Film Studies 1020E Lecture Notes - Screenwriter, The Projectionist, Camera Operator

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

Document Summary

Form: the overall patterning of the film, the ways its parts work together to create certain effects. Style: involves the films use of cinematic techniques. (the arrangement of people, places of things, cinematography, editing, and the sound, voices, effects and music in the movie) So a two hour film consists of 2 miles of film. Four main stages that movies go through the screen writer: scriptwriting and funding: producer is of utmost importance during this phase as well as, prep for filming or preproduction is when the director begins his job. The script is ready and funding is intact. Then hiring cast and crew to begin shooting. Following the storyboard is also extremely important in the movie (the comic book version of the movie: shooting: director supervises the directors crew (script supervisor, assistant director, second assistant director, third assistant director, dialogue coach, second unit director) Special effects and sound editing during this phase as well.