Victor/Victoria1. Framingwork within boundaries of a frame; life is without boundaries, art is WITH boundariesaspect ratiosclassic 1-3-3-1 (3x4)widescreen 1.85-1 (3x55)protagonist usually in center=focus;you can de-centerTop heavy frame: makes you feel small.Bottom heavy frame: makes you feel superior.Putting focus on the edge: characters are on the edge, hiding something, fearOblique frame: disorientedRule of framing: Frame the essentialSpace continues in 6 zones of off-screen spaceAboveBelowRight (stronger because left to right is the way you read)LeftBehindIn frontMoving right to left is stronger, moving forward is strongerAlways assume there is something beyond what you see in the frameGreat directors use off-screen space as much as onscreen spaceVictor/Victoria great use of off-screen spaceRestaurant scene2. StagingDefine: arrangement of players in relationship to the playing scenes to create meaningproximic patternsex: waiter right in Julie Andrews face when confronting her, close proximity=lack of respectHorizontal line suggests: continuity, calm, relaxing, peacefulSuburbsEx: Waiter creates horizontal line when examining salad, making your eyes go to the waiter because director created point of conflictVertical line suggests: power, energyCityDiagonal line suggests: tensionEx: Julie Andrews goes from vertical to diagonal creating tension when waiter comes into screenEx: Cockroach came out diagonally creating tensionJagged line suggests: disorder, fragmentation (no continuity), uncertaintyEx: people in background form jagged line and you become concerned with conflict in backgroundFlat space, or extended space with different planesShapesEx: conflict of little cockroach moving on BIG leg3. PhotographyCreates proximic pattern with distance from the cameraDirector can create 6 perspectives1. Extreme long shot=when you see the human being from top to bottom and surrounding setting2. Long shot=entire human being3. Medium long shot=knees up4. Medium short shot=stomach up5. Close up=face6. Extreme close=eye, nose, etcSpace effects timeAngle of cameraTop or bottom=makes time go faster because its more dramaticStatic or movement of cameraCamera can be…objective when it recordssubjective when it becomes the eye of the spectatormind screenExample: salad bowl in restaurant sceneCamera records in normal time, but it can be sped up or slowed down; something you cant do in lifeIf you have an extreme long shot, time will go faster because there is more going on in the screen as opposed to an extreme close up where time seems to stand stillDISCUSSIONWork of composition in the beginning of a film=to alert you of things you will focus on in the narrativePeople in foreground=more important people in filmFOCUS on use of close-upsWeek 5-composition 22/09/2010 20:59:00← Victor/Victoria← 1. Framing- work within boundaries of a frame; life is without boundaries, art is WITH boundariesoaspect ratiosclassic 1-3-3-1 (3x4)widescreen 1.85-1 (3x55)- protagonist usually in center=focus;- you can de-center oTop heavy frame: makes you feel small. oBottom heavy frame: makes you feel superior. oPutting focus on the edge: characters are on the edge, hiding something, fear oOblique frame: disoriented- Rule of framing: Frame the essential- Space continues in 6 zones of off-screen spaceoAboveoBelowoRight (stronger because left to right is the way you read)oLeftoBehindoIn front- Moving right to left is stronger, moving forward is stronger- Always assume there is something beyond what you see in the frame- Great directors use off-screen space as much as onscreen space- Victor/Victoria great use of off-screen spaceoRestaurant scene← 2. Staging- Define: arrangement of players in relationship to the playing scenes to create meaning- proximic patternsoex: waiter right in Julie Andrews face when confronting her, close proximity=lack of respect- Horizontal line suggests: continuity, calm, relaxing, peacefuloSuburbsoEx: Waiter creates horizontal line when examining salad, making your eyes go to the waiter because director created point of conflict- Vertical line suggests: power, energyoCity- Diagonal line suggests: tensionoEx: Julie Andrews goes from vertical to diagonal creating tension when waiter comes into screenoEx: Cockroach came out diagonally creating tension- Jagged line suggests: disorder, fragmentation (no continuity), uncertaintyoEx: people in background form jagged line and you become concerned with conflict in background- Flat space, or extended space with different planes- ShapesoEx: conflict of little cockroach moving on BIG leg3. Photography- Creates proximic pattern with distance from the camera- Director can create 6 perspectiveso1. Extreme long shot=when you see the human being from top to bottom and surrounding settingo2. Long shot=entire human beingo3. Medium long shot=knees upo4. Medium short shot=stomach upo5. Close up=faceo6. Extreme close=eye, nose, etc- Space effects timeoAngle of cameraTop or bottom=makes time go faster because its more dramatic- Static or movement of camera- Camera can be…oobjective when it recordsosubjective when it becomes the eye of the spectatoromind screen Example: salad bowl in restaurant scene- Camera records in normal time, but it can be sped up or slowed down; something you cant do in lifeoIf you have an extreme long shot, time will go faster because there is more going on in the screen as opposed to an extreme close up where time seems to stand stillDISCUSSIONWork of composition in the beginning of a film=to alert you of things you will focus on in the narrative People in foreground=more important people in filmFOCUS on use of close-ups22/09/2010 20:59:00←22/09/2010