Discuss the ways in which Hitchcock sets the scene for the audience in the opening minutes of his film ’Rear Window’(1954) - 500 words Camera shots - Close up‚ medium shot‚ long shot‚ wide shot‚ framing. Camera Movements - Pan‚ track‚ crane‚ zoom‚ reverse zoom‚ tilt Editing - Cut‚ montage‚ fade in/out‚ dissolve‚ super impose‚ slow-motion Sound - Soundtrack‚ musical score‚ sound mixing and editing Other useful terms - scene‚ sequence‚ mise-en-scene‚ lighting‚ actor‚ theme‚ narrative‚ style and
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The filmmaking process is an extremely important‚ long‚ and complicated process. It usually takes between several months and several years. A film always starts with an original story idea‚ then a screenplay gets written‚ and then they shoot it. After that they edit the film and direct it. Then they distribute the film to its intended audience. There are also many people involved in the filmmaking process‚ from the directors to the cast‚ to the stage crew. The first step is coming up with the
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energy of the movie is never less than compelling. Meirelles pulls out every filmmaking trick in the book‚ utilizing freeze-frames‚ montage‚ flashback‚ quick-cutting‚ and even strobe lights” (Millikan 1). I will analyze various scenes from the film and explain how each successfully applied film techniques. “The techniques that I will elaborate on include lighting‚ shots and angles‚ editing and a few principles of film form. The cinematographer primarily used a realistic lighting design throughout
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The Best Years of Our Lives vs Mr. Nobody Something I noticed about The Best Years of Our Lives was the amount of fading that was put in in between scenes. Although not a specific trick shot‚ I found it interesting how the fading was used along with a small amount of dialogue was still able to set up the story. In the opening‚ a majority of the scenes fad between each other‚ even with no dialogue of plot substance in between. Fred is walking‚ and the scene fades out‚ and he’s still walking in the
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Thus fundamentally‚ this short film takes on a different approach compared to the other two texts‚ as it exemplifies the notion of how one’s sense of belonging can essentially be hindered upon by barriers in life and a lack of acknowledgement by the wider community. Factors such as poverty‚ hunger and homelessness can ultimately become catalysts that results in one being excluded and seen by others as incoherent ‘outcasts’. As a result of a lack of connection to a home or with people‚ homeless individuals
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The cinematographer Stuart Dryburgh did a fantastic job at the quality of shots and lighting which really enhanced the scenery around the characters‚ for example when Walter is long boarding down the long and windy road the scene is filled with bird eye view shots‚ medium shots‚ and low angles that really shows the beauty in nature and is able to grab your attention for the moment. Other than the beautiful visuals the film
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Bridge” (1888). This film is an incomplete “Actuality” showing Le Prince’s family in the back yard of their home. It is not a narrative and the event lasts only briefly. The types of shots and camera angles. (Lecture and Giannetti) Camera Angles • Shot Size • Camera Orientation Shot Size Designations • Long shot • Medium shot • Close-up Realism‚ Classicism‚ and Formalism. (Lecture and Giannetti) Realism Realism is a style that emphasizes documentary truth with minimal image manipulation. The illusion
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In this paper I will argue that in his film‚ The Godfather‚ Francis Ford Coppola orchestrates the filmic elements (especially: editing and mise-en-scéne) to give the audience an intimate view of the complex world of a Mafia Don: Coppola’s techniques sensitively portray the life and transformation of Michael Corleone; he leaves his status as a family outsider to become king of the underworld. Michael is the son of Vito Corleone‚ Don of the Corleone Crime Family1. The story of The Godfather is
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cannot help sensing that something different‚ cinematically speaking‚ has been experienced. As far as camera moves‚ the dolly in and out and the tilt are used predominantly for the introductions. Then‚ pretty much the director uses crane and static shots. Only in two occasions do we experience the use of handheld‚ and both involve characters running up and down the stairs. The director chose deep reds‚ muted yellows‚ and browns; which appear mainly throughout the old house and the street on which
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1. The term for a sound that has one definite frequency is * tone rhythm tempo harmony 2. When notes sounded together tend to be grating or unpleasant‚ the resulting sound is called harmony timbre * dissonance consonance 3. A group of notes played in succession with a perceivable "shape" * is called a melody produces harmony produces consonance produces dissonance 4. Dynamics in music refer to its rhythm consonance or dissonance
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