Film Chapter 1 Latest 2023 Already Graded A

Film Chapter 1 Latest 2023 Already Graded A Movies/film Movies seek to engage viewers emotions and transport them inside the world presented on screen -as narratives, artistic expression, and a reflection of the cultures that produce and consume them Movies Film Cinema -movies=short for motion pictures -film= "considered to be more serious or challenging -cinema= "works of art" Cinematic Language not of words but of myriad integrated techniques and concepts, connects us to the story while deliberately concealing the means by which it does. Shots an unbroken span of action captured by an uninterrupted run of a motion-picture camera -allows visual elements to rearrange themselves and the viewer's perspective to shift within any composition Editing joining together of discrete shots -Editing's capacity to isolate details and juxtapose images and sounds within and between shots gives movies an expressive agility impossible in ANY other dramatic art or visual media Director Creative visionary -responsibilities -performance and camera and the coordination of the two Movie vs. Play -movies control what audience sees -a stage confines the viewer to a single wide-angle view -plays=too small to properly use props -Editing's capacity to isolate details and juxtapose images and sounds within and between shots gives movies an expressive agility impossible in ANY other dramatic art or visual media (close up, time) Why has the grammar of film evolved to allow audiences to absorb movie meaning intuitively? The grammar of film has evolved to allow audiences to absorb movie meaning intuitively because the film-makers want to minimize any distractions that might remind viewers that they are watching a highly manipulated and manipulative artificial reality. Fade-out/fade-in Conveys a passage of time Low-angle shot we see the figures as strong, noble, or threatening Cutting on action Hides the instantaneous and potentially jarring shift from one camera viewpoint to another Invisible Techniques that convert meaning intuitively Fade in/out Low-angle shots Cutting on action How do movies minimize viewers awareness that they are experiencing a highly manipulated, artificial reality? By stressing polished continuity of lighting, performance, costume, makeup, and movement to smooth transitions between shots and scenes, thus minimizing any distractions that might remind the viewers they're watching a highly manipulated, artificial reality. Cultural Invisibility vs. Cinematic invisibility By cultural invisibility we mean a movie that triggers to reinforce fundamental desires and beliefs that lie deep within. -can occur on a an unconscious, emotional level Cinematic invisibility = the techniques and strategies employed by the filmmakers that are hidden from the audience due to the passive experience and fast moving pictures of the film medium. Implicit vs. Explicit Meaing Implicit Meaning -lies below the surface of a movie's story and presentation =meaning -association, connection, or inference that a viewer makes on the basis of the explicit meaning -something arguable that conveys a message or point Explicit Meaning -Everything that a movie presents on its surface. -plot summary -what we have been explicitly shown or told on screen Actor Expectation for a new movie Could make us like or dislike it depending on how we perceive that actor. -be strange to see an actor play a role outside his normal range Other Expectations Other expectations that can affect the way viewers react to a movie are: if the director has been critically acclaimed in the past and if we have been told amazing reviews by friends, commercials, interviews, previews and/or words of mouth. Yet, even the most general piece of knowledge affects how you react to any film. -ex. if we expect a comedy and don't receive one Formal Analysis -analytical approach primarily concerned with film form, or the means by which a subject is expressed -dissects the complex synthesis of cinematography, sound, composition, design, movement, performance, and editing -Need to understand explicit before implicit Alternative Approaches to Analysis Yet, some other alternatives are looking at the cultural analysis the film gives, looking at the linguistic analysis which might explore historical, cultural, or imaginary origins. Also, there is an analysis of within the stylistic or political context of the director. Lastly, even the sex of the writer and director may tell us what their attitude toward a given topic is. All of these characteristics may also have a meaning, such as criticizing an era or concept or comment on society. theme or motif Juno-chair=the empty, displaced object represents Juno's status and emotional state and foreshadows the unconventional setting for the sexual act that got her into the mess -it ended with a chair-chair transformed like Juno to embody hope and potential Dollies in Camera on a track Slow movement of the camera toward a subject, making the subject appear larger and more significant. Such gradual intensification is commonly used at moments of a character's realization and/or decision, or as a point-of-view shot to indicate the reason for the character's realization. Duration The time a movie takes to unfold onscreen. For any movie, we can identify three specific kinds of duration: story duration, plot duration, and screen duration. Duration has two related components: real time and cinematic time. Point of View The position from which a film presents the actions of the story; not only the relation of the narrator(s) to the story but also the camera's act of seeing and hearing. The two fundamental types of cinematic point of view are omniscient and restricted. Depth of field can be used expressively or simply to emphasize the most significant action or subject in a particular composition Eyeline match cut convert or imply another person's point of view