For this blog task, first select five terms from the Film Terms Glossary handout (yellow) and write 200+ words on how these five terms (A) will help you write a scholarly, analytical essay and/or (B) will help you perform a scholarly, analytical team presentation . How do these terms enlighten your knowledge, help you think critically, and be less ignorant? What, precisely, will you say in your individual essay and/or team presentation?
Second, select five terms from the Different Shot Types handout (blue) and write 200+ words on how these five terms (A) will help you write a scholarly, analytical essay and/or (B) will help you perform a scholarly, analytical team presentation. How do these terms enlighten your knowledge, help you think critically, and be less ignorant? What, precisely, will you say in your individual essay and/or team presentation?
Second, select five terms from the Different Shot Types handout (blue) and write 200+ words on how these five terms (A) will help you write a scholarly, analytical essay and/or (B) will help you perform a scholarly, analytical team presentation. How do these terms enlighten your knowledge, help you think critically, and be less ignorant? What, precisely, will you say in your individual essay and/or team presentation?
You should have a total of 400+ words in a single comment on this blog task. Remember, this number is a minimum. Doing half as much will demonstrate half as much time and effort invested. But, of course, do not sacrifice quality for quantity, either. Do a thorough, critical, committed job.
Both of these handouts may be accessed at our class wikispace as well.
(This is a poster advertising one of my recent favorite films, Lymelife, an independent movie with a small budget, but powerful themes and messages. The tagline on the poster reads "THE AMERICAN DREAM SUCKS." It is the duty of our storytellers to show us life as it really is--this movie succeeds indeed.)
It is more than likely that you will experience units like this one in your required freshman writing/composition courses, I'm proud to let you know.
Film Deconstruction develops and requires many skills, including:
Both of these handouts may be accessed at our class wikispace as well.
(This is a poster advertising one of my recent favorite films, Lymelife, an independent movie with a small budget, but powerful themes and messages. The tagline on the poster reads "THE AMERICAN DREAM SUCKS." It is the duty of our storytellers to show us life as it really is--this movie succeeds indeed.)
It is more than likely that you will experience units like this one in your required freshman writing/composition courses, I'm proud to let you know.
Film Deconstruction develops and requires many skills, including:
- detail analysis
- symbol interpretation
- cultural representation exploration
- literary device recognition
- artistic technique assessment
133 comments:
I will analyze the terms Climax,Complication,Identification,POV, and Setting. These film terms will easily help me to easily analyze my film. The complication in the film is when the audience is very attentive to what is going on. They are wondering what is going to happen next and what the characters will do. POV will help me think better because it is used to put us in a certain position. This kind of camera angle makes us only see what the character sees and we will feel the same things they are feeling, like the nervousness of what’s around the corner and things like that. Identification is very important in a film. I will analyze how the film makes us connect with the characters and feel for them whether it be happy or sad for them depending on their situation. Identification is also what makes us cheer for a certain character and hope that things work out for them. The climax can be one of the most important parts of a film it is the part of the movie where you are at the edge of your seat and lots of things are happening. The climax of a film determines how the movie will end. The setting determines so much of a film. A movie can be completely changed by switching the settings because in different settings some things might not make sense as much as if the setting were different. The setting can determine what kind of a film it will be and what it’ll be about and can even be a character itself. By analyzing all of these I will be able to think more critically and write a better paper.
I will analyze the Low angle, POV, Over the shoulder, Birds eye view, and Close Up. These shots are very important to movies so analyzing them is equally important. In my essay I will mention how the bird’s eye view camera angle helps to show the setting of the film and lets the character see everything. I will also talk about how a close-up angle lets us see the characters face and reactions to things and how they are our main concentration in the scene. I will also analyze whether or not we get to see what the character is reacting to or not and why the director made it so we can or can’t. The over the shoulder shot lets us see conversations between characters. This shot is helpful because it generally will go back and forth between characters and lets us see the reactions to each other and helps us connect with them more. By analyzing all of these angles I believe it should help me write a better paper. Each part of a movie has specific reason why it uses each camera angle and by analyzing why the director decided to use this camera angle over that one it can help with the analysis of the film. And by doing this you can add more to the film through understanding and critical thinking.
Jordan Meyers p.5
The terms scene breakdown, slow motion, voice over, action match cut, and three shot will help me to write a collegiate and well worth reading essay. When I begin to write my essay, I will talk about the scene breakdowns that occur throughout the movie. The characters, scene, and script are crucial to understanding what is happening in the plot; the many characters in the movie are understood better if you breakdown the movie. Transformers 2 tends to use lots of voice over as when Optimus Prime is talking to the audience about the alien race called the Transformers. During the action packed scenes of the movie the director likes to use a lot of slow motion in order to dramatize the scenes. Another theory of mine is that Michael Bay uses slow motion to show Megan Fox off a little bit more. During the battles between the Decepticons and the Autobots the camera cuts between the two different sides of the battle. The final battle of the movie shows the human army fighting the Decepticons and also shows Sam Witwiki’s (Shia La Beouf) whereabouts and battles along with him Michaela (Megan Fox), Sam’s friend, another character, Bumblebee, and two other Autobots. The duration of the movie has lots of three shot techniques going on. When shown, Shia La Beouf and Megan Fox and Shia’s roommate are shown in the shot together in a group of three. I will use all of these terms throughout my paper in order to analyze deeper into the film that I have chosen to deconstruct.
I will use the terms close-up, extreme close-up, over the shoulder shot, bird’s eye view shot, and the point of view shot. I will talk about how an extreme close-up shot is used through out transformers; it is used to show the extreme fear or anticipation during the entire film. When Michael Bay is using regular close-up shots in the film, he is showing the audience the reactions of the characters on the screen. When using the over the shoulder shots the audience can see how a conversation is going on, but the audience can only see one of the characters faces and have to assume what the other character’s face looks like. The bird’s eye view shot is used a lot during transformers to show the vastness of the scenes that the characters are at. When the camera goes over the ocean, we are learning just how far that the “bad” alien is out in the ocean. In the first couple of scenes the audience is shown what Shia La Beouf’s character is seeing when we see the shard of the almighty “all spark”. Camera angles in this movie are crucial to being able to deconstruct it. When the audience is shown something it is usually to make them feel a certain way or to look into a certain direction. When directors are using different angles it is not just for no reason. The camera angles themselves make a movie worth seeing; it is not just the action and hot girls that make a movie worth seeing.
In my film essay I plan to study how film-makers use camera Angles, Point of view, Rhythm, Scene, and Flashbacks. These terms will help me with my paper and help to "enlighten" me by giving me more to write about. For instance, in the movie Sweeney Todd in which I will be writing about, special camera angles are used to help get the point across that the film makers may have to the viewer. Or it just adds emphasis on entertaining the viewer. In my paper I plan to write on how men use women as objects. During the movie there is a 'scene' where Sweeney is standing and looking down at Mrs.Lovett. During this 'scene' the viewer of the movie seems to take the place of Sweeney as if you were the one looking down at Mrs.Lovett. This "Point Of View Shot" or camera angle, since they seem very similar (shot and angle...) seems to emphasize a womanly part of Mrs.Lovett's body which adds to 'objectifying' her. During this scene we are looking into the "Point of view" of Sweeney's perspective. We are seeing what he is seeing from his standpoint. There is a lot of "Rhythm" in this movie as well, which adds to the interest of the viewer. Not only is it a musical and has musical 'rhythm' as in beat and such but the definition of 'rhythm' which is "repetition of phrases, actions, or musical themes for increased dramatic effect" holds true here too. This movie tends to come back to same melodies in songs; same beats, tempos, tunes. They keep playing these tunes over and over again so that you can recognize them throughout the movie, which in turn adds to the flow of the movie. The lyrics to the songs hold the meaning and storyline to the movie and pretty much is the dialogue. In the songs, there is also repetition throughout the movie in having same lyrics but in different songs. These songs also have the same tune, beat, and tempo and such. For instance, the song "Pirelli's Elixir" and the song about selling Mrs.Lovett's meat pies are quite similar so that the audience can feel the flow of the movie. These two songs have the same beat, tempo, tune, and even the same lyrics from time to time. Like at the beginning of the song it starts out with trumpets playing and drums and the little boy always starts out "Ladies and Gentlemen, may I have your attention please." I will also explain Sweeney's flashbacks in the movie and how they add to show how women are being objectified in this movie.
Different types of shots add to "enlighten" the viewer of a movie. As I have stated in the previous paragraph, I will use the Point of view shot in my paper, but I will also explain some close-ups, extreme close-ups, reaction shots, and a high angle shot. The Point of view shot I have already explained. An example of a reaction shot that I will use in my paper would be when Sweeney first tries one of Mrs.Lovett's first meat pies. A close up from this movie could be when the little boy is locked in the basement of Mrs.Lovett's pie shop and he takes a bite of a pie and finds a finger piece in it. The close up focuses on the finger. An extreme close up could be at the beginning during some of the title credits when the camera focuses close on the fake computerized blood. Lastly, a 'high angle shot' that I will probably use is when Sweeney says his famous line, "My arm is complete again," when he holds up his silver knives to the window.
The five terms I choose from the Film Term Glossary handout were: complication, exposition, progression, setting and slow motion. These five terms will be very helpful when writing my film analysis paper. In the movie Taken there are many complications that Bryan Mils (the father) has when trying to track down his daughter. These complications add to the intensity of the whole film. If there were no complications in this film it would be awfully boring. Although Bryan Mils runs into a lot of complications he is able to overcome them and fight to find his daughter. Another of the terms I choose was exposition. I choose this term because I will be able to use it in my paper. In most every movie you have to have exposition because otherwise you would not know the characters, theme, or conflict very well. Exposition informs the audience of what they need to know in order to understand the story. Another term I chose was progression. I choose this term because it is used throughout my film that I analyzing. In order to capture this, they use increasingly close camera angles. This is how they capture the most intense action packed moments in Taken. Another term I choose was setting because in all movies there is a setting. The majority of the movie Taken is set in Paris. The last term I choose was slow motion because in Taken they shoot slow motion shots to help add to the intensity of the film and to capture the details of the shot. All five of these terms will help me write and present scholarly.
The five terms I choose from the Different Shot Types handout were: bird’s eye view, mid shot, close-up, point of view shot and over the shoulder shot. I think the bird’s eye view shot is a very important camera angle because it establishes the setting of the film. If films only used close-up shots in films, then we would never be able to tell where the scene is taking place. In the movie Taken they use this camera angle to let you know that they are in Paris. The producers of Taken do a good job of using the mid shot camera angle to portray the characters actions and emotions. This camera angle makes you want to connect with the characters on a personal level. In this kind of shot you are able see some background but the main focus is on the characters. The close-up shot is used to show a character’s emotion. In Taken they do this excellently. When Kim(daughter) is on the phone with her father (Bryan) they have a close up of her face showing that she is terrified and then they shoot the camera at what she is looking at, which is the friend getting kidnapped. Another term I choose was point of view shot. I choose this shot because it gives the views a chance to be in the characters shoes and see what they are seeing. I think this is a great shot because it is so realistic and lets you develop emotion for that character. The last shot I choose was the over the shoulder shot. This shot helps establish the position of each character and lets you know who is talking to whom. This is also a shot where you can put yourself in the characters shoes. This shot is also used in Taken when Bryan is fighting off all the bad guys to get to his daughter. Now that I know what some of the different camera angles are, I am sure that I will be able to write a scholarly, analytical essay.
Ashley Christensen_5
Yellow
ANGLE: An angle can make or break a scene. A camera angle can completely change the feel of a movie or scene. Certain camera angles can make a character seen more or less important. This is important because it can tell you a status of a character.
COMPLICATION: a complication makes the plot of a movie more interesting. If there wasn’t something to work around then movies would not be as interesting or attention grabbing. The complication makes or breaks a movie. Viewers generally like complications that A) either scare them or B) they can relate to.
DENOUEMENT: This is important because if there is not resolution to a complication then the view would be left with many unanswered questions. Movies would not be as entertaining if there wasn’t a resolution to the main problem. This is usually the beginning of the end of the movie. The calmness after the storm.
EXPOSITION: This information is important because it introduces characters, setting, times, places, and conflicts. If these elements were not a part of a movie then the viewer would be very confused as to what was happening or to whom.
POINT OF VIEW: The point of view is very important because it gives the viewer a chance to feel like the main character. This makes the viewer seem as if they are in the movie themselves.
Blue
EXTREME LONG SHOT: This camera angle can be very important because it can show the location and setting of that scene or the entire movie. It can also show scenery that can calm down a situation or complication.
EXTREME CLOSE UP: The close up shot makes you feel the emotion that the character is feeling. This causes tension in the film. It forces you to only see the one character in the shot. Being forced to feel the emotion makes you feel as if you are in the movie or in a specific situation.
LOW ANGLE/ WORM’S EYE: This angle can make a character appear superior to other characters. It can show a sense of success and power. This angle shows the viewer who is more important than others.
CANTED ANGLE VIEW SHOT: This angle keeps the viewer from seeing all of a particular location. It keeps things hidden from the viewer’s sight. This can cause the sense of fear which is very important for horror films. If a viewer could see everything than the movie wouldn’t be suspenseful.
BIRD’S EYE VIEW SHOT: This shows large cities or large areas of ground. It can show chaos or calmness. This is used often in the introduction to a movie or the ending scene of a movie.
The five film terms I choose were angle, complication, point of view, progression, and exposition. I choose to use the term angle because in the movie Dirty Dancing there are many different camera angles used and I will discuss them in my paper. One of the camera angles is when we first are looking out at the resort, the camera angle makes us feel like we were on the trip and seeing the resort for the first time. Another camera angle used in this film is when they are dancing the camera is below them, making the viewer feel like they are in the audience watching the couple dance. The second term I choose was complication because in every movie there are complications otherwise the movie would be boring. I plan to discuss the complications between the boss and the “help”. I also plan to discuss the complications Johnny faces with his dance partners. The third term is point of view. I feel this term will be very useful in my paper when I discuss camera angles because in Dirty Dancing they make the viewer feel like they are in the movie and having a discussion with character talking. I also think the term progression will be very helpful in my paper because if I did not put the paper in chronological order nobody would understand the paper. The final term I choose and think will be very useful is exposition. If there was no exposition in the movie we would never learn about the characters, setting, or conflict. The movie would be very boring because you would never know what was going on. In my paper I plan to analyze the characters and their actions and I also plan to analyze the setting. Does the setting fit the movie.
The five terms I choose from the Different Shot handout were long shot, point of view shot, low angle/worm’s eye, over the shoulder shot, and bird’s eye view shot. Dirty Dancing uses the low angle/worm’s eye shot a lot during the dancing scenes. They want the viewer to feel like they are part of the movie, they want you to feel like you are part of the audience looking up at the performers on stage. Without this shot type I do not think the dancing scenes would be as effective. Another important shot used in this film is point of view. The producers used this type of shot to engage the viewer, by using this shot they make the viewer feel like they are in the conversation with the characters, which is really important. The bird’s eye view shot is really important so the viewer can get a good picture of the setting and where exactly this movie is taking place. Without this shot the viewer would not get a very good picture of the setting. Producers of movies use the over the shoulder shot to show the viewer not only the conversation, but also what is going on around the main action of the film. The final shot that I choose was long shot. I believe the long shot is really important because it gives the viewer a large view of the scenery and what is going on in the background. This shot is used when Baby is looking over the yard at the resort taking in what is going on in the courtyard. All the shots are very important in the making of movies, so the viewer can see a character’s reaction, what is going on in the background, see the scenery, and become engaged in the conversations of the film they are watching.
Sara Barnes
Pd. 6
In the movie I am personally analyzing, I will probably talk about internal conflict. The main character is torn between running from her abusive husband and staying with him to avoid worse troubles that she could encounter. I think that every movie has some sort of internal conflict, the characters second guess themselves to create uncertainty and to add interest to the plot line. Like books, most movies have some sort of exposition, to help the reader/viewer understand what is going on and to give them some background on the story before they jump right into the plot line. Angles are also very important to movies and the development of plot. Camera angles and frames make things much more interesting to watch and make additional meaning of what you are watching. This could be mentioned in both my paper and the movies are groups are looking at. Finally, I will mention editing and how sometimes it can be abrupt to startle someone, or maybe fade in to seem peaceful and calm. It all ads to the development of the movie and is put where it is on purpose.
Flashbacks have been used effectively in not only books, but movies also. They help to bring the reader/viewer to an earlier point or feeling. They have also been used to tell a story in a backwards fashion, different, but very interesting in experimental works. Like I mentioned earlier, I will mention “dissolve” in and out of scenes. This technique makes the transition between things peaceful and slow, allowing the viewer to hold on to a previous feeling before a rapid transition to another scene. After a dissolve transition, there is usually a close up scene or something of a long shot, depending on what the maker of the movie thinks will work best in this area of the movie. If you are close up, sometimes you cannot tell what the camera is actually focusing on until it slowly backs up. This technique has fooled me many of times. On the other hand, the transition will be a long shot, and will slowly draw closer to the person/thing that will be the main focus in this scene. Our group will definitely use terminology in our presentation to help our class understand what is what and why it is the way it is.
I will analyze point of view, complications, identification, setting and internal conflict.
POINT OF VIEW: This is a good one for this film because it is told from the view point of a character who is in the center of all the conflict. The youngest character is an Aberigany orphan who becomes a huge part of the lives of the to protaganists. He steals the heart of the audience and helps to draw them in to the side of the "lesser" class of people. From his point of view we can see exactly what is going on in the society and get a feel for the extreme racism and prejudice of the time.
COMPLICATION: There are many conflicts in this film but they are all tied together in some form or another. The film is longer than some and could potentially end at least three different points, but to thouroughly cover all of the key points the length is needed. The main complication is that of power and trust. I hope to adress this in my analysis.
IDENTIFICATION: In order for a film to be trully enjoyable you need to be able to identify with the characters. My film is one of those that you really get to know and feel connected to each of the characters. The actors in this film bring so much passion and emotion to their roles and it is difficult (for myself at least) to fall in love with the unusual family that is thrown together on screan. The first time I saw it I was literally on the edge of my seat, bawling my eyes out for the people I somehow felt I now knew so well.
SETTING: This is probably one of the biggest ones for my film. The setting of the film is its namesake, Australia. The time is at the begging of the second World War. Knowing the time and location of the events taking place gives a much greater understanding of why things play out the way that they do. Society and social classes of the time are much different than they are today and the culture of the area is not what we would see here. Aberigany culture has alot of spiritual aspects that would not make sense in an American or even British setting so without adressing the location of the film the whole concept would be pointless to explain.
INTERNAL CONFLICT: Throughout this film we see the obvious conflicts between characters, but what really needs to be seen is what the individuals are battling with themselves. From grieving the loss of a spouse and learning to trust again, to losing a parent and not knowing where you belong. The film is filled with back and forths in characters minds. Power struggles. Struggles between taking the easy way out or doing what you know is right. The contemplation of being what you are and being what others want you to be, and the unkowing of where your loyalties lie. Sure there are many protaganist/antaganist conflictions but the story really lies in finding yourself and doing what you know is right.
For my five terms I have selected: ambient sound, complication, coverage, denouement, and exposition. First it ambient sound, this will help me in many ways. By using ambient sound I can look deeper into the background to find the sounds that help make the movie. In one scene when Jake goes to school you hear the students talking and the bell, this adds to affect of being in high school and going to school. Complication is my next vocabulary; this helps my group presentation and my paper. For our group this lets us pick out what the viewer needs to see to understand what we mean. This helps my paper because finding the conflict in my movie portrays through out the movie. Coverage is very important, this lets the viewer become one with the movie, and angles make a movie. Coverage makes you see what the director wants you to see and only that. Denouement is essential to my movie, when the final battle ends we get the moment that we know everything will be ok. After the fight a “resolution” song comes on, we see Jake and Ryan make amends, by giving the “nod” meaning everything is smoothed out and resolved. Exposition is crucial to any movie or presentation. For our presentation the audience needs to know about the villains to understand the point we are trying to get across. But for my movie, information is key. If you did not know Jake was a troubled kid, one would wonder why he fights.
Extreme close up, over the shoulder shot, high angle shot, bird’s eye view shot, and long shot are the terms I have selected. Extreme close up makes you feel the intensity that the actor is going through. This angle also makes you see every detail in the actors face. Over the shoulder shot lets the feeling of being that person take over. In my movie this helps with the conversation between the sensei and the grasshopper. This lets the viewer feel the position of the power being thrown back and forth. High angle shot makes you see what happen in the frame. In the fight scene the director uses this to show the surroundings of the fight to emphasize the fight. When Jake moves from Iowa to Florida bird’s eye view plays into the scene. From this view we see the landscape and how it is changing and how Jake’s life is changing. Long shot is like the high angle but makes easier to see the full bodies. This helps you feel like you are with them. This shot lets you see the surroundings from a different angle to show a simple take on the frame.
For my five terms I have selected: ambient sound, complication, coverage, denouement, and exposition. First it ambient sound, this will help me in many ways. By using ambient sound I can look deeper into the background to find the sounds that help make the movie. In one scene when Jake goes to school you hear the students talking and the bell, this adds to affect of being in high school and going to school. Complication is my next vocabulary; this helps my group presentation and my paper. For our group this lets us pick out what the viewer needs to see to understand what we mean. This helps my paper because finding the conflict in my movie portrays through out the movie. Coverage is very important, this lets the viewer become one with the movie, and angles make a movie. Coverage makes you see what the director wants you to see and only that. Denouement is essential to my movie, when the final battle ends we get the moment that we know everything will be ok. After the fight a “resolution” song comes on, we see Jake and Ryan make amends, by giving the “nod” meaning everything is smoothed out and resolved. Exposition is crucial to any movie or presentation. For our presentation the audience needs to know about the villains to understand the point we are trying to get across. But for my movie, information is key. If you did not know Jake was a troubled kid, one would wonder why he fights.
