CAS PH 159 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Normal Lens, Shaky Camera
31 Jan 2016
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The pickford/gish/griffith acting style: emphasized facial close-ups, viewer is forced to figure out what they"re thinking, and emphasize with the character and forge an emotional connection. Actresses like mary pickford are movie stars because viewers identify with them and their characters, as opposed to them just being in a crowd. The shot is the basic unit of film (like sentences or clauses: dps use an enormous range of shots to get the desire effect and response. A shot is a single camera view or presentation that ends when we cut to a different: based off of some examples, we could modify this definition. Types of shots (can be defined by their ) camera view: function. Establishing sets up the scene/shows setting. Point of view shows what a character is seeing. Pillow cuts from main action to something that sets the mood outside of the ordinary narrative: lens/look.
