MSTU1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Textuality, Free Range, Steadicam
Week 2 Lecture MSTU1001 – Rear Window
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Cinematography – Writing in Light and Movement
• Cinematographic theories: approaches to realism and style
• Components: camera angle, level, lens, mobile framing, focus.
• Effects and interpretations
Objectivity, credibility and realism:
• The objective nature gives credibility
• Image of the world is formed automatically
• Cinematographer intervene with the scene – creative decisions being made in terms of shot
and angle
Naturalistic:
• Shot on location
• No special lighting or effects
• No specialized costume
• Reality of everyday life and themes
• Does not cosmeticizes reality
• Power in the reality of life – how it was like for real people
• Connection to the real world
• Simply watching and observer – unobtrusive
Illusions of Realism:
• Naturalistic perspective changed
• Constructed
• Unstable, handheld camera – embodied presence
• Social-realist view of style – more depressing and lifelike
• Feel as if an extra person in the scene
• Digital graphics
• Filmed from the ground up to mimic reality – audience is more like an extra
Conventions:
• Classical Hollywood Realism
o Naturalistic acting
o Highly constructed lighting from 3 points
o Create illusion of the real
o Make the margravate seem real, space and time extend beyond the frame
o Cinematographer makes choices to impact the audience
o Close-ups used for emotional response
o Feel we are there with the characters
o Seen with their perspectives
• Rear Window:
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Document Summary
Cinematography writing in light and movement: cinematographic theories: approaches to realism and style, components: camera angle, level, lens, mobile framing, focus, effects and interpretations. Objectivity, credibility and realism: the objective nature gives credibility, cinematographer intervene with the scene creative decisions being made in terms of shot. Image of the world is formed automatically and angle. Film vs digital: film motion blur, not able to see into shadows well, fine distinctions in lighted areas, dv in deep focus most in film have a limited focal plane. Focus: rack focus pulled focus to direct attention foreground to background, moving of focus directi(cid:374)g of the audie(cid:374)ce"s atte(cid:374)tio(cid:374) Camera movements and functions: use to reframe to support argument, active agent in the action. Involved in the narrative world: phenomenological image replicates the direct pov of character, psychological image state of mind, more general emotional atmosphere. Aesthetic image: textuality different kind of film image.
