Film Writing

1.  The 5 kinds of film writing described in the article are Formal  Analysis, which requires the writer to break down the film and analyze the different components and how they contribute as a whole to the film. The second film writing is Film History, is about doing a research about the time period, the event occurring at that time of the film figuring out how that affected the the film. There is also Cultural Studies/National Cinemas,  this analyzes involves the different cultures from all around the world and how each individually influenced the film. In addition there is Ideological Papers,it involves believe, especially political beliefs that promote a certain idea/belief that are in the film.  Finally, Discussion of the Auteur analyzes how a single person, the director usually, incorporated his vision/perspective into the film.

2. Annotating a Film Sequence is a particular sequence where each shot is labeled. By doing this, it allows the note taker to identify certain patters in the shots and understand the type of editing or paste of it. It also helps recognized what were the key elements for the film to had a certain impact and comprehend the vision of the director. 

3. The term Thinking Beyond the Frame refers to think about the other elements that were involve in the film and not just the final product. This means to take in count the historical and cultural context because they are key factor to the final product. To analyze the director's style in previous films and thus the cast and crew. It's also important to think about the genre and how it was incorporated into the film. All these factors are know as Thinking Beyond the Frame because they give a whole picture of the film and not just what it's shown on the screen.