Camera Work
Shot type & Camera Movement
What are the 2 distinct categories of Camera Work?
The coordination of 1 shot to the next
Sound is the input we take most granted when watching flick
What is sound?
Costume, setting, character types, etc.
What makes up a scene?
A category “kind” or “type” of film
Implied distance between the camera and the subject
What is a shot type?
Provides an instant change from 1 scene to another
What is a cut?
90% of motion picture is far less important than the sound
What is the importance of Sound?
Location/setting
Costume, Hair, +Makeup
Lighting + Color
Acting + Performance
What are the 4 categories of Mise-en-scene?
Genres structure the way people see the world (rom-com, highschool films, etc.)
How is genre influential?
Movement of the camera
What is camera movement?
Gradually darkens the end of a shot to black
What is a fade-out?
Original music that is created for the film and plays at different points throughout the movie
What is Score?
Set: props, make-up of the location
Location: “Actual” location
What is the difference between Set vs. location?
“Genre mixing”; connection between 2 genres (dramedy, drama/comedy, action-comedy, etc.)
What are "subgenres"?
Hightents the energy of a shot, used to create relationships between characters, precisely timed, ideal for horizontal movement
What is the use of a Whip Pan?
Lightens a shot from black
What is a fade-in?
Music included in your film that wasn’t created specifically for the film(for example, a song by a popular artist)
What is Soundtrack in a film?
Props are used to indicate genre, as well as the time period in which the film is set
Plot patterns, Character Types, Setting, and Theme
What are genre conventions?
This shot is taken from the view of the person looking/speaking. POV may be literal, or it may be implied when, for example, a character looks off-screen, and we then see what they are looking at.
Briefly superpowers the end of Shot A and being of Shot B (blending)
What is a dissolve?
Any sounds that are created for the movie, such as: Footsteps, Alien sounds, Wind, etc.
Characters’ costumes (for example, emphasis on certain colors), have a huge impact on the meaning or tone of a film. They can tell us who a character is, their attitudes, and how they are feeling.
What impact does "costume" have on a film?
A cycle is a batch of related genre films that enjoy intense popularity and influence over a flirt brief period of time” triggered by successful films
What is a Genre Cycle?