Extreme close up, over the shoulder shot, high angle shot, bird’s eye view shot, and long shot are the terms I have selected. Extreme close up makes you feel the intensity that the actor is going through. This angle also makes you see every detail in the actors face. Over the shoulder shot lets the feeling of being that person take over. In my movie this helps with the conversation between the sensei and the grasshopper. This lets the viewer feel the position of the power being thrown back and forth. High angle shot makes you see what happen in the frame. In the fight scene the director uses this to show the surroundings of the fight to emphasize the fight. When Jake moves from Iowa to Florida bird’s eye view plays into the scene. From this view we see the landscape and how it is changing and how Jake’s life is changing. Long shot is like the high angle but makes easier to see the full bodies. This helps you feel like you are with them. This shot lets you see the surroundings from a different angle to show a simple take on the frame.
My writing my essay, I will focus on all five aspects of the climax, coverage (camera angles), denotation, the frame, and the internal conflict. I will use these five terms to help me write a scholarly, analytical essay and to help on our group presentation. These terms enlighten my knowledge because finding the climax will help me fully understand what the climax is, and how it would apply to the character. Coverage helps because each angle could represent a different symbol from scene to scene. Denotation would help me under stand what the message of the movie is really about. Frame because it could help me focus in one particular thing in that particular scene. And the internal conflict will help me understand the main character better, and his conflicts in life. I also think that it will help me be less ignorant and observe more. And in my essay, I will say how these five aspects are used in the film and what the character did to solve his conflicts, what problems he encountered, how he jumped over each hurtle to get to his goal, or how he deals with conflicts that occur. These terms will really help now that I understand them. Second, select five terms from the Different Shot Types handout that I have chosen is extreme long shot, Close-up, point of view shot, low angle/worm’s eye, and the bird’s eye view shot, to help me write a scholarly, analytical essay and I believe it will help me perform a scholarly, analytical team presentation. These terms help me understand the reasoning why the director chose these angles, and wanted to use them in their film. In my essay I will state all the angles used in the film that I have chosen to deconstruct, and why I think that they were used. I think the point of view angle is important because once the camera goes into a point of view angle, the director seems to put you in the drivers seat, because you can see what the character sees, and that will help you in knowing what is going to happening, or to give you a sense of what is happening in that scene. I thing it would also be good to explain some of these camera angles in our team presentation because it would help the audience and us understand what is happening, and explaining what every camera angle means, and perhaps why it was used in a particular scene and not the other.
Five terms from the “Film Terms Glossary” handout that will be useful in my film analysis paper and presentation are: exposition, internal conflict, reaction shot, flashback and single shot. These film terms will help me write a collegiate deconstruction essay and will also help my groups film presentation because they are strong and terminally correct. I like this handout because it’s a glossary of words that big film directors and editors use, which would be good to use in my paper because they are real and are actually used, to this day. Exposition, information that the audience needs to know to understand a story, is useful in my personal deconstruction paper because in the movie _Seven Pounds_ it is important that viewers knows the present setting between the past and future, to fully understand what is going on throughout the movie. Internal conflict, a psychological conflict within the central character that is the primary struggle between different aspects of a single personality, is useful in my paper because the main character in _Seven Pounds_ lives his present life in regret and shame because of something he had done in the past. Without these film terms, my paper could lose strength and deconstructional depth.
Five terms from the “Different Shot Types” handout that will be useful in my film analysis paper and my group presentation are: long shot, extreme close up, point of view shot, reaction shot and over the shoulder shot. This handout is very important because it explains the shot, and also shows a picture of the shot. For each shot type, it explains a scene in which the director would use it, what effect it has on the viewer and how it effects the overall feel of the movie. A long shot, for example shows viwers the main talent in its surroundings. This type of shot would show the character interactive with their environment and makes viewers feel involved in the film as they now know what exactly the setting is and lets them guess what might happen in the location. In the film I am personally deconstructing, _Seven Pounds_, a long shot is used when the main character is in his hotel room. We see what is in the room, where he’s at and it lets viewers guess what will happen now, and what may happen later. We see Ben in his hotel room, staring at the floor or walls and we can tell he is upset, angry and stressed. I believe that this shot, and others can help me collegiately write my paper because they help me understand why the director would do certain things and how it effects each scene and the overall feel of the movie. These terms can help me because they give me things to think about other than just what happens in the movie and will help my paper so I can not only just explain the movie, but explain why.
Megan Bly
Melissa Bendixen
Pd. 6
(Yellow)
CLIMAX- The point at which the complication reaches its point of maximum tension and the forces in opposition confront each other at a peak of physical or emotional action. This will come handy in personal movie analysis because for me I believe the climax doesn’t come until the very end of Gran Torino and I should be able to easily explain why I believe so in my essay.
LEITMOTIF- A motif or theme associated with specific person, situation, or idea; usually reprised for dramatic effect. I will use this in my essay to help represent the old man’s angst against his new Vietnamese neighbors (his feelings towards them have grown because of the Vietnam War he was in).
POINT OF VIEW- A subject camera angle that becomes the perspective of a character. This one will be easy to talk about in my essay because there are usually numerous different points of view. It will take up some space in my essay just in case I’m running short on words.
PROGRESSION- The traditional climbing action of drama, a growth in dramatic tension. There is a big part in Gran Torino that you can see starts to bring in the drama. It will easily help me with my essay and give me something to write about.
REACTION SHOT- A shot that shows a character “reacting” rather than acting. This shot happens a lot in Gran Torino. When the young girl gets raped and beaten and when the old man gets shot are just a couple.
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EXTREME LONG SHOT- This shot doesn’t have a personal affect at all. They usually give us a background – give us a feel of what the setting is. They are also used to show chase scenes, help us remember where the characters are, and to help us see the beauty of where are characters may be.
EXTREME CLOSE UP- This may show an important part of the plot. It helps show the intensity of emotions, feelings, or actions. This shot comes in frequently in Gran Torino to help build up suspense and to show us how the character is feeling at that particular moment.
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT- This shot involves us (the audience) looking over the shoulder of one character to another character or subject. It helps us feel as if we were there, like we were there looking at the other person from one persons point of view.
LOW ANGLE/WORM’S EYE- The use of this shot is to portray the strength and power of a certain character- making them seem “larger than life”. Giving this angle helps us realize how important one character may be to the plot/story.
HIGH ANGLE SHOT- This shot gives us a sense of importance – makes us more superior than the character in the movie. This happens a lot when you see characters going upstairs. It makes you think and worry about what he/she may find and/or what will happen.
All of these scenes will be important and help me with my essay because I’m positive I’ll be able to find all of these in my movie and will easily be analyzed.
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Reaction Shot:
This will be important in my essay because there are many emotional scenes in The Notebook. Especially during their break up scene, Noah is focused on for a long time to get the emotion through to the viewer.
Climax:
I am not sure yet what the real climax of The Notebook is. I believe that it could be when Ms. Hamilton realizes that she is Allie from the story, or when we see that Allie has left Lon and goes back to be with Noah. Which ever one it is, it is the highest point of the story.
Complication:
In The Notebook the conflict first begins when Allie dates Lon but goes back because she needs to see Noah one last time. All of her feeling are coming back to her about how she feels about Noah and their relationship. The complication gets worse when Lon comes to Sea Brook to come after Allie and finds out about thier newly rekindled romance.
Exposition:
The exposition is important in every movie. The viewers needs to know the background of the characters and get to know them before we can care about anything that happens to them. The Notebook is interesting in the exposition in that the narrator is explaining everything to you. Most movies use dialogue from the characters and entire scenes are dedicated to getting to know each of the characters. In The Notebook, Duke can tell you their descriptions because he is reading about them in his book.
Setting:
The setting of The Notebook is interesting because part of it is set in the 1940's while the other part is set in present day. This effect is unlike most other movies. You can’t really consider it just as a flashback because it is split pretty evenly between the two decades.
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Over the shoulder shot:
This shot is used many times in The Notebook, it is even used as an example in our packet. Allie and Finn are talking and we can only see one at a time. It helps you know which character is most important at that point in time. It may be Allie that is talking, but Finn is the one that the audience is supposed to look at or feel some emotion for.
Extreme long shot:
I can’t think of a specific scene that uses this type of camera shot but I’m sure that there is a shot like this somewhere in the movie. The Notebook is set in North Carolina, a place that has many beautiful landscapes and scenery. I can’t imagine the director not wanting to put some type of extreme long shot in this movie. I will make sure I look specifically for this type of shot when I watch my movie.
Mid/Medium shot:
I think this is the most used camera shot in movies. It gives you the general feel for what is going on without being too close or too far away. We are in the conversation with the characters and can feel what they feel without being right in their face. We can also see more of the background but the characters are not lost in all the scenery.
Point of view Shot:
Again, I can’t think of a scene in The Notebook that uses this type of camera view, but I still think that a lot can be said for this type of view. The viewer is very limited to what they can see. They can only see what the character can see. So they don’t know any more information than the character does. It makes you feel like what the character sees must be very important because it is the only think we can see in the shot.
Low angle/worm’s eye:
This camera shot can be used when the director wants the character to seem larger. From a worm’s view, the people look so much taller and seem more powerful.
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1.Motiff: Motiffs are very important to help recognize the movies theme and message. Without motiffs themes/messages could be mixed up and cloudy, instead of being conveyed clearly. In pulp fiction there is a obvious motiff with the bible verse from ezekial that Samuel L. Jackson recites multiple times. They help confirm and reinforce the main message/goal of the film.
2. Internal Conflict: If you have a internal conflict it is always a important scene/message in the story. They are hardy to show in movies than novels just because we normally can't see/hear what the character is thinking. Nevertheless it is a very powerful tool in story making. In my experience a man vs. self plot is much more interesting than a man vs. man plot.
3. Stock character: Stock characters, though minor in screen time, can be just as powerful as any other character. They can help viewers understand the time or place a story is being told in. In example a dumb white trash redneck from the south, or a bitter beat down black man in the progressive movement. In the hurt locker, the general who looks at the dying iraqui with a survivable wound and says "hes gonna be fine" as he lets him die, is a general stock military tough guy.
4. Subjective time: There is often a diference between actual time and the time we "feel". Sports movies often "slow down" the last play or series to make it seem more dramatic/intense/suspesful. Prison movies often throw inmates in isolation and they seem to be in there for months but are often only there for a few days.
5. visualization: can help understand somethin in the past. Often used for verterans and shows horrible war shots. Can give meaning and purpose behind a character quickly without getting off of the main plot.
1. extreme long shot: Very effective in establishing setting and mood of the scene. There will be different reactions if you show a vast beautiful mountain or a vast desert. In the Hurt Locker, there are multiple scenes where it shows the dessert and it goes with the harshness and unforigivingness of war. In forest gump it is used many times to let the audience know he is coming home.
2. Close-up: Used to express emotion and to cut off everything else so you care about the only character you can see. Sometimes you can see what they are looking at and sometimes you can't. Sometimes the close-up is intensified to make the emotion even more amplified. That form is often used in horror movies to try to make the audience feel the fear more effectively.
3. Reaction Shot: similar to the close up in a sense but different in the context of the story. The reaction of a character is very important to how we feel about a character. If they react in a wierd or bizarre way we know that there is wrong with them, causing a reaction for the audience.
4. over the shoulder: camer "placed" on or over the shoulder so we see what is happening form one persons point of view while we can still keep tabs on where that character is. Often used in conversations. It can be used to show the viewer an object or event. In war films characters will see an event over the shoulder, and then go to reactions. Sometimes characters will react differently and then you can really learn about them.
5. Long shot: very general shot showing us everything that is happening so we can understand/interpert what is going on in the plot. In The Hurt Locker this is used often to show the bomb and its defuser and also watching the iraquis.
first lets use subjective time, this is called teh duration we feel; also called psychological time. this is the time we feel for the character in the movie, we want to help them, we feel like we are there and can do something for the character. if you are into a movie for a long time then that means the movie is doing its job.
eyeline shots help a lot, they let you see what the character is seeing and why he is looking at it. it might be a person or just a random object, but it is a key aspect of movies and explains the movie to us more so we can understand what the character now understands, or is scared of.
reaction shot right after an eye line shot is needed too. it shows us how the character feels at seeing the thing(s) we just saw. it tells us how we should feel seeing those things as well, and empathize or show whatever emotion we should for the character.
editing helps us understand the movie more because if it wasnt edited then it would just show random stuff between scenes, or scenes that make the movie to long, or the ones that didnt make the cut and just got taken out. editing makes the movie go together more and flow, which is what makes a good movie. it isn't choppy which can make the viewer not want to see it.
the motif is the biggest one, in a novel or film they are reccuring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can gelp to develop and inform the piece's major themes. it is what the movie is driven on. it makes the theme flow and go smooth so its either really easy to follow or really hard.
a long shot type is important, it gives us the scenery and background to a person or persons in the movie. usually focusing on the main character, it lets you see the environment that they are in and how they would be acting, like a dance, it shows the gym floor, the decoration, the people dressed up, hear the music good.
point of view shots are used a lot, usually when you want a close up of something that the character or characters are looking at. it shows you exactly what the people are seeing and what they want you to see.
over the shoulder shots are used when in a conversation, it shows each person from behind and to the side of the other person that you do not see, like you are looking over their shoulder and it shows reactions on one persons face when the otehr person says something.
worms eye views are ususally used in music videos, dance numbers, or when they want to make one person or group look bigger than the other to make them feel like they are better.
a birds eye view shot is usually used in the beginning or the end of a movie and shows the major setting, like country or state the movie is set in, and lets us get comfortable with it, because it's usually someplace we know or have seen pictures of so we can see where the characters are and understand their lives in a lot of ways.
Slow motion, Climax, Identification, and Point of View Complication. These terms can all be helpful when writing a paper on a film. Complication is basically where problems arise right before the climax. Rent is full of these, AIDS itself is the major complication, it stops them from reaching any if not all of there dreams, well on the surface that’s what it seems. Point of view is a very complicated thing to do, every single camera angle is thought in advance so nothing at all is just accidental. All of them are very important to the film so are equally important when writing about a film. Identification is what helps you connect with the characters on the screen. I think that identification is very important to all movies. Slow motion is a film technique that helps emphasize something happening. It is my favorite, because it is used in all different types of films, from comedies to scary movies. These terms give you a starting point to work from, such as it gives you something to look at, or for. For our group presentation it gives us new vocabulary to strive to understand. Also since all of the students are studying the same words, it makes it easy for everyone to understand, it’s a common denominator.
On the blue sheet I am doing Extreme Long Shot, Low Angle or Worms Eye, Birds Eye View, Point of View, and over the shoulder shot. My favorite view out of these is Birds Eye view. This point of view makes it seems like god is looking down on you as well as lets you see the scenery and a broader view. POV shots only let you see what the characters are seeing or what the director wants you to see. My movie uses this view in a lot of the scenes to let you see everyone at one time. There is one scene where Mi Mi is dancing on a fire escape and it lets you see her from different angle, like god is disapproving of what she is doing. Worm view makes everything around seem so big so “godly” for lack of better word. In my film they use this view when they are dancing on the table, it makes them seem so powerful and unstoppable, which is true. I think these different views make understanding and analyzing this very easy. I like how there are outlines of each term, but still a little room to relate it to your own views.
MEAGAN DONOVAN
I believe that the word “motif” will help me in better understanding and describing my film. It helps to better find the films major theme, and I think I can use this because the theme of PS I Love You is rather hard to distinguish. It could be about so many different things, and if I were to look for reoccurring objects and contrasts it would make it simpler. “Internal conflict” will help me figure out what the main character, Holly, is experiencing after her loss. She probably is desperate to move on, but also does not want to feel guilty about forgetting her husband completely. I feel a “storyboard” will help to plan out our team presentation. It will give us direction to discuss our ideas and using picture helps other, as well as ourselves, understand the topic at hand more. “Camera motivation” is an interesting term, and I have never heard of it before. It makes a lot of sense however; a camera angle is entirely intentional when considering what the scene is about. This will help me in my analysis paper because I can further deconstruct how the shot type is related to the scene at hand. “Identification” is definitely one of the most helpful in analyzing a film in my opinion. The viewer is more involved with the film if they feel for the protagonist; they’ve been exactly where that character has been in life before and identify with them. I will use this in my paper and presentation to explain how certain scenes, metaphors, and situations could apply to modern life, and how film directors know/use this to its full potential to bring in the big bucks.
The “mid shot” type is used frequently in PS I Love You. It is often used to show an intimate moment, affection towards Holly’s partner, or the romantic energy her and husband Jerry share. It is very important because if another shot were used, it would not be as emotional for the viewer and the identification would be lost. “Close-ups” are used periodically throughout the film as well, mostly when Holly is crying or expressing another major emotion. Again, it helps the viewer experience what she is going through. “Long shots” are often used to describe how the character interacts with the environment or to show the road ahead. In the film after just losing her husband, Holly is depicted walking down a busy New York City street with the road behind her and the buildings towering above. This shows how Holly is starting a new life, and must leave the rest behind. It also shows how she feels; so small in such a big city without her husband or family to support her. It could also example how she depended on her husband so, and that she feels lost and unguided without him. My feminist lens would find this wrong, and further analyze it in my paper, PS I Depend on You.
Five things out of many that I’m going to try to use in my paper and for me and my team’s presentation is Complication, Reaction shot, Eye-like shot, Flashback, and Slow motion. I think all these terms can be used effectively and are very important when used in films. Complication is important because that’s when I think the movie becomes intense. A movie can be happy and ongoing until something like a complication happens it makes the movie interesting and your constantly wonder what’s going to happen. For example in the notebook, Rachel McAdams has to decide if she’s going to marry her fiancé or go on with her young true love. It keeps us wondering what is going to happen and what her decision will be. A reaction shot is better than just plain old acting because the actor has the same feelings you would have in that film. You can put yourself in their situation. It has real life film making and you are almost scared for that person. Eye-line shot puts us in the movie. We know exactly what their seeing and how they view the world. Flashbacks are important because it show’s a character’s past and how they feel a certain feeling. In p.s. I love you, when Holly is listening a new guy she met play, she starts to cry and we understand why because she has a flashback of her dead husband playing the same song. The last thing in film terms I will use is slow motion. Slow motion is important because it shows exactly what steps or goals the character is facing and how hard the character is to work at getting a ball, or how the character felt at that exact second.
Five terms I’ll use in the Different shot types handout is: Mid Shot/Medium Shot, Close Up, Point of View Shot, On the Shoulder Shot, and Bird’s Eye View Shot. Mid Shot/Medium Shot is used in a lot of movies and it shows the emotional attachment that one has over the other. In p.s. I love you, for instance, this action shows how much she is emotionally attached to him and the viewer is hurt just as much as Holly is when he dies because we know just how much Holly was attached and in love with him. We feel her pain. The Close Up shot is useful because we see how the character is reacting to the person talking and the viewer is constantly wondering how the other people feels or looks like as they are talking. The Point of View Shot is highly effective because it makes the viewer feel as if they are part of the group or in the movie rather than watching it. Over the Should Shot is used in a lot of movies because it gives us a chill and wonderment on how the character is feeling and the viewer feels suspense wondering how the character is talking to them to give them that emotion on their face. Bird’s Eye View Shot lets us see the land as a character itself and how the world is at that time and shows how realistic the movie actually is.
Ashley Mork
FILM TERMS GLOSSARY
1. ANGLE-The position from which the camera photographs the action. I will use the camera angle alot in my paper because camera angle is actually a very important part of a movie. The camera angle forces you to look at certain things in a certain way. Like with close ups there really is nowhere for your eyes to wonder, you are going to look at exactly what the director wants you to look at.
2. CLIMAX-the point at which the complication reaches its point of maximum tension. Climax is an important term because there is a climax in almost all movies. It is the point with the most action and the point where all your questions you may have will be answered. After the climax the movie starts do come down and leads you into the ending.
3.IDENTIFICATION-the viewer's emotional involvement with the protagonist in drama. Identification allows you to become one of the characters and gets you involved in the movie. Once you have become a character you become more concerned and care about that character more.
4.SETTING-the time and place the film's story takes place. The setting is very important in the movie. All movies have a setting and they all help with the movie. Like you wouldnt have a western movie staged in the middle of New York City. . you would have it out in the middle of nowhere where it's dry and quiet.
5.STOCK CHARACTERS-characters whose actions are completely predictable or typical of their job or profession. In Cinderella Story the step sisters are evil and not very nice to Sam. Also Fiona, the step mom, is also mean to her. This is a typical stereo type of step family members.
DIFFERENT SHOT TYPES
1. EXTREME LONG SHOT-In Cinderella Story there is an extreme long shot at the very begining where it shows the city. This is giving us a good idea of the setting. By doing so we as the viewers have a better feel of the area around them and what it's like where the story is taking place. This also sets the mood of the movie. The music is playing, its an upbeat song, we know its not going to be a scary movie. In scary movies its dark and maybe there is scary music playing.
2.CLOSE-UP-The close up is used to show a characters emotions and gives us something to connect with the characters. We can see how a character is feeling.
3.POINT OF VIEW SHOT-the point of view shot is used to let us become a character. Being a character makes us have feelings for that character and makes us care about that character.
4.OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT-this shot is important to show us where the characters stand in relation to one another and allow us into the conversations they are having.
5.REACTION SHOT-the reaction shot alows us to see a characters reaction and helps us feel how that chacacter is feeling.
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Angle: The angles used in a movie make the movie what it is. Every angle has a meaning to it and some can become iconic and memorable. Each angle is strategically thought out before put into effect. Some scenes include many angles in order to add effect to the action. By looking at each angle and studying them, it will help me with my paper and to notice things that are “invisible” in the movie.
Complication: The complication in the movie is where a conflict begins and grows in clarity, intensity, and importance. When the complication begins, the plot of the movie becomes surrounded by the major complication. There are many complications in movies whether they are minor or major. But every complication adds action and suspense to the plot of the rest of the movie.
Exposition: The exposition is where everything is explained to the audience that is crucial to understanding the movie. It helps the viewer know the characters more, understand what is happening, and make things clear. Watching a movie without knowing the exposition would be frustrating and confusing because you wouldn’t have the necessary information that everybody else has.
