Week 1
What is mise-en-scene?
Everything that appears before the camera-- What is happening in front of the camera.
What is one memorable thing about how Roma was shot?
It was shot in sequence, from beginning to end.
What is montage?
French word for assembly; montage sequence refers to the method or governing logic for how shots get arranged in a scene/sequence.
What are the components of sound? DINGS acronym.
Diegetic- happening in the story world and characters can hear ir
Interrupts our focus
Non-Diegetic- inner monologue
Grounds us in the storyworld
Synchronous- matches with what is happening in the story
What does hegemonic mean?
Understanding that things are not equitable/ fair but its just the way it is, ( and worthy of defending).
Accepting things for what they are without question.
What is diegisis?
What is happening in the storyworld.
What is High-Key lighting?
Variety of light sources that ensure everything in frame is well lit. If shadows are visible, they are minimal and do not encroach into the frame too much
What is the purpose of an establishing shot?
Locates viewers in a specific space; can be real, fictional or historical.
What are the formal elements of film language?
Acting, Cinematography, Editing, Mise-en-scene, Sound.
Associations with Hollywood style...
Narrative conflict & resolution
Identifiable characters/ typer with unambiguous motivations
Types of shots
Extreme long, long, medium long, medium, medium two, medium close-up, close-up, extreme close-up.
What is low-key lighting?
Creates dynamic contrast and sharp, dark shadows, with the fill light typically eliminated. More difficult to see characters and surroundings clearly.
What is ideology?
Arbitrary conventions that govern conduct and largely go unquestioned because they present themselves as natural, normal and the way things are; normative understandings; something assumed to belong
What are the three cinemas and how are they characterized?
First cinema- commercial cinema, Hollywood
Second cinema- European, authors cinema (french new-wave); art house
Third cinema- existing beyond euroamerican binary^
What is pan?
when a stationary camera pivots on its axis from side to side, or from left to right
Who is the director of Rear Window and what is the year it was released?
Alfred Hitchcock, 1954.
Who is the director of Roma, what year was it released, and what year and location is it set in?
Alfonso Cuarón, Released 2018, set in Mexico City, colonia Roma, early 1970s.
Who is the director of The Battleship Potemkin and what year was it released?
Sergei Eisenstein, 1926.
Who is the director of Black Girl and when was the film released?
Ousmane Sembene, 1966.
What is tilt?
stationary camera moves up and down
What does the acronym FAME stand for?
Elements of Cinematography:
Frame
Angle
Movement
Extended/shallow depth
What is Italian Neorealism? How does Roma portray this?
A film movement in Italy that emerges after WWI and is in direct contrast with Hollywood's classic cinema's realism. Identifiable for its use of non-professional actors, shooting on location, minimal editing, use of natural lighting, long takes, and limited use of close ups.
Roma does all of this and this was Yalitza Aparicio's first ever acting role.
What does the acronym LOADED stand for in terms of editing (continuity/discontinuity)
L(ighting)O(bjects)A(ction)D(irection)E(yeline)D(egree)- with impact/meaning
What is the background for third cinema?
Colonization-->decolonization 1945-69. Vast portions of Africa and Asia were winning independence from European colonial rule, while many countries in central and south america were resisting or deposing neocolonial influence from the US and europe
Who is Frantz Fanon?
Fanon- born martinique, studied medicine in france, worked in algeria; independence at any cost, even through violence; wanted people to be physically AND psychologically free; Theorist who heavily influenced Sembene’s work.