INI100H1 Lecture Notes - Light Shift, Buster Keaton, Outer Space
10 Dec 2012
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The stylistic system: the stylistic system of a film is defined by the patterned use of medium-specific elements. These are the specific means by which a film communicates. There are an abundance of elements which produce a whole. We must disentangle this weave of elements and examine them individually. You must think about film style in terms of these 4 categories: mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing and sound. Each corresponds to a stage of the production process. Mise-en-scene: involves anything that appears on screen (make-up, lighting, actors, performances ). Involves everything that happens before a camera rolls. Cinematography: all technical factors that determine what camera renders from what is placed before it. Incorporates what happens when camera is actually rolling. Sound: this is not the final stage of the production process because recording sound is part of the entire process of making a film. We take into consideration everything that we hear.
