MAC 146 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Eyeline Match, Intertitle, Jerky
3 Oct 2016
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Frame rate: the measurement of the frequency (rate) at which an imaging device produces unique consecutive images: fps: frames per second. Persistence of vision: 18 fps is the rate at which human eye perceives film as fluid movement, movies play at 24 fps. Phi phenomenon: the brain is slower than the eyes: takes a minute to register frames. Rocky ii and raging bull: slowed down the rate that film moves through the camera to accentuate the violence (raging bull) Verisimilitude: how close something is to reality, the goal is to resonate the message with the viewer, build stories upon this concept so it grasps people"s emotions, nonfiction. Mario cuomo (former governor of nyc: we like the portrait that looks most like him. Functions of plots: drives viewer"s attention, manipulate emotion, create meaning, create expectations. Americans love happy endings: rooted in religious belief in reward and punishment, reinforces the sense that the world is a just and orderly place.
