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Color, enlarged versions of the textbook illustrations [http://www.routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9781138743960/image-gallery.php are available online].
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Color, enlarged versions of the textbook illustrations [https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/TVCrit2018_images_ByChapters/08/ are available online].
  
 
*'''G3:''' Explain what '''focal length''' is -- using the textbook illustrations.
 
*'''G3:''' 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?
*'''G4:''' *Explain what '''depth of field''' is -- using the textbook illustrations.
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*'''G4:''' 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)?
 
*'''G1 and G5:''' Explain what '''aspect ratio''' is -- using the textbook illustrations.
 
*'''G1 and G5:''' Explain what '''aspect ratio''' is -- using the textbook illustrations.
**Also explain letterbox, pillarbox, and pan-and-scan.
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**Also explain letterbox and pillarbox (optional: pan-and-scan)
 
***Example video clips:
 
***Example video clips:
 
****[http://tvcrit.com/find/hsssletterbox ''He Said, She Said'' letterboxing]
 
****[http://tvcrit.com/find/hsssletterbox ''He Said, She Said'' letterboxing]
 
****[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''?
*'''G2 and G6:''' Explain the significance of camera '''framing, height, and movement''' -- using [http://www.routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9781138743960/image-gallery.php the textbook illustrations].
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*'''G2:''' Explain the significance of camera '''framing, height, and movement''' -- using [https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/TVCrit2018_images_ByChapters/09/ the textbook illustrations].
 
**Example video clips:
 
**Example video clips:
 
***[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]
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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?  
 
**When might movement be used that does ''not'' follow a character? How is a Steadicam shot different from a handheld shot?  
  
[[Image:Fig09-50 Pillarbox blurred wings.jpg|thumb|left|600px|[https://vimeo.com/231455256 Pillarboxed cell-phone video]]]
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<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px>
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Image:Fig09-50 Pillarbox blurred wings.jpg|alt=pillarbox illustration|[https://vimeo.com/231455256 Pillarboxed cell-phone video]
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</gallery>
  
 
==Cinematography and narrative==
 
==Cinematography and narrative==
In [https://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/FilmArt/MonstersBall.php this ''Monster's Ball'' scene], what narrative functions does the cinematography serve? Each group should account for the cinematographic aspects noted above, paying particular attention to the third shot.
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In [https://vimeo.com/345042067 this ''Monster's Ball'' scene] (password: tcf123abc! ), what narrative functions does the cinematography serve? Each group should account for the cinematographic aspects noted above, paying particular attention to the third shot.
  
[[Image:MonstersBall01.jpg|thumb|left|600px|Shot three from a ''Monster's Ball'' scene.]]
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Image:MonstersBall01.jpg|alt=Shot three from a ''Monster's Ball'' scene.|Shot three from a ''Monster's Ball'' scene.
[[Image:MonstersBall02.jpg|thumb|left|600px|Shot three from a ''Monster's Ball'' scene continues.]]
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Image:MonstersBall02.jpg|alt=Shot three from a ''Monster's Ball'' scene continues.|Shot three from a ''Monster's Ball'' scene continues.
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</gallery>
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
#[https://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/FilmArt/MonstersBall.php ''Monster's Ball'' scene]
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#[https://vimeo.com/345042067 ''Monster's Ball'' scene]
#[http://www.routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9781138743960/image-gallery.php ''Television'' illustrations, Chapter 8.]
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#[https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/TVCrit2018_images_ByChapters/08/ ''Television'' illustrations, Chapter 8.]
#[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T440/VisualStyleIllustrations02.php Cinematography illustrations]
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#[https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/T440/VisualStyleIllustrations02.php Cinematography illustrations]
#[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T440/MonstersBall/index.htm ''Monster's Ball'' frame grabs]
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#[https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/T440/MonstersBall/index.htm ''Monster's Ball'' frame grabs]
 
#[http://youtu.be/Q34z5dCmC4M ''Henri 2, Paw de Deux'': black-and-white]
 
#[http://youtu.be/Q34z5dCmC4M ''Henri 2, Paw de Deux'': black-and-white]
 
#[https://vimeo.com/231455256 Pillarboxed cell-phone video]
 
#[https://vimeo.com/231455256 Pillarboxed cell-phone video]

Latest revision as of 15:51, 3 September 2019

Color, enlarged versions of the textbook illustrations are available online.

  • G3: Explain what focal length is -- using the textbook illustrations.
    • How does a zoom in/out look different from a track in/out?
  • G4: 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)?
  • G1 and G5: Explain what aspect ratio is -- using the textbook illustrations.
  • G2: Explain the significance of camera framing, height, and movement -- using the textbook illustrations.

Cinematography and narrative

In this Monster's Ball scene (password: tcf123abc! ), what narrative functions does the cinematography serve? Each group should account for the cinematographic aspects noted above, paying particular attention to the third shot.

External links

  1. Monster's Ball scene
  2. Television illustrations, Chapter 8.
  3. Cinematography illustrations
  4. Monster's Ball frame grabs
  5. Henri 2, Paw de Deux: black-and-white
  6. Pillarboxed cell-phone video

Bibliography

  1. Jeremy G. Butler, Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture, 5th Edition (New York: Routledge, 2018).
  2. David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, Film Art: An Introduction (New York: McGraw-Hill).