

On the other hand the film "Damsel in distress" is an example of Classicism, it offers a variety of angles for its time,we are able to see from a long shot to a median close-up.In addition, we see parallel action for several characters,by doing this they use continuity cutting, while the damsel is sitting there trying to get her chains off, the audience is able to see what the actions of the dog , the man and the passengers in the train are. 

2.The edit in  "Arrival of a Train at La Caiotat" , is all a sequence edit, where the film has no edits or cuts. There is one long shot that lasts all of the short clip, this is because it was one of the original films. We do not find any type of plot or significant characters, only the ones boarding on the train. The audience does not focus on anything else except the train simply arriving, and an abundant amount of people getting on.  

"Damsel in distress" uses classic cutting  to propel  the plot. When we first see the woman tied to the train tracks, she  whistles and we then see her dog come to the rescue. Furthermore, we also see Cutting Continuity, where see the the fluent  actions of the dog  getting the man to help save the damsel. We then see the man travel to the women, where the audience sees him  go on a journey to come save her, this is easily  understood through this editing, where we see the man ride on a bicycle  through several scenes, so by this we are able to figure out he  is  on his way to rescue her. 

3. The characters in the "Arrival of a Train at La Caiotat" are simply men and women just getting on and off the train, they had the role of extras in the film. Their was no specific person to be focused on, but rather a crowd was to be examined. For this reason all characters are equally portrayed, their is no protagonist or antagonist, this is due to realism utilized, the audience is not able to focus on anyone in particular to make a story on. 

In "Damsel in distress" we see several main characters, this includes are two protagonists, the women who is tied to the train track and the man who is trying to help her. The women's dog is a supporting character who helps both the two protagonists in their goal. We also have an antagonist, who is a man that chained the women, when the story is resolved we the man get caught by the dog and then chased by men. The characters on the train are flat characters who help propel the plot as well.