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31 Cards in this Set
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What is a shot in a movie?
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* is the building block of all film making
*single uniterrupted peice of film * image on screen until its replaced by another image |
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Define Framing?
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* how much of the object will the position be with in a shot
*how much of the frame o the movie sceen the object will ocupy |
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Long shot?
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* the object appers to be small on the screen or seen from a distance away
* if the object is a person we gernerally use the entire body *generally used to esablish the screen *show distanct between characters * allows veiwers to decide to where to look |
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Close-up or Close shot
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*considered to be opposite of long shot
*takes up 80% of the screen space appears to be very large * direct attention to a cruical detail *focus the veiwers to look at what the director wants them to.. *whats elimated *uniquly cinematic can not be simulated on stage |
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Medium shot
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* balance between long and close
*makes up the majority of shots given in a film * person... waist up (see them from) |
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Focus
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*how clear the object is in the frame of the fiml
*can be a subtle way to influences veiwers of scene, person, object... *direct the attention of the viewer to tell something before the character |
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Soft Focus
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*object is put slightly out of focus know
*the image appears softer/ unclear *represent elegance, fragile/ delicate |
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Rack Focus
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* shifting of focus from one object ot another in the same shot
* to create tension, introdce something new *to direct the attendtion of the audience * type of films: mystery crime(clues) |
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Deep Focus
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* everything is in focus(foreground & background) equally
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Angles
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*where the camera is in relations to the subject or object of frame
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Low Angle
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*the camera shots the object form below
* the object appears largr then normal * strong, powerful, menacing |
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High Angle
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* camera is above the subject
*subject looks smaller then normal * weak, powerless, trapped |
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Eye Level
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* most commeon (90-95% of the film) because most natural
*camera is even with the key characters |
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Dutch Angle
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* also called the canted angle
* the camera is tilted (at the angle) *create a distored or sinistor veiw * to creat confusion |
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Pan
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* side to side
* most pans are shown left to right * most natural- thats how we read & see things |
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What is tilt
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* up & down
* ex. to look at something taller |
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What two camera movements are from a camera that pivots from a fix postion?
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tilt & pan
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Zoom
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* Camera does not move at all rather the focal length of the lens change
*allows to travel from long to close( draws attention to detail& shows something as a smaller part of awhile) * difference watch the background |
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Tracking or Dolly Shots
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*Camera itself completely moves. Typically monted on something
*Allows the audiece to move through the film * action movies - dolly truck, helecopter |
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Lighting
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- Principal source of light is called key light
- anything elsed used is to balance, soften or shaden the key light - In high or low light there is nuetral lighting (adverage light) |
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Low-Key lighting
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-Cheif characterist are: darkness, shodaows and patches of bright key light
- Est. moods of mystery, danger, suspiucion - shadows are used to conceal and hide things |
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High-Key lighting
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-Cheif characteristices are: brightness, openess lack of shadows or conracts between light and dark
-outdoors, romantic comedy, musical |
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Bottom/Side Lighting
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-Object subject is lit from bottom up
- create shadows & a "glow effect" -used in horror, mystery suspense crime - often bottom/ side is used with low- key lighting |
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What are the MAJOR DIFFERENCE between low key lighting and bottom/ side lighting
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Lk- entire area/ setting for the scene
B/S- specific subject |
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Front lighting
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-the light is shinning evenly acrossed a subject so that no shadows appear
-effect- bit of a "halo effect" (innocence, openness nothing to hide) - considered esetial to hallywood actress during the goldern age b/c no shadows encances buety |
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Lighting
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- lacking in anything to distingish light
- even balanced thus giving a neutral veiw whatever is bing shot -most tv shows are soft w/ neutral view |
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Sound
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every sound that occurs within the context of the film
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Diegetic sound
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any sound that is or can be heard by another character in the film
- includes: dialogue, background noise, setting |
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Nondiegetic sound
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-sound heard by the audience but not by any characters in film
-music is best example -narrator voice over |
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Internal Diegetic sound
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-sound that only the audience and character expressing thoughts hear & (one character & audience) remembering
- thoughts of characters |
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Mise' en scene
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-define- everything that contributes to the visual representation on stage or scene
- you have more control on screen- b/c of ablity of the use of the camera - all visual elements: lighting, background- setting, actors, costumes |