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Working with Cinematic Techniques English I Modified SB 2.15
Transcript of cinematic techniques powerpoint · 2017. 11. 16. · §Note examples from the mini-movie of SHOTS...
WorkingwithCinematicTechniquesEnglishIModifiedSB2.15
FilmAnalysis§ Muchlikehowawriterusesstylisticdevicestoachievespecificeffectsin
theirwriting,directorsusecinematictechniquesintheirfilmsforspecificpurposes.
§ Inordertoanalyzeafilmthroughcriticalviewinglikeyoudoatextincriticalreading,youmustunderstandthetoolsthatfilmmakersusetocreatetheirvisualmasterpieces.
§ Followalongonpg.134– 135inyourSpringboardbookaswelookatexamplesofthevariouscinematictechniquesthatdirectorshaveattheirdisposalandalsodiscusswhattheuseofthattechniquerevealsoraddstothepiece.
§ Takeadditionalnotesasneededonthechartprovidedonpg 137tohelpyourememberthevisualsprovidedforeachofthesetechniques.
SHOTSandFRAMING,CAMERAANGLESandCAMERAMOVEMENTS§ AllcomparetohowawriterusesPOINTOFVIEW
§ Shot:asinglepieceoffilmuninterruptedbycuts
§ Ofcourse,differentshottypes,anglesandmovementsachievedifferenteffects
ESTABLISHINGSHOT- Oftenalongshotoraseriesofshotsthatsetsthescene;isusedtoestablishsettingandtoshowtransitionsbetweenlocations
FromtheTVShow“Seinfeld”
LONGSHOT– ashotfromsomedistance.Iffilmingaperson,thefullbodyisshown.Itmayshowtheisolationorvulnerabilityofthecharacter
Fromthemovie“Titanic”
MEDIUMSHOT– themostcommonshot.Thecameraseemstobeamediumdistancefromtheobjectbeingfilmed.Amediumshotshowsthepersonfromthewaistup. Theeffectistogroundthestory.
Fromthemovie“Spiderman2”
CLOSEUP– theimagetakesupatleast80percentoftheframe
Fromthemovie“TheShining”
EXTREMECLOSEUP– theimagebeingshotisapartofawhole,suchasaneyeorahand
TWOSHOT– ascenebetweentwopeopleshotexclusivelyfromananglethatincludesbothcharactersmoreorlessequally.Itisusedinlovesceneswheretheinteractionbetweentwocharactersisimportant.
Fromthemovie“Tangled”
EYELEVEL– ashottakenfromnormalheight;thatis,thecharacter’seyelevel.Ninetytoninety-fivepercentoftheshotsseenareeyelevel,becauseitisthemostnaturalangle.
Fromthemovie“Toys”
HIGHANGLE– thecameraisabovethesubject.Thisusuallyhastheeffectofmakingthesubjectlooksmallerthannormal,givinghimorhertheappearanceofbeingweak,powerlessortrapped.
Fromthemovie“Psycho”
LOWANGLE– thecamerafilmssubjectfrombelow.Thisusuallyhastheeffectofmakingthesubjectlooklargerthannormal,andthereforestrong,powerful,andthreatening.
Fromthemovie“AliceinWonderland”
CAMERAMOVEMENTS§ Pan– astationarycameramovesfromsidetosideonahorizontalaxis
§ Tilt– astationarycameramovesupordownalongaverticalaxis
§ Zoom– astationarycamerawherethelensmovestomakeanobjectseemstomovecloserorfurtherawayfromthecamera.*Withthistechnique,movingintoacharacterisoftenapersonalorrevealingmovement,whilemovingawaydistancesorseparatestheaudiencefromthecharacter.
§ Dolly/Tracking– thecameraisonatrack thatallowsittomovewiththeaction.Thetermalsoreferstoanycameramountedonacar,truck,orhelicopter.
§ Boom/Crane– thecameraisonacrane overtheaction.Thisisusedtocreateoverheadshots.
CAMERAMOVEMENTS
UseofDolly/TrackingandBoom/Cranetoshoot“Transformers”
LIGHTING
§ Comparestohowawriterestablishestoneandmoodintheirwork
§ Lightingcreatessignificantemotionalresponsesfromtheaudiencebasedonwhatpeopleassociatewithlightanddarkness
§ Lightingeffectsclarity,realismandemotion
HIGHKEY– thesceneisfloodedwithlight;creatingabrightandopen-lookingscene
Fromthemovie“Shawshank Redemption”
LOWKEY– thesceneisfloodedwithshadowsanddarkness,creatingsuspenseandsuspicion
Fromthemovie“Insidious”
BottomorSideLighting– directlightingfrombelowortheside,whichoftenmakesthesubjectappeardangerousorevil
Fromthemovie“TheBlairWitchProject”
FrontorBackLighting– softlightingontheactor’sfaceorfrombehindwhichgivestheappearanceofinnocenceorgoodness,orahaloeffect.
Fromthemovie“ThePrincessandtheFrog”
EditingTechniques§ Comparestohowawriterusessyntax
§ Cut– twopiecesoffilmaresplicedtogetherto“cut”toanotherimage
§ Fade– canbetoorfromblackandwhite;impliesthepassingoftimeortheendofascene§ Fade-In– darknesstobrightness
§ Fade-Out– imagegraduallygetsdarker
§ Dissolve– akindoffadeinwhichoneimageisgraduallyreplacedbyanother
§ Wipe– anewimagewipesoffthepreviousimage(quickerthanadissolve)
§ Flashback– cutordissolvetoactionthathappenedinthepast
§ Shot-Reverse-Shot– ashotofonesubject,thenanother,thanbacktothefirst;oftenusedforconversationorreactionshots
§ Cross-Cutting– cutintoactionthatishappeningsimultaneously;createstensionorsuspenseandcreatesaconnectionbetweenscenes
§ Eye-LineMatch– cuttoanobject,thentoaperson;canrevealacharacter’sthoughts
Sound
§ Comparestohowawriterestablishestoneandmoodintheirwork
§ Diegetic– soundthatcanlogicallybeheardbythecharactersinthefilm(dialogue,backgroundnoise,soundofthingsinthescene)
§ Non-Diegetic– soundthatcannotbeheardbythecharactersbutisdesignedfortheaudiencereactiononly(ominousmusicorsounds)
ApplyIt!§ WatchtheguidedviewingoftheclipfromRockyIV.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgSMxY6asoE§ CLAPeverytimeyouseethe“cut”!§ Noteexamplesfromthemini-movieofSHOTSandFRAMING,CAMERAANGLES,CAMERAMOVEMENTS,LIGHTING,EDITINGandMUSIC/SOUNDonthechartonpg.137inyourSpringBoard book.Yourteacherwillstopthevideoasneededfordiscussion/note-making.
