Film Studies 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Signify, Key Light, Aerial Perspective

• School: Western University
• Department: Film Studies
• Course: Film Studies 1020E
• Professor: Barbara Bruce

Document Summary

Reading chpt 4 112-159 and 459-460 - lecture 5 october 11th 2016. The shot: mise-en-scene = french translation putting into scene . The power of mise-en-scene: mise-en-scene is used to achieve realism, giving settings an authentic look or letting actors perform as natural as possible, georges elies used highly original mise-en-scene to create an imaginary world on film. 4 areas of choice and control: setting, costumes and makeup, lighting and staging (includes acting and movement in shots) Costume and makeup: less obviously, costumes can become motifs, enhancing characterization and tracing changes in attitude, can enhance facial performance, are carefully planned to convey certain meanings. Lighting: modern digital capture can produce a legible image in bright or dark situations, and for many purposes, all that matters is that the subject be visible. Highlights and shadows: a highlight is the patch of relative brightness on the surface.