Film Movement and Cutting Film Analysis Part 2

Dolly Shots The camera is mounted on a device that has wheels and move on tracks. Smooth, liquid feeling to the scene or sequence Example: Touch of Evil AXd1ayxrghttps:// AXd1ayxrg (1:30-2:35) AXd1ayxrg

Handheld Moves A camera operator films the scene with a lightweight camera If the filmmaker wants smooth handheld moves, he uses a Steadicam, which involves a gyroscope Example: Cloverfield FcHUvyJ-khttp:// FcHUvyJ-k (0:00-1:00) FcHUvyJ-k

Pans and Tilts Pans: Mounted on a device such as a tripod, and operator rotates the camera to the left or right Tilts: Mounted and operator tilts the camera up or down Example: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban v=2VbAt7yDSKs&feature=fvwrel v=2VbAt7yDSKs&feature=fvwrel (0:00-0:50) v=2VbAt7yDSKs&feature=fvwrel

Circular Choreography When the camera circles the actors that are interacting with one another Usually makes the viewers feel uncomfortable, uneasy, or confused Example: The Dark Knight (1:20- 2:46) ?v=KFHccsaTakg ?v=KFHccsaTakg

Ways to Capture Running on Camera In film, there are various ways to capture an actor or a group of actors running on camera Head-inPan Lateral tracking Frontal tracking Rearward tracking We will use Forrest Gump as an example for these types of tracking movement

Head-In Actor runs toward a stationary camera and past it Actor’s destination is unknown, creating curiosity In this case, Forrest runs towards the camera and away from his followers as he decides to run back home

Pan Camera pans as actor runs across the screen Pan is meant to specify where the actor is running In this scene, the camera pans as Forrest runs across the football field to score a touchdown

Lateral Tracking Actor runs along side the camera, which is attached to a truck that moves with him/her Meant to highlight the action of the actor rather than his or her surroundings Can’t see where the actor came from or where he/she is going, just background In this scene, camera tracks Forrest as he brakes his leg braces and runs from bullies. Audience is not aware of his destination.

Frontal Tracking Camera is mounted on the bed of a truck and pointed at Forrest as he runs towards it; camera keeps up with the actor Frames vary from long shots to close-ups Meant to raise suspense In this scene, Forrest is running away from bullies

Rearward Tracking Exact same as frontal tracking, except that the camera is placed behind the actor instead of in front of him or her while running Meant to show how fast actor is running/ what obstacles lie ahead for the actor In this scene, Forrest is running towards the Alabama marching band after scoring a touchdown

Check Point! An opening sequence that has nearly every shot, angle and movement (nearly)! 007: Casino Royale (2006) v=iZxNbAwY_rk v=iZxNbAwY_rk How many can you identify?

Cuts The manner in which filmmakers join together the various shots in a movie. It affects the rhythm of the film and can serve to guide the audience through the film, making the connections that the director wants them to make Example of a Cut: 2001: A Space Odyssey ?v=WrdCC9ZHhwYhttp:// ?v=WrdCC9ZHhwY (0:00-0:15) ?v=WrdCC9ZHhwY

Compilation Cutting Shots to illustrate the story that the narrator is telling Film tied together more by the narration than the order and rhythm of the shots Used in movie trailers a lot! Example: Love Actually =cUoxXpqof8A =cUoxXpqof8A

Continuity Cutting A filmmaker follows one person or a group of people continuously and details what happens to them Example: Forrest Gump =W7voy1vit6Yhttps:// =W7voy1vit6Y (1:00-1:55) =W7voy1vit6Y

Cross-Cutting Cutting back and forth between two or more actions going on at the same time Can build excitement and suspense Example: Inception tch?v=KmptU7vEkNU tch?v=KmptU7vEkNU

Cut In Flashes of cuts that seem to not relate to or contrast with the current sequence Can be used to change emotion or foreshadow Example: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix hw6GwhfNl7Uhttp:// hw6GwhfNl7U (0:40-1:40) hw6GwhfNl7U

Fade-Out and Fade-In Fade Out: film screen gradually becomes black, changing the film’s rhythm Fade-in: usually follows a fade- out. Leads to a different setting or scene. Can serve as an alert that a change in time or space is occurring. Example: Django Unchained v=eUdM9vrCbow v=eUdM9vrCbow

Dissolve Poetic, soft shift between two scenes Shots “melt” into one another Softens the cut between two sequences Example: The English Patient HFQAAhv_xIhttp:// HFQAAhv_xI (1:00-1:16!!!!) HFQAAhv_xI

Wipe One shot pushes the preceding shot across the screen Can move up, down, across or diagonally Example: Star Wars: A New Hope v=G5k-pFjm0sg v=G5k-pFjm0sg

Checkpoint! Opening sequence that has multiple changes in movement and cutting Can you find them all? tch?v=BhjDnrw34QAhttp:// tch?v=BhjDnrw34QA (0:35- 4:29) tch?v=BhjDnrw34QA