FS103 Lecture Notes - Buddy Film, Computer-Generated Imagery, Romantic Comedy Film
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Staging and movement lighting: everything in front of the camera. Cinematography: shot composition, angles and camera movement. Blade runner: tech noir/sci fi noir, mise-en-scene allows the sci fi movie to look as thought it could be noir. Citizen kane (1941: kane s wife tries to commit suicide dominance of the drugs from being in the foreground, lots of low key lighting lots of shadows, lighting falls under cinematography. Deep focus all planes are in sharp focus at the same time. Needed advances in technology = wide angle lens. A single shot that continues for an unusually long time: anything over a minute. You need deep focus to make the long take effective: you can choose what to look at vs. being directed by the camera, important in yojimbo, invites a different type of viewing. Part 2 american westerns (1860s 1900s) Setting: wild west or old west (1865 1900) Ranchers vs. settlers; strong individual and gang replaced by a community.