COMM 1003 Lecture : Film Lecture-9:09:13 copy.doc
12 Dec 2013
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Film lecture: film form and elements of narrative-09/09/13. Key elements of film form: what elements might impact (and shape) how we perceive what we see onscreen, narrative (week 3, mise-en-scene (week 4, cinematography (week 5, editing (week 6, sound (week 7) Cinematic language: this refers to the tools and techniques that filmmakers use in order to create and convey meaning to spectators, in other words, form in the world of movies is known as cinematic language. Persistence of vision- our brains being able to retain an image for a bit longer than it takes our eyes to record it---> gives the illusion of succession: 2. ) Apparent motion- the tendency for our eyes to connect disparate images into a single smooth motion: 3. ) Rush(1925: example of parallel editing: the godfather(1972) What is narrative: several meanings, can be a story, can be a type of movie, can be a way of structuring fictional (or fictionalized) stories in narrative films.
