COM Movie Criticism Final Exam

Speed and length of shots. Understand how fast motion and slow motion affect the story, how long and short takes are effective for different reasons
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Speed and length of shots. Understand how fast motion and slow motion affect the story, how long and short takes are effective for different reasons
slow motion: filming at a higher frame rate. more graceful. 48fps. Show for dramatic effect.
Fast Motion: lower frame rate. 12fps. used for comic relief. Show stress
Special effects (FX) and CGI: how they are used and what purposes they serve in the world of a film
FX: used to create images that are too dangerous, expensive, or impossible.
Mechanical effects: created or photographed on set.
optical: manipulating the image
visual: created using computers in production
motion: live action wears a bodysuit to record movements
Editing as a technique, a craft, and an art:
making meaning by combining shots together in a particular sequence
Relationship between the shot and the cut: what is contained within the shot vs. how the shot is situated within the film
the shot is the video being recorded, cut is breaking the shots apart.
Responsibilities of the editor:
spatial and temporal relationships between shots, and creating the overall rhythm of the movie
purposes of flashbacks and flash forwards and montages
create a symbolic or thematic meaning though juxtaposition.
Rhythm of the film:
an editor can manipulate how an audience feels about characters and story based on duration of shots
Understanding continuity editing (most common style) vs. discontinuity editing
continuity: seeks to keep viewers oriented in space and time, to ensure a smooth and subtle slow between shots. makes you forget you are watching a movie.
discontinuity: between shots is a contrast of movements, camera angles, or shot types. calls attention to itself
Understand the purpose of the master shot
master: different angle shots of same action
Shot/reverse shot, parallel editing, match cuts, and other techniques that maintain continuity (304)
match cuts:
Four elements of sound in movies:design: planning process for the film recording: recording said sound editing: editing the sound correctly for film mixing: combining all individual sound tracks togetherSound design: the art of creating sound for the movie Why sound is important in pre-production, production, and post-production (322)pre: narrow down options and plan pro: actual practical film production work begins post: touch upsSound recording: double system recording, dialogue recordingdouble: when the dialogue is recorded using a separate sound recorderSound editing: how all the sounds are put together during post production Additional sounds that are added in post, including foley effects and ADRADR= automatic dialogue replacement (looping) foley: sound recorded in-sync with film sound effects: added in and synced upSound mixing:combining the various soundtracks into a composite track that is synchronous with the video trackOn-screen vs. offscreen sound, internal vs. external soundon-screen: sound we can see off-screen: we don't see non-diegetic: source outside world (only heard by audience) diegetic: in film world internal: thoughts from a character external: heard by charactersFive basic kinds of sounds in movies:dialogue: speech of characters who can be heard narration: commentary spoken ambient sound: comes from the background or environment SFX: artificially created sounds music: music...Use of music in movies:score: incidental music that accompanies a scene or moment in the film music soundtrack: music diegetic vs. non-diegetic musicHow silence is used in moviesused to frustrate our normal perceptionsKnow the different kinds of documentary cinema: factual, persuasive, propaganda, etc.factual: present everything straightforward for entertainment persuasive: address social injustice propaganda: systematically distort informationBe prepared to discuss how principles of filmmaking (mise-en-scene, cinematography, framing, editing, sound) are used to tell nonfiction stories.mise-en-scene: the setting or surroundings of an event or action. Cinematography: the art of making motion pictures. non-fiction= realBe able to discuss how filmmaking techniques are used in news, music video, advertising, and more*****Spatial relationships:editing helps us understand where the scene is taking placeTemporal relationships:editing manipulates the presentation of plot time