Framing The JokerFraming The Joker

By the end of the lesson you will By the end of the lesson you will have an understanding of how the have an understanding of how the framing in the opening sequence framing in the opening sequence

place the Joker as the villain.place the Joker as the villain.

What is framing?What is framing?

It is the border of the image on It is the border of the image on screen.screen.

It produces a vantage point onto the It produces a vantage point onto the material within the imagematerial within the image

It actively defines the image for usIt actively defines the image for us

Why is it so important?Why is it so important?

Choosing a camera position makes a Choosing a camera position makes a difference in framing a picture. This difference in framing a picture. This in turn affects audience perception of in turn affects audience perception of the filmed eventthe filmed event

How framing affects the image How framing affects the image and our understanding of the and our understanding of the

imageimage

1.1. The size and shape of the frameThe size and shape of the frame

2.2. The way the frame defines The way the frame defines onscreen and off screen spaceonscreen and off screen space

3.3. The way framing controls the The way framing controls the distance, angle, and height of a distance, angle, and height of a vantage point onto the imagevantage point onto the image

4.4. The way framing can move in The way framing can move in relation to the mise en scenerelation to the mise en scene

Angle in framingAngle in framingWhat effect can this have?What effect can this have?

Straight Straight AngleAngle Low Low

AngleAngle

High AngleHigh Angle

Height and Distance of frameHeight and Distance of frame

Height is where the camera has been Height is where the camera has been positioned.positioned.

Is it ground level, eye level, Is it ground level, eye level, shoulder?shoulder?

This is important to audience This is important to audience perception as wellperception as well

Distance/type of shotDistance/type of shot This supplies a sense of being far away from or close to the This supplies a sense of being far away from or close to the

subject of the frame.subject of the frame. The distance refers to the type of shot:The distance refers to the type of shot:

1. Extreme long shot /establishing shot the human is barley 1. Extreme long shot /establishing shot the human is barley visible. It sometimes used to establish and re establish visible. It sometimes used to establish and re establish setting.setting.

Distance/ type of shotDistance/ type of shot

2. Long shot: figures can be seen more 2. Long shot: figures can be seen more clearly but the background still clearly but the background still dominatesdominates

Distance/ type of shotDistance/ type of shot

3. Medium Shot: will 3. Medium Shot: will frame the human frame the human body from the body from the waste upwaste up

4. Medium close up will frame 4. Medium close up will frame the body from the waste up.the body from the waste up.

Distance/ Type of ShotDistance/ Type of Shot

5.Close up will frame 5.Close up will frame just the head, feet, just the head, feet, hands or a small hands or a small objectobject

6. Extreme close up will 6. Extreme close up will single out a portion of single out a portion of the face. The eyes or the face. The eyes or eyes.eyes.This emphasises the This emphasises the detaildetail

Distance/ Type of ShotDistance/ Type of Shot

7.It can also be used 7.It can also be used to place us as a to place us as a character with a character with a point of view shot point of view shot (POV). (POV).

What is the function of What is the function of framing?framing?

It can help audience understand the film but It can help audience understand the film but the meaning can depend on the context of the meaning can depend on the context of the filmthe film

It can isolate important narrative detailsIt can isolate important narrative details

It guides audience perceptionIt guides audience perception

Mobile framingMobile framing

This is unique to cinema and refers to the This is unique to cinema and refers to the way in which a frame moves in respect way in which a frame moves in respect top the material it frames.top the material it frames.

These are the types of mobile framing.These are the types of mobile framing.

PanPan TiltTilt TrackingTracking CraneCrane Hand heldHand held

What is important about mobile What is important about mobile framing?framing?

It increases the information we have It increases the information we have about what is going on in the imageabout what is going on in the image

It can act as a substitute for our It can act as a substitute for our movementmovement

Remember to think about how a film Remember to think about how a film maker uses a zoom in or out to maker uses a zoom in or out to create meaning in the filmcreate meaning in the film

ConclusionConclusion How does the framing help create the Joker in The Dark How does the framing help create the Joker in The Dark

Knight? Knight?

Watch the clip and pick out least three shots that do this. Watch the clip and pick out least three shots that do this.

Name them and write about the effect they have on you as Name them and write about the effect they have on you as an audience member.an audience member.

For example this explains what the est. shot does ta the For example this explains what the est. shot does ta the start of the film.start of the film.

The opening establishing shot show the audience that the The opening establishing shot show the audience that the film will be set in a modern urban area. film will be set in a modern urban area.