Chapter 5 - Dr. Lerner 270 - Film Art: an Introduction PDF

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Pages 159-The Shot: Cinematography Cinematography: writing in movement ● Depends on the photography in a senseRange of Tonalities: ● Contrast: comparative difference between the darkest and lightest area of the frame ○ High contrast: bright white highlights, stark black areas, narrow range of shades...

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Pages 159-215 The Shot: Cinematography Cinematography: writing in movement ● Depends on the photography in a sense Range of Tonalities: ● Contrast: comparative difference between the darkest and lightest area of the frame ○ High contrast: bright white highlights, stark black areas, narrow range of shades ■ Stark, dramatic ○ Low contrast: intermediate grays or color shades with no true white or black areas ■ Muted emotional states ● Exposure: how much light passes through the lens ○ Affected by filters-slices of glass or gelatin put in front of the lens of the camera or printer to reduce certain frequencies of light reaching the film ○ Example of changing film: dipping in dye- used to do this during black n white movie times ● Speed of Motion ○ Rate: frames per second ○ Varying frame rate during shooting → Ramping ● Perspective: lens is what your eye does ○ Focal Length-distance from center of lens to point where light rays converge to a point of focus on the film ■ Wide Angle Lens-less than 35 mm ● Distort straight lines ■ Normal Lens -35 or 50 mm ■ Telephoto Lens magnify action at distance ● Depth of Field ○ Range of distances within which objects can be photographed in sharp focus ● Ranking Focus ○ Changing focus of lens during a shot ie: a zoom ● Superimposition ○ Multiple perspectives from one frame ● Rear Projection ○ Ie: people in cars ● Matte Work ○ Portion of setting photographed on a strip of film usually with a part of the frame empty ● Aspect Ratio ○ Ratio of frame width to frame height ○ (Wrote in notes) ● Anamorphic Process- creating widescreen image- squeezing image horizontally either during filming or printing

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Mask- block the passage of light in the lens

Camera Positioning: ● Angle: frame positioning ● Level- parallel to horizon ● Height-related to angle ● Distance- how close/far from object ○ Extreme long shot- human figure is lost or tiny ○ Long shot- figures are more prominent ○ Medium long Shot- human from knees up ○ Medium shot- waist up ○ Medium Close up- frames body from chest up ○ Close up-head,hands, feet, small object ○ Extreme close up- singles a portion of the face, magnifies an object Mobile Framing: ● Camera Movement ● Pan- swivels the camera on vertical axis ● Tilt- on vertical axis ● Dolly Shot- camera as a whole changes position Dolly is a heavy cart ● Crane Shot- camera above ground level ● Handheld Camera- gets a bumpy shot Long Takes- unusually lengthy shots...