Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
27 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Film
|
develops from photography in 19th century. french/american
|
|
|
persistence of vision
|
perceptual process of the brain where the retina retains an image for a brief moment. Iconic memory
|
|
|
phi-phenomenon
|
causes movement to look real
|
|
|
Lucretius
|
Roman, 65 B.C., poet and philosopher, flip book
|
|
|
edward muybridge
|
"the man who stopped time", 1878 he photographed the first successful serial images of fast motion. subject- abe edgington (a horse)
|
|
|
initial interest in film
|
breaking down movement to see what we couldn't in normal time
|
|
|
Lumiere Brothers
|
creditied w/1st publim film screening 1895, first time people had to pay to see a film
|
|
|
early films
|
had no plot, movement was interesting enough. there was a lot of dancing in early b&w films
|
|
|
cinematograph
|
camera/projector/printer. some films were advertised by projector itself. showing of 10 short films in Grand Cafe in Paris was 1st public demonstration
|
|
|
Melies
|
father of special effects, french magician, liked to trick the eye, discovered "stop-trick" or "substitution", 1st to project a film in the background of a film
|
|
|
1st sound film or "talkie"
|
1927, The Jazz Singer
|
|
|
Silent speed
|
16 frames/sec
|
|
|
film speed with sound
|
24 frames/sec
|
|
|
montage (original meaning)
|
the editing process
|
|
|
montage (american meaning)
|
technique that flashes scenes in front of your eyes very quickly, time saver, used for flashbacks
|
|
|
cinematography
|
cinematographer decides on lighting, set, etc. artist of the film
|
|
|
pan
|
used in exposition scenes, one side of horizon to other, show entire scope, 90 degrees
|
|
|
cross cutting
|
back and forth between 2 scenes, see "at same time"
|
|
|
form cut/match cut
|
transition btwn scenes using the shape of an object
|
|
|
direct address
|
actor acknowledges presence of camera knowing the audience is listening
|
|
|
camera angles
|
eye level
birds eye high angle low angle point of view |
|
|
birds eye
|
reserved for themes of destiny, fate, or death
|
|
|
high angle
|
makes look small and weak
|
|
|
low angle
|
makes look large and powerful
|
|
|
eye level angle
|
info giving angle
|
|
|
point of view
|
as if someone's eyes
|
|
|
tracking shot
|
when camera moves on a track, not stationary
|
