FS103 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Film Stock, Cloverfield, Digital Intermediate
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Athletic complex, december 17th 12;00pm: multiple choice and fill in the blanks: 20, factual information and technical terminology. 5 short answer questions: 40: definitions and thematic questions. Comparative essay question: 40: choose 1 out of3 questions, compare two films, one from first half of class (drama and sci-fi) and one from second half of class (horror to digital cinema) Digital cinema: films created using digital computer imaging technologies, beginning in the late 1970s early 1980s. A technology-based category like silent film / talkies or cult films that includes many genres. Digital technology can bow be used at any stage of filmmaking, including: pre-production, filming (cinematography, post-production (editing, projection and distribution. Digital cinematography: the use of digital cameras to capture moving images. Digital cameras record images as information that can be transmitted anywhere in the world via portable drives, cable internet or satellite. Has led to a subgenre of amateur found footage horror/ sf films, the blair.
