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

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*[http://camerasim.com/camera-simulator.html CameraSim Camera Simulator]
 
*[http://camerasim.com/camera-simulator.html CameraSim Camera Simulator]
 
*[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/NewGirl.php ''New Girl'' clip]
 
*[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/NewGirl.php ''New Girl'' clip]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnpZN2HQ3OQ&t=1m49s Hitchcock's ''Vertigo'' effect]
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*[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Vertigo.php Hitchcock's ''Vertigo'' effect]—[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnpZN2HQ3OQ&t=1m49s also on YouTube]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW23RsUTb2Y&hd=1&t=1m57s Dolly in, zoom out: ''Jaws'']
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*[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Jaws.php ''Vertigo'' effect in ''Jaws''] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW23RsUTb2Y&hd=1&t=1m57s Also on YouTube]
  
 
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Revision as of 19:33, 5 November 2013

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

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?

  1. 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).
  2. Imagine changing that aspect's use in this frame. (G1: these frames use different aspect ratios. What if they were swapped?)
  3. How would such a change affect the scene's impact or the viewer's understanding of it?

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Bibliography

  1. Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Critical Methods and Applications. New York: Routledge, 2012.

External links