Film 100
Notes from film:
What is Cinema
January-10-13
8:13 PM
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An art form, an artistic spectacle, an aesthetic language with its own grammar and style, a ,medium of communication and expression
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A series of still image on a strip of plastic which, wen run through a projector shown on a screen, creates the illusion of moving images.
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Form ( film language) and content ( message) are linked. The message is understood through its form or language by exploring how it uses both to create and effect on the spectator or audience •
Films are cultural artifacts. They reflect the specific cultures that create them, and , in, turn, affect them •
Not only an important art form, its is also a source of entertainment, and a medium for educating and influencing audiences
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The visual aspect of film allows for a universal power of communication Formal Aspects
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Film exists in time and space
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Creating a subjective/objective, aesthetic/ anti- aesthetic vision of the world through the organization of a series of narrative elements and principles Narrative Principles
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A fundamental way for us to make sense of the world
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Classically: a beginning, middle, and end with a logical progression
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A chain of events organized and linked by time, space, and cause and effect Time
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Film take place in time
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Temporal order
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Temporal duration
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Ellipsis
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Length of shots/number of shots
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Dissolves Space
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Connecting events spatially
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Cross-cutting between spaces
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On screen and off screen space
-6 zones of off screen space
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Horizontal/vertical/diagonal lines
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Light, scale and distance
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Framing: containing/defining the space
Space: Framing
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Framing : using the edges of the film frame to select and compose what will be visible
( note: frames lack peripheral vision)
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Imposes meaning and influences interpretation
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Organizes images within a certain space and creates dominance (
What is Cinema
January-10-13
8:13 PM
•
An art form, an artistic spectacle, an aesthetic language with its own grammar and style, a ,medium of communication and expression
•
A series of still image on a strip of plastic which, wen run through a projector shown on a screen, creates the illusion of moving images.
•
Form ( film language) and content ( message) are linked. The message is understood through its form or language by exploring how it uses both to create and effect on the spectator or audience •
Films are cultural artifacts. They reflect the specific cultures that create them, and , in, turn, affect them •
Not only an important art form, its is also a source of entertainment, and a medium for educating and influencing audiences
•
The visual aspect of film allows for a universal power of communication Formal Aspects
•
Film exists in time and space
•
Creating a subjective/objective, aesthetic/ anti- aesthetic vision of the world through the organization of a series of narrative elements and principles Narrative Principles
•
A fundamental way for us to make sense of the world
•
Classically: a beginning, middle, and end with a logical progression
•
A chain of events organized and linked by time, space, and cause and effect Time
•
Film take place in time
•
Temporal order
•
Temporal duration
•
Ellipsis
•
Length of shots/number of shots
•
Dissolves Space
•
Connecting events spatially
•
Cross-cutting between spaces
•
On screen and off screen space
-6 zones of off screen space
•
Horizontal/vertical/diagonal lines
•
Light, scale and distance
•
Framing: containing/defining the space
Space: Framing
•
Framing : using the edges of the film frame to select and compose what will be visible
( note: frames lack peripheral vision)
•
Imposes meaning and influences interpretation
•
Organizes images within a certain space and creates dominance (