Aims To further our understanding of cinematography through a written analysis and a creative task

Cinematography test. What does AMPS stand for? When might a close-up shot be used? What is a dog’s eye view? What is the purpose of the establishing shot? What is the difference between a panning shot and a tracking shot? What is the shot-reverse-shot, and what is its purpose? What meaning does a POV shot create? What is a Zoom? What is a crane shot? What is the difference between a mid shot and a long shot?

4 main components of cinematography. Angles Movement Positions Shots What examples can you think of for each?

Case Study-’Jekyll’ Watch the first few shots : note down as many adjective descriptions as you can to describe: Identify the angles, movements, positions and shots and make notes on the intended audience meaning. Can the cinematography tell us about the following? What do we establish about the character? The way the character is feeling? What we establish about the tone of the show?

PEE. Once you have identified the technical aspect the next and more important step is to analyse its meaning for audiences. However this isn’t always easy to put into words. Remember POINT- EVIDENCE- EXPLAIN! Example from ‘Jekyll’: ‘the sequence begins with a static mid shot of a door opening onto a room to reveal a sinister looking chair. this implies a sense of foreboding as we can predict that something evil is lurking. The reaction shot of the main female protagonist face consolidates the eerie atmosphere. When we see her turn round in the mid long shot we the viewer are positioned from behind the chair as if we are hiding. What is the point? Where is the evidence? What is the explanation?

Words to connect technique to audience. This shot suggests….. Implies Shows Develops Establishes Any others? TASK – Now using your Hustle sheets pick one particular aspect and aim to write a sentence for two different cinematography aspects.

Task: ‘How does the cinematography in the TV clip create audience meaning’? We will watch the scene 3 times. Make notes after the first screening. Use connective words – implies etc…. Refer to main character(s) as protagonists, and opposing characters or villains as antagonists. Refer to director when discussing the audience meaning. Remember he's the main creator of the meaning. Write about one technique per paragraph. Don’t rush to cram in as many techniques as possible into your essay, take your time and elaborate on points. You have 25 minutes.

Your turn….. TASK – In order to understand the way that audience meaning is created you are now going to create your own scene from a TV drama and storyboard them. Pay particular attention to the shots you use and the meaning that you want to create. Create either: Physical fight scene or a chase scene.

Homework Choose a 5 minute sequence from a TV drama and analyse the cinematography remember AMPS and always refer to audience meaning. Due next lesson