ENG100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Vistavision, Steadicam, Anamorphic Format
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Hitchcock was very much about planning and making storyboards before any movie. Mcguffin secrets that spies after, which seem to be of vital importance to the characters, but of no importance to he was a lot about control and planning before starting any action. Masks covering up areas not wanting to show anamorphic lens one continuous camera take (can be moving, but cannot cut or edit to another shot/view) attributes of the shot: framing, depth of field (focus), colour, and movement. Framing or composition also: duration long shot distance (shot scale) how far away the camera is from the subject: medium long shot (or american shot , medium shot, medium close up close up extreme close up. Who is roger thornhill? high angle: shot from a high position, directed downward on individuals or a scene low angle: shot from a low position, directed upward on individuals or a scene.
