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📓For the next class, which will be on September 11h, you have to:
📔Homework (Writing assignment #1): Select a 30-second segment from your preferred movie and write a detailed scene description. Please ensure you pay more attention to its visual side than the story.
✍ When watching a film, pay attention to its framing or mise-en-scène. This refers to how the elements of the shot are arranged on screen. Take note of the positioning of the actors and set decoration, as well as the objects closest and furthest from the camera. This can help you understand what's prominent in the scene. If you're watching the film on a computer, take screenshots to analyze still frames. Also, consider how the scene is lit and how the highlights and shadows affect the mood. Shots that are framed dark can make the scene mysterious, while well-lit scenes may seem more comfortable or exposed.
Take note of camera angles, movement, and framing to convey a scene's desired feeling and tension. For example, action scenes may have multiple angles and movements to create excitement, while horror scenes may use close-up shots and no camera movement to build tension.
Take note of camera angles, movement, and framing to convey a scene's desired feeling and tension. For example, action scenes may have multiple angles and movements to create excitement, while horror scenes may use close-up shots and no camera movement to build tension.
Some helpful questions to ask yourself before writing an assignment:
- Where is the camera positioned, and how does it move? What effect does this have on the scene
- Describe the elements observed, focusing on whether they are treated equally.
- What emotion does the scene evoke?
- Who are the characters, and what is their role?
- What is the general mood, and how is it conveyed through color, camera angles, and movement?
- When and where does the scene take place?
- How does color play a role?
Post your homework on our shared drive. 📑📚
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📚Required Reading:
Our shared drive folder 📁
If you want to create Zoetrope at home you can find templates HERE.
We will be talking about it during the following class.
Extra Reading: (Not required)📖
Extra videos to watch (Not required)The world’s top cinematographers discuss the art of how and why films look the way they do
- 📘One perfect shot: the unsung power of cinematography The Guardian
- 📗Cinema Paradiso and the Seventh Art by American Cinematographer
Extra videos to watch (Not required)The world’s top cinematographers discuss the art of how and why films look the way they do