LTEA 138 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Classical Hollywood Cinema, Long Shot, Medium Shot
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Shot: a film exposed from the time the camera is started to the time it is stopped. (uninterrupted) Approx 800-900 shots in average hollywood film. Even 1 shot can create a film. Beginning of cinema: lumiere brothers (france), 1897, among the first to create film in history (use of 1 shot) Experiments of the new medium in many countries. Screened at world fairs, penny arcades, nickelodeons (no movie theaters yet) Emphasis not on telling a story but on astonishing viewers. No editing in many cases (1 film=1 shot) Period: after ww1 (1914-1918), hollywood dominance in global market began. Goal: create the universal language of cinema for audiences of all classes and all over the world (easy to understand, for everyone, follow the story throughout) Results: linear and unified narrative structure no confusion of time and space; standardization (editing, sound, shots) all of the techniques serve for creating a coherent storyline.
