BIOB11H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gregg Toland, Citizen Kane, Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Herman mankiewicz won the best screenplay in oscars, even though it had good cinematography. Threatened to expose hollywood about the amount of jews in hollywood, wells was put under investigation as he rebelled against william. Movie was put into vault rediscovered after 15 years. Not about angles or editing simply what"s in front of camera, similar to theater, Elements such as props, sets, costumes, lighting, actors. Closely connected with sense of realism and verisimilitude; establishes place and time. Three-point lighting: key light, back light, fill light. Low key lighting: creates strong contrast b/w light and dark areas of shot; accentuates shadows. Expressionism: trying to express thing internal psychological states in an explicit manner. Dark shadowy film in german that creates a mysterious aura. Force develop: chemically treat the films longer than needed to create a grainy dark aura. Long take- longer than usual continuous shot/ long shot: shot from far away.
