ITAL 152 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Bicycle Thieves
10 May 2018
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ITAL152 Lecture #11 - Bicycle Thieves and The Conformist
Lecture - Bicycle Thieves
●The filmmaker had a certain idea of how he was going to construct the scene where
Antonio tells Maria he cannot take the job
○There are mainly long shots
■We do not see lots of closeups
■Not just focusing on these people as a close up would force us to do
●We are also focusing on the space where they live
○Horizontal movements
○Allows us to see the area they live in
■Broken down
■Kids are working
○People are moving
■Hustle and bustle of the city
■Movement is created
●Within the shot
■This idea of lines
○Shows Maria doing her job
■Allows us to have some insight into her daily life
○Significance of the space and the people in it
■Just a question of framing size?
●Long distance shot
■If the focus was shallow
●Just on the actors/protagonists
●Then we wouldn’t clearly see the buildings and the space
○Result of the deep focus shots
○Camera placement develops how the scene develops
Movie Viewing - The Conformist
●Made in the 1970s
●Plot Highlights
○Marcello and Giulia travel to Paris for their honeymoon
○In Paris
■Marcello also plans to assassinate his former college professor Luca
Quadri
○Marcello meets Anna
■Romantic and political loyalties are tested
●Characters
○Marcello Clerici
Document Summary
Ital152 lecture #11 - bicycle thieves and the conformist. The filmmaker had a certain idea of how he was going to construct the scene where. Antonio tells maria he cannot take the job. We do not see lots of closeups. Not just focusing on these people as a close up would force us to do. We are also focusing on the space where they live. Allows us to see the area they live in. Allows us to have some insight into her daily life. Significance of the space and the people in it. Then we wouldn"t clearly see the buildings and the space. Camera placement develops how the scene develops. Marcello and giulia travel to paris for their honeymoon. Marcello also plans to assassinate his former college professor luca. A member of the secret police in mussolini"s fascist italy. Interview with man while three ladies are singing in the background. Sideways shot at gate from behind the bars.
