Movie Elements Computer Applications Ortonville High School

Objective: Students will understand movie elements Students will understand how camera angles enhance a movie

Movie Elements Images: How gestures and facial expressions help the audience understand what is happening. Words (dialogue): What people say and how they say it that helps further the story. Music/Sound: Type of music, volume, sound effects that sets the mood of the scene.

Scene 11 Spider Man 2 Images: Police Cars Crashing his motorbike Spider Man doing a flip Group of people Words: “How’d you do that?” “Ahhh, you know. Work Out. Rest. Eat your green vegetables.” “That’s what my mom is always saying.” “Go, Spidy, go” Music/Sound: Sirens/Cars Music starts after talking to boys-intense, upbeat Guns

Visual Cues Facial expressions Gestures Descriptions of the setting What helps you understand what is happening?

Visual Cues – Scene 11 Peter is happy. Boys are in awe. Peter is humble. (gesture of hands) Cars crashed. People are in danger. People are afraid. (hands up) People are saved by Spider Man. (web) Woman is thankful/happy for Spider Man.

Camera Angles Establish Shot Establish location for the shot that follows Wide (long) shot Shows a view of your subject and its surroundings. Shows things from a distance, as if the audience is standing further away from the things or people in the shot Medium shot Close-up shot Shows something close up Human emotions are best revealed in close-ups.

Camera Angles cont… Over the shoulder shot Shows relation to the subject Used in conversations High Angle shot Subject seems to appear less powerful Low Angle shot Makes subject appear more dominant than viewer

Rule of Thirds Mentally divide screen in thirds – horizontal and vertical Where the lines intersect should be where the subject is placed

Note these Camera Shots from the scene… Establish Long (wide) Medium Closeup Extreme Closeup Over the shoulder High Angle Low Angle Rule of Thirds

While watching the scene: Write down key “visual cues” Facial expressions Gestures Description of setting

Scene 16 – Visual Cues C = Close-up Shot W = Wide Shot C-Pain when arms are on W-People backing away C-Chip on neck is important W-Show contraption C-Wife + husband W-Intensity of scene C-Sweat on his face C-Paper clip starting to slide C-People’s reactions W-What’s happening in room C-Look at wife W-People in danger

Summary Movie Elements: Images Words (dialogue) Music/Sound Camera Angles: Establish Long Medium Closeup Extreme Closeup Over the shoulder High Angle Low Angle Rule of Thirds

Exit Question What strategies do directors use to tell their story?