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==Review topics from ''Television''==
*Explain what <strong>focal length</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.
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<strong>Group 1: Depth of field</strong>
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*Explain what <strong>depth of field</strong> is -- using the illustrations from [https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/TVCrit2018_images_ByChapters/09_2020revision/index.html chapter 9].
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*What is the difference between deep focus and deep space (as described in the mise-en-scene chapter) -- using the illustrations from [https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/TVCrit2018_images_ByChapters/08_2020revision/index.html chapter 8] and [https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/TVCrit2018_images_ByChapters/09_2020revision/index.html chapter 9]?
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<strong>Group 2: Focal length</strong>
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*Explain what <strong>focal length</strong> is -- using the illustrations from [https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/TVCrit2018_images_ByChapters/09_2020revision/index.html chapter 9].
 
*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?
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*How does the ''Vertigo'' effect illustrate the impact of focal length on the ''illusion'' of depth in an image? [https://vimeo.com/345056131 View clip] (starting at 35 seconds; password: tcf123abc!); [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnpZN2HQ3OQ&t=1m49s also on YouTube].
  
'''Group 4'''
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<strong>Group 3: Aspect ratio</strong>
*Explain what <strong>depth of field</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.
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*Explain what <strong>aspect ratio</strong> is -- using the illustrations from [https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/TVCrit2018_images_ByChapters/09_2020revision/index.html chapter 9].
*What is the difference between deep focus and deep space (as in mise-en-scene)?
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*Also explain letterbox and pillarbox.
*[https://pictures.lytro.com/jbutler/pictures/390537 Lytro example 1 (Pepsi & Phifer)], [https://pictures.lytro.com/jbutler/pictures/390527 Lytro example 2 (Coach Saban statue)]
 
 
 
'''Group 1'''
 
*Explain what <strong>aspect ratio</strong> is -- using the textbook illustrations.
 
*Also explain letterbox and pan-and-scan.
 
  
'''Group 2'''
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<strong>Group 4: Framing, height, and movement</strong>
*Explain the significance of camera <strong>framing, height, and movement</strong> -- using the textbook illustrations.
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*Explain the significance of camera <strong>framing, height, and movement</strong> -- using the illustrations from [https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/TVCrit2018_images_ByChapters/09_2020revision/index.html chapter 9].
*When might movement be used that does <I>not</I> follow a character? How is a Steadicam shot different from a handheld shot?
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*When might movement be used that does <I>not</I> follow a character?  
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*How is a Steadicam shot different from a handheld shot?
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**See online Steadicam examples from ''ER'': [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXzALj_FOho&t=1m49s behind-the-scenes] and [https://criticalcommons.org/Members/jbutler/clips/GreysAnatomy20061005qq24_20qqSteadicamShot.mp4/view the resulting shot].
  
 
==DP exercise==
 
==DP exercise==
If you were a DP reshooting the ''Northern Exposure'' and ''New Girl'' shots (below), how might you change these cinematographic aspects?
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If you were a DP reshooting shots from ''Stranger Things'' and ''Young Sheldon'' (see screenshots below), how might you change those shots' 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).
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#''Describe'' a cinematographic element's use in the moment shown in these two screenshots. I.e., start by describing the screenshot's depth of field ('''Group 1'''), focal length ('''Group 2'''), aspect ratio ('''Group 3'''), and framing/height ('''Group 4''').
#Imagine ''changing'' that aspect's use in this frame. (G1: these frames use different aspect ratios. What if they were swapped?)
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#Imagine ''changing'' that element's use in the moment captured in the screenshots.
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#*'''Groups 3''': Which aspect ratio(s) do these shows use--as shown in the screenshots? What if the DP choose to shoot them in a different aspect ratio? How would that change the impact of the shot?
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#*'''Group 2''': how might a zoom lens (a variable focal-length lens) be used in this shot?
 
#How would such a change affect the scene's impact or the viewer's understanding of it?
 
