Film 1101 Test 1- Carleton University Questions And Answers Rated A+

3 main areas of film - History- How it has changed through history. Theory- The study of 'nature' and functions of cinema. Analysis- the study of how movies are constructed and how we make sense of films. Actors and costumes - Which actors are chosen give great significant to a film They give bodies, gestures and movements, and voices to the characters Give meaning to the story Make up as well adds effect to a character Atmosphere, mood and emotion - Establishes mood and atmosphere the "tone" and "rhythm" of a film and creates emotions Most likely with music Audience engagement - How the shots are joined also points to different ways filmmakers want to engage their audience Audio visual 'ecology' - Films are narratives made with images and sound. Basic elements of cinematography - Framing Depth of field - focus Colour and contrast Movement Special effects Basic elements of Mise-en-scènce - Setting and set props Acors and costumesLightings Basic sound elements in audio visual media - Voice Music Diegetic sounds Sound effects Silence Cinematography - Visual aspects of film Continuity - Holds the film together, "glue" that creates unity in the "world" of the film and it immerses us in the story world Diegesis - The story world Diegetic sound or music - Sound and music that belongs to the world of the film Example: the shining music coming out of the tv , although we can't see it b/c it's off screen we know it's there. Editing - Rhythm, pace, energy and pulse Establishing space and time Audience engagement Establishing space and time - How the shots are linked help us navigate through story space, though the diegetic world Framing - What is in the shot Close up, long shot, etc What we see in the frameDoes the frame suggest that something or someone exists outside of the frame Lighting - Gives us meaning. Mise-en-scènce - Placement in a scene or onstage Elements on film are put in position before the filming actually begins and are employed in certain ways once the filming does begin Non diegetic sound - Sound and music that does not belong to the world of film Background music Orientation - Sound orients us in space and time Sound makes it easier for us to navigate through a story in a fiction film Sound can of course also be used to disorient Pointing - Sounds or music that points to important aspects in the movie. Example star wars character theme Primary function of sound - Continuity Orientation Atmosphere, mood and emotion Pointing Props - Physical objects will be chosen carefully Tools can express characters thoughts and feelings The same props can have different meanings depending on the movie Rhythm, pace, energy and pulse - A film that has fast editing will experience very differently than a film with slow editingEnhances the physical experience of seeing a film Secondary functions of sound - Helps create the diegetic world Establishing time and space in the story Creating rhythm and pulse Exposition and information Creating character Signalizing interior states Creating suspense and action: a boring scene can change with the right music or sound Create affects and effects Generic and contextual links Setting and set - Where an action takes place in a movie Carefully chosen and manipulated in different ways to enhance the beauty and space