COM 3417 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cinematic Techniques
Document Summary
Film as art- creativity, technology, and business: varies in format. Having different formats so they can have the same film on different decives. Change the way the film is shot. Change the format to avoid illegal downloading. Lowers the quality of sound design to be able to be shown on more devices that only have one speaker compared to having the various speakers of a theatre: communications ideas and information. Allows you to think about issues that you wouldn"t usually consider: stories and experiences, a business trying to create revenue trying to cover expenses and make more, designed with active conscious choices. Definition of aesthetics: the philosophical study of beauty and taste. Form and style: form- the overall pattering of a film, the way parts work to create specific effects, style- films use of cinematic techniques- mise-en-scene (arrangement of everything in a frame) Imagination, hard work, and the filmmakers: machine capturing and transforming image and sound.
