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What are the seven visual components?! H*
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tone, color, space, line, shape, movement, rhythm
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the creepy stalker lurks somewhere, might rape.
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What are the 3 variations on space?
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1. deep/flat
2. ambiguous/recognizable 3. open/closed |
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What is ambiguous space?
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The viewer can't understand the actual size of the objects in the frame or finds the shot unrecognizable
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What is open space?
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Not all the information is contained in the frame
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What is a depth cue? What are the 9 depth cues? *h
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Depth cue - cues you to deep space; textural difference,convergence, Size difference, movement, separation, aerial diffusion, tonal separation, color, overlapping
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the creepy stalker moves stealthily and dares to creep over.
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What two things indicate movement depth cues?
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1. movement perpendicular to (away from) the camera
2. 3 dimensional camera moves |
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What emotional qualities do (specific) lines suggest? H*
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Vertical - power/strength
Diagonal - confusion/tension/internal struggles |
Vertical lines, diagonal lines
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What are the two types of shape?
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2d (circle, square, triangle), 3d (sphere, cube, pyramid)
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What is tone?
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The brightness range of objects in the shot
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What are the 3 ways that brightness can be controlled?
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1. art direction (reflective control)
2. Lighting (incident control) 3. Exposure (less selective) |
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How is art direction used to adjust tone?
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colors in a shot have different tones
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How is lighting used to adjust tone?
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the amount of light falling on a subject can be adjusted
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How is exposure used to adjust tone?
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this cannot be controlled as much, since you have to stick with one thing once you get it.
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What is coincidence/noncoincidence of tone?
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c - the tone reveals the subject
nc - the tone obscures the subject |
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Is coincidence or noncoincidence of tone more prevalent in films?
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coincidence
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In what type of films is noncoincidence of tone used?
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film noir, horror
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What is hue?
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the actual color
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What is brightness?
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where a color is on the tonal range (like on the gray scale)
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What is saturation?
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the purity of the hue
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What colors saturate the brightest? the darkest?
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yellow, blue/purple
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What are the 3 types of movement?
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1. object movement
2. camera movement 3. audience point of attn |
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What is contrast continuum of movement within the shot?
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typical 2 shot
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What is affinity of continuum within the shot? ex?
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your eye follows something within the shot; goodfellas
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Contrast of continuum shot to shot?
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jump cut
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what is affinity of continuum shot to shot?
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on the cut, your eyes stay in the same place
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What is alternation according to rhythm?
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change in state between different rhythms
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What is repetition according to rhythm?
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repeating an alternation
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What is tempo according to rhythm?
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of repetition of alternation
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What do contrast and affinity do visually?
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Greater contrast: more visual intensity; affinity: less intensity
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What do the graphs look like for a visual element graphed as a 1) constant 2) progression 3) contrast/affinity
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constant: straight line,
progression: diagonal line c/a: straight line with intense spikes (like iv) |
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What is the aspect ratio?
How is it expressed? H* |
Pair of numbers indicating the size relationship between width and height of a
frame, it is width:height |
rows * columns, width * height
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What is the aspect ratio for academy aperture? American widescreen?
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1.33:1
1.85:1 |
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