Difference between revisions of "Film Analysis"
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| − | (3) Editing | + | (3) Editing: Reconstructing the sequence of events in a movie |
| − | *Cut | + | *Cut: A "cut" of a movie is also a complete edited version |
| + | *fade out/in | ||
| + | *dissolve | ||
| + | *wipe | ||
(4) Camera Movement | (4) Camera Movement | ||
| − | *pan (swish pan) | + | *pan (swish pan): The action of rotating a camera about its vertical axis |
| − | *tilt | + | *tilt: The action of rotating the camera either up or down |
| − | *tracking shot | + | *tracking shot: The action of moving a camera along a path parallel to the path of the object being filmed |
| − | *crane shot | + | *crane shot: A shot taken by a camera on a crane; often used to show the actors/action from above |
(5) Zoom, hand-held camera, Steadicam and static camera | (5) Zoom, hand-held camera, Steadicam and static camera | ||
Revision as of 17:47, 21 June 2007
Imagetrack
Getting Started: Scenes vs. Sequences
(1) Camera Distance
- the establishing shot
- extreme long shot
- long shot
- medium long shot
- full shot
- medium close shot
- close shot
- close-up
- extreme close-up
(2) Camera Angle: The location of the camera, and what can be seen with it
- extreme low angle
- low angle
- normal camera height
- high angle
- bird’s eye view
- Dutch angles
(3) Editing: Reconstructing the sequence of events in a movie
- Cut: A "cut" of a movie is also a complete edited version
- fade out/in
- dissolve
- wipe
(4) Camera Movement
- pan (swish pan): The action of rotating a camera about its vertical axis
- tilt: The action of rotating the camera either up or down
- tracking shot: The action of moving a camera along a path parallel to the path of the object being filmed
- crane shot: A shot taken by a camera on a crane; often used to show the actors/action from above
(5) Zoom, hand-held camera, Steadicam and static camera
(6) Lens Type
- wide angle
(7) Lighting
- low key: little illumination on the subject
- high key: bright illumination of the subject
(8) Deep focus
(9) Two diametrically opposed editing principles: Montage vs. the Long Take
(10) Parallel Editing / Cross cutting
(11) Time: Flash-forwards and Flashbacks
(12) Colour-coding
(13) Tying everything up: Mise en scène—An image’s setting, subjects and composition.
(14) DV = Digital video
Imagetrack
(1) Sound Effects / Natural Sounds:
- Sourced Sound / Diegetic Sound
- Unsourced Sound / Off-Screen Sound
(2) Music:
- Source Music / Diegetic Music / Local Music
- Unsourced Music / Non-Diegetic Music / Background Music
(3) The Spoken Voice:
- Dialogue
- Monologue
- Voice-Over
- Narrator
- Dubbing
(4) Sound bridges
(5) The use of songs