Motif: Motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the piece’s major themes. In “No Country for Old Men”, milk is found where the scene of the crime is early on in the movie. Noticing these motifs in films will help me understand what they are supposed to symbolize and what their contribution is to the plot of the movie.
Scene: Scenes are the building blocks to movies. Movies have many different scenes. Some movies are known for a certain scene in the movie. In “Office Space”, the scene where the three co-workers take the fax machine into an isolated field out in the country and beat it up is an iconic scene for that movie. When you make a reference to that scene, the first thing that people think of is “Office Space” to those who have seen the movie.
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Extreme Close Up: This shot is used to show intense emotion and to show the importance of what is going on at that point in the movie. This shot adds suspense to the action and makes the viewer feel the same emotions that the character does.
Point Of View Shot: This shot puts the viewer in the character’s shoes. Whatever the character sees, that is what the viewer sees as well. This shot adds the effect that the viewer sees and knows just as much as the character does. Everything that the character experiences in this shot is the same for the viewer.
Over The Shoulder Shot: This shot is used a lot during conversations. This shot is helpful because you see the reactions and the body language of the characters that are involved in the conversation. This shot also adds suspense to the scene because it adds dramatic irony to the scene.
Low Angle/Worm’s Eye: This shot makes the character look powerful and makes them look really important. This shot almost glorifies the character that the camera is on. This shot also makes the characters look huge when ironically they could be really small. This shot makes the viewer’s attention totally focused on the character that is in the shot as well.
Extreme Long Shot: This shot helps build the setting for the viewer. This shot is usually used at the beginning of a movie or when a new storyline is introduced. This shot helps the viewers to imagine themselves in the scene and creates a sense of belonging to the scene.
Samantha Hagen 3
For the Yellow Film Terms Glossary hand out. I chose Climax, Complication, Setting, Frame, and Screen Directions. I could have chosen many more but those five seemed important. Thinking about the climax of the movie with help you get into the movie deeper and analyzing the complications that occur with the characters. I know in my movie I deconstructed all of the conflicts and struggles they go through in reaching there goal. The setting is important because its good to know the time and place the movie took place. If the movie happened in 1930 during the Great Depression in would have a different feeling then if it was to happen in 2006. If you pay close attention to the Frame you notice a lot. You see exactly how much the director wanted you too see sometimes you see a lot of background and sometimes it’s a very small scale and you just see the people. The screen Direction which is when the camera moves back in forth following something can vary on the kind of movie. In the movie I’m doing which is Bring it on its cheerleading so its going to be movie very fast to different stunts and dancing. For our group presentation it will be doing the same thing for the hip hop dance movies but slower for the movies such as Dirty Dancing.
Secondly I am going to pick five different types of different types of shots. I picked extreme long shot, med shot, close up, reaction shot, and over the shoulder. I picked these because I think they are a good variety of shots. These will help me right my paper because I will be able to right about why they chose to do each camera shot at that particle time. Before analyzing films I never realized that everything is planned into so much detail and now that I know this I realize how ignorant I really was. In bring it on was the teams are competing they do a lot of close ups and then pan out to the whole team then go to a particular stunt group. When ever I watch movies or shows I noticed the over the shoulder shots when someone is talking how it switches back and forth to each side I never noticed that before. Reaction shots make you feel for the character when you see there face as they are reacting to something you feel for them. Extreme long shots give you are the least personal they just give you a basic idea of the surroundings they usually happen at the begging of the film or when someone is driving.
FILM TERMS~
I will analyze these film terms: climax, complication, exposition, POV, and style. I chose these terms because I can tell you how all of them relate to my film and how I will use these terms to write a scholarly essay. Because of this term and how it is defined, I can easily find the climax in my movie. This is going to be incredibly useful when writing my paper because in my particular film the climax is the most important part. It is when father and son finally come together to make Ed Bloom's passing not so difficult, and to make it more "Ed's style". Complication is another term that will be very useful when it comes to writing my essay. Movies would not exist without complcations or conflicts. Every movie has one and they are the key to all movies. The complication in my film is sort of throughout-during the whole film Will Bloom is upset with his father for what in Will's eyes is lying, but we realize as does Will that his father was only trying to make life's happenings more exciting for his son. We need complications in movies because nothing in life is perfect, there are always complications, and I am glad that moviemakers/writers realize this and always write a conflict into a movie. Exposition is also a very important term. The exposition of a movie lays out all of the information you need to know to understand the movie, so the exposition of my movie will help me to understand everything in the film and to analyze it. POV is probably one of the most important things in film, if there was no such thing as POV-we might never see a crucial part of a movie because moviemakers would not have know how to show the viewers something through different character's eyes. It always helps when watching a film if we know who's eyes we are seeing the world through. Style is the most important element when it comes to Big Fish. Tim Burton is known for his films as being dark and kind of kooky, but Big Fish is different. Now-Big Fish is still in Burton's style-but it is not a dark movie at all. It is still different and I think anyone who watches it would pick up on that-but it is definately not dark or scary.
SHOT TYPES~
I will analyze these shot type terms: extreme long shot, mid shot/medium shot, close-up, POV, and over the shoulder. In movies and to analyze movies, I think extreme long shots are very important. I think this because extreme long shots let you take in your surroundings, and give you the setting so you can gather your senses and place yourself in that scene. Mid shot is another important shot type. I like this shot because it is the perfect shot, and is what most scenes in movies are shot like. This type of shot gives us all we need, the shot contains the necessary props and characters for the normal, everyday scenes. The close-up shot is critical. When you see a close up shot, you feel personal with the character, you SEE and FEEL their emotions because you feel like you are right next to them feeling what they are feeling. POV is also an important shot type in addition to an important film term. POV lets us see the film through a certain character's eyes other than just one long continuous shot throughout the whole movie. POV lets us see whom the character is talking to and what they see. Say for instance a character is partially blind. We would know that if we saw things a little fuzzier that we would be seeing things through that person's point of view. If it was not for point of view and if the director never let us see throught it then we would not be able to relate to certain characters and get a sense of how they feel and how they see the world. Over the shoulder shots are helpful in conversations. It lets us see who the other character is talking to by hopping back and forth when each person is talking.
For my five terms i will be doing motif, montage, Denouement, internal conflict, and scene axis. I think these terms will help me first off by using words I have never heard of before. It will also help me use other terms that are more scholarly. The movies we watched all had these but i didn't know what to call them and now i do. It helps you think harder when you use words you never used before or does for me anyway. I like many know what a montage is but didn't know what it would have looked like in a movie and now that i know what it is i can use these words in my every day life. Also Motif is very helpful to know what it is. It helps us know what they are trying to do in the movie they are not just doing what they think looks cool. Also the word denouement is very helpful because i never knew what to call that time right before the climax a movie or a book where everything seems to be going great or you don't think the major part of the movie is going to happen then. Internal conflict is also helpful telling us that we can and are going to have to bring in some pysch. into what our movies are saying. I have never heard of a scene axis but will use it now that i know what it is and i feel that to use something you need to know what something is before using it.
From the blue sheet i am picking Extreme long shot, Extreme close up, Point of View shot, Reaction shot, and Over the shoulder shot. I picked Extreme long shot because you see them in a lot of movies but never know what the movie maker is trying to say like I never noticed that it is normally at the beginning of a movie or ever sometimes its used to introduce a new story line. This will help me in my movie and think about what new story line is going to start. Extreme close up i picked this one because when reading the blue sheet it kind of jumped out at me that it seems like it is used in horror films. I would have really guessed that the movie maker is trying to limit our awareness of what is going on in the movie. Reaction shot is important for the movie viewer to help us feel involved in the film with out this shot we would not be able to feel like we are in the film. For the Point of view shot i like it because its like we are the person in the movie we are watching what they are doing but only threw there eyes. I would not have really guessed that without this we would be told who to care for in the movie either. For my last one i picked over the shoulder shot. I like this one because it shows us the reaction of the person that the speaker is talking to. I also think it helps because it doesn't show us the other person face and ads mystery to the speaker.
The term EXPOSITION will help me write scholarly because by using it I will give my readings enough information to analyze the film but not a summary of the movie itself. I will introduce the characters and the conflict, which is part of the exposition. We can use this term also to introduce our two movies for our group presentation. We are going to introduce the main parts of the film then analyze the conflict or the part of the exposition that is relevant to our theme.
THEME is another word I chose that our group will use. We are analyzing the themes of the movies that have been made from the novels Nicholas Sparks has written. The themes these two novels include are about real life problems and battling them. Problems can only make you a better/stronger person after you get through them because you have to work hard to accomplish a resolution.
I chose IDENTIFICATION because I will use this word in my individual analysis. In the movie I’m deconstructing the viewer becomes attached to the two main characters and wants the best for both of them. Also in the group analysis of both our movies the viewer becomes extremely attached to the main character, wishing for a better outcome then what happens.
I will use GENRE to categorize my film and the films we chose for our group. All are love stories but can be categorized into different types of them.
Lastly, I chose RISING ACTION because in my individual analysis everything leads up to the very end. The first scene connects with the last. All of the rising action leads to the intensity of the films.
By using these words you sound intelligent, whether you know how to use them or not. These terms help you think critically because when you look as the rising action you wonder why that is part of it. Why did the producer choose to put that as a scene instead of something else for a scene leading to the climax?
I chose LONG SHOT because we will use this term in our group analysis because there is a lot of this in our movies. It is used to tell a story and make you want to be in it, kind of like in a romance film, some women dream of being in the movie. It makes you feel more connected.
I also chose MID SHOT/MEDIUM SHOT because this is used quite a lot in “chick flicks.” You are able to connect with the characters because they are at your eye level. You see the emotion they have for each other and not so much the actions they are doing.
When you have a CLOSE-UP SHOT(another one I chose), however; you get a lot of emotion. I will use this in my individual analysis because Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey seem to be focused in a lot. The producer shows how each of the characters feel about one another. The best shot is when Kate is in the elevator and realizes maybe she did like him a little.
In our group analysis we will use EXTREME LONG SHOT because that is how one of our movies starts. It helps you analyze the scene and makes you wonder where this is going or what may be coming next. I personally like when a movie starts with a beautiful location with an extreme long shot because then you wonder where they are and what may happen to them. It seems like a great way to start a movie or tie scenes together to get or keep your interest.
Finally, POINT OF VIEW SHOT is used in my individual and group movies. For example when the shot is focused on Kate Hudson’s character Andie Anderson’s purse, it makes you wonder what is inside it or what is the significance of the purse itself.
All of these words will help me think intelligently because I analyze these shots more carefully. They are used more frequently that all the others in the types of movies I have chosen.
Yellow handout
1. Angle I specifically chose this word, because it helps me explain alot of the different camera angles that I will be expressing in my film.They use alot of camera angles that are usually not seen in a regular film.
2.Cut They use this between two shots because something may need to be fixed I will also use this one for my essay in order to help me better understand why these people use it. My group movie may not have this but, It's one of those words you know that should be used at some point somewhere.
3. Exposition This will help me understand maybe why my films songs are sung in a certain way. Or maybe why the person has written these songs, the meaning behind them. My group presentation will also be understanding why these films tell thier stories a certain way, why people have to be in a certain area of the scene.
4. Internal Conflict This is a huge thing that relates to my essay film, in the sense that the main character is always redoing something to make it perfect even though its just a rehearsal. This helps my group by the genre that we picked the whole chick flick thing, all girls want to be a certain way maybe perfect or close to it. Many of us have different aspects on certain things.
5. Scene A helpful part in my essay, I don't really have a scene selection however I have a music selection, so you figure that will help me just as much.Team presentaions, you can pick out certain scenes to analyze and deconstruct,its highly important.
Blue handout
1.close-up This shows me that my essay character is shown that he is the main focus and cared for deeply.
2. Over the shoulder shot helps me when I catch people backstage talking amongst other people. In my group we have alot of shots that are specifically those shots and you can't see what the other person is doing.
3.Reaction shot This is important because when you look at people it could be that maybe you made them really angry, this shows that you can see what they are feeling.
4. High angle shot I used this one mostly because there are a few parts in the film where they take Michael high in the air and they want to make sure that you can still see him clearly.
5.Eye level shot I used this word when they used green screen in my film and they did close up eye shots on him trying to do his stunts and why he's doing the things in this film that he loves, thats why the focus is on him.
Reanna Mennis_6
(Yeller)
There are several times in The Departed where there is a lot of action and then a relative state of relaxation. Like after Costigan meets Queenan and Costello’s crew almost catches them and Queenan is actually thrown out of the building. And then a shoot out happens and the next scene is Costello’s crew just chilling out in the bar is a perfect example of a Denouement. Intense action to immediate calm.
When Costello is at the opera and then it cuts to him and his mistresses snorting coke. That term will help me describe many incidences like this one in my movie and in our presentation. Like in Casino when Ace and Nikki need to meet up but it first takes us through the five or six cars Nikki needs to drive before he can meet Ace is a Beat.
The picture of Madolyn as a little girl first seen in Sullivan’s apartment and then again in Madolyn’s own place a is Leitmotif.
Although there are some flash backs the Sequence in The Departed is pretty straight forward. The story really flows along with the characters as they experience it.
There is a great Reaction Shot of Madolyn at Costigan’s funeral. You can see how distraught she is about his death. You really get the feeling that they were really close.
(Bloo)
In The Departed there is a great variety of shots used. I noticed that in one scene there is a combination of a Long Shot and a Over the Shoulder Shot when Costigan is following Costello to try and find out who his rat is.
In another scene where Mr. French and Costigan go to rough up a guy but Mr. French ends up blowing his face off there is a great Reaction Shot of how Costigan is horrified by what just happened. If any other shot would have been used, you wouldn’t have had been able to accomplish as successful of an emotional connection with our Costigan.
There is fantastic work of the Canted Angle View Shot right at the end of the movie when Costigan has Sullivan in custody and is just about to get out of the elevator. Nobody knows it yet but Costigan is just about to walk into a bullet and the only thing that hints at this is how the camera cuts to the outside of the elevator.
When Costigan first meets Madolyn in her office, the first time he goes to one of his therapy sessions with the court ordered shrink, there is a lot of Medium Shot used to show them both interacting with each other.
1. One term that is particularly enlightening is climax. The climax is the point at which the complication reaches its point of maximum tension. This term is probably one of the more important because it is at a crucial point in the movie. It is usually at the best part of the movie where everyone remembers. The climax is also up for debate on when exactly it is which sparks deductive reasoning on everyones part. Everyone has their own opinion on when the climax of a movie is. Another main term is denouncement or a brief period of calm following the climax. This is a good part in the movie because it is when you know that movie is coming to an end and a time to just relax and absorb the final few minutes. It is a good point in the movie where all cards are out and you pretty much understand what the end will be. Another good term is internal conflict because it is the psychological conflict within the central character. These conflicts usually affect the plot significantly and are good things to analyze. They bring out natures in a character that puts them under scrutiny and are usually designed not just for entertainment but as something that can be observed and reasoned to mean different things. The fourth term is setting which is the time and place in which the films' story takes place. The setting is one of the most crucial parts in a movie because without a good setting the stories plot would not make sense at all and therefore would not be important. The setting is also a good thing to analyze because you can infer how one setting is better than another for many reasons. The last term is the stock characters or minor characters. These characters are usually in movies for comical effect which makes them semi important. They are good people to analyze because you can see how these characters affect the main ones.
2. The first type of shot is the extreme long shot. I think this shot is important because it is mainly used for dramatic effect. It shows how big and distant a scene can be which brings the viewer into the movie more. The second type of shot is an extreme close up. This gives the viewer a better and deeper connection with the character and almost puts the viewer in their shoe. I think the extreme close up is a good type of shot to analyze because there is so much you can take out of just one shot. It is probably the most crucial and important type of shot in a movie. The third type of shot is the point of view shot. This shot brings the viewer into the shoes of the character and shows them what the character is seeing. You get to experience what they are experiencing. This shot is also crucial because you understand more of what the character is thinking by what they are looking at. The fourth type of shot is The over the shoulder shot. This shot lets you experience what two different characters see of each other. You get two perspectives of stuff. These types of shot also are usually important to the plot and therefore are worth studying and analyzing. The last shot type is the birds eye view shot. This shot gives you a sky view of what the scene will be like and where it will be. This type of shot helps out the setting and establishes it.
From the yellow sheet i chose Montage, Beat, climax, Flashbacks, and Eye-line shot. I chose these 5 words because i think these 5 words will be very accentually in make my paper great. Montage is a very unique word which means assembling film segments to make a good picture scene. Montage's make movies great cause they take clip's of different thing's that all kinda mean the same thing to get a could scene/picture film. The second word i chose was BEAT this word becuse its a colorful word that has meaning behide it everyone has there own unique beat. the beat/flow in a movie is important to becuse you need some rhythm to there movies that's what makes them good even tho some editors dont go with the flow and switch it up it also makes a good move you just gotta listen to the beat to your heart. Climax is the third word i chose each individual move has some kinda of a climax tha put's the view's on the edge of there seats and makes them wonder whats gonna happen next every great movie has a climax and every paper needs one. The fourth word i chose was FLASHBACKS, I personally enjoy movies with flashbacks in them they put the audiace in the actors shoes and gets you thinking about your past and how you lived your lifes in the past even if it was right or wrong. The last word i chose was Eye-line shot, this sort of shot shows us (the viewers) what the charcter is seeing before we actually get to see what it is. this one motion is perfect for movies because you see there faces and if they show fear or rejoicewe (the audiance) start to think waht it is. and this one motion his portrayed beautifuly in movies.
Extrema long shots is the first one im chosing from the blue sheet. this tecnquie is very well used in movies because these long shots show the viewers there journey and waht the artors need to concure duing there quest. The second word i chose was extrem close up's: this tecnique is very good in movies becuse it puts us right in the movie with them fearing, enjoey ,loving every part of the movie with them in each close up scene they use and it gets us to see only what they are feeling and what is just happening to them and nothing else. The third word i chose was the low angle/warm's eye shot. thsi shot is one of the better ones used in movies these's days becuse it basically puts who every they are filming on a pedestal like they own the place and are better then everyone i like these kindas of shot's becaus it brings charactor to the actors that are being portrayed as kings. The fourth shot i chose was canted angle view shot this shot is used in ZOMBIELAND and it was the perfect shot i thought they could of used that started out zoomed on an american flag then they turned the camera the right way and zoomed out and it was a tiny amerrican flag on a hood of like the presidents car tht was flipped up side down and then it showed all hell has be let lose all arond the world is was the perfect start of any movie i thought. the fith and finally shot i chose was Birds Eye View Shot: this shot shows the audiecne that the possibility's are endless to the movie. thats why usually the director starts out a movie in birds eye view to show you that anything can happen so whatch every detail.
The five terms i chose are climax, progression, style, setting, and editing. I was always told the climax always happens when you know what has all happened and you can leave the theater and go to the restroom. The climax will help me cause it will end up the story and create the ending. The progression of the movie helps you with what is also going on in the film it is the building blocks it is what gives you structure for the movie by giving the things you need and sometimes also foreshadows what is going to happen through out the film. The style will help cause all film directors have there own sense of style like Tim Burton is known for his somewhat odd movies like charlie and the chocolate factory, sweeney todd, and alice and wonderland they all have the creepy feel to them and that is his kind of style it will help determine what the director was trying to portray during a particular scene cause of his style. The setting will help me determine the time period, the year, and some of the problems that are going on during this time. It will also show the behavior of the actors and what we are going to see from them during the movie. The editing of the movie will also help some movies like vantage point are edited in the way so you will see a different point of view from each person and so the film was edited in this way. It will help me understand why particular scenes are in that order rather than in some other it will also set up other scenes.
The five different shot types i chose are extreme long shot, close-up, point of view shot, high angle shot, and birds eye view shot. The extreme long shot will give us a better look at what the surrounding is and what other things are going on it also gives you the point that you are looking at a very far distance away. The close up shot shows the person to us at eye level to make us feel like were standing there watching him and it sometimes gives us a suspence cause he is looking at something that we can not see. The point of view shot helps us see what the actor is looking at and makes us almost like we are the ones in the movie looking down at a glass that is shaking cause there is a giant monster in the street. It just gives us a shot of what the actor is seeing. The high angle shot shows that someone is usually at a higher height then someone else and they are looking down it will also sometimes probably show us the importance of somebodys social status or how big they are cause the shot is angled downward showing their importance. The birds eye view shot sets you up to where you are located it and showing that characters are becoming smaller and less realistic its to give us the point that they are in something big and they are just small.
Martinmaas_5
In the yellow handout about the different film terms, there were words that had very obvious meanings; like ‘art film’ it’s about art, and many of the other terms we have learned about in past English classes. However, the words Beat surprised me by it’s meaning, it wasn’t what I had thought. Also, motief, stock characters, polyphony, and screen direction are very useful words. I think that the words that we have been given will help us better understand typical film jargon. Knowing that, will make what we say seem more intellectual and clearly flowing in what we are speaking in regards of, films. The words in there are not a mere list of terms and meanings, also I don’t believe that what we say in our papers should be limited to this list, obviously there are many more less common film-type jargon that we do not know, but it may better suit the context of what we are trying to say. Anyway, the handout is a very nice tool that is easy to access as an aid to writing our papers and preparing for our group presentations, I feel that the better we know these words, any words we do not currently know now for that matter will make us smarter, less awkward and more intelligent in the long run.
Actually, looking through the shot type packet, I do not find any words particularly special. I mean, there is not anything about the name of the shot that is deceiving, they all tell it like it is – for what it is – point blank, bluntly. I think that’s a good thing because why bother memorizing all these complicated words that mean similar things, yes a larger vocabulary is always a good thing but naming simple things with large complex names can sound ignorant. That is why I will not pick five terms. I will however, say that I appreciate this handout for what it is. I think that most people thought a shot-is a shot-is a shot-is a shot, but they are different, for different effects. I like how Mr C added in his own dialogue in a different font, it goes on and explains that is said by Helsby in a form that is easier to understand – more direct actually. The pictures that were added also provided an all important visual for those who are visual people/learners – like I am. Also, you can say a word as many times as you want, and understand it, but in reality, you may not ‘see’ it because there is nothing better than an example. Sorry if I didn’t really complete the blog task because I didn’t pick 5 terms but personally I think we all know what ‘extreme close up’ and ‘birds eye view’ are inferring.
