What term describes the type of analysis of artworks that involves interpreting symbols, themes, and subject matter as sources of meaning—such as that conducted by the influential art historian erwin panofsky?

The right answer is iconography.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that German art historian Erwin Panofsky (1892-1968) devised a method to analyse works of art—specifically from the Renaissance—at various levels of understanding. The primary level focuses on the formal features or properties of the work and is called the pre-iconographical description. The second level analyzes the theme and the subject matter, which requires a more specific art-historical knowledge—most people can identify a female figure in a painting, but it requires knowledge to identify her as the Virgin Mary. Finally, the third level studies the symbolism of the work. In other words, it attempts at understanding the work, and the function that it fulfilled, in its original context. This is known as the iconological analysis.  

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i think you best answer to this is d. some film directors were very picky about roles and lighting and and which side of the face the camera should catch. they were also picky about sound and background noise and chatter and music and all sorts of what we would consider trivial things. a stage director has to have all this ironed out before the curtain goes up. if he doesn't he better do it soon. if he doesn't notice, critics soon will, and they are not a very nice bunch.

e: both have the power to ask for rewrites. theater directors are always yammering about act 2.

c is true. both can ask for any number of things during rehearsals. the reason i wouldn't pick c is because a film director can make changes anytime during shooting, including when he thinks they ought to be done shooting.

b i didn't know what blocking was and i can't find a good description. if you have one and think b is true, go for it.

a a film director quite frequency chooses the leading lady or man. he may not have the final word, but he chooses. sometimes a theater director has no choice. a is generally not true.