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Setting
Lighting
Performance
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| functions of mise en scene (5) |
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diegesis
reveals character
directs viewer's attention
shapes audience's feelings
subject or theme of story |
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| repetition throughout film |
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| types of source lighting (4) |
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rim (edge)
underlighting (below)
artificial
natural |
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| viewers come to see stars |
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| components of performance (2) |
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language and speech
action |
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| aspects of language and speech (5) |
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words
intonation
tempo/pace
volume
silence |
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scripted movement
posture
gesture
business
reaction and facial expressions |
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physicality
persona (on/offscreen) |
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| frames film space by photographing mise en scene (profilmic space) |
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| aspects of cinematography (2) |
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framing
photographic image |
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4:3(1.33) - academy (until 1950s)
1.85 - standard in 1950s
2.35 - cinemascope; widescreen |
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| used to film widescreen shots on standard 35mm film; compresses image during photography, enlarges during viewing |
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| aspects of camera placement (5) |
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defines mise en scene for viewer
angle - affects perception/compression
level - cant/clutch; not parallel
height - can obscure or reveal info
distance |
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extreme long shot - far away
long shot - whole body in shot
medium long shot - knees up
medium - waist up
medium close up - chest up
close up - face
extreme closeup - some detail of face |
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| left to right; vice versa |
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| dolly shot, travelling shot, movement through frame (x, y, or z-axis) |
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| part of the scene not in shot |
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| mounted on crane (aerial) |
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| small, lightweight camera carried by crewman, buffers movements (steadycam) |
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frame rate/speed of motion
focus exposure |
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focal length
depth of field (how much is in focus)
wide angle
normal angle
telephoto
zoom |
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diff speeds of film
color vs b/w
gauge (8, super 8, 16, 32) |
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| everything that pertains to storytelling |
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| info about a given characater on or offscreen |
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| representation of parts of the story |
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| move action along, catalysts and responses |
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| main character, "good guy" |
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exposition
change in knowledge
climax
unity
cohesion
*some films*
linear
episodic |
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| revealing things about the film/story |
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range and depth of narrative
can be restricted/unrestricted |
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| characteristics of narrative (3) |
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hierarchy of knowledge
can be objective/subjective
perceptual |
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narratives center on individuals
meet challenges
time is abbreviated selectively
tends towards omniscience
mostly objective
achieve closure |
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sex
violence
dreams/subjectivity/psychology
non-rational systems of organization
narrative ambiguity |
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| types (expressions) of sound |
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speech
music (score)
sound fx
silence |
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editing and mixing
post synchronous
hierarchy of sound (dialog top) |
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arrangement vs opposition
space: diegetic sound (onscreen vs offscreen)
internal/external
subjective/objective |
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where sound comes from
affected by volume/timbre |
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| classical hollywood dates |
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| formal design of classical hollywood |
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group style (films from era show similarities)
conceals artifice (see through film to story)
comprehensible (desire to be understood)
believability |
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| story causality, motivation, narration |
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psychological motivation
individualism
goal oriented
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| general characteristics of hardboiled detective |
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always romantic coupling
emphasize action
motivation (happens for a reason)
psychology
evolves progressively
narration is objective
romantic idealism
conclusion |
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time often uses shared timeline,
explained at beginning of film
space is clear, understood |
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| film (according to auteur theory) |
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product of director's vision
communal (director, producer, etc) |
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have distinct styles
consistency of films
efficient |
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imitation (mimic) of original
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no specific subject matter
realizes camera as mechanical representation of reality
"objective" |
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| aesthetic aspects and techniques of realism |
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long take
deep focus
narrative - relateable storyline, transparent
subject matter: ordinary subjects (low class)
temporal context |
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| hardboiled detective characters |
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loner detective, straddles good/bad
femme fatale
cops
criminals
secretary
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myth
conventions and iconography
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hybridization (blending 2 genres)
topical accomodation (changes in content response to contemporary topics)
socaial criticism |
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burlesque
nostalgia
demythologization
re-affirmation |
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| patterns in the directors work, sees director as author |
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| index left behind of something that was |
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| different between documentaries |
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| aspects of documentary (2) |
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poetic/rhetorical
observational
reflexive (participatory/performative) |
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| types of avant-garde films (7) |
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lyrical
trance/dream
underground
collage/animation
psychedelia
experimental/impressionistic
found footage |
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