The words that i think will help me the most are Angle, Complication, Cut, Motif, and Subjective Time. Each of these movies will help me because they all will be useful when writing my film deconstruction paper on The Boondock Saints. While watching the movie the first time and reviwing over what i had seen i realized that whenever the "saints" were executing one of their targets the camera angle is looking up at them, looking up the barrels of the gun. I find that this camera angle is very significant because it would be letting the viewer see their confidence while they kill and their lack of remorse. This shows that they completely believe that they have just cause for killing their victim and they don't regret it at all. On a deeper level this angle could also put the viewer into the place of the victim. when the viewer becomes the victim it shows the flaw in the "saints" philosophy that the corrupt and evil should be killed because we all are corrupt and evil in different ways.
In my opinion the complication of this film is very distinct. When the two brothers encounter the Russian mafiya members and kill them they come accross the guns and money that they trade for more guns and equiptment for there new profesion. They could have chosen to use the money for anything else. but they didn't.
In this film the director cuts from one camera to another often to show expresions on different character's faces or to change the direction of the scene.
Motif is very important in most films. Boondock Saints is no different. The main Motif in this movie is Religion. while the saints themselves are Catholic throughout the film it is implied that no matter what our religion the basic moral beliefs are very similar and can be translated into everyday life whether you are religious or not. In the end of the movie the brothers command to a full court room: Do not Kill, Do not Rape, Do not Steal. followed by a statement that all men and all religions can follow these beliefs.
While almost all shot types can be applied to any movie the five shot types that i am going to focus on are Birds eye view shot, Mid shot, close up, low angle, and point of view.
In the beginning of Boondock saints you are introduced to the two irish brothers in the mid shot angle while they are praying in church. you get a feel for the attitudes of the twins when they get up and walk to the front of the church and finish there prayers, oblivious to everyone watching them. after they leave the church the camera transitions into a birds eye view. while you are still following the main characters you also get a feel for the setting you are shown some landmarks of boston. As i stated when the brothers are executing a target the viewer is looking up at the brothers in what is called a low angle.
LEITMOTIF - This word seems scholarly since it has motif in it, and the definition makes it sound as if it is used a lot in films, because of reoccurring elements found predominantly throughout movies. This will also help me notice repetitive themes and music that I would have otherwise not thought to be similar. For instance, in No Country for Old Men, they had the milk, which was a reoccurring theme that danger was nearby, thus, it was a leitmotif. I will also notice how it is used for dramatic effect, how it causes the audience and actors to react to it and because of it. I see myself using this in many gran turino films, since in pulp fiction, there was the reoccurring theme of clocks, so these must appear in more than just a few movies, they must be predominant in movies, but we just don’t take the time to notice them. I plan to look for these in both of my movie presentations; it should help my classmates either way.
STOCK CHARACTERS - This word will help me notice who is dynamic and static, rather than talk about everybody in the movie, it will help me pick out what to talk about and why what they do affect the movie. I will also notice that some of the main characters can seem to be stock, since they aren’t always active in the scenes, which can make picking out the stock and main characters hard at times, but manageable for the most part. I can’t think of any movie that only has main characters, there is always somebody helping them or giving them something to help in their journey throughout the movie, thus, there will always be stock characters to look for.
Fade-out/fade-in – I will make sure to nice why a director would choose to do this, is it to add to the affect of the scene or did they just need a transition into the next scene and couldn’t decide on what to use, nevertheless, there must be some reason they would use this, and that is precisely what I will look for.
Flash forward – My movie that I will write a paper on is a perfect example of why these are excellent in movies. This technique allows the viewer not to see something they aren’t suppose to see, or show them what they think is the present, but is really the future and vice versa. Some movies show what the viewer thinks is the future, like a plan coming together, but it really was going on as they were planning it, which allows us to see action constantly, thus, helping the movie stay vibrant and entertaining.
Split page format - This allows the audience to see multiple things at the same time, giving the viewer the full story, rather than only ½ of what they need to see. Like in Mean Girls when they are on the phone, this allows us to see what the actor’s are doing while they are on the phone and gives us some insight on what they truly feel/are.
I will make sure to look at the extreme long shot, since it gives mystery and insight from a distance, which can help us see the big picture at times when the little one becomes so complicated and distorted. On the other hand, I will make sure to look at why close-ups are used since they only show the person and their body language, how they are reacting/interacting to their surrounding and why their expression is the way it is. I will hope to notice some reaction shots of how the actor is reacting to the situation and why they are so (insert extreme emotion here), since they can show a wide variety of emotions in reaction shots, from hope to despair; there really isn’t one emotion that couldn’t be emphasized with a reaction shot. I will also notice the high angle shots, where we look like we are above/better than the person lower than us. I can see this being used in horror movies, where the killer is hovering over the victim’s body, acting superior and in charge. Finally I will notice the bird’s eye angle, which shows the vast beauty and glory of the setting, which can immensely influence the movie and it’s outcome, thus helping me interpret even further.
The terms from the yellow handout that I am going to analyze are cinema, cut, denouement, editing, and progression. Cinema is the most critical part of the film making process because it tells whether or not the movie was a success by the way that the viewers thought of the movie and the feedback they provide if they come across a what did you think of this movie ad. The cut is a cool part of the movie because it can show one person in two different roles or two different places but it is only the people who have trained themselves to notice these things can figure out if they have done this and can tell their friends about it. The next term that I chose was denouement which is a brief period of calm following the climax, in which a state of relative equilibrium returns. It gives the viewer the feeling that the most intense part of the movie is over and when they are all relaxed and enjoying the calm part of it they hit them with a very loud and action filled part to keep them on their toes. Editing is another one that I have chosen because it is the final step of the movie making process which allows them to fine tune it and make sure that it is ready for the theaters. The last one that I chose out of the yellow packet was progression which is the traditional climbing action of drama. An example of this is when Paul sidelines himself and he watches all the carnage that goes on and as it shows all of the people that were hurt by his decision he realizes that he does not care if he has to spend the rest of his life in prison he just wants to not make the same mistake twice.
The words that I chose to analyze out of the blue packet were the extreme long shot, the close up, the reaction shot, the birds eye view shot and the eye level shot. The extreme long shot symbolizes the something like the light at the end of the tunnel. It shows where the character is trying to get to and how far along the character has gotten. The close up kind of builds up tension as they zoom in based on the expression that the character that is being zoomed in on because that gives a sense of what you think that the character is about to say along with the music. The reaction shot given an obvious view of how the character is feeling because it usually ends with the character screaming bloody murder because they are about to be done in by a monster or a serial killer. The birds a view shot usually gives you a view of a whole area or a whole city and it usually zooms in on a certain spot that is shown. The eye level shot is similar to the reaction shot but it only shows the eyes and you can feel the tension that the character is feeling.
In my paper and presentation, I will most likely use the terms Angle, Climax, Exposition, Editing, and Motif. Angle is extremely important in film making because it provides the viewer with different shots and experiences during the movie. One scene could be a long shot that just gives the viewer an idea of the surroundings, while the next could be a first person view through another character’s eyes. The climax of the movie is the best part of the entire film; it’s what gets it’s viewers on their toes and keeps them there the rest of the movie. Exposition is also very important in film making. In every single movie there is always some type of exposition. In most cases it is just a narrator describing something to you; giving you background on either the characters or the place the movie is set in. Other times it can just be a camera shot of a city, park, or planet, whatever the case may be. Editing is probably the single most important things to creating a quality, desirable film. Every movie has deleted or extra scenes that didn’t make it in the film because the director felt that they could get the movie’s message across better without them. It is because of these scene cuts, we have the great movies that get produced today. Motif is a big part of movie making. In something like Pulp Fiction, the golden watch was presented a number of times; showing in different scenes how far the main character will go to protect it and how much it means to him. I picked Extreme Long Shot, Close Up, Point of View Shot, Reaction Shot, and High Angle Shot. Extreme Long Shot is important because it gives the viewer background on the surroundings, what the place is like and what kind of movie it will be. Close Up shots gets us in tune with the characters emotions and makes us guess what they are looking at, keeping us on our toes and into the film. Point of View shots try and physically put the viewer into the movie, allowing them to “see” from an actor’s perspective. Reaction Shots keep us on our toes because whenever we get one of these shots, we assume something important has happened or is going to happen. High Angle Shots make the viewers feel “important.” It makes us feel that we are superior to the character because he is looking up to us. Following one of these shots we usually see what the character was looking at.
Charlie Sellers_6
Yellow:
1. Complication- This term will help me write a scholarly, analytical essay because it is an important aspect in films. It is a conflict that begins and grows in clarity, intensity, and importance. It will also help with our team presentation because it is a good term to use while you are talking or writing about films.
2. Frame- This term will also help me out in writhing analytically and scholarly because it the length and width really matter in a movie. The film industry has to fit the right amount of stuff in a frame to show what is going on.
3. Motif- Motif is probably one of the most important and more scholarly because it really shows the reader that you are thinking hard about this essay and you also just sound very smart. These recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices will help me think a lot more scholarly and make my paper look good.
4. Setting- The setting is also one of the most important term to use in your paper because this tells where the film takes place. For example, it shows he climate, terrain, population density and so on. This term will help me write a good paper analytically.
5. Stock Character- Stock character is a good term to use in your paper when you are talking about a minor character whose actions are predictable of their job. This word will help me describe different characters throughout the movie.
These terms definitely help enlighten my knowledge because I can now use these words in papers that I normally would not put in. I will most likely use a lot of the terms from the film terms glossary so I can enlighten and intrigue the reader.
Blue:
1. Long Shot- This term will help me in my paper because it will help me describe what the camera angle is in the shot and say what is all in the image.
2. Extreme Close Up- Extreme close up will help me in my essay because that is when you can see the real emotion in the character and you know that something intense is happening which will help me describe what is happening in the scene.
3. Point of View Shot- This term will also help in my essay because it can help me describe how the viewer is seeing the image, which is through the characters eyes.
4. Over the Shoulder Shot- This kind of shot seems to happen a lot in movies. The term will help me in my essay because it tells the reader what perspective you are looking at the characters and what position that they are in.
5. Low Angle/Worm's Eye- This shot is very important in movies. It will help me in my paper because the reader will know how the characters are feeling. A lot of the time when it is this shot, the characters feel like they are on top of the world.
All of these terms will help enlighten my knowledge because I now know what kind of shots these are and what they are used for. I will be using a lot of these terms so the reader knows what kind of shot it is so they know what is going on.
Joe Egge P.5
Climax, editing, rhythm, setting, and timing. These five words that I have selected seemed to me to have some, strong, type of relationship with The Hangover. Climax, I feel this fits into the movie about the time that Phil calls Tracy and says they lost Doug, up until the point of Doug tackling Phil on the roof. This climax is the ultimate high point of the entire movie. The Hangover kind of has an UP DOWN UP DOWN type of plot. The editing of the film is also nicely done by Todd Philips because everything seems to fit together well. I can not think of an example off of the top of my head though.... Rhythm is very important. I plan to touch base with the fact that Allen is very repetitious with things like the baby "jerking." Also with Melissa's "f-ing a bartender" joke. The setting in Las Vegas was genius. It is Sin City and there is no holding back in that town. Anything and everything is possible to happen in Vegas. Finally, the timing of The Hangover is well put together. Now, in my mind, the definition of timing is different from Mr. C's hand out. I think of it as like the timing of the music or lines and what you see on the screen are well sequenced.
On the next handout, I am choosing the words extreme long shot, close up, Bird's eye view shot, Canted Angle View Shot, and Medium shot. Extreme long shot is useful like when the guys are just getting to Vegas and the camera is showing all the shots of the buildings.... Close up, to me would be useful in like the scene where Stu is waking up and the camera is all wobbly. It only shows his face/upper body. I suppose reaction shot would fit here too. Bird's eye view shot is a great shot that gives you the whole shot of the ground and what is going on like when the guys are driving out into the desert to meet Leslie Chau to 'make the exchange.' Canted angle, is a great shot also. It is useful in tunnels, like when the tiger wakes up. The shot gives you that feeling like 'there is NO escape whatsoever'. Lastly, the Medium Shot is a shot that makes a person focus mainly on the characters, BUT may also see what is going on behind them. An example would be like when Stu is apologizing to Jade just before hauling home to Doug's wedding.
All these shots and terms are and will be important to mention as some point in our presentations and analysis'. They really make for deconstructing the films quite intriguing.
YELLOW
“Stock characters”, minor characters whose actions are completely predictable or typical of their job or profession, can help with the overall theme and also entertainment of a film. For example, in The Notebook, Noah works at the lumbar yard. He dresses like one with dirty, worn clothing and also lives like one. He has little money, but still loves life and those he shares it with. Also in the same movie, Allie’s father is a millionaire and definitely acts like one too. He makes absurd jokes, smokes cigars, and even has many African Americans working for him around the house. “Flashback”, moving temporarily backward in time; a cinematic past tense that soon becomes an ongoing present, is also an important term throughout my film of analysis. The Notebook goes from the old Noah and Allie to their story when they were young. “Rising Action”, the plot developments, including complication and conflict that lead to a plot’s climax is one of the most important things to draw the viewer into the film. Most movies always have something bad that happens and eventually gets worked out in the end. The rising action is the conflict, which makes films more exciting. “Coverage”, the camera angles a director needs for dramatizing values in a scene and for effective editing, is constantly used in all films. In The Notebook the director uses over-the-shoulder views so that the viewer can see the emotions of the character. “ Exposition”, information that the audience needs to know to understand a story, is important for the viewer to understand what is going on. In Finding Nemo, the first scene gives us information we need to know explaining why Marlin is such a protective father.
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OVER THE SHOULDER shots are used constantly in The Notebook and usually go back and forth between the speaking characters. This helps us to feel their emotions and also be in the point of view of the character that we do not see, but we are seeing what they are seeing. But, it creates some irony for the viewer since we can’t see both of their reactions at the same time. REACTION shots are very important for the viewer to understand how the character is feeling. Understanding the way a character feels helps us to be more involved in the film and have a deeper understanding for what the characters are going through. BIRD’S EYE VIEW shots are very common in many films. Many films begin with a bird’s eye view of a town, slowly zooming in. But, some would argue that the bird’s eye view shots make things less realistic and smaller. POINT OF VIEW shots really help connect us with the characters. We can feel like we are the character and get out of our own boring lives for a couple of hours. LONG SHOTS usually show us what is happening in a large setting where many people could be involved. It also helps us to get a good view of the setting and surroundings of the characters to help us feel like we are there with them.
Lyle Hall_6
From the yellow page I chose:
Denoument- This is important because if there were not resolution to a complication then the view would be left with many unanswered questions. Movies would not be as entertaining if there wasn’t a resolution to the main problem. This is usually the beginning of the end of the movie.
Exposition- This information is important because it introduces characters, setting, times, places, and conflicts. If these elements were not a part of a movie then the viewer would be very confused as to what was happening or to whom.
Angle- An angle can make or break a scene. A camera angle can completely change the feel of a movie or scene. Certain camera angles can make a character seen more or less important. This is important because it can tell you a status of a character.
Point of view- The point of view is very important because it gives the viewer a chance to feel like the main character. This makes the viewer seem as if they are the character of the movie and the movie is part of their life. This makes a connection between the movie and the viewer.
Complication- A complication is a conflict that the main character runs into in the movie causing him or her to make a decision. If there were not something to work around then movies would not be as interesting or attention grabbing. The complication makes or breaks a movie. Viewers generally like complications that either scares them or they have experienced and can relate to.
On the blue page I used:
Bird’s eye view shot- This shows large cities or large areas of ground. It can show chaos or calmness. This is used to give the viewer a better idea of the setting of the movie and the surrounding area. This is used often in the introduction to a movie or the ending scene of a movie.
Low angel/worm’s eye view- This angle can make a character appear superior to other characters. It can show a sense of success and power. This angle shows the viewer who is more important than others. This is used in “The Green Mile” to make the black innocent prisoner look huge.
Extreme close up- The close up shot makes you feel the emotion that the character is feeling. This lets someone feel the same feelings as the character without the view of that person. This causes tension in the film. It forces you to only see the one character in the shot. Being forced to feel the emotion makes you feel as if you are in the movie or in a specific situation.
Extreme long shot- This camera angle can be very important because it can show the location and setting of that scene or the entire movie. It can also show scenery that can calm down a situation or complication. This lets the viewer see what might be about to happen- for example a bad guy is approaching the camera in a car but the victim does not see him coming.
Canted angle view shot- This angle keeps the viewer from seeing all of a particular location. It keeps things hidden from the viewer’s sight. This can cause the sense of fear, which is very important for horror films. It keeps the view guessing what is behind that wall or what can I not see.
L. Maassen
Film Terms Glossary:
AUTEUR- French for “author” Used by critics writing for Cahiers du cinema and other journals to indicate the figure, usually the director, who stamped a film with his/her own “personality”. This term will help me immensely because the director of the film I am writing my essay over is Nancy Meyers. She is an extremely famous female director and is considered the most important women director in Hollywood because of the desirable roles she creates for women, specifically older women.
REACTION SHOT- A shot that shows the character “reacting” rather than acting. The reaction shot is usually a close-up of the emotional reaction registered on the face of the person most affected by the dialogue or action. This term will help me to write and present more scholarly because in both Cinderella and The Holiday there are numerous reaction shots that I can discuss in my paper and also in our group presentation. For example, in The Holiday there is a reaction shot of Cameron Diaz crying for the first time in years, and in Cinderella there is a reaction shot of Cinderella as the clock strikes midnight.
GENRE- A kind or type of film. The Holiday for example falls under the romantic comedy genre, and Cinderella falls under the animated fairytale genre. Every genre has a formula that goes along with it. Almost all fairytales begin with something tragic and make you feel sympathy for the main character (usually a beautiful girl) but no matter what they always end in happily ever after. Romantic comedies are much similar in that they always end the way the viewer wants them to.
THEME- A dominant idea made concrete through its representation by the characters, action, and imagery of the film. I will use this term in both my paper and presentation to describe the true hidden meaning behind the films. Cinderella’s theme states that dreams can come true, but you have to technically be drop dead gorgeous and
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catch the eye of a rich man to fulfill such dreams.
ANGLE- The position from which camera photographs action. Camera point of view. This term will help me to describe the camera angles in the films I am analyzing. Behind every camera angle there is reasoning why the director chose to angle the camera the way it is. Camera angles help to capture the scene’s mood and add artistic quality to the film.
Different Shot Types:
LONG SHOT- This shot shows us the main talent in its surroundings. This shot was used at the ball when Cinderella is dancing with the prince. We see Cinderella interactive with her surroundings, which makes us feel more at ease as viewers. We see everything and everyone in the ballroom. This shot helps us to imagine ourselves as an elegant guest circling round and round about the ballroom as well.
CLOSE-UP- The close up usually shows the character from the chest up. I could write a whole paragraph just on close-up shots in my paper. This shot helps reveal the character’s emotion. In addition, it will help me to connect with the characters on some level, which will help me relate to them. The more relatable you are to a character the easier it is to write about them.
POINT OF VIEW SHOT- This type of shot shows a view from the character’s or subjects perspective. This shot will allow me in a sense to become the character and see what they see. In the movie I am analyzing the four main characters are Jude Law, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black, and Kate Winslet all of which are idolized by many for their beauty and talent. I could possibly write a paragraph talking about how the point of view perspective allows viewers to escape from their lives and become these beautiful characters.
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT- The over the shoulder shot involves the audience looking over the shoulder of on character to another character or subject. This shot will help me in our movie presentation. I will possibly describe how the over the shoulder shot adds suspense and mystery to Cinderella especially the scene where the clock strikes midnight and the prince begs Cinderella not to go.
BIRD’S EYE VIEW SHOT- This shot allows the audience to look down on the setting. This shot will particularly help me when analyzing The Holiday because the movie has two settings, one in California and one in the European countryside. The shot allows viewers to envision themselves in these beautiful locations.
Film Terms
For my paper and my team presentation I will be using these following terms: angle, frame, ambient sound, flashback, and setting.
Angle- The position from which camera photographs action. There are many different types of camera angles; high, low, and ect. The angle of the camera can help tell the story, it can show emotion. I will use camera angles to help explain why things are the way they are.
Frame- The perimeter of a TV/ film picture; a single photographic unit of film. Also a verb: enclose or encompass subject matter. When something is framed in a film, it means that it is important. If there is more than one item in a shot, the more important item will be in the frame, more focused on. I will use this framing technique to pick out the important items in my films.
Ambient Sound- Sound naturally occurring in any location. Ambient sound is a big part of film making; it makes the film seem real. For example, you can have two characters walking into a school having a conversation; it would not seem real if there was no sound around them. So the director will ad in other conversations from pasting students, or a ringing bell signifying the start of the first class. Having ambient sound also helps the viewer fell like they are in the movie. I will use the ambient sounds in my films to help determine things and to make my paper come alive.
Flashback- Moving temporarily backwards in time; a cinematic past tense that soon becomes an ongoing present. In my group presentation we will be doing the Notebook. In the notebook they use the flashback. My group will show how this is helpful in films like the Notebook.
Setting- The time and place in which the film’s story takes place, including all of the complex factors that come packaged with a given time and place: climate, terrain, population density, social structures and economic factors, customs, moral attitudes, and codes of behavior. I will use the settings of my movies to explain details in my essay and presentation.
Shot Types
For the shot types I will be using these shots in my essay and presentation: the extreme close up, point of view shot, reaction shot, over the shoulder shot, and the bird’s eye view shot.The Extreme Close Up- This shot reveals emotions, feelings or actions. It can be used in horror films, romantic comedies, and pretty much every other film genre. I will be using this shot type to analyze the emotions felt by the characters in my films.
