FIL 3006 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Steadicam, Mise-En-Scène, Wrinkle
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In charge of translating script/idea into a finished film. Film lit often divides film into various disciplines, seemingly leaving the director little to do. A style of long duration shots that places itself in opposition to editing. *the shot: what is in the frame (composition) A specific location/movement of the camera from which the same subject is filmed/captured. The # of runs of the camera from a given set up. So on a clapboard: scene#, setup (a-z), take# 1st thing director must ask must decided is the shape of the film frame aspect ratio historically, early films shot in 35mm frame academy ration: 1:33:1 current filmmakers choose academy ration for aesthetic reasons now: many options. 2:40:1 35mm anamorphic some principle of design: theory (rule) of thirds divided into thirds vertically, horizontally, and diagonally pleasing to the eye hotspots: where all lines converge depth: distinguishing foreground, middle ground, background. Unbalanced: right heavy, nothing to counterbalance (compositional stress)
