Please put the desks back in 7 groups of 5. You can stay seated where you were. Take out a place to take some notes
Stories told on film have the same characteristics as stories told on paper We can still analyze a film for its characters, plot, tone, mood, conflict, resolution, etc. The story of a movie is told through images and dialogue
Set Casting Costume Shot Lens Lighting Sound
The set of a movie includes the physical place in which the scene is shot Includes props May be a real place or on a sound stage (artificially constructed)
Casting is the process of picking actors to play a role Screenwriters often put indicators about casting into their scripts Ex. Middle-aged male Thin brunette in her mid-twenties
What an actor wears Includes make-up, hair styling Costume is a “short-cut,” a signifier that tells the audience a lot about a character
Wide/long shot: Includes at least all of a person and her surroundings
Medium shot: Includes less than a full figure
Close-up: Tightly frames a person (usually just the face) or object; there are degrees within the close up shot as well
Wide lens (18 mm): Foreground is in focus, background is fuzzy; a “zoom in” perspective that can exaggerate depth Medium lens(50 mm): Foreground and background are equally clear; like a “human eye” Long lens (85 mm): Foreground is fuzzy; distant objects are clear
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The amount of light in a shot, usually used to set the mood Sometimes mentioned in screenplay. Ex. Ext. full light Int. low light
The background music or lack thereof can also be used to shape a scene Ambient sound is what could be “realistically” heard in that scene; Ex. A man sits in an apartment above a busy street; we can hear traffic and children playing even though we don’t see them
Your group will be responsible for analyzing one of the film elements from this scene from Psycho: PykHoc PykHoc For your element: Include specific examples of the element, what information they convey, and what EFFECT they have