Point of View Shot- This type of shot shows a view from the character’s or subjects perspective. It means that we can be put into the character’s shoes, see what the character is seeing. It help the viewer feel as if they are apart of the film. I will use this technique to hypothesize as to what the character is thinking and feeling when viewing a certain object.
Reaction Shot- This shot gives the dialogue meaning. The shot is important to hold the plot together at main parts in the film. The reaction shot also shows the character’s feelings and emotions. I will use this technique to closely analyze the character’s emotions. Over the Shoulder Shot- This shot has the audience looking over the shoulder of one character to another character or subject. This shot is most commonly used when two characters are having a conversation. I will use this shot to help analyze character’s conversations by the reactions of each character.
Bird’s Eye View Shot- The effect of this shot on the audience gives us power. You literally see everything as if you where a bird. This shot helps us see the mise en scene as a whole. I will use this technique to analyze the setting of the film.
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BEAT- A smaller dramatic unit within a scene; a scene within a scene; a change in direction of scene content.
CLIMAX- The point at which the complication reaches its point of maximum tension and the forces in opposition confront each other at a peak of physical or emotional action.
COMPOSITION- A harmonious arrangement of two or more elements, one of which dominates all others in interest.
DENOUEMENT or RESOLUTION- A brief period of calm following the climax, in which a state of relative equilibrium returns.
IDENTIFICATION- The viewer's emotional involvement with (usually) the protagonist in drama; the viewer becomes the protagonist.
Knowing these words will aid in writing my paper because I need to know how to tell what is the climax in the movie and what is the denouement or resolution. Also identification is a good word to know because in many movies it is the case where the viewer becomes emotionally involved with the movie and feels how a character feels and knows what the character is feeling without actually being there with the person. Knowing terms about movies when writing a paper is very helpful without these words you will not sound like you know what you are talking about and the reader will get lost without some helpful words.
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EXTREME CLOSE UP- The camera rite up close to the characters face to see all emotions being shown.
POINT OF VIEW SHOT- The camera shows you exactly what the character is seeing.
LOW ANGLE/WORM'S EYE- The camera may seem like it is sitting on the ground tilted up towards the characters.
BIRD'S EYE VIEW SHOT- The camera is taken high up showing the whole surroundings.
MID SHOT/MEDIUM SHOT- The camera is close enough to see facial expressions but far enough away to see what is going on in the background.
Having different types of camera angles is a good thing to have in a movie. If all shots were at the same distance and same angle a movie would be very boring. Having a point of view shot is a awesome technique because sometimes the director wants the viewer to seem as if they were the character and see what the character is seeing. extreme close ups are also a very good shot because the viewer is able to see all the facial expressions, like if eyebrows are raised, eyes are open wide. Also having a bird's eye view shot is a good type of shot to have because if the viewer does not know the surroundings they may be confused on where the plot is supposed to be taking place. Camera angles are a very important part to movie making they show not only what the character is feeling but what the character is doing and the what is happening in their surroundings.
In my Deconstruction essay over Pixar’s Toy Story, I will be using several of the words from the Film Terms Glossary; all of these words will be able to help me create a better paper and make me much more scholarly when talking to professors or other people about movie elements. The term leitmotif means a motif that is solely associated with a person, whether it is a certain song or a camera shot, that reminds the viewers of their presence. The example I will be using is Buzz Lightyear; Buzz’s catchphrase is “To Infinity and beyond” is used constantly throughout this film by Buzz, Andy, or one of the other toys that look up to him. The second term I will use in my paper is climax; this word is very important to any movie that we see, I will use this term to describe what is happening before the falling action of Toy Story. In this Pixar classic, the climax occurs when Buzz and Woody are escaping Scud (Sid’s Dog) on the road chasing Andy’s moving van. The third term I will use in my analytical paper will be how ambient noise is used to make the setting of the story seem like it is more life-like. When the viewer is seeing Sid’s house, you will hear the TV in the background and Scud barking. The following word used in my paper is motif; I will use this term to describe the vehicle in which the director uses to convey the theme to the audience. The fifth term I will use is setting; I will use this term to describe how the setting is very important to the overall movie. If the movie was set in the country, that would make the setting much more boring because more people can relate to Andy and Sid because they live in a familiar setting.
Also in my paper I will discuss the different shot types used in Toy Story and why the director would choose to use those types of shots versus the others. The first type of shot I will discuss is over the shoulder. This shot is important in most movies, but especially in Toy Story; the shot is used to show Buzz when Woody is looking at him, the camera shot also allows the viewer to feel like they are actually a toy along with Woody and the gang. The second camera shot I will use is low angle shot; this camera angle allows the character in which the camera is pointed at, to make him feel larger than life and make him look powerful and omnipotent. This shot is shown in Toy Story when Buzz Lightyear is being first shown; the camera is on the floor and shows Buzz as the mysterious figure and how he looks much more powerful and commanding then Woody. The next camera angle I will discuss is the close up. This camera angle shows the character’s face and their action but not what they are looking at. This is effective because as the viewer, we want to know what it is they are looking at. The fourth camera shot goes hand in hand with the previous shot; the next shot is the reaction shot. The reaction shot shows the character’s reaction to an event occurring and not the character actually acting in the scene. The last camera angle I will discuss in my deconstruction essay is the extreme long shot. This camera shot is used to show the environment in which the story will take place in. This shot is used in Toy Story to set up the road on which Andy and his family live on, in a suburban setting. This shot is very effective at setting the scene or setting the atmosphere of the story.
-Matt Thompson pd 6
The five terms that I chose to analyze from the Film Terms glossary are: climax, style, setting, ambient sound, and flashback. The climax of a film is the point at which the complication reaches it point of maximum tension and the forces in opposition confront each other at a peak of physical or emotional action. The climax of the film is really the core, it is needed to create suspense and keep its viewers entertained. I will use the climax of my film in my essay because it has a lot of symbolism; I will not be giving away anything from the film because there is more than one climax in films. Our group presentation will be focused around the climax also in one of the films we are analyzing; A Walk to Remember. My second term, style, refers to a director’s personal pattern of treating material, including staging of camera and performers, script element, and music. The style of the actor greatly effects the detail in the movie and how it is presented. Some symbols are easily spotted and some you only notice after seeing multiple times. The setting of a film is time and place in which the film’s story takes place, including all of the complex factors that come packaged with a given time and place: climate, terrain, population density, social structures and economic factors, customs, moral attitudes, and codes of behavior. Then I will describe the setting of scene that I am describing in my essay and paint a picture for the reader. The more details and symbols in a scene the better. The setting will also be important when our group does our presentation. Where the characters are in the scenes that we are showing will help tie everything together and put more depth into the story. Ambient sound is the sound naturally occurring in any location. Having ambient sound make the film seem more realistic and can actually be symbolic. For example; in a film we reviewed in class the main character tried to find a pocket watch that keeps him linked with his father and is also symbolic to war (the watch was call “war watch’’ for its practical use). The director pointed out that the ambient sounds in the background, a helicopter and the radio in a car, are really symbolic of war. He is in a war with himself, not like a war with another country. The last term, flashback, is when you move temporarily backwards in time, the cinematic equivalent of the future tense. Flashbacks are important because they will show the viewer why or how something happened.
The five terms that I chose from the Different Shot Types handout are: extreme long shot, point of view shot, over the shoulder shot, reaction shot, and bird’s eye view shot. Extreme long shot is a shot that normally goes unnoticed and is seen as a transition shot. The long shot may be used to give hints as to what will happen next or give a setting. Point of view shot will put the viewer in that character’s shoes. The director will put the viewer in the protagonist’s point of view, but sometimes they will put then in the antagonists point of view. Making you feel more during the film and ultimately making it more interesting. Over the shoulder shot is another way to put the viewer in a characters point of view. It is interesting for the viewer because you only see one person’s expressions during the action, making it almost a mystery how the other character is reacting. Reaction shot is important because it gives emphasis to the dialog and emotion over all in the film. It makes us feel more involved because our reaction usually mimics the actors. Bird’s eye view shot is important because it is supposed to put us in the scene and give us a visual of the setting as a whole. The setting we see can shows us how the setting is really effecting the character and how the director wants us to feel about where the scene is at.
From the yellow handout entitled “Film Terms Glossary,” I picked exposition, internal conflict, point of view, sequence, and setting. These five terms will help me write a scholarly, analytical essay in many ways. Using these terms is essential because blindly trying to explain what you are talking about, without using a specific term, can make your essay seem disorganized and messy. Exposition is important in my essay because, in the movie Up, the exposition is practically a lifetime for the main character, Carl Fredricksen. The exposition gives the viewer so much information that is essential to know in order to understand the rest of the film. The viewer learns of Carl’s love of the celebrity, Charles Muntz, and how he is Carl’s hero. The viewer meets the girl that Carl ends up marrying and you see them face life together and grow old. Internal conflict is also very important in the movie Up. Carl Fredricksen has internal conflict throughout much of the movie. He troubles over letting Russell keep the various animals they encounter on their journey to Paradise Falls. Point of view is important in all movies. At least once during the movie, the viewer sees through Carl’s point of view. You see him look one way, and then you see what he is looking at. This happens again when he looks the opposite direction. Sequence is important in Up. The exposition is a very long sequence. The only sound you hear is the music in the background. This forces the viewer to watch what is going on in the film. The setting is created as Carl and Ellie progress through life during the exposition.
From the blue handout entitled “Different Shot Types,” I selected extreme long shot, point of view shot, low angle/worm’s eye shot, long shot, and bird’s eye view shot. I’m sure that all of shot types in this handout are used at least once in Up, but I selected the ones that are used the most. The extreme long shot is used multiple times when the viewer is looking out into the distance as Carl flies his house to Paradise Falls. You either see the house with its balloons floating through the sky, or you see what Carl sees as he is flying his house. Seeing what Carl sees is a point of view shot. Point of view shots are important in movies because they give the viewer the feeling of being the character. This draws people closer and more in to the movie and keeps them interested. Low angle/worm’s eye shots are used as Carl takes off in his house. He waves to the Shady Oaks staff that came to bring him there. The long shot is used multiple times in Up. Before Carl and Russell make there way to Paradise Falls, they land and see it from far away. This is an example of a long shot. Long shots can show many things and add to the movie. The bird’s eye view shot is used when Carl and Russell are fighting Charles Muntz on the outside of his blimp. You see long into the distance, as if you were a bird.
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1. The term Denouement will help me in my essay about the movie Red Eye. Denouement is a brief period of calm following the climax. This occurs in my movie choice when Rachel McAdams' character, Lisa Reisert, gets home after being chased by Rippner to find her father still alive. This is a brief period of calm because right after she finds her dad Rippner returns to kill both of them.
2. Internal conflict is a term that will also help me with my essay. Red Eye is basically about Lisa's choice between deciding if her father dies or the one of the major secretaries of the US. She struggles with this choice to the end of the movie.
3. Stock characters will help me write my essay. A stock character is a minor character whose actions are predictable or typical of their job. The character Cynthia in Red Eye is a hotel clerk who is very predictable. She is new to the job and doesn't know exactly what she is doing.
4. The term theme will help my team and I during our presentation. We will mention the theme of each of our movies and how our movies themes each deal with a women's hair color such as Legally Blonde.
5. An establishing shot is used in the movie Red Eye. When the plane lands in Miami, the camera shows the plan landing with palm trees in the background. This establishes the scene's geographical content.
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1. Point of view shot is used at the beginning of Red Eye. The camera is looking at a table with pictures on it and then a wallet is dropped onto the table. We are playing the part of Jack Rippner the villian in the movie. We are seeing what he sees.
2.A canted angle view shot is also used in my movie when the characters are on the airplane. When Lisa gets up to go to the bathroom the camera pivots causeing the scene to look unbalanced and sickly which is just how Lisa feels in that scene.
3. A reaction shot is used in both my movie that I'm analyzing and the movies we will use for our presentation. This shot gives that dialogue meaning and we feel sympathy for the character.
4. A long shot is used in Red Eye when the main characters are chasing each other in the airport. You see the main characters and their surroundings. We feel more involved in the film because we know exactly the setting and you can guess what might happen in the location.
5.Extreme close ups are almost always used in thriller movies and Red Eye is no exception. The camera zooms in on Lisa's face so we can feel her panic and fear. The shot reveals an intensity of emotions, feelings and action.
Chelsea Mattson pd. 7
The five terms I chose from the yellow film terms glossary were:
Coverage: The camera angles a director needs for dramatizing values in a scene and for effective editing. I think this will be great for our group presentation since we are doing vampire movie deconstruction. I have noticed in a lot of vampire films there are tons of different angles for just one shot, since so much emphasis needs to be put on the skill, bloodiness, and scare factor of a vampire. There are so many crazy, upside down shots that go into “vamp creeping” also there is a ton of editing in vampire movies since they fly, hang up side down, morph, and kill there prey, tons of shots have to be used to capture every action and make a hard impression on the viewer.
Frame: The perimeter of a TV/film picture; a single photographic unit of film, I believe this is an awesome term to talk about in our group presentation and in my paper, there are a lot of framing techniques used in so many movies, weather the viewer notices or not, It draws your attention exactly where the producer wants it, it’s a great film technique, because it’s something the viewer can’t help but to be drawn to the subject of the frame.
Identification: The viewer’s emotional involvement in a drama. This is an excellent term that will help my group make an excellent presentation, and hopefully help me write a scholarly essay. The viewer’s emotional attachment to a film is incredibly important, films can’t reach out and physically touch you, the only way the director can get his point across is by getting it inside you head emotionally, by making you feel something, like an attachment to a character. People tend to like movies with a character that they can somewhat relate to, it helps them mentally step into the characters shoes better, and if they see someone on the big screen with a life similar to theirs they are going to be able to relate. The only way films come across as good to individuals is if they are mentally and emotionally touched by them.
Montage: a rapid succession of images that convey a single concept. This term plays such a huge role in almost every movie that contains death or a dramatic event. In Dracula, a montage was had before a few of the women fell victim to Dracula, and Especially in twilight Edward had a montage of him and Bella’s time together, he used it to find the strength to stop killing her. It was so intense and it really made the viewer realize what Edward was going through, and what his thought process was, one mental slideshow answered so many of the audiences questions in a few short seconds, obviously a successful film technique.
Flash forward: moving temporarily ahead in time. Producers use this technique to demonstrate to you the characters future plans, thoughts, or even dreams. It’s extremely useful in getting an entire thought process out to the viewer in a few seconds. It will be great to use in both the presentation, and in my essay.
Chelsea Mattson pd. 7
The five terms I chose from the Blue different shot types handout were:
Mid/Medium shot: The audience can see the characters’ actions and some emotion, although that isn’t the main focus. There is an equal divide in the interest in the action and emotion. There were a lot of these in twilight, and I see a lot of them in romance movies, of the boyfriend/girlfriend, or husband/wife kissing usually. They set your attention right where the director wants it; it’s typically a good shot when showing passion, or meaning.
Extreme Close Up: reveals an intensity of emotions, feelings, or actions, makes the audience want to ask questions, frequently used in a lot of very dramatic scenes. This is perfect since vampire movies are horror movies. There is usually a cu of the victim before he/she has the blood and life drained out of them. Its pretty sickening but it surely does make the viewer want to know why the victim has that look of shock and terror on their face, and what is happening, and how exactly is the vampire going to attack.
Over the Shoulder: involves the audience looking over the shoulder of one character of another character or subject. This helps to establish the position of each character, and to get the feel that we are looking at one persons view from the others. I noticed a lot of these in mean girls, and in a ton of films, they seem to be used mostly during intense dialogue conversations that are trying to get you to look at both perspectives, and understand 2 POV’s
Worm’s eye shots: (I have also heard this as ants eye view) use a low angle shot shows the power of a certain character or subject. This shot really lets you see how great an object or person is, it’s goal is to make the subject “larger than life” it builds intensity, and screams importance, power, integrity, and makes the statement, we/I/this matters!
Bird’s eye view: shot shows the scene as a whole, it gives the audience the greatest power and largest visual. I have seen this shot in a lot of endings of movies, or during transitions, I usually see it as one scene or movie being wrapped up, it’s giving your eyes the effect that you are flying away from the film, scene, and characters, it’s a mental close.
Even though these are the 10 terms I chose, I can say I have used way more than just these ten. Both sheets were extremely helpful in understanding filming technique, and I will definitely use both to write my analytical essay.
For my terms I picked: internal conflict, reaction shot, close up, high contrast, and extra long shot. Internal conflict helps write analytically because it allows me to get inside the characters head and see the battle that is taking place in the characters conscious over an issue. It is a lot like the angle and demon on his/her shoulder assuring them it is okay to do something. This also leaves us questioning ourselves as much as the character is questioning himself. Reaction shot also the viewer to follow very deeply and intimately with what the character is feeling in that very moment. A great example of a reaction shot would be the hospital scene in The Dark Knight. Close ups help me to pick out little hidden subliminal messages the director hid in the scene in the background or to help us understand what the character is thinking about in that scene. High contrast scenes are used brilliantly in Dark Knight to make Batman invisible till he springs is trap on his victim. Extra long shots are also used in Dark Knight; this helps me because it builds to the scene like when they are repelling onto the roof of the bank or when Batman breaks into the scene in China. This shows the extent, collaboration, and how far they are willing to go to get what they want.
For my other five terms I picked: long shot, over the shoulder shot, low angle shot, bird's eye view shot, and extreme close up. Long shot helps me to see what the character is doing in detail while having a great visual of the background. Over the shoulder shot helps me to understand the position the character is in without becoming the character or be in his shoes; as if I am a bystander watching everything unfold in front of me in real life. Low angle shots help me perceive that the director wants the character at that moment to appear to be larger than life, or to suggest that the character is in a position of power over other, or us. Bird's eye view shot is useful because it makes the viewer seem like they have power. It makes characters and everything seem smaller which is like much more like realistic. Movies revolve around central characters, which make them seem to be the only important people in the world. It also suggests that we, the viewer, are part of the film. Extreme close up shots help me analyze movies because they are most often some of the extremely important parts of the plot, and highlight the overall tale of the film. It makes the audience want to begin to ask questions.
Ryan Hansen Pd. 7
I will talk about the terms; angle, editing, setting, genre, and slow motion. I will most definitely be using these terms in both my paper and my group presentation because when trying to write scholarly you should actually use words that are important and relatable to what you are presenting. Angle is the position from which camera photographs action. It is the camera's point of view. There are so many different types of angles in films that can affect the viewer's experience. I want to talk about camera angles a lot in my paper and group presentation because it makes you view the film in the way that the director wants you to. Editing is the selecting of significant even details and the sequencing of such details into a comprehensive whole. Editing is important to talk about in a film deconstruction because it also gives a lot of effect on the viewer. Editing makes the movie as a whole great because if they left in every little piece that they filmed it would be a horrible sloppy mess! Setting is the time and place in which the film's story takes place, including all of the complex factors that come packaged with a given time and place: climate, terrain, population density, social structures and economic factors, customs, moral attitudes, and codes of behavior. The setting is important because it affects how you feel while watching the movie. If the setting is dark and dreary you will feel sadness. If the setting is bright and colorful you will feel happiness etc. For example, in the movie The Notebook the setting when they fall in love again is the main characters in a row boat on a lake with a lot of swans all around them. This gives you a romantic feeling which goes along with what is happening at that moment in the movie. Genre is a kind or type of film. The genre of a movie is what can help a person decide if they want to go to that movie or not. Some people don't like horror films and do not want to see one. If we didn't have genres then someone would not know what to expect out of the film. Genres help us to put films in a category. Slow motion is the effect of slowed action created by exposing frames in the camera at greater-than-normal speed and then projecting that footage at normal speed. Slow motion really adds and effect to what is going on. If there are people fighting and you watch it in slow motion you can see what is going on better and it looks much more dramatic.
The words I chose from the Different Shot Types are; long shot, extreme close up, point of view shot, over the shoulder shot, and bird's eve view shot. Talking about the different types of shot types will make your paper or presentation more analytical because you will sound as if you know what you are talking about, which you should be. Long shots show you the main thing that is going on and the what is going on around that. This shot would be perfect for showing something that has a lot of people and action going on in it. Extreme Close Up shots are used when there is something major or crucial going on in the film. This shot really helps the viewer see the emotion that is happening! Point Of View Shot is the shot that shows the view from the character's perspective. This "puts you in their shoes." It helps you relate to the character and see what they are seeing and maybe even feel what they are feeling. Over The Shoulder Shot is when the audience is looking over the should of one character to another character. This shot helps to show you where the characters are at and to see what they are seeing. This shot happens mostly when two characters are talking. Bird's Eye View Shot shows the entire setting or place. The effect of this type of shot is really cool because you are looking over something. It is used at the beginning of movies most often I think because the directors want you to come into the character's world in a sense. It is as if you are some person from somewhere else coming into their life.
Five terms i will be using in the paper are angle, internal conflict, frame, point of view, and rhythm. i think these words will help me pinpoint certain topics that will help me dig deeper into the true artistry of my movie. I also think these terms help grasp the big picture and the small detail which helps you look small but pull all the small details together and see more symbolism and clever quirks they use in the show. i think these terms can also help my group presentation by allowing more than one mind to expand on an idea. i also think working in groups can help by seeing how different mind pick up on different things that other might not. i think by using these terms we can fully appreciate how hard the director worked to make their movie a masterpiece.
five terms i will use from the blue handout on different film shot types are long shot, midshot,close-up,worm's eye, and canted angle. I think these shots are key in having a good movie or in accurately portraying a scene. with the canted angle shot viewers are suppose to feel uneasy and almost off their seats. also the worm's eye view is suppose to make you feel like you are sneaking in on what is going on also like you are spying and hoping not to get caught. i also think that the worm's eye view can be about feeling smaller than you are and almost inferior to the person talking to you, like a child being scolded by his/her teacher or parent. i like the use of closeups on movies to make you more intimate with the characters and become closer to them and their feelings. by giving your audience a close look at a person you are saying that you want them to become closer and more interested in the thoughts and feelings of that character and try to encourage them along the way. Midshots are used to give you an intimate but distanced feeling. they want you in on the action but far enought that you can still see whats coming next, possibly before the character does.