#How would such a change affect the scene's impact or the viewer's understanding of it?
  
{{Gallery|title=|width=300|height=200|lines=1
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<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px>
|File:NorthExp04.JPG|alt1=Frame capture from ''Northern Exposure''.|Frame capture from ''Northern Exposure''. [http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/NorthernExposureTheBrick.php View clip.]
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File:StrangerThingsS01E02qq00 00 28qq00005.png|alt=Screenshot from ''Stranger Things''.|Screenshot from ''Stranger Things''. View clip on Blackboard, starting at 14 seconds.
|File:NewGirl20110911qq00 01 34qq.jpg|alt1=Frame capture from ''The New Girl''.|Frame capture from ''The New Girl''. [http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/NewGirl.php View clip.]
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File:Youngsheldon20171123lqq00 15 16qq00011.jpg|alt=Screenshot from ''Young Sheldon''.|Screenshot from a ''Young Sheldon'' shot. View clip on Blackboard, starting at 37 seconds.
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File:Youngsheldon20171123lqq00 15 19qq00014.jpg|alt=Screenshot from ''Young Sheldon''.|Screenshot from ''Young Sheldon'', shot from above continues.
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</gallery>
  
 
== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
#Butler, Jeremy G. ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications''. New York: Routledge, 2012.
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#Butler, Jeremy G. ''Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture''. New York: Routledge, 2018.
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://www.routledge.com/cw/butler-9780415883283/s1/gallery-08/ Illustrations from ''Television'' chapter 8.]
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*[https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/TVCrit2018_images_ByChapters/09_2020revision/index.html Illustrations from ''Television'' chapter 9.]
*[http://camerasim.com/camera-simulator.html CameraSim Camera Simulator]
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*[https://vimeo.com/345055570 ''New Girl'' clip]
*[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/NewGirl.php ''New Girl'' clip]
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*''Northern Exposure'' clip (on Blackboard)
*[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]
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*[https://vimeo.com/345056131 Hitchcock's ''Vertigo'' effect] — [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnpZN2HQ3OQ&t=1m49s also on YouTube]
*[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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*[https://vimeo.com/345052880 ''Vertigo'' effect in ''Jaws''] — [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW23RsUTb2Y&hd=1&t=1m57s also on YouTube]
  
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Latest revision as of 19:20, 24 September 2020

Review topics from Television

Group 1: Depth of field

  • Explain what depth of field is -- using the illustrations from chapter 9.
  • What is the difference between deep focus and deep space (as described in the mise-en-scene chapter) -- using the illustrations from chapter 8 and chapter 9?

Group 2: Focal length

  • Explain what focal length is -- using the illustrations from chapter 9.
  • How does a zoom in/out look different from a track in/out?
  • How does the Vertigo effect illustrate the impact of focal length on the illusion of depth in an image? View clip (starting at 35 seconds; password: tcf123abc!); also on YouTube.

Group 3: Aspect ratio

  • Explain what aspect ratio is -- using the illustrations from chapter 9.
  • Also explain letterbox and pillarbox.

Group 4: Framing, height, and movement

  • Explain the significance of camera framing, height, and movement -- using the illustrations from chapter 9.
  • 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 shots from Stranger Things and Young Sheldon (see screenshots below), how might you change those shots' cinematographic aspects?

  1. Describe a cinematographic element's use in the moment shown in these two screenshots. I.e., start by describing the screenshot's depth of field (Group 1), focal length (Group 2), aspect ratio (Group 3), and framing/height (Group 4).
  2. Imagine changing that element's use in the moment captured in the screenshots.
    • Groups 3: Which aspect ratio(s) do these shows use--as shown in the screenshots? What if the DP choose to shoot them in a different aspect ratio? How would that change the impact of the shot?
    • Group 2: how might a zoom lens (a variable focal-length lens) be used in this shot?
  3. How would such a change affect the scene's impact or the viewer's understanding of it?

Bibliography

  1. Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture. New York: Routledge, 2018.

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