Difference between revisions of "Film Analysis"
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(3) Editing: Reconstructing the sequence of events in a movie | (3) Editing: Reconstructing the sequence of events in a movie | ||
*Cut: A "cut" of a movie is also a complete edited version | *Cut: A "cut" of a movie is also a complete edited version | ||
| − | *fade out/in | + | *fade out/in: A smooth, gradual transition from a normal image to complete blackness (fade out), or vice versa (fade in) |
| − | *dissolve | + | *dissolve: An editing technique whereby the images of one shot is gradually replaced by the images of another |
| − | *wipe | + | *wipe: An editing technique in which images from one shot are fully replaced by the images of another, delimited by a definite border that moves across or around the frame |
(4) Camera Movement | (4) Camera Movement | ||
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*crane shot: A shot taken by a camera on a crane; often used to show the actors/action from above | *crane shot: A shot taken by a camera on a crane; often used to show the actors/action from above | ||
| − | (5) Zoom | + | (5) Camera |
| + | *Zoom: A shot in which the magnification of the objects by the camera's lenses is increased (zoom in) or decreased (zoom out/back) | ||
| + | *hand-held camera | ||
| + | *Steadicam: A camera attached to a camera operator via a mechanical harness which reduces or eliminates the unsteadiness of the operator's motion | ||
| + | *static camera | ||
(6) Lens Type | (6) Lens Type | ||
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*high key: bright illumination of the subject | *high key: bright illumination of the subject | ||
| − | (8) Deep focus | + | (8) Deep focus: A shot in which both the foreground and the background are in focus. In other words, a shot with exceptional depth of field |
| − | (9) Two diametrically opposed editing principles | + | (9) Two diametrically opposed editing principles |
| + | *Montage: An artistic device for creating the artistic "look" or "feel" of a scene, through the use of visual editing. Often contrasted with mise-en-scene | ||
| + | *Long Take | ||
(10) Parallel Editing / Cross cutting | (10) Parallel Editing / Cross cutting | ||
Revision as of 18:01, 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: A smooth, gradual transition from a normal image to complete blackness (fade out), or vice versa (fade in)
- dissolve: An editing technique whereby the images of one shot is gradually replaced by the images of another
- wipe: An editing technique in which images from one shot are fully replaced by the images of another, delimited by a definite border that moves across or around the frame
(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) Camera
- Zoom: A shot in which the magnification of the objects by the camera's lenses is increased (zoom in) or decreased (zoom out/back)
- hand-held camera
- Steadicam: A camera attached to a camera operator via a mechanical harness which reduces or eliminates the unsteadiness of the operator's motion
- 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: A shot in which both the foreground and the background are in focus. In other words, a shot with exceptional depth of field
(9) Two diametrically opposed editing principles
- Montage: An artistic device for creating the artistic "look" or "feel" of a scene, through the use of visual editing. Often contrasted with mise-en-scene
- 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
