Lecture 3 09 15 Style and Content in film style is how a film unfolds in images and sounds content is characters story and themes style and content are not mutually exclusive the content dictates the style the style affects our understanding of the content Things to ponder Where is the camera What is it doing Where is the setting What time of day What is the lighting like What do we hear What does it sound like Wizard of Oz Analyzing Film Referential Meaning plot summary refers to the world of experience Kansas vs Oz Explicit Meaning point of the film There s no place like home Implicit Meaning themes courage self discovery power of love importance of family Symptomatic Meaning ideology treats the implicit and explicit meanings of the film as manifestations of a wider set of values characteristic of a whole story The Player Referential Meaning a story about Hollywood producer who gets away with murdering a writer Explicit Meaning villains and heroes are not black and white bad people don t always finish last Implicit Meaning art vs commerce in film Motion Picture History Kinetoscope Thomas Edison 1893 Cinematographe August and Louis Lumiere 1895 huge advance in film a single person could watch it 50 seconds no sound Changed the dynamic because this film was projected on a wall many people could watch it at once the film would last longer and not get worn out 24 still fps frames per seconds gave the illusion of motion Still Photographs vs Motion Pictures Realism motion of subject Changing Perspective moving camera Time film like music and theatre are time based art forms Inclusion of Sound complementary of sound and image Motion Picture Photography 16 mm early TV and Indie films not used much 35mm larger film not digital better resolution and color With the rise of digital photography film companies labs etc were shutting down Digital Photography Palmcorder HD video Prosumer Television on tripod Professional Shot Sizes XLS extreme long shot LS long shot MLS medium long shot MS medium shot MCU medium close up CU close up BCU big close up XCU extreme close up Angles low looking up threatening power eye level high beneath inconsequential worm s eye canted confusion drunk bird s eye
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