CIM 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Previsualization, Lightning
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Mise en-scene: overall look and feel of movie, everything audience sees, hears and experiences, all aspects of the lm;director, behaviour. Blocking (movement of actors and objects, turning psychology into. Choreography (heightened emotion, and movement usually with music) The look of a film: comedy is always light, tragedy, serious, mystery, lms are dark. German expressionism: the camera sees environment, environment shows psychology, the camera sees lightning, the cabinet of dr. caligari (jagged edges, distorted sets, makeup shows character"s mental state) Production designer: supervises lm visuals, works with director, bringing screenplay to life. Art directors: drafting or architecture, brings blueprints, meiles. Settings: backdrop and acting space for character, information (who what when where and why?, 2. emotional mood, 3. character"s state of mind.