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==Cinematography and narrative==
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#Describe the '''depth of field'''. What narrative meaning does the shallow/deep focus suggest? Or in other words, what narrative function does it serve? How does it help to establish the characters and their relationship?
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#Describe the '''framing'''. What is the film's aspect ratio? What narrative meaning does the framing suggest? Or in other words, what narrative function does it serve? How does it help to establish the characters and their relationship?
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#Describe the '''camera movement'''. What narrative meaning does the camera movement suggest? Or in other words, what narrative function does it serve? How does it help to establish the characters and their relationship? Also, would the camera movement in this scene look different if it were done with a Steadicam? Why or why not?
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===''Out of the Past''===
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In the twelfth and final shot in this [https://vimeo.com/345098757 ''Out of the Past'' scene]:
  
If possible, provide examples from ''Out of the Past'' for the following.
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*'''Groups 2 & 3''': Question 1
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*'''Groups 4 & 5''': Question 2
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*'''Groups 1 & 6''': Question 3
  
#'''Group 2:''' What is focal length?
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<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px>
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File:Out of the Past 01.jpg|alt=Shot twelve begins.|Shot twelve begins.
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File:Out of the Past 02.jpg|alt=Shot twelve continues.|Shot twelve continues.
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File:Out of the Past 03.jpg|alt=Shot twelve continues.|Shot twelve continues.
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File:Out of the Past 04.jpg|alt=Shot twelve continues.|Shot twelve continues.
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File:Out of the Past 05.jpg|alt=Shot twelve ends.|Shot twelve ends.
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</gallery>
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===''Monster's Ball''===
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In the third shot in this [https://vimeo.com/345046454 ''Monster's Ball'' scene]:
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*'''Groups 2 & 3''': Question 2
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*'''Groups 4 & 5''': Question 3
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*'''Groups 1 & 6''': Question 1
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<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px>
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File:MonstersBall01.jpg|alt=Shot three begins.|Shot three begins.
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File:MonstersBall02.jpg|alt=Shot three continues.|Shot three continues.
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===''Citizen Kane''===
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In the third shot in this [https://vimeo.com/347835647 ''Citizen Kane'' scene]:
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*'''Groups 2 & 3''': Question 3
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*'''Groups 4 & 5''': Question 1
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*'''Groups 1 & 6''': Question 2
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<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px>
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File:CitizenKaneqq00 00 25qq00002.jpg|alt=Shot three begins.|Shot three begins.
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File:CitizenKaneqq00 00 30qq00005.jpg|alt=Shot three continues.|Shot three continues.
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File:CitizenKaneqq00 00 39qq00007.jpg|alt=Shot three continues.|Shot three continues.
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File:CitizenKaneqq00 01 05qq00013.jpg|alt=Shot three ends.|Shot three ends.
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</gallery>
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==Cinematography vocabulary==
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<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px>
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File:FemmeFatal-OutOfThePast024 jpg.jpg|alt=Frame grab of Kathie in Mexio.|Kathie in Mexio.
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File:OutOfThePast067 jpg.jpg|alt=Frame grab of Jeff spying on Kathie.|Jeff spies on Kathie.
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File:LowAngle-OutOfThePast041 jpg.jpg|alt=Frame grab of Jeff itching for a fight.|Jeff itches for a fight.
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</gallery>
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#What is depth of field?
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#*Define these terms:
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#**Shallow focus
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#**Deep focus
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#**Pulling focus (What's another name for it?)
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#*Identify the depth of field in each ''Out of the Past'' screen shot above.
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#What is focal length?
 
#*Define these focal-length terms:
 
#*Define these focal-length terms:
 
#**Wide angle
 
#**Wide angle
 
#**Telephoto
 
#**Telephoto
 
#**''Variable'' focal length lens (what's another, more common name for it?)
 
#**''Variable'' focal length lens (what's another, more common name for it?)
#'''Group 3:''' What is depth of field?
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#*Can you identify the focal length probably used in these ''Out of the Past'' shots (above)?
#*Define these terms:
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#Framing
#**Shallow focus
 
#**Deep focus
 
#**Pulling focus (What's another name for it?)
 
#'''Group 4:''' Framing.
 
 
#*Explain high/low angles.
 
#*Explain high/low angles.
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#**Identify the high/low angle in each ''Out of the Past'' screen shot above.
 
#*Explain the differences among these types of camera movement:
 
#*Explain the differences among these types of camera movement:
 
#**Pan
 
#**Pan
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#**Tracking or dolly shot
 
#**Tracking or dolly shot
 
#***Explain the difference between a tracking/dolly shot and a zoom.
 