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The five terms that I chose from the Film Term Glossary paper included: coverage, scene, setting, timing, and flashbacks. I chose these five terms because without them a movie could possibly not happen.
When one is filming they need to have coverage of the scene and know how much to show and where to show it. Such as over-the-shoulder shots you need to know how much of both people you want to show; the body language or just the face reaction of the opposite person.
Scenes in a film are what make it come alive. They give you the understanding of what is going on. They also give you a sense of where you are and what you might be doing.
There is always a setting in a movie. Most movies have a place and time for where they want to do their movie; such as a movie in the counrty which could be the time of the cowbays! The time in which the movie was shot can tell you what clothes ther wore, and how they talked or acted. The director could also want a certain season in which to shoot it.
When one is shooting a film they need to have the timing just right. Like if people are running into each other you need to make sure that they know when to go and what to do. Or if you want to get the sunrise or sunset in the film. You want to be able to have the moment perfect. Such as in Twilight when the Cullens family and Bella are playing a nice friendly game of baseball. They have to coincide with the thunder or people might thing something is going on.
Flashbacks can help a person understand what was really said or what really happened when one is supposed to talk about it. In the Twilight film when Edward is draining Bella of the bad venom in her blood, memories are flashing back through her head all the way up to the time when she had come to Forks and met Edward.
The five topics that I picked from the paper called Different Shot types. I chose Extreme Long Shot, Mid Shot/ Medium Shot, Extreme Close Up, Over-the-shoulder Shot, and Low Angle/ Worm's Eye. When you are shooting a movie you want to have all types of angles and views.
Extreme Long Shots help you to get what the surroundings look like and where certain things might be. You can see if anyone is there and/ or what is going on. Like in the beginning of Twilight it showed the wide vast desert but then narrowed in on Bella.
In Mid Shot/ Medium Shots you can see what just certain people or things are doing. It can kindof give you a sense of what feelings are going on.
With Extreme Close Ups you can kindof really get into the person. Like is Legally Blande when the two break up in the beginning and she is crying and her mascara is running down her cheeks. In someways it is kindof funny to see the reaction of a character up close.
In over-the-shoulder Shots you can see what one person is feeling while listening to what the other person is saying. You just don't get to see what the person telking is looking like. They could be happy, sad, mad, and/ or confused.
With Low Angle/ Worm's Eye view you get the thought that they are the biggest and most important thing in this shot. It is not to close or to far.
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I choose the words exposition, identification, setting, climax, and internal conflict. These five words will help deconstruct the movie I choose to right about, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. Expostion is the information that the viewer needs to know to understand the story or what is going on. In both of these films they have a really great exposition. The beginning of Revenge of the Fallen, it tells about the life of the Fallen and how he was "betrayed" by his brothers, Primes. You can kind of get a expostion to each scene while you are viewing this film. For example, when all the Autobots return to the base and there is the guy who is appointed leazone (sp), who goes into what happened during the first film and why the decepticons are still on the planet Earth. Identification is our emotional involvement with the protganist. You get a feel for the life of Sam (Shia Labouf) and his struggles to keep a girlfriend back home while he goes away off to college. His struggles in trying to live a normal life with Bumblebee as his "guardian" and the expectations of Optimus Prime. But you also connect on an emtional level with Michaela (Megan Fox) of what she goes through just to be with Sam. Setting is the time and place which the film takes place. You have a various of places where this film takes you. You are in Sang High, the hometown of Sam, the college town, New York City, Washington D.C., and even overseas in Egypt and Jordan. The time involved in kind of unknown but if you had to guess would be somewhere taken over a few months. Climax is the "ah ha" moment, or the point whee maximum tension is reached. This would definately have to be the scene where Optimus dies. You are there trying to tell him to watch his back while he takes on at least 3 to 4 decepticons by his self. Internal conflict is a psychological conflict within the central character. Sam is taking to Optimus by Bumblebee. They are talking in a cementary (could be a symbol) discussing what Sam has to do to tell the military that they NEED the autobots and cannot win this "war" by themselves.
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Sam doesn't know what to do because he wants to live that "normal" life.
I choose the camera shots, extreme long shot, bird's eye view shot, close up, point of view, and over the shoulder. The extreme long shot is used at the very end of the film when they are on a ship to come back to America. You have Sam and Optimus as the camera moves away, they are standing the same way and facing opposite directions. You can say that possibly how long it took to see them from far back is all the struggles they had to over come to be that far and yet stand side by side through thick and thin. A bird's eye view is used a lot during the duration of this film. It is the transition from city to city, so you do not get lost in the story/plot line. It also shows what is around and what all might go on so you can predict the next up coming events. Close ups are also another camera shot that is used quite frequently during Revenge of the Fallen. You have close ups to get a reaction from characters and to get a film of the emtions that the character is expericeing. For example, when Sam is getting ready to pack up and leave for college, you have his mom standing in the livng room holding his baby booties, crying because she is going to miss her child as he grows up. You get a feel of how a mother is attached to her children when she talks about holidays and Sam coming home to visit. One great POV shot is in Egypt. Once the fight is finished, you are placed in Sam's eyes looking over at the pyramids and Optimus comes up and you can see the closeness and the heroism that BOTH of them went through just to protect the human race. And lastly, the over the shoulder shot is used a couple times. You have one in the beginning with Sam and Michaela while they are fighting about say "love" to the other and you can see the frustrations in both of them. Then at the end, you have the both of them again, after the fight and the "I love you" scene where they are more relaxed and chill. These help when you figure both characters are feeling the same, but just dont want to show both of them, so you alternate each to get a feel for both on a deeper level.
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Identification: The Viewer's emotional involvement with the protagonist (usually) in drama; the viewer becomes the protagonist. This term is used frequently when watching movies. When you get emotionally attached to a character it makes the movie more realistic and relateable. This character is in most cases the protagonist in the movie. In the movie "Baby Mama" you get emotionally attached to Tina and feel bad she can't have kids of her own and is lonely, but you also get attached to Amy Poehler because she is hilarious and funny and brings a lot of enthusiasm to the film.
Setting: The time and place in which the film's story takes place. Every movie has a setting. The setting is very important to the movie making and can hold many hidden meanings to analyze. In class while thinking critically and watching the different movies we have watched the setting played a major role in the symbolism. This will help greatly when writting my paper on "Baby Mama". The different settings that take place throughout the film are key and will help my analyze.
Progression: The traditional climbing action of drama, a growth in dramatic tension. While we are getting attached to Amy and Tina and the bond they have created, we then slowely find out that Amy was faking the pregnancy (so she thinks). That is the rising action of the movie, or the progression. You then start to get more emotionally attached to Tina and lose respect in a sense for Amy.
Climax: The point at which the complication reaches its point of mazimum tension. This is the point at which Tina finds out that Amy has betrayed and lied to her and this causes a lot of confrontation between the two. This is also a climax in Amy's life because she later finds out she really is unexpectedly pregnant, but with her loser boyfriend's baby.
Complication: The section of a story in which a conflict begins and grows in clarity, intensity, and importance. This conflict between Amy and Tina is a complication in the surrogate process. They now understand there will be no baby, until Amy finds out there actually will be an unplanned baby after all. This complication ruins the bond and trust between the two and because we are emotionally attached to them both it almost ruins the bond between us and the characters.
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Mid Shot: This shot may show 2 or 3 characters from the waist up. The audience can see the characters' actions and some emotion, although this isn't the main focus. This is one of the many popular shots. Every movie consists of different Mid Shot camera views. One in "Baby Mama" that stands out in my mind is when Tina is washing the hair dye out of Amy's hair in the tub. It is a comical scene in mid-shot view. This shot will help my analyze and write my paper, because without it the movie would not be the same. The camera shots and angles are that way for a reason in different movies.
Long Shot: This shot shows us the main talent in its surroundings. We see the character interactive with its environment which again makes us more comfortable of the setting. This is another one of the more used and popular shot types. A scene from my movie that stands out with a long-shot view is when Amy and Tina are standing on the curb by her ex's vehicle and she throws the garbage can at the back windsheild. It is an excellent long-shot view of the vehicle getting smashed and the effort put into it by Tina.
Over the shoulder: This shot involves the audience looking over the shoulder of one character to another character or subject. I'm not sure if this shot it used much in my movie, but it is effective when used in the right place. Over the shoulder shots let you almost be that person looking and the other person or subject. You get the emotion head on from the other person or subject. It is an excellent shot and in frequently used in different movies.
Low/Worms eye: The use of a low angle shot shows the power of a certain character or subject. We can recognize the importance of the subject. This shot is not used in my film, but is also very effective. It shows strength, power, and importance in the person/people/subject. In the handout it shows a picture of a scene from "Grease" - I think that is an awesome example of the low angle shot.
Canted Angle view: This shot occurs when you pivot the camera to distort the horizon line. The shot creats an unbalanced view of the action. This shot type is not used in my movie, but in the rare occurance of it in films it creates confusion or chaos sometimes. It is useful for those sorts of movies. I think this is a cool and unique shot when used correctly.
I picked the terms: Editing, Style, Setting, Visualization, and Exposition because these are the terms that have been most useful in deconstructing the films that I individually am doing and the one my team and I are. First Editing makes the movie with the soundtrack and the scene transitions. Without editing the film would be like a run on sentence that people would not enjoy. The second term I chose was style. I picked style because this shows the viewer and the audience about the director and what he or she wants us to get out of his or hers art of film making. Third I went with setting because this is a huge part in the movie. Without the setting anyone could make a movie but it would be less of a dramatic feel to it. Setting ties the loose ends together. The Fourth term I decided to go with was visualization. I chose visualization because the mental picture is a big factor why movies are more popular than books. It appeals to the senses more than reading. Lastly I chose exposition because when sitting watching a movie people including myself like to know what is going on with out then knowledge the film sizzles out of reach.
I picked the terms for the camera and different shots handout: Extreme close up, Close up, Birds Eye View, Long Shot, and Point of View. First for Extreme close up this is vital to see the raw emotion on the characters face which is very outreaching to the viewer. It gives the audience freedom to attach themselves and become caring for the characters. Second for Close up this still gives the audience that raw emotion that is laid out on the screen. Also this is important to give everyone a good view and look at the actors or actresses features, time for us to feel like we know them on a personal level. Third for the term I picked was bird eye view. I picked this because it gives a chance to show the surroundings and the setting. It is a great shot for showing a vast area of something or maybe even the feeling of flying and escape from our normal lives. The fourth term I chose was long shot. Not only does the long shot give another great opportunity to show the setting and more of a feel of where the movie is taking place, but a more realistic view as if you where there standing and looking around. Last I chose point of view because I feel it is important to put yourself in the shoes of the actors and actresses because then you get away for at least two hours. The movie is an escape to you.
For my five terms i will choose the terms: angle, climax, complication, denouement, and mise en scene. i beleive that these words are key words to analyzing films. all of these words are used in the making of films and they would be easy to point on in the process of analyzing a film. because these terms would be easy to point out, i could easily write an essay about a movie using these words, or my group and me could point out the moments in the movie at which these terms are taking place and jot notes and make power point material out of them. in out team presentation we are goin to talk about the special effects in movies and how sometimes it can make a movie bad or they can make movies good, for example: in transformers the movie the whole thing is pretty much special effects, they cant make a car actually transform into a giant robot but because of special effects we beleive that the robots are real. my next example isnt really about bad special effect but more that they take away from the movie, i am talking about the movie "i am legend", the zombies in the movie are all special effects and so instead of the movie being scary they made it so the zombies can do almost anything so people think it is more intertaining than scary, if they would have use humans instead of zombies like in "28 days later" the movie could have been scary.
the five terms i have chosen from the different shot types hadout are: over the shoulder shot, reaction shot, point of view shot, extreme close up, and close up. all of the shot types i have chosen show the actors faces so you can clearly analyze how they are feeling and how they are reacting to the situation. because i can see how they are reacting i can tell if it is a happy scene, sad scene, or a scary scene. by looking at the actors facial reactions i can analyze who whole movie just from seeing their faces. this will help with our team presentations because we will easily be able to tell if the scene is a happy or sad one, so we kind of know what to expect already before watching it. this will also help writing an essay because i will be able to explain the scene in the movie and by describing the actors facial reactoins the reader of my essay will understand what is goin on better and it will make me seem more scholarly because it will seem that i have noticed alot more when i analyzed my movie. and by analyzing the actorys facial reactions i could analyze some of the movie without even watching it by looking at the cover and seeing the actors to see how their characters will be like in the movie.
Blog by Justin Gabbert
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The five terms I chose are Angle, Identification, Exposition, Climax, and Genre. These five terms help give a basic understanding of filmaking. Angle is the postion from which camera photographs action. Camera point of view. High, low. Angles help the viewer get a better feel of the movie. With a high camera angle the viewer may feel as if they're flying, while a low camera angle gives us the sense that we're small. With the help of angles directors can give the viewer more connection to the character. Identification is the viewer's emotional involvement with (usually) the protagonist in drama; the viewer becomes the protagonist. When viewers are able to relate more to characters it helps draw the viewers into the movie. People like to have escapes and when they watch something they can picture themselves into they tend to enjoy the picture more. Exposition is the information that the audience needs to know to undertand a story. There are many connections in movies. If these connections to characters, and scenes didn't exhist it would be harder for a viewer to relate more to the movie. Climax is the point in which the complication reaches its point of maximum tension and the forces in opposition confront each other at a peak of physical or emotional action. The climax is what every viewer looks for in a movie. Its the tail gripping part of the movie where you just cant look away. If theres no climax then there is no story. Genre is a kind or type of film. Genres vary from scary to funny to romantic and even to sci-fy. There are many types of genres. People especially viewers like genres that they can relate to. If someone enjoys suspense and scarying others then the odds are that they'll enjoy a scary movie. A class clown on the otherhand would most likely preferr a comedy over a scary movie. Genres help viewers get more into a movie by helping them relate it to themselves.
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The five shots I chose were Extreme long shot, Point of view shot, Over the shoulder shot, Bird's eye view shot, and Extreme close up. The exteme long shot helps give the viewer a sense of their surroundings. They squint there eyes and are anticipating whats going to happen next. The long distance makes the mind wonder into an endless abyss of questions. The point of view shot is extremely important for helping the viewer get more in touch with the character. By using the camera as a lens the viewers put themselves into the movie. They see whats going on and feel as if they could reach out and control the movie themselve. Some people however feel as if the movie is controling them. It's hard to come to an agreement over the point of view shot. The over the shoulder shot gives us the ability to feel as if we are getting talked to even though we can see more than one character. This shot helps the viewer feel as if they are almost referreeing the conversation. The camera is just slightly over another character so we see only one of their faces. The bird's eye view shot helps the viewer get a sense of where they're at. It helps give the story a setting by not actually having to tell us. We can see a broad span of where the characters are how some people can relate to the setting takes place. The extreme close up shot usually gives the viewer a sense of gripping terror. By getting up close and personal to the character the viewer gets more of a feel to their emotions. We get to be a part of the great expression brought upon their face and with the camera focused only on one thing it draws in all of the viewers because there is nothing else to see. Close ups may be inconvenient but the result is worth it.
Five of the terms that will help me write a scholarly, analytical essay are climax, exposition, identification, internal conflict, and motif. Climax is an important part of a movie because it is the part that reaches its point of maximum tension. This is useful for my paper because my paper’s climax, in The Ugly Truth, is when Abby realizes that she is in love with Mike and not Collin. Exposition is a big part of a movie because it is the introduction of a conflict, charcters, and themes. This helps me think critically about my movie because the characters are introduced and there is conflict at the beginning between Abby and Mike. Identification plays a role in The Ugly Truth because Abby (Katherine Heigl) is the protagonist who the viewer is emotionally involved with. This term will help me analyze Abby’s roll and why viewers really become attached to the protagonist characters. Internal Conflict is a major part of some movies, including mine. The main charcter Abby struggles with who she actually loves and telling Collin that she isn’t who she says she is. The motif is important because they are recurring events that develop the major themes.
Five of the terms that will help me write a scholarly, analytical essay are mid shot/medium shot, close-up, reaction shot, over the shoulder shot, and bird’s eye view shot. Mid shot/medium shot is a shot used a lot in movies. It shows possibly a couple on a personal level and can be used in my paper. Abby and Collin are often shown in this type of shot. Close-up is definitely part of my movie. For example, Gerard Butler is often shown like this, smirking, and you are left wondering what is delighting him. Reaction shot is critical and makes you feel sympathy or happiness for the character. In The Ugly Truth, I often feel sympathy for Abby when Mike says mean things to her and happiness when she finally gets a guy. Another great shot is over the shoulder shot because it shows only one of the two characters at a time, and not their reactions. This is used often in this movie when Abby and Mike are talking, and discussing what Abby needs to do in order to get a guy. Finally, bird’s eye view shot is an effective shot. It gives us power and shows us the setting of the movie. This is actually how my movie begins, while Hot N Cold is playing. I think it’s a good way to start out this movie, showing a beautiful city, making you imagine yourself there.
The terms I chose from the Film Terms Glossary handout were angle, exposition, contrast ratio, climax and rhythm. I choose the term angle is because it is a topic I plan on writing about in my paper. There are many over the shoulder angles but I will also talk about when she fights there are shots of her from her point of view. We want it to be her point of view because we feel like we are their, we will be able to see what she is seeing. Another word I choose was exposition. In my paper I will have to give a little exposition at the beginning of my paper. I have to because some people may not have seen this movie yet so they need a little background about the movie. In the very beginning they show a scene when it introduces the main characters. They show what they do for a living and this gives us a little background about the movie. I choose the term contrast ratio because I will talk about it a little in my paper. I was going to talk about how in some shots they some there people in two different types of lighting. The top is totally black but the bottom is in complete light. I want to know why and how they got this to work. Climax was another term I choose to write about. I am planning on writing about the climax of the movie. I like the climax of this movie. I choose the word rhythm to write about. There is some rhythm in this movie with a saying. The saying is “Always protect yourself”. It is sort of the theme of this movie and I am going to be writing about it in my paper.
From the Different Shot Types handout I choose to write about are close up, mid shot/medium shot, over the shoulder shot and extreme long shot and eye level shot. I chose close up because my movie has a lot of close up shot. They have these shots because they are personal, you can see expression. In my movie when she gets hurt or when Frankie and Maggie are trying to have a serious conversation, they will show a close up, it makes us sort of feel like we were there. The next word I choose was Medium shot. This shot is not as personal but still shows it close enough. We can see enough of the background to see if something else is happening. So they are not always the main focus. Most of the scenes when they are having conversations are mid shots. Only if they are not having a serious and important talk. Otherwise we would not have to see there reactions all the time. The next word I choose was over the shoulder. When using the over the shoulder camera angle when get to see how the other person is reacting this type of angle is common when two people are having a conversation. In Million Dollar Baby, We see this lot when Frankie is talking and fixing Maggie we she is fighting. We see the reaction of what the other person is talking about. Another word I choose was extreme long shot. This movie has a little big of extreme long shot. The very beginning of the movie it shows a long shot of the wrestling rink. It gives us a sense of what this movie is going to be about. It is not as personal. It’s just an overview of what is going to happen. The last word I choose to write about was eye level shots. Some scenes in my movie are eye level shot. The shot makes us think the person and object are equal.
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My five terms are as follows: Internal Conflict, Secondary Motion, CU (close up), High Contrast, and flashback. The first is internal conflict, a psychological conflict within the central character. Most movies will use the main character arguing with him/herself by having two of the character. only one will be shown at a time but there is no mistake that there are two personalities of the same character arguing with each other. Sometimes the face of one with the background will be shown while the other personality will be shown as a reflection in the water or mirror. The next is secondary motion which is the camera motion. I think this is very important becuase the camera tells you what to focus on and what to look at. The camera can also show the direction in which the action is headed, example, car chases. The third term is the CU, or close up. I find this is a very important part of the film becuase it shows the emotion of a character and gets the viewer to connect with the character of the close up. the fourth term is high contrast. movies usually use this large range of brightness to symbolize the coming of an important figure, sygnal an epiphany, or get the viewer to focus on the character or characters in the light. It can also be used to signal a feeling of distortion, grogginess, or any sort of migrain like symptoms. the last term is flashback. flashback is the temporarily backward motion of time. flashbacks usually have points of importance in them explaining how events came to happen and why the characters are how they are.
The five term from the blue sheet are the extreme close up, point of view shot, birds eye view shot, eye level shot, and canted angle veiw shot. the extreme close up gets the viewer the full in your face emotion of the character. usually the shot starts out as a mid range shot then gradually closes in on the character once the suspence and music start to hit its climax of action in the scene. the second term, point of view shot shows what the character is looking at and what the viewer should be looking at as well. this shot shows points of interest and gets the viewer a sense of connection with the character. the third term is the birds eye veiw shot, this shot shows the setting or place that the entire movie or scene will take place. some movies will have more than one birds eye view shot to show the multiple places the movie is taking place and all the different settings. the fourth term is the eye level shot which is used to put the viewer right in the action, it gives the viewer that feeling that they are the one who is doint the action. it puts you in the characters shoes and lets you experience everything that the character does. the last term is the canted angle view shot. the shot distorts the viewers perception of up and down giving them a sense of distortment. using this shot with a high contrast can make the viewer feel as if he or she is hungover, being chased/scared out of thier mind, and simply confused.
I am not sure how to describe a certain shot in “Surf's Up”. If I explain it to you would you please help me out :) The shot is of 2 surfers dueling it out for respect.---
INTERESTING TIDBIT TIME~ I learned about Dual vs Duel
Dual=adjective that describes the “two-ness” of something
Duel=Formal Battle aimed to settle a disagreement
--As the surfers are paddling out to sea the camera angle comes from just below the surface of the water, focusing on the 2 penguins boards. It is a very neat underneath shot! The bubbles and woshing noise made by their fins paddling are very well done. It is a spectacular camera shot change, but what to call it? Would it be a low angle/worms eye?
