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| experiencing the feelings,thoughts,or attitudes of another. Relative to film by feeling the chacters emotions. |
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| Four Functions of Creativity |
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Inventiveness
Imagination
Inspiration
Perception |
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| Breaking a frame into thirds, where lines intersect is best spot to place object. Deals with Balance and Emphasis. |
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| Individual vs Collaborative Art |
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Individual- one person making something
Collaborative- A group of people |
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| How much of a movies is communicated through sound alone? |
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| Inception, A movie about making movies |
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Eames-actors
Fischer-audience (swept up in the present)
Ariadne-set director
Cobb-director (attention of audience) |
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| Linear vs Nonlinear Narrative |
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Linear-events in chronological order
Nonlinear-out of chronological order (memories) |
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| Anticipation mingled with uncertainty. |
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length- duration of the movie
content-what occurs in the script
script doctor-rewrites or polishes aspects |
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setup-location,characters
confrontation-with an obstcle
resolution-culminating in a climax |
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| Restricted vs Unrestricted Narrative |
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Restricted-few expectations,(subjectivity)
Unrestricted-we know more than characters |
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| let go of preoccupations and prejudices |
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| Both up close and far away in focus simuntaniously. multiple planes in the shot |
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| Hollywood crime dramas- those that emphasize cynical attitude and sexual motivations. |
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| Low key vs High key Lighting |
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Low-High contrast w/ light and dark areas (despair or mystery)
High-Bright,little contrast(cheerfulness) |
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| Whatever lighting sources are given part of an existing setting.(sunlight,fire,streetlights) |
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Aspect-width&height of film on screen.
Widescreen-long horizontal shots(can range from 1.65:1 - 2.55:)
stdrd.TV-4:3 ratio |
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Long-considerable distance between camera and scene.(context for action)
Middle-waist up (romantic)
Close-shows detail of person/object(feelings/significance) |
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| Moves frame side to side w/out changing possession or axis of camera(turning head) |
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| small wheeled platform w/ camera mounted |
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| the camera travel of foroward,backward,laterally w/ dolly |
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| Three-point Lighting(standard hollywood lighting) |
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Key light-light falling from a direction
Fill light-softens shadows from key light
Back light-above+opposite of object(depth) |
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Pre-every aspect before filming(setdesign)
Pro-staging and shooting take place
Post-cutting and combining(Soundeffects) |
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R all documentaries real?
Up to viewer to decide |
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| Early Film:Lumiere Brothers(Actualities) |
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| Footage of real event that is not structured into a larger argument |
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Filmmaker can be observer(fly on the wall)
-Maysles Brothers:Salesmen |
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Made many Documentaries.(Grizzlyman
"The art of illiterates" |
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select&combine shots into sequence(finish)
-Art of storytelling |
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| two characters/elements in same scene should maintain left/right relationship to eachother (visually connect) |
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| camera should move atleast 30 between shots of same subject occurring in succession. |
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-Narrative and character emphasized
-Linear Time
-Consistent P.O.V.
-Made audience forget its a movie(invisible editing) |
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-draws attention to cuts
-external rhythms
-conventional narrative is secondary
-putting you in shoes of characters |
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| Technique combining shots or scenes |
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| grouping two or more images to create another meaning. |
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| Sergei Eisenstein(soviet formalist) |
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| meaning was not in shots themselves but in their collision. |
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| Walter Murch's "Rule of Six" |
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| Emotion,Story,Rhythm,Eyetrace,2D plane,3D plane. Should be at top of list when editors work. |
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| Independent filmmaking characterized by low budgets,small crews,simple props. Quick shots in real location w/out permis. |
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| can help small independent films look more finished |
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| Improvisation/ role of crew-members |
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| Members have to be ready to film whenever crossing a working location. Often improv to make it more realistic. |
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Attack-way a sound is initiated
Sustain-length of time sound is audible
Decay-decrease in amplitude-vibr. removed |
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| determined by frequency of the sound |
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| fundamental frequency,harmonics,overtones that give each sound its unique coloring and character |
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| vibrations cause certain frequency that sets in motion frequency waves called Harmonics |
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| reoccurring sound alternates between strong and weak |
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| auditory sensation-quiet to loud |
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-Dialogue-production&automated dialogue replacement
-Effects-SFX,reproduce everyday sounds
-Music-composed and compiled sounds |
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| Diegetic vs Nondiegetic Sound |
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-Diegetic-dialogue sound effects(visible or implied
-Nondiegetic-neither visible or implied |
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-Realism-Invisible editing(conversation)
-Hyperrealism-exaggeration of sound to make it look different
-Surrealism-exaggerated on purpose |
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Compiled-other sources
Composed-sound artist uses own music |
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| Sounds that happen sequential |
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| Sounds that happen sequential |
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| Sounds that happen simuntaniously |
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| recreate realistic ambient sounds the film portrays |
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-A blueprint for industry production
-Structure on which film is founded
-Label of use-(distributors&exhibitors)
-Contract between director and audience |
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-Subjects or themes
-Manner of presentation
-Plot patterns |
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| Film Genre(FG) vs Genre Film(GF) |
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FG-a category for films
GF-a film that fits within that category |
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| Historical Development of Genres |
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-cycles of pop. genres
-bound to culture factors
-exploits ambivalent values & attitudes
-something new, respond to broad trends
-reject and revise genre conventions by providing something different from prior |
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| Narrative,Narration,Narrator |
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tive-sequence of event (fiction or non)
tion-way that story is told
tor-person who tells audience the story |
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| a person who possesses/lacks courage nobility and strength |
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-persona-what we connect w/(relating to character
-character-representation of person in a narrative or dramatic work of art |
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| American director,writer,producer,actor,film historian |
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| Collaboration of film crew |
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| People making a movie "on the same page" |
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-single frame cinematography
-simulation of movement
-imbuing of life |
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| Cel,Rotoscope,Pixilation,Clay,Cameraless |
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| Disney,warner bros,upa,hanna barbera |
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-easier to make unrealistic happen
-Pixar making it pop.
-Anime is pop.
-Television |
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