Cinematography

CinematographyDrama Performing

Aerial Shot

An exterior shot filmed from — hey! — the air. Often used to establish a (usually exotic) location.

Arc Shot

A shot in which the subject is circled by the camera.

Bridging Shot

A shot that denotes a shift in time or place, like a line moving across an animated map.

Close Up

A shot that keeps only the face full in the frame. Perhaps the most important building block in cinematic storytelling.

Long Shot

A shot that depicts an entire character or object from head to foot.

Cowboy Shot

A shot framed from mid thigh up, so called because of its recurrent use in Westerns.

Deep Focus

A shot that keeps the foreground, middle ground and background ALL in sharp focus.

Dutch Tilt

A shot where the camera is tilted on its side to create a kooky angle. Often used to suggest disorientation.

Establishing Shot

The clue is in the name. A shot, at the head of the scene, that clearly shows the locale the action is set in. Often comes after the aerial shot.

Low Angle Shot

A shot looking up at a character or subject often making them look bigger in the frame. It can make everyone look heroic and/or dominant. Also good for making cities look empty.

High Angle ShotA shot looking down on a character or subject often isolating them in the frame.

Over-The-Shoulder Shot

A shot where the camera is positioned behind one subject's shoulder, usually during a conversation. It implies a connection between the speakers as opposed to the single shot that suggests distance.

A shot where the camera moves continuously right to left or left to right. An abbreviation of "panning". Turns up a lot in car chases.

SoundUsing music and sound effects helps create mood and atmosphere in film. Songs and music are always strategically picked to enhance the film.

The following pagesThe group must submit

For marks!

AssignmentIn groups you will write, design, and film your very own creative parody on a famous film.

A parody also called spoof, send-up or lampoon), in current use, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on or trivialize an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of satiric or ironic imitation.

Criteria

1. Every person in the group must participate in some form in the creation of the parody. (writing, filming, acting, designing)

2. You must submit the planning and organizing form, and a reflection from each member of the group. (10 marks)

3. You must incorporate at least 5 of the cinematic shots.(5 marks)4. Must demonstrate creativity and originality. (10 marks)

Planning and Organization

Which famous film is our group going to create a parody of ?

Who is going to direct the parody?

Do we need a script? If yes include a script.

Who is going to film our parody? (Be sure to edit as a group)

Which characters do we need for the parody? Who is going to play these characters?

Note: If needed the director and camera man can switch in and out if you need more actors for scenes.

Personal Reflection on Group Assignment

1. How did I contribute to the this group through our filming process?

2. Did I suggest ideas, and listen to others ideas?

3. Did my group work productively together?

4. One thing I would do to improve the group efforts?

5. If I were to give myself a mark for group cooperation out of 5 it would be?

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