I starting with the the blue handout containing the different variety of shot types. Instantly I recalled a shot from “Surf's Up” when inexperienced surfer Cody goes against egotistical #1 The TANK. As they paddle out to the ocean the camera angle is an extreme close up shot of Cody's determined face. It makes it look as if the camera was cleverly placed on the tip of his surfboard. As they climb the first wave Cody's face switches to being very nervous. You can tell he is very inexperienced at dealing with waves of this great stature because he takes the board all the way up and over the top of the wave, when experienced surfers know to go under/through. Not only is it an excellent way to evoke emotion but it is also a wonderful way to express that Cody really has no idea what he is doing.
After Cody climbs the gigantic wave there is an admirable shot of Tank Evens casually laying on his surfboard waiting for Cody. It is an extreme long shot, which definitely gives the viewer a view of the surroundings. This glimpse happens to be an outlook on the endless calm looking ocean. I believe that this point in the movie symbolizes how calm the ocean(or something else) can look(be) and then at the drop of a pin how vicious and deadly it can be.
The voice over of the next section of the movie is a shot from the begging when he was being interviewed back in Shiverpool, his home town. It is a simple Close-up shot but makes the viewer feel more closely connected to Cody, as if they were holding the camera giving the interview.
-Point of View shot when he gets knocked off the board and comes up for air BUT another wave is crashing down in his face.--
Lastly I chose the Birds Eye view shot. At the opening root menu it has a panoramic bird's eye view shot of Pen Gu Island, where the great majority of this movie takes place. I found it ironic that the movie is about a bunch of flightless birds that surf, penguins. So for them to put a bird's eye view shot in makes me giggle.
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Internal conflict- it is helping me to write my paper because in Pursuit of Happyness Chris struggles with every aspect of his life, what he should do next. He struggles with paying rent, and parking tickets. He is struggling to survive because he cannot sell his “time machines” so he struggles with trying to decide to be a stock broker. Along with these struggles he gets kicked out of his house, gets put in jail, and has to decide what to do with his son.
Point Of View- when you watch Pursuit of Happiness you are getting Chris’s point of view because we are always with him during the whole film. We start out getting his history, then follow him through his struggles of everyday life. We start to feel sorry for him because we loses his wife, struggles with his job, and losing house after house.
Progression- the conflicts in the movie effect the whole movie. Ever conflict Chris has is a climbing action to create drama. When a new event occurs the camera “explores” which creates more tension in the movie. The camera angels also help the view be effected more because if the angle is eary then you will have an eary feeling when watching the movie.
Setting-I strongly believe that the setting in this movie is huge! It is set in a more wealthy part of the city and goes to a dramatic different part, an apartment, where Chris and his son live before getting evicted. I think that all of the hippies have a huge effect on the movie, the buildings also effect you. I think that everything in this movie was on purpose but yet the director wants it to be realistic, so it is in a “normal” part of town.
Angle- I think that angle is another awesome thing in this film. It shows the setting which I believe is ment to have a big effect on the view. It shows you what the characters see and what they live in. It also shows you so that you can relate your ever day life to the movie.
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I think this hand out helps me a lot when I analyze my movie because when I use to watch movies I did not care about the different shots and how they affected the way I watched the movie. I also did not know all of the different types of shots that are in the hand out. Some of the shots are a big deal because they make the characters seem bigger and have more power over you. I chose to write about how the extreme long shot affects the viewer. I felt that the director did an excellent job with it because you get a feel for the city. It also shows the point of view of the main characters because you see what they see ahead of them and around them. If the directory did not let you see the setting from the long shot then you would lose that much more meaning from the movie and would not take as much from it.
My five terms will be angle, Flashback, Close up, High angle, and Ambient sound. Each one of these terms will help find the certain topics high point. Each one of these terms are found in almost every movie. They are what makes a good movie. For angles you can not have the same old boring angle. Each angle is shot at a different spot to make the film what it is. I personally think that a movie that has any type of a close up is a great movie. It gets you to look at the object or person and really analyze it and find the true meaning of it. Flashbacks in a move make you go back to the begging of a movie and like mean girls its flashes back and caddy sees her making fun of her. Flashbacks are a great way to make people think twice about people. High angles make you look down on someone, if someone is a huge idol or someone of great importance and the angle is coming down on them it makes them look like god is looking at them and makes them that much more godly. Or it can make them look little and less of a person and not as good as of a person. Natural sounds in a movie make it seem less like a movie and makes you feel more like your there.
For my five different shot types i'm going to do Extreme long shots, Extreme close up, over the shoulder shot, High angle shot, and silent shot. The silent shot makes you sit there and think about what they are or what they could be thinking about and you can almost imagine how they feel. The extreme long shots like in forrest gump are brilliant you see down the road and just imagine and cant wait to be done at the end seeing what is really there. The close up make you see how the person or object is feeling. The high angle just you get the whole picture of what the camera is trying to say. Its looking down on someone and you not sure what is about to come or happen. When you go over the shoulder you are not quiet sure what to think until you see the other person face it makes the whole scene a mystery. You do not know if they are mad or happy or angry or crazy looking. You almost have to be ready for everything. It can also be a happy moment were you know something good is about to happen maybe a kiss or a friendly huge between a couple brothers for some bromance.
Roeder_5
Motif is the essential to writing a scholarly paper on all narratives. They are essential literary devices. Knowing the word motif opens many doors of opportunity and helps you understand literature more. It is everything that matters in literature. It is an idea, and object, a place, and a statement.
Point of view is the subject of the screen shot. This is very important to analyzing a movie. Without a point of view you would not have a subject or anything to write about. It also helps in writing a paper because it shows that you know what the subject of the shot and frame are.
Flash Forward is used very often in various movies. It makes the viewer more aware of what is going on then the characters in the movie. It helps the viewer to understand what is going on in the movie. It prepares you and tells you what to expect.
Flashback is also very well known and used. This helps the viewer recap and understand what is going on in the plot and why everything is happening like it is. Some movies include flash forwards and flashbacks ( Time travelers wife) which makes the viewer think harder.
Sequence is also very important because it is the order in which the movie goes. Without a good sequence the viewer would be lost and uninterested. It also can leave the viewer in distress.
Extreme close up is helpful because it shows the characters reaction to everything. It also shows the characters imperfections and makes them seem more human. It also limits the viewer’s perspective and makes them wonder what is going to happen next.
Reaction shot is a lot like the close up but can also be from far away. I forces you to wonder what happened and why they’re reaction is what it is. It also puts you in their shoes in the movie and helps you to feel the same reaction.
Point of view shot helps you to realize what is going on and what the character sees. Like in No Country For Old Men you see what is coming before it happens because of the point of view shot.
Worm’s eye is an amazing angle because it shows you everything. You can’t miss much because you are looking from the bottom up to the sky. It also makes the subject look stronger and more powerful. It shows you who is the main person.
Bird’s eye view is also very cool. It broadens the horizon. It makes you see everything. Like in Willy Wonka you see the entire city at the end when they are in the flying machine. It shows you that the world is huge and beautiful and it shows you the whole picture. You don’t miss anything.
Angle: The angle is a fundamental part to every film. Without angle you cant have a movie. Angle creates emotions for the viewers. It can also help provide more insight to the viewer about the plot or hinder the viewer from seeing something so there is some mystique about the movie.
Complication: Complication is also a fundamental part to every film. Every story has conflict in it. Conflicts make the movie more interesting to the viewer. Without a conflict for characters to deal with the movie would be too dry and boring because everything would be too unrealistic for anyone to believe and like.
Style: Every movie director is different therefore every movie created is different. People follow different directors because they believe that director has a style that they enjoy. A directors style basically influences every element of a movie. Some directors have different styles in angle, symbols, metaphors, symbols, topics, ect.
Scene: Scenes are the building blocks for a film. Each scene builds on top of the previous one creating the film itself. Scenes that don't go in chronological order provide the viewer with needed information about the past or future.
Identification: I think that this is also a crucial part of a film. With emotions involved in the movie, viewers become more interested and actually care about what is going on.
Extreme Close Up: This shot is used to show the emotions of the character. It can also be used to focus on miniscule things so that the viewer notices them. In our group presentations about comedies we will use this to explain how when the director uses this shot the viewer has no other option than to laugh because they are immersed in the joke.
Reaction Shot: This shot shows how the viewer should feel during that point in the movie. It creates the emotions of what the character is feeling and sometimes the viewer is involved and cares about what the character is feeling.
Point of View: This puts us in the shoes of the character. During the movie we feel emotions towards which character we care about and which ones we hate. When in the shoes of the characters we get to see what they are experiencing and that may be used to change/support the viewer’s feelings toward that character.
Birds Eye View: This gives the viewer the view of the setting. It also seems as if it could be used to give the viewer a sense of power that they are looking down at such a vast area and that they could control it. The insight to the setting could give hints to what could happen or help us understand problems and what the characters are going through.
The terms from the yellow handout that I believe will help me most with my paper and way of thinking are the following; internal conflict, exposition, stock characters, point of view, and setting. Internal conflict means a psychological conflict within the central character. This is a huge struggle in the movie Avatar. The main character Jake Sully is struggling with even knowing who he is, he is not sure of himself during the end of his operation. I will talk more thoroughly in my essay about this because it is one of the major conflicts in the movie. Exposition means information that the audience needs to know to understand the movie, intro of a conflict, characters, and themes. This is also a big part of Avatar. Basically the exposition is of Jake Sully giving information on the characters, themes and other conflicts. This also is a major part in the movie that goes until the end, by the end there is a question of a sequel, which there will be. Stock characters are minor characters whose actions are completely predictable or typical of their job or profession. There is a stock character in the movie Avatar that is very typical human behavior, greedy. In my essay I will talk about how stock characters can act in a predictable way but still can shock you in some way. Point of view is a camera angle that becomes the perspective of a character, we see through their eyes. This will help me in my essay because it you get to visualize a new body and world through, literally, a different beings eyes in the movie Avatar. It gives the viewer more understanding on what is happening to the main character. Setting is the time and place in which the film's story takes place. In my essay I will write about the new beginnings in new places in a new time. All things that we sometimes wish would happen to us.
The terms I will be using in the blue handout will be the extreme long shot, point of view shot, over the shoulder shot, high angle shot, and the close-up shot. The extreme long shot shows the setting and time of day in a movie, and how the weather is. It could mean something bad could be coming or it just shows the setting to give us knowledge of what is going on. This enlightens me more that I think about it because knowing the setting through this kind of camera shot gives me an idea of what kind of movie it is. The point of view shot shows the characters, usually main characters, perspective on what is happening or what exactly they are looking at. This helps me think more critically because it puts me into the shoes of a character and will help me think more like them and even sympathize more towards them. The over the shoulder shot is almost always a hard one for me. Basically the camera is over the shoulder of a character who is talking to someone else. This angle does not give us the facial reaction of the character it is behind and gives us a sense of be wonderment of what they are thinking and how they are reacting. I think it will help me write a scholarly essay for giving us confusion to get us to sympathize more for the character we are not seeing. The high angle shot gives the audience a sense of importance. It makes you higher then the character like they are looking up at you making you feel more important. It also gives you more thought on what is above them that will strike or will pop out. This will obviously help a lot because it is intentional to give us viewers a sense of importance in a movie when we are not actually in it. The close-up shot shows the character's emotion. It gives us a relationship with the character and knows how he is reacting. In my essay this is important because it is another shot in which will give us a relationship with the character and it shows the intentions of what the director wants us to see and feel.
Danny Sellers
The five terms I chose for the film terms glossary sheets were beat, complication, Identification, point of view, and progression.
Beat: A smaller dramatic unit within a scene; a scence within a scene; a change in direction of scent content. This occurs a lot in films but is often overlooked. In Adam Sandler films Rob Snyder seems to always be in a beat of a scene.
Complication: The section of a story in which a conflict begins and grows in clarity, intensity, and importance. In my movie Shawshank redemption the complication begins right away with Andy Dufresne wife being murdered. It is clear that he did not do it but he has no evidence to prove this.
Identification: The viewer's emotional involvement with (usually) the protagonist in drama; the viewer becomes the protagonist. In my movie I started to get the mindset of what it would be like to be Andy Dufresne. I felt his pain of what it would be like to be thrown in prison for a crime he/I did not commit.
Point of View: A subjective camera angle that becomes the perspective of a character. We look at the world through his/her eyes. This is used in both my presentation of Sandler films and in my paper Shawshank Redemption. I believe that this camera technique is used in the best movies.
Progression: The traditional climbing action of drama, a growth in dramatic tension. Increasingly close camera angles represent camera progression. This is used in one of my group films very well when Happy Gilmore gets pissed off it often zooms in on his face.
The five terms I chose from the Different Shot Types hand out are extreme long shot, close-up, extreme close up, reaction shot, and low angle/worm's eye.
Extreme Long shots are often used in the beginning of movies like in the sample you gave us in Forest Gump I believe the opening scene starts with a feather falling from the sky that he uses as a bookmark for his Curious George book. I think that is intersting because at the end of the movie when Forest opens the book the feather flies up as the scene fades away which could symbolize that he is happy with how his life has been and that he is ready to see his deceased wife in heaven.
The close up often shows the character from the chest up. Usually in close-ups their is a lot of suspense or emotions that make you see the emotions of the character better. If the director does the close-up just right you may have the same emotions as the protaganist.
The extreme close up is shot even closer to the characters face. This is a crucial shot because it may show an important part of the plot. This camera angle is used most of the time in horror films in extreme times of suspense.
The reaction shot is the reaction to something another character just did. It is often a close up camera angle but people relate to the characters feelings in his/her reaction to what the other character did.
The Worm's eye view shows power and strength. Films I have recently seen that use this effectively are the Green Mile and Valkerie does a an awesome job of recreating Tom Cruise from a 5'6 midget into a god-like 6'3 bamf.
To be completely honest this is the first time I completely read these two sheets and I found them to be two of the best handouts I have recieved this year. They helped understand what I need to talk about more in my paper to make it less subjective.
The five terms I chose for the film terms glossary sheets were beat, complication, Identification, point of view, and progression.
Beat: A smaller dramatic unit within a scene; a scence within a scene; a change in direction of scent content. This occurs a lot in films but is often overlooked. In Adam Sandler films Rob Snyder seems to always be in a beat of a scene.
Complication: The section of a story in which a conflict begins and grows in clarity, intensity, and importance. In my movie Shawshank redemption the complication begins right away with Andy Dufresne wife being murdered. It is clear that he did not do it but he has no evidence to prove this.
Identification: The viewer's emotional involvement with (usually) the protagonist in drama; the viewer becomes the protagonist. In my movie I started to get the mindset of what it would be like to be Andy Dufresne. I felt his pain of what it would be like to be thrown in prison for a crime he/I did not commit.
Point of View: A subjective camera angle that becomes the perspective of a character. We look at the world through his/her eyes. This is used in both my presentation of Sandler films and in my paper Shawshank Redemption. I believe that this camera technique is used in the best movies.
Progression: The traditional climbing action of drama, a growth in dramatic tension. Increasingly close camera angles represent camera progression. This is used in one of my group films very well when Happy Gilmore gets pissed off it often zooms in on his face.
The five terms I chose from the Different Shot Types hand out are extreme long shot, close-up, extreme close up, reaction shot, and low angle/worm's eye.
Extreme Long shots are often used in the beginning of movies like in the sample you gave us in Forest Gump I believe the opening scene starts with a feather falling from the sky that he uses as a bookmark for his Curious George book. I think that is intersting because at the end of the movie when Forest opens the book the feather flies up as the scene fades away which could symbolize that he is happy with how his life has been and that he is ready to see his deceased wife in heaven.
The close up often shows the character from the chest up. Usually in close-ups their is a lot of suspense or emotions that make you see the emotions of the character better. If the director does the close-up just right you may have the same emotions as the protaganist.
The extreme close up is shot even closer to the characters face. This is a crucial shot because it may show an important part of the plot. This camera angle is used most of the time in horror films in extreme times of suspense.
The reaction shot is the reaction to something another character just did. It is often a close up camera angle but people relate to the characters feelings in his/her reaction to what the other character did.
The Worm's eye view shows power and strength. Films I have recently seen that use this effectively are the Green Mile and Valkerie does a an awesome job of recreating Tom Cruise from a 5'6 midget into a god-like 6'3 bamf.
To be completely honest this is the first time I completely read these two sheets and I found them to be two of the best handouts I have recieved this year. They helped understand what I need to talk about more in my paper to make it less subjective.
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CJ Wachter
One term that i will use will be point of view. In now and then the whole movie is told from one of the four girls named Sam. She tells everything as she sees it and explains what and how things happen and how they change everyones lives. The point of view is important to know because the movie could be looked at totally differnt from another characters point of view. Another term is the setting. It is important to know where and when the movie takes place. If a movie was made in the 80s you will obciously notice the differance than if the movie was made today. The more you know about the setting the more ways you can try and relate to things that happen in the film. The third term will be flashback/flash forward. In my movie it starts out when they are kids then goes to their adulthood, then kids then adult hood. It is nice to see how they were when they were little and also what they have grown up to be. You can notice how all of the events that happen in their lives affect there adult lives. I will also be using exposition. The viewers need to know and understand what is going on in the movie for it to make any sence. They need to know the character's names and what conflicts are going on. With out any of that information the film would be hard to understand for most people. The last term I will use will be motif. It is interesting to realize how things reocurr in moives. It helps you relate and remember to the events that happened previously in the film. Motif's also are a big help in figuring out what themes the director is trying to get across to you.
My movie dates back to the 90's, so like movies made today it's camera angels are as well thought out and movies made today. I will use close-up in my paper. When they really wanted to focus on what is happening with one or two specific characters they do a close-up so your eyes focus on the character. Another term I will use is long shot. This is used a lot in my movie. The director often wants you to have a visual of the surrounding area as well as the character. In the begging they show you a huge back yard full of many kids, instead of focusing in right on the four main girls. I will also use the over the shoulder shot. When the director doesn't want you to see the look on both character's faces they often use this. This makes you think about and wonder the type of expression the other character has on their face but also lets you see the other character so you think about them too. Most of the time when they use this is when the characters are talking. This happens only a few times in my movie. I will use the mid shot/medium shot. This happens in my movie then the girls steel the boys clothes while they are swimming in the water hole. The boys shand there at first only half shown then start to chase after the girls. The director uses this when they want you to focus on the emotions of the character but they don't want you to make that their main focus. The last term i will use will be reaction shot. This one is used to keep us involved in the film and helps us really feel what the characters feel and are doing. When something bad happens or something is said this shot helps give the dialogue meaning.
The five words that I chose from the yellow handout would be: Beat, Cinema, Composition, Coverage and Point Of View, those words are ones that I dont know what they are or how there made to make a movie. Knowing these words will help me with presenting our team presentations because i will be able to analyze the movies better knowing "why do they only have that much covered, or even beat, which I could pick out what scenes have smaller scenes inside them. knowing these words will also help me with my paper because it also helps pick out more, and analyze more about the movie, in which im doing "A cinderella Story" and there are many things in there like Beat, that stick out, without knowing those words it would less that I could use to analyze this with. Another thing "A cinderella story" would be with the point of view, its usefull because it lets viewers get "inside" there heads and makes them relize what actually the actors life is like, as they use in the part where Hilary Duff is reading her texts out loud while he is also, making it seem like there together but not really.
On the blue handout I chose the words: Eye-Line shot, Dissolve, Final Cut, Jump cut, and Master shot. When movies are created a Eye-Line shot is important because it shows the viewers what the character is seeing so its letting us "get into" the movie, which helps us stay focused and interested. With using the dissolve it helps directors go from one scene to another and they dont have to deal with big pauses between them, which people would get bored of waiting between every scene. With knowing the final cut, if you were to watch the directors edition of the movie, you would know what that means and that its the final cut that producers know it wont be tampered with and that the movie is ready for viewing. Knowing these words will help me alot with my own movie essay, because I can look for this stuff now that will help me analyze better and deeper into the movie. With the team presentations it will help me also because I can pick those out think of creative ideas on why they did that, or know exactly why they did that. I've never analyzed a movie this in depth untill now, and knowing these words will help me do it even better.
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Film Terms Glossary (yellow)
Exposition: An exposition is important to a film because it gives the viewers information to help better understand the story. It introduces characters, themes, and conflict. The very beginning of Twilight Bella is speaking. This gives you the setting and introduces Bella to the viewers. She introduces the setting by telling the viewers about Folks. Folks is one of the wettest cities in the US. It doesn’t get to see much sunlight. (The perfect place for vampires to live since they cant be in the light). When she is talking it let’s us know what she is thinking and feeling.
Internal Conflict: Internal conflict is when someone is struggling with something inside their head. Edward is the main person who has an internal conflict in Twilight. He desires to be with Bella because he is “hungry” for her. Even though we know Edward wants to suck Bella’s blood, we know that he wont because he is protective of her. He wants to be with her so bad even though he knows it’s a bad idea. He fights with this all throughout the movie.
Reaction Shot: A reaction shot shows the viewers how the character is feeling by their facial expression, this is usually a close up. A reaction shot in Twilight is when Edward is driving Bella home after he “stocked” her and saved her from the guys in the dark alley, Bella announces she is hot. Bella and Edward both reach for the dial to turn down the heat. The camera zooms in on there hands touching then right up to Bella’s face to get her reaction to his cold skin.
Setting: The setting is very important to a film because it tells the viewer where the story is taking place. In the beginning of the movie Bella talks about Folks. She tells the viewers that Folks is one of the wettest cities in the US. Telling us that it doesn’t get much sunlight explains to the viewers why/how vampires could live there.
