Difference between revisions of "Style and the Camera (Discussion)"
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<LI>Explain what <strong>focal length</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.</LI> | <LI>Explain what <strong>focal length</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.</LI> | ||
<LI>How does a zoom in/out look different from a track in/out?</LI> | <LI>How does a zoom in/out look different from a track in/out?</LI> | ||
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<LI>Explain what <strong>depth of field</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.</LI> | <LI>Explain what <strong>depth of field</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.</LI> | ||
<LI>What is the difference between deep focus and deep space (as in mise-en-scene)?</LI> | <LI>What is the difference between deep focus and deep space (as in mise-en-scene)?</LI> | ||
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<LI>Explain what <strong>aspect ratio</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.</LI> | <LI>Explain what <strong>aspect ratio</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.</LI> | ||
<LI>Also explain letterbox and pan-and-scan. </LI> | <LI>Also explain letterbox and pan-and-scan. </LI> | ||
</UL> | </UL> | ||
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<LI>Explain the significance of camera <strong>framing, height, and movement</strong> -- using the textbook illustrations.</LI> | <LI>Explain the significance of camera <strong>framing, height, and movement</strong> -- using the textbook illustrations.</LI> | ||
<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> | <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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| + | ==DP exercise== | ||
| + | If you were a DP reshooting the ''Northern Exposure'' and ''New Girl'' shots (below), how might you change these cinematographic aspects? | ||
| + | #Using your group's cinematographic aspect from above, ''describe'' its use in these two frame captures. I.e., start by describing the frame's focal length (G3), depth of field (G4), aspect ratio (G1), and framing/height (G2). | ||
| + | #Imagine ''changing'' that aspect's use in this frame. (G1: these frames use different aspect ratios. What if they were swapped?) | ||
| + | #How would such a change affect the scene's impact or the viewer's understanding of it? | ||
[[File:NorthExp04.JPG]] | [[File:NorthExp04.JPG]] | ||
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| + | [[File:NewGirl20110911qq00 01 34qq.jpg]] | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
Revision as of 19:32, 10 November 2011
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?
DP exercise
If you were a DP reshooting the Northern Exposure and New Girl shots (below), how might you change these cinematographic aspects?
- Using your group's cinematographic aspect from above, describe its use in these two frame captures. I.e., start by describing the frame's focal length (G3), depth of field (G4), aspect ratio (G1), and framing/height (G2).
- Imagine changing that aspect's use in this frame. (G1: these frames use different aspect ratios. What if they were swapped?)
- How would such a change affect the scene's impact or the viewer's understanding of it?
Bibliography
- Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Critical Methods and Applications. Mahweh, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.
