to Introduction Film: Exam One Units of Study A. Film Structure: audiovisual design of a film and particular tools and techniques used to create that design. 3 Stages: Preproduction, Production, Post-production Reading: Screenings: B. Chapter One Moonstruck (1987), Norman Jewison
Cinematography: Collaboration with director to determine: camera set-ups lighting design color design Reading: Screening: Chapter Two House of Flying Daggers (2004) Yimou Zhang
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Production Design: creation of sets, locations, costuming, and all visual environments that are depicted on the screen. Reading: Screening: Chapter Three Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Francis Ford Coppola
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Acting: differences in film vs. theatre Reading: Screening: Chapter Four The Circus (1928) Director: Charles Chapin
A. Camera Structure: (Chapter One) Camera position: 3 essential setups Long shot, Medium shot, Close-up Camera Angles: Low-angle, High-angle, Medium, Canted angle Camera Lens: Normal lens, Telephoto lens, Wide-angle lens, Zoom lens Camera Movement: Pan, Tilt, Dolly/Tracking, Boom/Crane, Steadicam Key Terms: Focal length: the distance between the film inside the camera and the optical center of the lens Depth of field: the amount of area near to far that will remain in focus Screening: Moonstruck (1987) Director: Norman Jewison Editor: Lou Lombardo
What are some illustrative examples of structure in the film?
B. Cinematography: (Chapter Two) Why? To establish symbolic meaning, narrative organization, and psychological mood and tone
Lighting: Hard light/Soft light, Fall off Low-key/High-key Three-point Lighting: Key light, Back light, Fill light Key Terms: Digital grading Digital intermediate Green/Blue-screen Motion-control Aspect Ratio: how has it changed over time? Panning and Scanning Super 35 Screening: of House Flying Daggers (2004) Director: Yimou Zhang Cinematographer: Xiaoding Zhao
In what ways is cinematography achieved in the film?
C. Production Design: (Chapter Three) The creation of sets, locations, costuming, and all visual environments that are depicted on the screen. Design concept: Director, Cinematographer, and Production Designer collaborate and illustrate design and organization of the film Additional Crew: Art director, Set decorator, Prop master, Scenic artist, Costume designer Stages of Work: Read script, Set budget, Sketch design Basic Tools: Costumes, Props, Sets, Mattes, Miniatures Costume design: Furnishes details of period or setting appropriate to the story, provides opportunities for color and spectacle, provides a commentary on the characters Influences: History, Literature, Architecture, Paintings, other films Screening: Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Director: Francis Ford Coppola Costume Designer: Eiko Ishioka
What details relating to production design are utilized in the film?
D. Acting: (Chapter Four) Challenges for actors in film: Lack of rehearsal Out-of-continuity shooting Amplification of gesture and expression Effects of lighting, lenses and green-screen Absence of the audience Actor/Director Relationship Key Terms: Hitting the mark Star Persona Character Star Technical Acting: Dominate style of acting in the 1930s-40s, by imitating gestures and behavior patterns to create the character from the outside. Method Acting: Brought to cinema in the 1950s, a reflexive and psychological approach to acting by using emotional recall to play a roll. Chaplin: attitude as a source for comedy Formula: Long shot: comedy Close up: tragedy Screening: The Circus (1928) Director: Charles Chapin
Which scenes in the film characterize Chaplin's acting style?