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Provide examples from the ''Television'' textbook (online) or ''Out of the Past'' (above) for the following. | Provide examples from the ''Television'' textbook (online) or ''Out of the Past'' (above) for the following. | ||
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| + | #*Define these terms: | ||
| + | #**Shallow focus | ||
| + | #**Deep focus | ||
| + | #**Pulling focus (What's another name for it?) | ||
#'''Group 1:''' What is focal length? | #'''Group 1:''' What is focal length? | ||
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#**''Variable'' focal length lens (what's another, more common name for it?) | #**''Variable'' focal length lens (what's another, more common name for it?) | ||
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#'''Group 3:''' Framing. | #'''Group 3:''' Framing. | ||
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#***TV widescreen: 16 : 9 or 1.78 : 1 | #***TV widescreen: 16 : 9 or 1.78 : 1 | ||
| − | #*What | + | #*What is the aspect ratio of ''Ordinary People''? |
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| + | |File:OrdinaryPeople001 jpg.jpg|alt2=Frame grab of the film's first shot--the shoreline of Lake Michigan.|First shot. | ||
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==Cinematography and narrative== | ==Cinematography and narrative== | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 20 January 2015
Template:Gallery Provide examples from the Television textbook (online) or Out of the Past (above) for the following.
- Group 2: What is depth of field?
- Define these terms:
- Shallow focus
- Deep focus
- Pulling focus (What's another name for it?)
- Define these terms:
- Group 1: What is focal length?
- Define these focal-length terms:
- Wide angle
- Telephoto
- Variable focal length lens (what's another, more common name for it?)
- Define these focal-length terms:
- Group 3: Framing.
- Explain high/low angles.
- Explain the differences among these types of camera movement:
- Pan
- Tilt
- Handheld
- Tracking or dolly shot
- Explain the difference between a tracking/dolly shot and a zoom.
- Group 4: What is aspect ratio?
- Define/explain these terms/numbers:
- Standard Ratio: 4 : 3 or 1.33 : 1
- Widescreen
- Anamorphic 2.35 or 2.4 : 1
- Masked 1.85 : 1
- TV widescreen: 16 : 9 or 1.78 : 1
- What is the aspect ratio of Ordinary People?
- Define/explain these terms/numbers:
Cinematography and narrative
All groups:
In the Monster's Ball scene we viewed, what narrative functions does the cinematography serve? List three of them. Be sure to consider deep/shallow focus, focus shifts and framing in the third shot.
Bibliography
- David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, Film Art: An Introduction (McGraw-Hill).
- Jeremy G. Butler, Television: Critical Methods and Applications (Routledge)
