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Slide deck 8 Introductions and Conclusions-Isaac

Fast and the furious  7 

these are the producers on the film 

Neal H. Moritz Vin Diesel Michael Fottrell when they were filming the movie they wanted it to be a movie about them stealing cars but also being bad guys the used close up medium shot and long shots etc for close up the ending scene were paul walker and Vin diesel line up and the camera shows Pual walkers expressions. medium shot when they are coming out the plane it shows everything around them and the cars. The ing start  Seeing, the sun go down while I sit down on my chair  the em dash BMW-Very flash-One of the fastest cars  The very short sentence  Cars are really fast  Sports are common in countries  school is boring for people  Adverb start  curiously everyone thinks that the boy did it but really the girl had done it  Firstly we had to start the car before going  Quickly I ran to the door before he could get in

Understanding Film theory slide deck 4

What is Film theory?
Film Theory is a way of breaking down movies and television 
they break films and television down so they can get more meaning out of it and do more work instead of watching the whole film or movie.

Film theorists use these 

• Type of film
• shots
• angles
• lighting 
• color 
• sound
• editing 
• mise en scene 

How to read a film

Some tips 

Make sure your paying attention

you’re looking for choices made by the director, cinematographer, and editor that clue you into the emotional response. 

What is realism

Realism is when A movie or film is real and showing the unfiltered world 

some characteristics

Nonprofessional actors so nobody whos a pro at acting 

No special effects so just everything that is happening 

Location and the props are real

Minimal editing so Not everything is edited like movies 

Natural lighting so the lighting that is already there

Make it look documentary

Classical 

Classical film still wants to emphasize authentic moments between real people but with the manipulation of its creative production 

Some characteristics

Professional actors

Minimal effects

Use a studio 

editing use for time lapse 

lighting used to make a mood

 Formalism

Formalism focuses on the Director bringing the audience an altered reality that they’ve created

Some characteristics

• Professional actors
• Relies heavily on special effects
• Editing speeds up or slows downtime
• Lighting and sound create exaggerations
• Breaks the illusion of reality

there are a lot of shots used in movies/films here are some 

Long shot

mid-close-up

wide shot

pov/ point of view 

extreme close up and many more

what are angles?

angles show what the actor is feeling 

there are 4 main angles such as

eye level

high angle 

low angle

oblique angle 

Lighting 

the lighting sets the mood and it goes with each scene like a horror movie when its pitch black that's the lighting it sets the tone

This should hopefully teach you some ideas about understanding film theory and more about what is used in a film or movie 

establishing shot slide deck 4

Points to discuss:

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(Note: they use a different meaning for tone in this clip.) 

What is an establishing shot?

It establishes a scene

Why is it used?

the perfect open transition of anew location

Why are establishing shot usually the most expensive?

It shows every shot and makes it better people use it in films to show a new location

Sweeping and something epic

POV shot slide deck 4

Points to discuss:

11.Video

What is a POV shot?

When you see the characters point of view and what they see  

What is a ‘point of thought’ shot?

Gives your audience positions of thought of mind and makes the story much more direct and personal

Why are they important?

Use your camera to show the characters thoughts

tense try to use close up

high angle if they feel threatened

Over the shoulder slide deck 4

10. Video

Points to discuss:

What is the effect of an over-the-shoulder shot? 

will connect your characters

What film aspect shows a disconnection between characters? 

users studio binders software

How does the director of this scene show the disconnect of the characters?

emotional disconnection with the viewer and his expressions

What eventually totally isolates the female character?

they were in the same page and no longer on the same page and no over the shoulder shot and her facial expression shows everything 

slide deck 4 Dutch angle

Points to discuss:

9. video

The Dutch angle does what?
camera technique used by the german expression in the early 1900s to make something unsettling

What is a Dutch angle?
The shot that has a noticeable angle

Who and when created the dutch angle? 
the early 1900s
German Expression

What 3 things do directors need to consider for the Dutch angle?
Read the moment
Consider the Moment
Enhance the Moment

What 4 things can enhance a Dutch angle?
1.  Medium close up
2.  Dutch angle
3. wide profile 2 shot
4. closer to eye line