the context of the group (‘southern XX ballroom championships’) Opening scenes establish insular sense of belonging- silhouettes of characters giving high fives and hugs. President established as powerful in the group- low angle shot‚ announcer introducing‚ video of dancing. Ironic- it looks daggy‚ he looks ridiculous‚ but powerful in this setting. Scott’s samba is presented in an over dramatised manner to emphasise how he has challenged a very strictly established and controlled social order
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the social dancing of its day‚ ballroom dancing. This art was born when the ancient Greek and Roman renaissance of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries took place‚ reviving an interest in all things human and the arts. The word “ballet” derives from the Italian word “balla‚” meaning dance. In the Italian city-states of the fifteenth century‚ many “balli” meaning “dances” were held. The ballis involved specific steps that our generation would classify as ballroom steps. Ballet got much
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Film Techniques Camera Composition Camera Shots Establishing shot or Extreme long shot This shot is taken from an extreme distance and usually shows landscapes‚ cityscapes‚ etc. Often used at the start of a movie. Showing the vast surrounding. Long shot This shot establishes the exact location of the scene by showing subjects in their surroundings. Full Shot Shows a character from head to toe. Point of full shot is to show/ bring attention to the body‚ body language‚ posture and costuming. Medium
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The Phantom of the Opera Review The Phantom of the Opera is a play written by Andrew Lloyd Webber that is an adaptation from the novel of the same name. It premiered on September 27‚ 1986 at the Her Majesty’s Theatre in London‚ England in New York City. Its Broadway premiere was on January 26‚ 1988 at the Majestic Theatre. The production is still currently running at the Majestic Theatre and at many other venues around the world. The writer‚ Andrew Lloyd Webber‚ is from London‚ England
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Shakespeare’s many plays‚ was directed by Franco Zeffirelli. The director’s intentions seem to be to create the movie much like the play‚ however there are some nuances here and there that set it apart. However even then‚ some of the director’s choice in lighting or in scenes seem to defy any sort of logic. Actors overall performed averagely‚ as a result‚ only Mel Gibson (Hamlet) will be analyzed simply because he is the easiest character to exemplify - considering he is the main character. Hamlet sticks
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The lighting was too dark for the majority of the play and it was difficult at times to see the actor’s faces‚ and I wanted to be able to see their reactions to different lines and events. There were also random spotlights throughout the show that no one was
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Every movie and TV show is different but they all share one thing in common‚ cinematography. Cinematography is how something is shot. Within cinematography are three categories; photographic aspects‚ framing‚ and duration. Photographic aspects are the concrete decisions that deal with specifics of the photographic elements; contrast‚ the difference between black and white and light and dark; exposure‚ the amount of light per unit area; and tonality‚ the amount of contrast there is. Framing is what
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All the elements in the show went perfectly with the actors‚ the sets‚ and the lighting. The whole stage was used and the performers moved around throughout the entire stage. The pace of the production seemed to be right. I thought it might have dragged out a little but picked up in the secound act. The type of theatre that was
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Bringing Drawing to Life: Animated Filmmaking I. Introduction A. Definition of Animation Filmmaking B. Types/Forms of Animation Filmmaking II. Discussion C. History 1. Local 2.Foreign D. Production 1. Pre-production a. Storyboarding b. Layouts c. Model sheets d. Animatic 2. Production a. Layout b. Modeling c. Texturing d. Lightning e. Rigging f. Animation 3. Post-production a. Composing b. Sound editing
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there. She returned to Europe and died in Paris in 1927. 1891: Loie Fuller began experimenting with the effect that gas lighting had on her silk costumes. Fuller developed a form of natural movement and improvisation techniques that were used in conjunction with her revolutionary lighting equipment and translucent silk costumes. She patented her apparatus and methods of stage lighting that included the use of coloured gels and burning chemicals for luminescence‚ and also patented her voluminous silk
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