FILM 114 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Reaction Shot, Birds Eye, Medium Shot
13 Feb 2017
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Day 2 study sheet for exam 1: the frame, shots and angles. You must use your text and your lecture notes while studying to do your best. Definitions: most of these are in the glossary in the back of your text. How films are made: the frame: how to use the frame to tell a story. We see on a strip of film (celluloid) We see on the bottom of editing software. Today: 24 fps (frames per second) silent era (varied 16 fps) What is the size of a frame when screened: three different aspect ratios and their history, aspect ratio- the ratio of the frame"s horizontal and vertical dimensions, standard (square) Example: still 2-6a, p. 54: widescreen. Clip: modern times: why frame size is important. How do you compose/arrange elements inside a frame: what decisions must the filmmaker make when arranging elements inside a frame, composition is . Sight shapes story: composition styles: classical composition style.
