SB 2.20. Review of Film Terms Objectives: I will review film terminology so I can prepare to analyze Rear Window. I will view the film Rear Window so I can analyze cinematic elements for effect and synthesize multiple images to create meaning. You will need the following for today’s lesson: SpringBoard Book Composition Book SSR

SB 2.20. Review of Film Terms SSR – Read a book of your choosing for 15 minutes. Reflection Question Draw either a main character or scene from your reading. Explain in two – three sentences how the illustration matches the description in the book.

SB 2.20. Review of Film Terms We will be watching Alfred Hitchcock’s film, Rear Window, and exploring Feminist Criticism as it applies to film. You will need an understanding of film terms in order to closely analyze the film. Review the list of terms on p. 133-134 of your SpringBoard books. Mark the terms that seem confusing with a question mark. Paraphrase (put into your own words) the definitions that make the most sense to you in your composition book. You will have fifteen minutes to complete this portion of the lesson.

Film Techniques with help from

Long Shot shows the subject at a distance and includes the whole background scene. A.K.A. “wide shot” It gives a sense of people in relationship to their environment

Medium Shot shows the subject between the extremes of the long shot and the close-up It usually shows a person from the knees or waist up

Close - Up only the subject’s head or head and shoulders fill the screen.

It is used to emphasize facial expression The focus is placed on the emotion of a character Objects can also be brought into close-up

Extreme Close-Up the emphasis is placed on a particular detail, such as the eyes, mouth, a doorknob turning, a signature, etc.

Point of View Shot (POV) The camera views the action through the eyes of a character. A.K.A. “subjective camera” POV Angle is shot over the shoulder of a character – used during conversations

Low Angle The camera is low, looking up at the subject It is often used to emphasize the size of something

High Angle The camera is high, looking down at the subject

Soft Light The use of indirect lighting that spreads and scatters light to produce a soft, shadowy quality and gradual shading.

Hard Light The use of glaring sunlight or spotlighting to create dense, sharp-edged shadows.

More terms you should know Complex Shot the camera stays fixed Tilt The camera, fixed on a tripod, moves vertically, up or down Pan The camera, fixed on a tripod, turns horizontally, right or left The camera remains in place but lens action can slide between long shot and a close up in a single shot Zoom

More terms you should know Diegetic Sound sounds the characters can hear. Eye-Line Matches cut to an object, then to a person; shows what a person seems to be looking at. -a shot of one subject, then another, then back to the first; often used for conversation or reaction shots. Shot-Reverse- Shot

Developing Shot Tracking Shot Crane Shot the camera moves Tracking Shot The camera moves while filming. The camera may move forward, backward, or sideways to follow the parallel movements of the actor - A.K.A. “Dolly Shot” Crane Shot The camera is raised or lowered while filming. The crane shot may also include horizontal movement along vertical movement.

Montage “quick cutting,” a series of shots spliced together or dissolving one into the other in quick succession to compress action. It is a collection of images that suggests time passing or conveys the whole through it parts. All pictures from Lordoftherings.net Background: Ring Map of Middle Earth Poster thumbnail www.lordotringsshop.com/lotrshop/maps.asp 6 Jan. 2004 The Lord of the Rings Fanatics Network 2001-2003. M. Lloyd ©2001 New Line Productions, inc. All Rights Reserved. ™The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, inc. All rights reserved

SB 2.20. Review of Film Terms Alfred Hitchcock Do you know of any Hitchcock films? If so, which ones? http://www.bio graphy.com/pe ople/alfred- hitchcock- 9340006

SB 2.20. Review of Film Terms Turn to a neighbor and discuss the following. What assumptions can you make about the Hitchcock film based on the biography we just watched?