THTRFLM 1T03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: His Girl Friday, Studio System, Long Shot
27 Oct 2017
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Mise-en-scene: set design: establishes interpretive frame through which action should be read. Period: create possible patterns of movement. Mise-en-scene: lighting: lighting does not just illuminate the set and the actors, lighting helps create meaning by. Furthering our understanding of character actions and thoughts. Establishing mood and tone of a work. Attributes of lighting: quality (hard/soft, placement (directions of light, contrast (direction of light, colour. Classical hollywood three-point lighting: ef cient method of lighting developed in classical hollywood studio system (1930s-1950s) Can be adjusted to create formalistic shadows: key, ll, and back lights positioned locations around the camera, key light/window (closest or brightest, fill light (second closest or brightest, back light (much dimmer than key and kill lights) Ratio of key to fill 2:1 or lower: natural-key lighting. Fill no longer able to eliminate every shadow. Ratio of key to fill between 4:1 and 8:1: low-key lighting.
