TCF340/BordwellThompson/Cinematography (Discussion)
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- Group 2: What is depth of field?
- Define these terms and provides examples of when these techniques might be used:
- Shallow focus
- Deep focus
- Pulling focus (What's another name for it?)
- Define these terms and provides examples of when these techniques might be used:
- Group 3: What is aspect ratio?
- Define these terms
- Academy Ratio: 1.33 : 1 or 4 : 3
- 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 Day for Night, Shakespeare in Love and Monster's Ball?
- Define these terms
- Group 1: What is focal length?
- Define these focal-length terms and provides examples of when these techniques might be used:
- Wide angle
- Telephoto
- Variable focal length lens (what's another, more common name for it?)
- Define these focal-length terms and provides examples of when these techniques might be used:
- Any Group?How does the aspect ratio of films shown in theaters differ from films presented on video? (Chapter 1) Explain these two processes for converting films to video:
- Letterboxing
- Pan-and-scan
Cinematography and narrative
In the Monster's Ball scene we viewed, what narrative functions does the cinematography serve? Be sure to consider deep/shallow focus, focus shifts and framing in the third shot.
Bibliography
- David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, Film Art: An Introduction (New York: McGraw-Hill).