Film Techniques Folio Defining what you need to know about film ______________________________________________________________ What do you know about film? ( How did they do that? ( Why did they put that in? ( What was the point of that? ( Why did that character do that? ( What’s this film really about? These are just some of the questions which might arouse you when you are viewing‚ or studying‚ a film. And‚ clearly‚ your
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Filmic Techniques Establishing shot • An establishing shot is usually the first shot of a new scene‚ designed to show the audience where the action is taking place. It is usually a very wide shot or extreme wide shot. • To orientate the viewer to the flow of the narrative by alerting the audience to the beginning of a new sequence‚ but does not itself carry narrative information. Effect: When the director wants the responder (us) to understand the emotion being experienced by the character
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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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Film techniques Camera angles: Bird’s eye view- An aerial shot of a view‚ sensation of flying or floating Eye level- Camera is positioned at the character’s eye level. Often used to display facial expressions and focus on dialogue. Low angle- The camera is positioned below the feet. Can indicate power and authority and make them look tall and overbearing High angle- The camera is high in the air. Make the audience feel that they are more important then the object provides the feeling of inferiority
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Dover Castle is in the opening scene where Hamlet is giving a speech‚ John Golden writes in much detail‚ “Hamlet descends the stairs as he says the famous first line‚ moving from light to dark‚ but he pauses momentarily before moving fully into the main chamber. Hamlet looks around at the bones and skulls that litter the crypt on the lines "To die‚ to sleep”” (Golden). This wonderful‚ symbolic first scene gives the viewers a taste of what is to come from Zeffirelli and his decision to film in a beautiful
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The director uses film techiques to tell the story ad create a respose in the audiece. These techiques are. Shots wide shot- a wide shot is a shot that shows the setting as well as the character. This kind of shot is used so the audience can understand the characters physical experience with the setting. normal shot- a normal shot usually shows the characters waist and up. This is a standard shot that helps to focus attention on the action. close up- a close up shot is a shot in which the camera
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Film and television has taken over the world we live in‚ becoming one of the most popular ways for different personalities to express their stories in local and worldwide settings. Film allows auteurs to capture the essence of time‚ emotional circumstances and cultural differences in order to create stories that linger in the minds of their audiences. In particular‚ this is demonstrated in Australian film. Historically‚ Australian film tends to explore the cultural difficulties associated between
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Essay Human kind has always displayed a desire‚ within their literature‚ to engross themselves on a journey of self reflection. However often these journeys can also be negatively forced upon a character. Skrzynecki‚ in his text ‘Immigrants at central station’ explores how forced journeys have dehumanised and isolated his family on their journey of migration. However‚ in ’10 Mary street’ Skrzynecki focuses on positive outcomes of journeys that him and his family have taken on their own. Furthermore
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The Help Film makers should definitely have the ability to reflect on the greatest triumphs and tragedies of our time by effectively presenting them through the use of film techniques. The Help‚ directed by Tate Taylor‚ allows us to on the greatest triumphs and tragedies. Tate Taylor presents these triumphs and tragedies in his 2011 film‚ The Help by using a range of characters and situations‚ as well as through film techniques such as dialogues‚ camera work and costume. The film maker‚ Tate Taylor
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The Sims 2‚ The Sims 3 so far and The Sims 4 will be released in 2014. The Sims is the first game in the series and it is the basic series. It was released for Microsoft Windows in February 2000. The Sims uses a combination of 3D and 2D graphics techniques. The Sims themselves are rendered as 3D objects‚ but the house‚ and all its objects are pre-rendered and displayed diametrically. [2] In this video game‚ the players can create human modes what they like. For example‚ the players can create a woman
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