Difference between revisions of "Style and the Camera (Discussion)"

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Using illustration from ''Television'', define each of these terms.
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<P>If you were a cinematographer reshooting the <em>Northern Exposure</em> scene we saw Tuesday, how might you change the following cinematographic aspects? How how would that change affect the scene's impact or the viewer's understanding of it?</P>
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<ol>
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'''Group 1 '''
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  <li>Discuss the aspect assigned to your group and be prepared to explain what it is to the class.</li>
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#Focal length
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  <li>Imagine how you might hypothetically have shot this scene differently. What impact would these cinematographic changes have on the viewer?</li>
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#Depth of field
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</ol>
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#Shallow/deep focus
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<P>'''Group 3'''</P>
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<UL>
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'''Group 2'''
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  <LI>Explain what <strong>focal length</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.</LI>
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#Definition or resolution
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  <LI>How does a zoom in/out look different from a track in/out?</LI>
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#*Scan lines
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</UL>
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#*High definition versus standard definition
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<P>'''Group 4'''</P>
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#Analog versus digital
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<UL>
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  <LI>Explain what <strong>depth of field</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.</LI>
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'''Group 3'''
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  <LI>What is the difference between deep focus and deep space (as in mise-en-scene)?</LI>
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#Framing conventions (XLS to XCU), using a human as an example
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</UL>
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#High and low angle
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<P>'''Group 1'''</P>
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#Different camera movements
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<UL>
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#*Panning/Tilting
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  <LI>Explain what <strong>aspect ratio</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.</LI>
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#*Dollying/tracking
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  <LI>Also explain letterbox and pan-and-scan. </LI>
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#*Craning
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#*Hand-held and Steadicam
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<P>'''Group 2'''</P>
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<UL>
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'''Group 4'''
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  <LI>Explain the significance of camera <strong>framing, height, and movement</strong> -- using the textbook illustrations.</LI>
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#Aspect ratio
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  <LI>When might movement be used that does <I>not</I> follow a character? How is a Steadicam shot different from a handheld shot? </LI>
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#Widescreen
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#*Anamorphic
 
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#*Masked
 
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#Converting widescreen to standard TV
 
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#*Letterbox
 
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#*Pan and Scan
 
  
 
== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==

Revision as of 18:38, 16 September 2010

If you were a cinematographer reshooting the Northern Exposure scene we saw Tuesday, how might you change the following cinematographic aspects? How how would that change affect the scene's impact or the viewer's understanding of it?

  1. Discuss the aspect assigned to your group and be prepared to explain what it is to the class.
  2. Imagine how you might hypothetically have shot this scene differently. What impact would these cinematographic changes have on the viewer?

Group 3

  • Explain what focal length is -- using the textbook illustrations.
  • How does a zoom in/out look different from a track in/out?

Group 4

  • 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 1

  • Explain what aspect ratio is -- using the textbook illustrations.
  • Also explain letterbox and pan-and-scan.

Group 2

  • Explain the significance of camera framing, height, and movement -- using the textbook illustrations.
  • When might movement be used that does not follow a character? How is a Steadicam shot different from a handheld shot?

Bibliography

  1. Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Critical Methods and Applications. Mahweh, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.

External links

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