FILM 1502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Long Shot, Medium Shot, Dutch Angle
23 Oct 2018
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Cinematography - the art of motion picture photography; tells people where to look and what to focus on in a film (creating both definition and distinction) Four key features in any given shot: framing, depth of field, color, and movement. Framing - the use of the borders of a given screen to determine what will be visible on-screen (in essence, defining mise-en-scene) Can be both static and mobile (depending on the subject and take) Aspect ratio - the ratio of width to height on a screen (most commonly us widescreen - 1. 85:1) Framing is concerned with camera angle, level, and height (each a different term) Level creates geometry within the frame (ie. standard shot vs. dutch angle) (think rule of thirds) High angle (compresses the human figure, creating vulnerability) The height of camera is not the same as the angle. Camera distance factors into framing, the following being common examples of various distances:
