Comparison between hollywood film and foreign cinema.

The focus films for this are: NOTE: they were both made in 1959.

A hollywood film: North by Northwest.

• Studio based background.
• Colourful.
• A lot of the characters are formally dressed.
• Expensive - high budget.
• Slick.
• Glossy.
• Entertainment.
• Simple narrative.
• Continuity editing.
• Cause and effect narrative.

A French film: A bout de souffle (breathless).

• Fast paced.
• Narrative is hard to follow.
• Main protagonist had a boring tone.
• Black and white.
• Dialogue reliant.
• Gritty.
• Documentary influence.
• Realistic.
• Spontaneous.
• Immeadiate.
• Not glossy.
• Shot on location - Paris.
• Hand held cameras.
• Sometimes poor lighting.

Foriegn films - visual style is in opposition to Hollywood - not glossy, has a low budget.