COMM 231 1st Edition Lecture 2 Outline of Last Lecture I. Various Roles Involved in the Departments of Film and TV ProductionOutline of Current Lecture II. Analyzing FilmIII.Motion Picture HistoryIV.Motion Picture PhotographyV.Shot SizeVI.Shot AnglesCurrent LectureClarification: The Gaffer is in charge of the lighting crew, but the Lighting Department falls under the jurisdiction of the CinematographerAnalyzing Film (Wizard of Oz as an example)Referential Meaning (plot summary)-refers to the world of experience (Kansas vs. Oz) “In the Depression, a cyclone takes a girl from her family’s farm in Kansas to a mythical land of Ox. Aftera series of adventures she returns home.”Explicit Meaning (point of the film)-(“there’s no place like home”) “A girl dreams of leaving home to escape her troubles. Only after she leaves does she realize how much her home meant to her.”Implicit Meaning (themes)- (courage, self-discovery, power of love, importance of family) “An adolescent girl who must soon face the adult world yearns for a return to the simple world of childhood, but she eventually accepts the demands of adulthood.”Symptomatic Meaning (ideology)-treats the implicit and explicit meanings of the film as manifestations of a wider set of values characteristic of a whole society. “In a society where human worth is measured in money, home and family may seem to be the last refuse of human values. This belief is especially seen in times of economic crisis, such as that of the depression era of the United States in the 1930s.”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.Film Analysis: The PlayerLayers of Meaning:Referential Meaning: a story about a Hollywood producer who gets away with murdering a writerExplicit Meaning: villains and heroes are not black and white; bad people don’t always finish last(in fact, they can triumph)Implicit Meaning: art vs. commerce in film production (commerce wins in the end)Symptomatic Meaning: movie making, although based as an art form, remains predominantly an industry, creativity and originality do not necessarily imply success; rather, being cutthroat, shrewd, and self-serving—at least within the movie business-are the “admirable” characterists of successMotion Picture HistoryKinetoscope—Thomas Edison (1893): single viewing experienceCinematographe—Auguste and Louis Lumiere (1895): made film able to be projected, could only hold certain amount of film, people were fascinated by watchingStill photographs vs. motion picturesa. Film has Realism (motion of subjects)b. Film has a change in perspective (angles/lights)c. Time (film, like music and theatre, are time-based art forms)d. Inclusion of sound (complementarity of sound and image)Motion Picture Photography35mm: better resolution, sense of dimension, more of a wide screen look; bigger negative and better picture16mm: boxy frameFilm cameras run at 24 frames per second; takes 24 still images, gets developed and projectedSlow motion is shot in beyond 48 fps (frames per second)Palmcorder: a small, handheld cameraProsumer: professional in quality, sold at consumer pricesTelevision Camera: 2 arms on the tripod, and a monitorProfessional Camera (4K): used by professionalsShot Size (the kind of lens size and distance makes the shot size):XLS: extreme long shot (wide and far out)LS: long shot (wide shot, full body)MLS: medium long shot (from knees up)MS: medium shot (waist up with head room)MCU: medium close up (shoulders up)CU: close up (head with head room)BCU: big close up (just face)XCU: extreme close up (see all contours of face)Shot angles:Low: person looks bigger, see person from belowEye level: person is equal, straight onHigh: person is seen from above, vulnerable positionWorm’s eye: exaggerated view from belowCanted (Dutch angle): skewed, horizon not parallel to the bottom of frameBird’s eye: exaggerated view from
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