Study Guide: Midterm
37 Cards in this Set
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"business triumvirate"
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1) Producer
2) Distributor
3) Exhibitor
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1st motion picture
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1895, Paris
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3 aspect ratios
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1) traditional/classical (4:3; 1.33)
2) widescreen (5.5:3; 1.85)
3) cinemascope/panavision (7.05:3; 2.35)
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3 aspects of composition
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1) framing
2) staging
3) photographing
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3 basic temporal units
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1) shot
2) scene
3) sequence
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3 kinds of lenses
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1) normal (50mm)
2) telephoto (+50mm)
3) wide-angle (-50mm)
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3 kinds of makeup
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1) street makeup
2) character makeup
3) special effects makeup
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3 kinds of montage
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1) collision (discontinuity, little girl-->penis)
2) thematic (shots linked by event/action/idea)
3) hollywood (images show passage of space/time)
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3 kinds of structure
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1) linear/aristotelian/classical
2) episodic
3) thematic
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3 point lighting
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1) key
2) fill
3) back
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3 ways of staging
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1) proxemic patterns w/in frame
2) planes
3) balance
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3 ways time affects space
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1) movement
2) pace/timing/tempo
3) rhythm
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4 aspects of photographing
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1) lens (focal length)
2) proxemic patterns outside frame
3) camera movement
4) angle
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4 faces of film
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1) art
2) business
3) technology
4) culture
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4 kinds of in-camera framing
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1) masking
2) oblique
3) split-screen
4) landscape
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4 kinds of special effects
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1) makeup
2) in-camera effects
3) mechanical effects
4) post-production
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4 properties of persona
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1) physicality
2) personality
3) talent
4) mythology
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4 rules of classical cutting
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1) perspectivity
2) avoiding displacement
3) eye contact
4) introduction and resolution
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4 types of players
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1) non professional
2) actor
3) star
4) star-actor
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4 types of scripts
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1) Writer's
2) Director's/Shooting
3) Film itself
4) Text script (transcribed from film
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4 ways of framing
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1) aspect ratio
2) aesthetic
3) off screen space
4) in-camera framing
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4 ways space affects time
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1) Continuity editing
2) Discontinuity editing
3) classical cutting
4) montage
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5 acting styles
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1) pantomime/presentational
2) representational/realist
3) method acting
4) university trained
improvisation
5) star turn
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6 elements of visual design
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1) costume/hair/makeup
2) decor (props/set dressing/set)
3) lighting
4) special effects
5) color
6) title design
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6 proxemic patterns outside frame
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1) extreme long shot
2) long shot
3) medium long shot
4) medium shot
5) close up
6) extreme close up
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6 rules of continuity editing
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1) 180 degree line
2) 30 degree angle
3) cut on movement
4) match shot
5) eyeline match
6) shot/reverse shot
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6 things that must be in place to recreate life in motion
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1) Persistence of vision
2) Still photography
3) Motion Picture Camera
4) Celluloid/film stock
5) Printer
6) Projector
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10 critical criteria for performance
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1) Expressive coherence
2) ensemble
3) relation to setting
4) consistency
5) conveying thoughts
6) playing with/against/behind the beat
7) casting: type/anti-type/miscast
8) rhythm
9) affect
10) complexity
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10 elements of a plot (p. 32)
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1) causality
2) spatial contiguity/temporal continuity
3) goal-oriented protagonist
4) actions in a setting
5) antagonist
6) development: progression/regression; hierarchical arrangement; climax and peripateia
7) suspense
8) unity/coherence
9) ending/closure
10) heterosexual coup…
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kinds of camera movement
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1) zoom
2) tripod (pan, tilt)
3) handheld
4) steadicam
5) dolly
6) crane
7) aerial
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lumiere brothers
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invented cinematograph (1st portable cam/projector in one)
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performance through action
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posture, gesture, business, facial expression, reaction
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performance through dialogue
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words, intonation/beats, pauses/pace, volume, silence
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sound in film
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1927
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story vs. plot vs. narrative
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story= what happens
plot=why it happens
narrative=how it happens
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subject vs. theme
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subject=plot
theme=attitude
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techniques of classical cutting
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1) action/reaction
2) action/detail of action
3) cutaway
4) multiple p.o.v.s
5) cross-cutting (space/time)
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Study Guide: Midterm