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*Explain what <strong>focal length</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.
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*'''Group One:''' Explain what '''focal length''' is -- using the textbook illustrations.
 
**How does a zoom in/out look different from a track in/out?
 
**How does a zoom in/out look different from a track in/out?
*Explain what <strong>depth of field</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.
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*'''Group Two:''' Explain what '''depth of field''' is -- using the textbook illustrations.
 
**What is the difference between deep focus and deep space (as in mise-en-scene)?
 
**What is the difference between deep focus and deep space (as in mise-en-scene)?
*Explain what <strong>aspect ratio</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.
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*'''Group Three:''' Explain what '''aspect ratio''' is -- using the textbook illustrations.
 
**Also explain letterbox and pan-and-scan.
 
**Also explain letterbox and pan-and-scan.
 
***Examples:
 
***Examples:
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****[http://tvcrit.com/find/panandscan ''He Said, She Said'' pan and scan]
 
****[http://tvcrit.com/find/panandscan ''He Said, She Said'' pan and scan]
 
**What are the aspect ratios of ''Day for Night'', ''Shakespeare in Love'' and ''Monster's Ball''?
 
**What are the aspect ratios of ''Day for Night'', ''Shakespeare in Love'' and ''Monster's Ball''?
*Explain the significance of camera <strong>framing, height, and movement</strong> -- using the textbook illustrations.
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*'''Group Four:''' Explain the significance of camera '''framing, height, and movement''' -- using the textbook illustrations.
 
**Examples:
 
**Examples:
 
***[http://tvcrit.com/find/dolly Dollying] and [http://tvcrit.com/find/dollyresult Dollying result]
 
***[http://tvcrit.com/find/dolly Dollying] and [http://tvcrit.com/find/dollyresult Dollying result]
 
***[http://tvcrit.com/find/homicide Handheld]
 
***[http://tvcrit.com/find/homicide Handheld]
 
***[http://tvcrit.com/find/steadicam Steadicam]
 
***[http://tvcrit.com/find/steadicam Steadicam]
**When might movement be used that does <I>not</I> follow a character? How is a Steadicam shot different from a handheld shot?  
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**When might movement be used that does ''not'' follow a character? How is a Steadicam shot different from a handheld shot?  
  
 
==Cinematography and narrative==
 
==Cinematography and narrative==

Revision as of 14:20, 3 September 2013

  • Group One: Explain what focal length is -- using the textbook illustrations.
    • How does a zoom in/out look different from a track in/out?
  • Group Two: Explain what depth of field is -- using the textbook illustrations.
    • What is the difference between deep focus and deep space (as in mise-en-scene)?
  • Group Three: Explain what aspect ratio is -- using the textbook illustrations.
  • Group Four: Explain the significance of camera framing, height, and movement -- using the textbook illustrations.

Cinematography and narrative

In the Monster's Ball scene we viewed, what narrative functions does the cinematography serve? Be sure to consider deep/shallow focus, focus shifts and framing in the third shot.

Shot three from the Monster's Ball scene begins.


Shot three from the Monster's Ball scene continues.


External links

  1. Television illustrations, Chapter 8.
  2. Cinematography illustrations
  3. Monster's Ball frame grabs
  4. Henri 2, Paw de Deux: black-and-white

Bibliography

  1. Jeremy G. Butler, Television: Critical Methods and Applications, 4th Edition (New York: Routledge, 2012).
  2. David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, Film Art: An Introduction (New York: McGraw-Hill).