#***Explain the difference between a tracking/dolly shot and a zoom.
#'''Group 1:''' What is aspect ratio?
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#What is aspect ratio?
 
#*Define/explain these terms/numbers:
 
#*Define/explain these terms/numbers:
 
#**Standard Ratio: 4 : 3 or 1.33 : 1  
 
#**Standard Ratio: 4 : 3 or 1.33 : 1  
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#*What are the aspect ratios of ''Out of the Past'' and ''Ordinary People''?
 
#*What are the aspect ratios of ''Out of the Past'' and ''Ordinary People''?
  
==Cinematography and narrative==
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'''All groups:'''
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File:OrdinaryPeople001 jpg.jpg|alt=Frame grab of the film's first shot--the shoreline of Lake Michigan.|First shot.
 
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File:OrdinaryPeople112 jpg.jpg|alt=Frame grab of the film's final shot--long shot of the Jarrett house.|Final shot.
In the [http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/FilmArt/MonstersBall.htm ''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.  
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[[Image:MonstersBall01.jpg|thumb|left|600px|Shot three from the ''Monster's Ball'' scene begins.]]
 
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[[Image:MonstersBall02.jpg|thumb|left|600px|Shot three from the ''Monster's Ball'' scene continues.]]
 
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
#Jeremy G. Butler, ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications''
 
 
#David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, ''Film Art: An Introduction'' (McGraw-Hill).
 
#David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, ''Film Art: An Introduction'' (McGraw-Hill).
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#Jeremy G. Butler, ''Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture'' (Routledge)
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
#[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T440/VisualStyleIllustrations02.htm Cinematography illustrations]
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#[https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/T440/VisualStyleIllustrations02.php Cinematography illustrations]
#[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T440/OutOfThePast/index.htm ''Out of the Past'' frame captures]
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#[https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/T440/OutOfThePast/index.htm ''Out of the Past'' frame captures]
#[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/OutOfThePast.php ''Out of the Past'' video clip]
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#[https://vimeo.com/345098757 ''Out of the Past'' video clip]
#[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/FilmArt/ShakespeareFromDVD.php ''Shakespeare in Love'' video clip]
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#[https://vimeo.com/345055085 ''Shakespeare in Love'' video clip]
#[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]
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#[https://vimeo.com/345046454 ''Monster's Ball'' video clip]
  
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Cinematography and narrative

  1. Describe the depth of field. What narrative meaning does the shallow/deep focus suggest? Or in other words, what narrative function does it serve? How does it help to establish the characters and their relationship?
  2. Describe the framing. What is the film's aspect ratio? What narrative meaning does the framing suggest? Or in other words, what narrative function does it serve? How does it help to establish the characters and their relationship?
  3. Describe the camera movement. What narrative meaning does the camera movement suggest? Or in other words, what narrative function does it serve? How does it help to establish the characters and their relationship? Also, would the camera movement in this scene look different if it were done with a Steadicam? Why or why not?

Out of the Past

In the twelfth and final shot in this Out of the Past scene:

  • Groups 2 & 3: Question 1
  • Groups 4 & 5: Question 2
  • Groups 1 & 6: Question 3

Monster's Ball

In the third shot in this Monster's Ball scene:

  • Groups 2 & 3: Question 2
  • Groups 4 & 5: Question 3
  • Groups 1 & 6: Question 1

Citizen Kane

In the third shot in this Citizen Kane scene:

  • Groups 2 & 3: Question 3
  • Groups 4 & 5: Question 1
  • Groups 1 & 6: Question 2

Cinematography vocabulary

  1. What is depth of field?
    • Define these terms:
      • Shallow focus
      • Deep focus
      • Pulling focus (What's another name for it?)
    • Identify the depth of field in each Out of the Past screen shot above.
  2. What is focal length?
    • Define these focal-length terms:
      • Wide angle
      • Telephoto
      • Variable focal length lens (what's another, more common name for it?)
    • Can you identify the focal length probably used in these Out of the Past shots (above)?
  3. Framing
    • Explain high/low angles.
      • Identify the high/low angle in each Out of the Past screen shot above.
    • 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.
  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 are the aspect ratios of Out of the Past and Ordinary People?

Bibliography

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

External links

  1. Cinematography illustrations
  2. Out of the Past frame captures
  3. Out of the Past video clip
  4. Shakespeare in Love video clip
  5. Monster's Ball frame grabs
  6. Monster's Ball video clip