English Film
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 George Eastman | Invented flexible celluloid film Owner of Kodak Eastman film industry |
| Edward Muybride | 1877 Horse has all four hooves of the ground at a single moment. Link between pictures taken in quick succession. |
| Thomas Edison | Invented the projector and nickelodeon |
| Nickelodeon | Machine you could put a nickel into and watch a short movie. "The Sneeze" |
| Billy Bitzer | Moved the camera and played with movement. Used movement + pathos. |
| Movement | Up: Joy, aspiration, success, happiness Down: Death, defeat, sorrowful, slumping Left: Unnatural Right: Natural |
| D.W. Griffith | Called "Father of Film." Moved film from a gimmick to an art. Known for his editing. |
| Realistic Editing | In sequence editing. Example: Rocket takes off from earth (1st part), then lands on the moon (2nd part) |
| Classical Editing | The ability to tell multiple stories going on at once. He "cuts for continuity" to help audience fill gaps. |
| Locale Changes | Where the story takes place. |
| Extreme Long Shot | Almost always exterior People are mere specks Tend to be used in Epic films |
| Epic film | Films like Historical, Westerns, etc. |
| Long Shot | Corresponds from distance of audience to stage Tend to include full shots of humans Humans are barely contained |
| Medium Shot | Shot from knees to head up Includes two people (romantic scenes) Most common/ very functional |
| Close-ups | Magnify/ focus attention Often symbolic and magnify importance |
| Bird's eye view | Not used often- unfamiliar Used for abstract/ expressive scenes Suggests being watched by God |
| High-angle | Like Birds Eye, but at an angle Spectator omnipotence People still seem vulnerable judgmental/ manipulative |
| Eye Level | Most Common |
| Low-angles | Powerful Menacing- used in violent scenes |
| Oblique angle | Off-balance, literally tilted Used to suggest tension/ movement |
| Lighting | Used for theme, mood genre |
| High Key Lighting | Bright, even illumination (comedies/musicals) |
| High Contrast Lighting | Harsh shafts of light/ streaks of black (tragedies) |
| Low Key Lighting | Shadows with pools of lights (gangster movies) |
| Mise en scene | Meaning = Placing on stage How visual materials are staged Adopted from the theater |
| Aspect Ratio | Refers to the size of a screen |
| Placement/ their meanings | 1. Irising - D.W. Griffith 2. Central Portion reserved for main idea 3. Outer edges, top, bottom 4. Space behind set = space behind 5. Deliberate lack of balance |
| Buster Keaton | - 1895-1966 - "The Great Stone Face" - Early stage life and vaudeville career. - |
| Vaudeville | Early entertainment- usually was held in bars. |
| Buster Keaton Contributions | ... |
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