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Film 230 Exam 1

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Mise-en-scène the arrangement of scenery and stage properties in a play. the setting or surroundings of an event or action.
Aspects of mise-en-scène -setting/sets: realism, theatricality -props: instrumental, metaphoric, cultural -actors: performance, blocking/staging, leading, supporting, character actors, stars -costumes & makeup
Lighting -three-point lighting (key, fill, backlighting): blends the light naturally -directional lighting: light defines and shapes object; cast shadows -low key lighting, hard, soft lighting -natural lighting
Cinematography the art and craft of making motion pictures by capturing a story visually.
Photographic image -chronophotography -film stock (color, black and white) -film gauges: 8mm, 16mm, Imax, digital -frame rates: 16fps, 24fps -focal length: telephoto lens, normal lens, wide angle lens -depth of field: deep focus, shallow focus, rack focus
Framing -on-screen/off-screen space vs. diegetic/nondiegetic -camera angles: high, low, straight-on, canted, crane shot -point of view (subjective/objective) -masks (e.g. Iris) -camera distance: ELS, LS, MLS, MS, MCU, CU, ECU
Camera movement -mobile framing -reframing -pan, tilt, track, dolly, traveling shot, handheld shot, Steadicam -zoom in, zoom out; difference from travelling shot
Editing the art, technique and practice of assembling shots into a coherent sequence.
Aspects of Editing #1 -shot (continuous length of film, duration, long take) -wipe, dissolve, fade-in, fade-out, cut, jump cut, shock cut -continuity editing: unobtrusiveness, “invisibility” -180 degree rule -30 degree rule -establishing shot, reestablishing shot
Aspects of Editing #2 -shot/reverse shot pattern -eyeline match, point-of-view shot -match on action -crosscutting/parallel editing
Aspects of Editing #3 -breaks from continuity editing: discontinuities, estrangement -graphic editing (graphic patterns link shots) -match on action (used for discontinuity) -rhythmic (tempos determined by shot duration) -montage (power of cinema is in juxtaposition)
Sound the sensation perceived by the sense of hearing.
Aspects of Sound #1 -diegetic/non-diegetic vs. synchronous/asynchronous sound -synchronous sound (on-screen) -asynchronous sound (off-screen) -synchronous recording vs. post-synchronous sound -mickey mousing vs. contrapuntal sound
Aspects of Sound #2 -direct vs. reflected sound -foley artists -sound perspective (apparent distance of a sound source) -voice-off (speaker not visible but exists in diegesis) vs. voiceover -underscoring -stingers: call our attention quickly
Barthes gluing/ungluing, cinema situation.
Epstein the close-up, pain within reach.
Eisenstein, Pudovkin, Alexandrov contrapuntal sound.
Bazin deep space versus montage, the effect on the spectator.
Alice Rohrwacher online interview and article on The Wonders.
Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren, 1943, 18m) a woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality.
Citizen Kane (Orson Wells, 1941, 120m) when a reporter is assigned to decipher newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane's dying words, his investigation gradually reveals the fascinating portrait of a complex man.
Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett, 1977, 87m) Stan spends his days toiling away at a local slaughterhouse. His macabre profession seeps into his personal life as he struggles to keep his family afloat and content.
Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Julian Schnabel, 2007, 112m,) the editor-in-chief of French Elle magazine, suffered a stroke and lapsed into a coma. He awoke 20 days later, mentally aware of his surroundings, but physically paralyzed with what is known as locked-in syndrome.
It Happened One Night (Frank Capra, 1934, 105m) Ellie falls in with cynical newspaper reporter Peter Warne, who offers to help her reunite with her new husband in exchange for an exclusive story.
The Lonely Villa (D.W. Griffith, 1909, 8m)a group of criminals wait until a wealthy man leaves to break into his house and threaten his wife and daughters.
Ballet Méchanique (Leger and Murphy, France, 1924, 15m) Ballet Mécanique is a Dadaist post-Cubist art film heavily inspired by Charlie Chaplins mechanic movements.
Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstein, 1925, 75m) when they are fed rancid meat, the sailors on the Potemkin revolt against their harsh conditions.
Lovers Rock (Steve McQueen, 2020, 70m) a single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.
The Wonders (Alice Rohrwacher, 2014, 110m) a family of Tuscan beekeepers find their idyll interrupted by the arrival of a troubled teenage boy, after their daughter enters a competition to appear on a television show.
The Wonders Scene #1 the scene focuses on the family accidentally walking into the process of a woman (dressed as a goddess) filming an add in ancient italy. the woman then calls the girls of the family over and politely talks to them and gives them small gifts.
The Wonders Scene #2 Gelsomina and Martin reunite in a cave on an island in the middle of a lake. The scene has little to no sound (diegetic and non-diegetic), uses shaky camera movement to show personal perspective, and uses a pairing of off-screen/on-screen action .
The Wonders Scene #3 Gelsomina returns home to the property with her family. The sound is diegetic until the camera pans using a continuous shot until the sound (the whistling) is now non-diegetic, the camera pans back and the family is gone.
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