FILM 2120 1st Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture I. Photographic elements II. More photographic elements III. The long take IV. Mise-en-sceneOutline of Current Lecture V. Costume and makeup VI. Lighting VII. Staging and acting Current LectureA) Costume and makeup1) Some are obvious: The Dark knight, Maleficent2) Some are subtle: When Harry Met Sally - Aging: receding hairline, clothing choice, facial hair B) Lighting 1) Direction- Frontal lighting- Back lighting –silhouettes- Top lighting- Thatcher’s library (Citizen Kane) - Side lighting or under lighting 2) Three point lighting - Key light-main/brightest light in the scene - Full light-opposite of key light, film in contours/shadows, dim of key light - Back light-up top looking down, help characters become distinct from the background o 3D look of characters-it’s a soft light 3) High key lighting These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- High amount of key light - Default light4) Low key lighting - Low amount to no key lighting C) Staging and acting 1) Staging - “blocking” in theatre - takes 2) acting - facial expression: film is staged to draw attention to certain actions o example: Citizen Kane: close up on mother and her actions/facial expressions - body movement/gesture - voice(diction, accent, rhythm)o way actors speak give you information about them - overall movement in
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