AS MEDIALESSON 6 – CINEMATOGRAPHY

RESEARCH TASK 3 - CHANGES• FOR TASK 3, YOU NEED TO APPLY QUESTIONS TO EXAMPLE

SCENES. THE ADVICE IN THE COURSEWORK GUIDE ON THIS IS OUT OF DATE.•WE’RE GOING TO MAKE IT SIMPLER. YOU WILL PICK THREE

GREAT THRILLER SCENES AND ANALYSE EACH IN ONE OF THREE TECHNICAL AREAS: CINEMATOGRAPHY, EDITING AND SOUND.• THE AIM WILL BE TO EXPLORE THE GENRE CONVENTIONS OF

THESE THREE AREAS AND THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY DEVELOP NARRATIVE.

WHAT IS CINEMATOGRAPHY?•CAMERA ANGLES•CAMERA MOVEMENTS•SHOT TYPE•LIGHTING•COMPOSITION•FOCUS TRICKS•GRAPHIC MATCHES

Keys to success:• Refer to

theory/terminology• Use supplementary

examples• Geek out about it!

MOVEMENT DISCUSSION EXAMPLES1.GOODFELLAS –

COPACABANA TRACKING SHOT2.MEAN STREETS – REVERSE POV3.A TOUCH OF EVIL – CRANE SHOT

LIGHTING DISCUSSION EXAMPLES

1.FIGHT CLUB – FIRST FIGHT2.JURASSIC PARK – T-REX ATTACK

BOTH PLUS FOCUS TRICKS

1.CASINO ROYALE – PRE-CREDITS SCENE

CHOICE OF EXAMPLES• YOU HAVE A COUPLE MORE LESSONS YET BEFORE STARTING ON

THIS TASK. BY THE TIME YOU DO, YOU NEED TO HAVE ZEROED IN ON YOUR PRODUCTION GROUPS. • YOU WILL ALSO HOPEFULLY HAVE DECIDED WHAT SUB-GENRE

OF THRILLER YOU WILL WORK IN (PSYCHOLOGICAL, CRIME AND GANGSTER, MURDER-MYSTERY, HORROR, ETC.) •MAKE YOUR CHOICES FOR THIS TASK USING KEY TEXTS FROM

THAT SUB-GENRE – YOU WILL NEED TO WATCH THEM THROUGH AND SELECT SCENES THAT DEMONSTRATE INTERESTING USE OF CINEMATOGRAPHY (ALONG WITH SOUND AND EDITING).