ctcs 190 week 4 Visual Design
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Visual design includes: | set dressing, props, photography, costumes, color, lighting, title design, special effects |
| three-point lighting | includes key light, fill light and back light assembled in different arrangements to create different effects |
| key light | main source of illumination in the shot |
| fill light | fills in for the key light, generally 90 degrees from key-eliminates contrast and shadow |
| back light | behind character-creates halos and silhouettes |
| high-key lighting | high key and fill light, most everything is illuminated in the frame, |
| low-key lighting | greater ratio between key (high) and fill (low) lights - creates shadows through high contrast |
| stock | what type of film, sensitivity to light |
| film gauge | size in mm (8mm, 16mm, 35mm, 70m), higher gauge creates sharper image, picks up more light |
| filters | thin sheets of gelatin, reduces amount of light, sometimes adds different colors/effects |
| special effects | make-up, mechanical, in camera, computer generated images (think of when special effects are done, pre-, during, or post production) |
| objective/ visual correlatives | a symbolic article used to provide explicit, rather than implicit, access to such traditionally inexplicable concepts as emotion or color (ex. cluttered room--> busy life)(ex. in hud when the longhorns die--> symbolic of hud's father being past his prime |
| functions of visual design | 1 . Direct our attention to or away: lighting as molding objects and establishing depth. 2. Shaper of story's setting (spatial-temporal dimensions). 3. Mood and atmosphere. mood --> the feeling conveyed (emotional) atmosphere --> physical sensations we experience (uptight, relaxed, tense, etc.); sensory 4. Delineation of character. 5. Projection of a state of soul/objective correlative. objective correlative 6. Visual motif. 7. Enunciator of subject, theme, and conflict. 8. The costume/accessory and/or set/set dressing/prop as character and plot catalyst. 9. Color and the relationship of spectacle; the emotional resonance through metaphoric and symbolic associations. 10. Title design as anticipation of thematic values or in medias res. |
| title design | gives the viewer a first impression of a film, can introduce the viewer about the atmosphere of the film |
| Singing in the Rain (visual design) | Lena lamont's rediculous costumes/hair set her aside from the other characters. |
| All about eve | Marylyn Monroe's character wears all white in a sea of dark suits, therefore accenting her pure beauty, but also sets herself apart |
| Cape Fear | Cady's tattoos (makeup) help establish his character as a psychotic criminal and seeking justice. The set design of his prison cell shows us his beliefs/intelligence before we even see him (introducing a character through visual design) |
| Minority Report | Light helps to explore the relationship between people and technology. it establishes the tension between transparancy and opacity...contrast on faces is from low-key lighting |
| Victor/Victoria | Make has a HUGE impact on this film. Julia andrews must be made to look beautiful and feminine (as victoria), and masculine (as her drag queen alter ego, victor) |
| Hart's war | color is used to create mood and atmosphere to give a specific emotional tone to the audience (change between present moment and interrogation flashbacks) |
| San Francisco | Set design was extremely important. Many of the sets (blackie's club, the Burley house, city of SanFran) radiate a feeling of the lavish living of a wealthy family, contrasted with the aftermath of the quake. |
| Color vs Black and white | Color is more expensive, more difficult to shoot than B&W. However, neither is "better," certain films are suited for one or the other (Singing in the rain was a spectacle and called for color. All about eve/Hud lent themselves to B&W, but were still realistic.) |
| Special Effects | 1. Makeup 2. Mechanical (done in front of camera) 3. In-Camera/production (running a reel of a background behind actual filming) 4. Post production/ computer generated images (can change time of day, create characters, fix shooting problems) |
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