VO (voice over): A voice over is important to a movie because it helps viewers get inside the characters head. A voice over happens a lot in Twilight. Bella’s voice is overheard is some parts of the story. Films have these to help viewers understand how the character is feeling and thinking. Most people don’t always just say what they are thinking or feeling so they cant have characters do that in the film or else it would be “real” or seem “real”. Voice overs are the perfect idea in order to let viewers know.
Different Shot Types (blue)
Mid Shot/ Medium shot: This shot may show 2 or 3 characters from the waist up. The audience can see the characters’ actions and some emotion, although that isn’t the main focus. We are able to connect with the characters on a personal level, but it is sill a third-person involvement. In Twilight this shot was used when Edward was first trying to kiss Bella. He kept telling her to hold perfectly still and not to move. But when he finally did reach her lips she moved and started going crazy with him.
Close-Up: This camera shot usually shows the character from the chest up. When Edward is driving Bella home after he “stocked” her and saved her from the guys in the dark alley, as they are driving by the camera focuses on Bella’s face. We then see flashing red and blue lights blinking on Bella’s face. From the flashing lights we can tell something bad happened because those lights belong to a police car.
Extreme Close Up: This shot reveals an intensity of emotions, feelings or actions. This shot is used the most in Twilight I believe. This shot is used a lot during this movie to show the emotion is Edward’s eyes. By having the extreme close up we can feel the connection and desire he has for Bella.
Over the Shoulder Shot: This shot helps to establish the position of each character, and to get the feel that we are looking at one person for the other’s point of view. I know this shot is used in a ton of movies. I do not remember a scene in Twilight when this camera angle is used but I’m sure it is since it is one of the most famous/ most popular camera angle known to directors.
Bird’s Eye View Shot: This shot shows the whole scene. In Twilight this camera angle is used when Bella and Edward are up in the tree. After Edward brings Bella up to the tree on top of the mountain the camera backs off and lets the viewers see what they are seeing. Also it shows the views how high up there they really are. It makes us realize that Edward can climb and do that whenever he wants. Makes girls remember that he isn’t real and this is just a movie.
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The five glossary terms I have chosen are coverage, exposition, setting, identification, and internal conflict. I chose these five terms because they are the ones that I believe will help me the most. The movie I am individually deconstructing is Secondhand Lions, throughout the film it is clear the viewer is intended to feel for the young boy (Walter) throughout his struggle and transition from being a boy into becoming a man. With these five glossary terms I feel that they will help provide me with helpful insight into certain aspects of the film that I might not have been able to think of on my own. They help me even more so than just watching the film numerous times. I have jotted notes over the first two times I have viewed this particular film and by looking over the hand outs Mr. C has provided for us, including this one and along with the red one. I hadn’t noticed just how much I wasn’t thinking of and looking for until I went over these terms/handouts a few times. Throughout the next few times I will view my movie along with the more notes I will jot down I think that when it comes time to put all of them together these terms will definitely help me analytically as well as scholarly be able to combine all my notes into one hopefully, worthy paper.
The five terms from the different shot types handout are extreme longs shot, long shot, point of view, eyelevel shot, and birds eye view. I think that with the knowledge of these different shot types we as a group will be able to understand more of the intended effect that the director wants us to get. We are deconstructing vampire films ranging from 1922’s Nosferatu to 2009’s Twilight and their evolution throughout the decades. With Twilight and Nosferatu there are many different angles throughout the film that are just as they are to help us as viewers emerge ourselves in the film more and I think that camera angles are significantly important to the director in helping him/her achieve this effect. It is interesting to look at each decades history and how the vampires fit the typical outcast of that time period whether it be creepy bad guy or mysterious, sexy, brooding teen protectors. Each film in each decade is directed to 3 main types of people I think, ones who want to be scared, ones who want to see an unrealistic forbidden, perfect romance, or ones who are just plain fascinated with these undead people who Hollywood has made irresistibly infatuating. I think this deconstruction of film shots will help us greatly with uncovering more than we already have.
This blog task was fun but it felt kind of like we were going over the forum quiz we had wed
The first five terms im going to analyze are from the yellow film terms glossary packet. The first word i chose was a BEAT which is essentially a scene within a scene. I believe this is an extrememely important tool for movie makers, and an even more important tool for deconstucters, this is often where hidden messages will lie and we can gain more insight this will help us write our papers more scholarly and will help give our team presentation an upper hand in breaking down our movies. The second term i looked at was Cut this represents the time inbetween two shots and this doesnt seem like it is important but this can add dramatic effect to the movie and place more emphasis on seriousness, i think this will be important for our essay because it will indicate the seriousness of certain situations, and the same applies to our group. The next term was Editing this is the selecting of significant event details and the sequencing of such details into a comprehensive whole. Editing makes the movie there are numerous shots taken and choices have to be made which ones to put in the movie and how to WELD it together. This will help us write our paper because if we understand the sequencing we can better understand the directors thought process. My fourth term was timing which is the control of ofjective and subjective time, this adds to the editing and the control of the sequence of movies, this helps you think critically because it is easier to deconstruct when the timing is perfect and you can get insync with the movie. My last term was Attack which is the beginning portion of any sound. I like this because i believe sound adds such great effect to a movie, and sometimes the lack of sound.. It also helps with our deconstructing because it helps us understand the mood of the movie.
On the blue different shot types the first camera shot i looked at is my all time favorite and that is the extreme long shot. I love this shot because its portrays my favortie type of artwork of all time, and that is perspective art, i love this because it makes it feel like a journey and the perspective style of drawing gives you perspective into the picture, and the setting. this is why i believe this shot is so crucial to movie makings, and to deconstuctionalists like all of us. The next shot i am examing is the extreme close up. This is also a favorite shot of mine because these are usually found in scary movies when someome is close to being harmed or dying. This shot gives us inside to the characters soul, and gives us a sense of what they are feeling as they are living out their last seconds on earth(jk, well maybe.) The third camera angle was the point of view shot. This shot puzzles me a bit with my deconstructing because i understand that it puts you in the characters shoes but sometimes i feel like it is misused and dont feel like im connecting with the director because of that. My favorite use of this shot is in scary movies when someone is walking around and they use this so you actually feel like your the one walking around, this helps us think critically because we can think of what we would do in these situations and how closey that relates to what the character does. The fourth term was reaction shot. This shot is just a nice helper because it tells us the mood of the situation and is almost like a little cheat sheet because we know how the mood in the movie is, without having to think about it. My last term was Bird's eye view shot i love this shot because like Mr. C's hand out says it gives us power over the movie because we are looking down on the setting and characters and it in a way lets us feel like a sort of god because we are above everything, it also lets us realize what our setting is and most of the time the music that goes with it lets us understand the tone of the movie. All ten of these terms will help me and my group greatly....cody
Katie Lindner P.7
Yellow Sheet
Montage- originally refers to the editorial assembling of film segments. Montage today describes a rapid succession of images that convey a single concept.
Style- a director
s personal pattern of treating material, including staging of camera and performers, script elements, and music.
Stock Characters- minor characters whose actions are completely predictable or typical of their job or profession.
Attack- the beginning portion of any sound.
Motif- in a narrative, such as a novel or a film, motif's are recurring structures contrasts or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the piece's major theme.
These five terms can help me write a scholarly, analytical essay by giving me the proper vocabulary to write what I am actually thinking. When talking about how a director uses music to explode into the audiences ears, I would use the word, "attack" and you would know to what I am referring. The same concept lies with all of the other words that I have mentioned and defined. In order to write a scholarly or analytical essay, I am required to use words that are proper and necessary to get my point across. These terms enlighten my knowledge by giving the proper terms to the thoughts I think. They help me think critically by encouraging me to define certain aspects of cinema while I'm watching a movie. And it helps me to be less ignorant by helping me realize what is actually going on in a movie and be able to recognize certain terms. In my individual essay, I would be able to talk about the motif of the movie of my choice which would help me find the major theme. I would also talk about stock characters and how they are located throughout cinema no matter what genre you are viewing.
Blue Sheet
Extreme Long Shot- this shot is not personal. This shot establishes the mise en scene of the plot. Refers to everything that appears in the movie. Put into the scene. Shows the setting. The shot will occur at the beginning of the film.
Close-up- close up usually shows the character from the chest up the main focus on the shot is the characters emotion. It can have a relationship with the character on some level since we can see the character. Usually following, we get a shot of what the character was looking at in the close up.
Reaction Shot- this shot gives dialogue meaning. This shot is important to hold the plot together at main parts in the film. Depending on the reaction, we feel immediate sympathy or happiness for the character. Because of this, we again feel involved in the film and in the character's life.
Low Angle Shot (Worms Eye)- this shot shows the power of a certain character or subject. We can recognize the importance of the subject.
High Angle Shot- This shot gives the audience a sense of important. A high angle shot can give the character look vulnerable.
These five terms will help me write a scolarly, analytical essay by giving me the terminology needed to fully understand a directors actions; and therefore appreciate all the work that is poured into a film. All these terms enlighten my knowledge and encourage me to be less ignorant in the cinema world by helping me realize what is actually going on in a film, understand it instead of look right over something important, and appreciate a director's style more in depth. In my individual essay, I would refer to the styles that the director used in the movie I chose to show the characters for who they really are and help us viewers feel either sympathy or hatred towards them. I would also write about how different angle shots are used throughout the film to empower certain moments, and to lessen others.
I will analyze the terms complication, exposition, setting, dissolve, and theme. All five of these terms are big points in my paper. Complication is when the conflict is introduced and begins. In my movie the complication is introduced when Mr. McBride is selling the Nelsons’ house. This is the entire forming of this plot. It begins here and it just worsens until the movie is almost over. Exposition is giving information to the viewers that they need to know in order to understand. In this movie they do it everywhere. You are constantly finding out things before the people in the movie do and it heightens the intensity where it is needed. Setting is where and when something takes place. In my movie it is placed in the Depression where everyone is losing their homes and such, and it takes place in a small town where everyone knows everyone else. Dissolve is an effect during the film that fades from one scene to the next. In my movie they do this during the most intense part of the movie. When Mr. Ribaldi is being beaten and when Bonnie is singing her solo at the contest. The camera fades from her singing to Mr. Ribaldi and then back to Bonnie and so forth. This is very effective. Theme is an idea that is made clear through the characters. In my movie it is to do with forgiveness and finding inner beauty. I will be using all five of these terms in my film connecting with each of the scenes that I described.
I will also analyze the terms long shot, over the shoulder shot, bird’s eye view shot, point of view, and close-up. These terms are very helpful in my movie and my group presentation. The long shot makes you feel like you are a part of the group and there are so many times in the movie “Rigoletto” where you do feel that way do to this camera angle. The over the shoulder and the point of view shots are pretty close to the same thing. Although one is just letting you see the other character’s emotion versus the one you are watching over. In my movie there are many points in the movie where you see either in point of view shot or in over the shoulder shot. For example when Mrs. Nelson is going to see Mr. Ribaldi to get her house back we see through the point of view of Mrs. Nelson’s for a while. The bird’s eye view shot in the movies in the presentation are pretty serious. The bird’s eye view happens in “War of the Words.” This shows us the big picture. Close-ups didn’t happy in my personal movie but they did happen in the movie “District 9.” It didn’t happen all too often but when it did it was more of an close-up either on the man’s changing body or the face of the man that was changing.
Anderson_7
The terms i chose from the Film Terms Glossary handout were angle, exposition, setting, climax and flashback. Angle is one of the most important ones, because it can give depth in a sceen and also is used for dramatic effect. For example in my moive the Freedom Writters thier is a sceen where someone gets shot in a gas station, and the cammra focus up on the young man who got shot form over head. That makes us be in the friends point of few looking down at the man who got shot. My second choice is exposition, becasue it is cruicial to the viewers that they know the information that hte audience needs to know to understand a story. Setting is extremly important to the viewers to help explain the situation of the moive, the plot. For expamle in my moive in the very beging it shows a mascure that had happend along time ago in California where a high class teacher is going to go teach. It help shows how she must feel going into this school and the dangers of it. Climax is anouther extremly important feautres in a moive. Withouth a climax their is intentally no moive it would be boring. Climax is when the film is at its point at which the complication reaches it point of maximum tension and the forces in opposition confront each other at a peak of physical or emotional action. The climax in my moive is after they vist the holocust musume, it opens the eyes of the students and really get to them. They all start wanting to learn and are lined up at the door in the morning to come and sit down and obsorbe information that they didnt want to know at first. Beacuse they thought all of the teachers thought they were stupid, Ms.Grewell gave them hope and treated them as they were top A students beacuse she new they could be. Flashbacks can be used in moives very powerfully. In my moive their are frequent flashbacks to some of the students early childhood, which shows how tuff they had it and what they have over come.
The other 5 terms that are helping me with my paper is a close-up shot, Extreme Long Shot, Low Angle/Womr's eye, Over the shoulder Shot, Expreme Close up. Close-up shot shows that people are the main focus and makes us care for them more. It also makes us want to observe them more and want to know more. THe Extreme long shot helps build the setting for the viewer. This shot helps the viewers to imagine themselves in the scene and creates a sense of belonging to the scene. This happens alot in my moive one time is when thier is mass coause going on in the school everyone runs out side and starts fighting! One guy almost pulls out a gun! Ms.Grewell stands their suprised on what is happinging while she is standing thier in the background their is a BIG peace sign drew on the wall behind her. It is very ironic. The Low Angle/Worms Eye is a shot that mkaes the character look powerful and makes them look really importnat. The shot almost glorifies the chacter that the camera is on. This happens very fruequently in my moive, becuase most of the moive they are fighting for power, tarritory, and honnor. THe over the Shouler shot is used a lot during conversations. It is helpful because you see the reactoins and the body language of the charcters that are involved in the conversation. This shot also adds suspense to the scene because it adds dramitic iorny to the scene. Extreme Close up is the shot that is used to show intense emotion and to show the improtance of what is going on at the point in the moive. THis shot adds suspense to the action and makes the viewer feel the same emotions that the charcter does.
Film Terms Glossary
Visualization: When one mentally visualizes an image of an event in a single shot. We tend to comprehend things a lot better when we can get a visualization for it. This will be helpful in my essay because I will be able to visualize before I write. Also when I write I will be able to use this to write very descriptively. My team will be able to pick out certain clips to show in our presentation to give the class a visualization of what is in our PowerPoint.
Identification: When one becomes the protagonist and is emotionally involved. When connecting to a certain actor/character it is easier to relate to them. In my essay it will be easier to look from the protagonist’s point of view. This will help rather than trying to pick a random character. In presentations anyone who may relate will feel more involvement and comprehend the material.
Scene: What makes a movie are the scenes it includes. Films are filled will so many different types of scene. Every scene is different in its own way, but yet the same because the whole movie connects creating one great film. We tend to relate to many scenes in different movies which help us remember and obtain more each time the film is watched.
Exposition: Not only does one need an exposition in a movie, but in presentations, and essays as well. An exposition will help a presentation will help a group gain the audience’s attention letting them know what their presentation is about. The reader of an essay will be introduced to what the essay contains.
Angle: An angle is what makes a movie a movie. Every camera point of view is thought out with reason. I will watch my essay film and group films very closely so that something is not missed.
Different Shot Types
Extreme Long Shot: This isn’t a personal shot, but a good way to make a transition from one scene to the next. This shot sets the view of the setting and allows us to relate it with things around us. Knowing this term will be helpful when shots like these appear in my essay film.
Reaction Shot: The reaction shot is what holds the plot together during main parts in a film. We feel what the actor/character feels. This helps us to relate and get involved in the film and is a good way to go deep into our essay with emotion.
Over the Shoulder: In this shot you feel like you are one of the characters looking at the other. The over the shoulder shot brings you into the film, you are not just watching it, you are involved!
Bird’s Eye View Shot: This shot gives the audience the greatest power. The characters become smaller and less realistic. Although we know it is just a movie a shot like this helps us to gain that realization of what is real and what isn’t.
Extreme Close Up: Extreme=Emotion The amount of emotion in the film is very important at that point in the movie. One no longer focuses on the things around the characters but what pain they are dealing with. It helps to get us involved, it lures us.
The words I chose were: identification, motif, internal conflict, setting, and point of view. These words will help me to write a more interesting and informative paper. Identification will help me with studying Woody in Toy Story. At the beginning of the movie Woody is the character you are rooting for, but as the film progresses the viewer’s preference shifts to Buzz. I think this switch is key to the film. This conflict keeps the viewer glued to the screen. The main internal conflict I will focus on is Woody again. He is worried that his place amongst the toys is in danger, so he goes to the point of ever pushing Buzz out of the window in effect killing him. When he realizes what he did was wrong and a bad decision he goes the extra mile to save Buzz and eventually the actually become friends. The setting is also important in this film. The main setting I want to analyze is at the arcade. Inside the spaceship machine where Buzz and Woody go. I think this is a very important scene in Toy Story because this is when Buzz is where he thinks he needs to be for his mission. This is when he starts to realize his is just a toy.
The words I chose were: close-up, point of view shot, low angle, eye level, and extreme long shot. I think the main angle I will look at is the low angle shot. The log angle shot is used a lot in Toy Story. It is used a lot because the main characters, the toys are small. This shot could also be considered a point of view shot because viewers are seeing the film at the height of the characters. The extreme long shot is used when the toys are looking out the window towards the beginning of the movie before the birthday party. The director is introducing Buzz into the movie because they are all looking for their replacement as toys. The eye level shots are when the movie changes from the toys dialog to the humans dialog. The shot goes to human eye level. The close up is used when Sid the mean neighbor has Woody and Buzz in the machine at the arcade. They zoom in on Buzz and Woody to build suspense for what is to happen next. I think these terms will help me better understand what I am watching and why it affects how I watch it.
Chris Kujawa
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Coverage: The way the camera angle is in certain scenes enhances the mood of the shot. Like in my movie District 9 when it shows him losing his fingernail first the camera is placed looking down on him almost like a servalence camera is looking at him. Also the second part of that schene when he is in the bathroom the shot shows whats happening through the bathroom mirror showing us in a sense what he is seeing. Thinking about coverage in a film can help you get a better view or worse view depending on how the directer wants to dramatize the moment.
Exposition: The exposition is used to tell whats needs to be known about the characters, themes, conflict etc.. In District 9 the exposition is placed in a more documentary state. It has different people from MNU telling what the prawns/aliens basically are, and gives us the info of what is going to be happening in the beginning. Everybody except Wikus refers to Wikus in a past tense as well, and if you realize that right away it helps you think of what could of happened to him and gets you sucked in the movie early.
Rhythm: The showing of certain pictures/images multiple times, repetition in music or phrases also fits into this. In my movie i will talk about how they show the alien sign with the circle and cross through the alien, its shown many times in the movie telling us that the aliens arent really wanted/liked. Also in my presentation i will be talking about the movie Walk Hard, After Dewey kills his brother his dad says "The wrong kid Died" all the way throughout the movie. A little harsh on a kid i would think.
Attack: The beginning portion of any sound. Throughout district 9 a hardcore rap song plays when showing the schenes with the black gangs. It helps show that they are badass and nothing can really stop them from doing what they are doing.
Complication: The complication in District 9 is spread out to many aspects. When he actually get sprayed with the alien fuel, then his nails start falling off, followed by that when he gets his cast cut off and actually sees his arm becoming alien. The biggest complication is when he brakes out of MNU custody and they spread the news that he is dangerous and need to be brought back into custody for raping a prawn (Which doesnt really happen).
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I will be using Long Shot, Mid Shot/Medium Shot, Extreme Close Up, Birds Eye View Shot, and Eye Level Shot. The long shot will go into my presentation in Walk Hard when Dewey sings walk hard and the audience all starts dancing. The Mid Shot/Medium Shot on When Dewey wakes up of from doing drugs and is in the room where everyone is naked and walking around. The extreme close up will be used in my movie when it shows the black stuff coming out of Wikus's nose symbolizing something is really wrong with him. The Birds Eye View will definately be used in District 9, ill talk about why they show district 9 from that shot in the helicopter, it also shows the gun in the helicopter basically saying that air support will probably be used in the movie at one point or another. The eye level shot will be used for the moment that Wikus looks at the alien "tank" the major weaponry basically signifying his only way out of the situation he is in, he is getting droopy/suffocating from the tear gas thrown in the room with him and the only way out is for him to use alien weaponry.
Both of these handouts will come in very handy for making a scholarly paper, the words will make it a little easier to spot aspects used in my movies, and the Shot Types will help me analyze a little more, just while doing this i spotted something thinking about the camera angles. Toward the beginning of district 9 Wikus throws cat food toward the aliens to distracts them and the black guy asks him if it is Tear Gas, but when Wikus is stuck in the building they are throwing in Tear Gas, maybe signifying that he is still somewhat human at that time.
Moving on to the yellow packet of Film Terms:
As stated from my previous blog task, using the termology that goes with movies obviously makes describing shots easier but it also make yous sound like you know what you are talking about.
Firstly I choose the word Flashback. The flashbacks in the cinema “Surf's Up” constantly and cleverly build the plot and characters. The majority of the flashbacks happen towards the first half of the movie and then become an ongoing present.
The next couple terms I chose were cut and rushes. These two terms fit together perfectly. The term rushes is “unedited raw footage as it appears after shooting” and obviously cut is between two shots. When putting those two together, you get cuts between rushes. Applying this to my movie: “Surf's Up” is a movie made to feel like an interview. And the little black thing held out to say the take and name of film....THE MOVIE CLAPPER!!! Anyway the movie clapper and sound mic are shown at the begging of the film, which gives the viewer a sense comfort ability. The movie clapper says
Film: Surfs Up
Scene: E6 Take: 1 Roll: 1B
Date: 3/22/07 Sound: (B or 13) I can't really tell.
Co: Sony Pictures Documentary
Actor: C.BUCK/A.BRANNON
CameraMan: J.WILIAMS
The first lines of the movie are “Quiet on the set and we are rolling. Cody Maverick interview take one. Cody 'So why are you here to interview me?' Producer 'It's what we do. We're a reality film crew.” These first begging lines are rushes and give you so much information on how the movie is going to be filmed.
The third film term is Genre because you can tell the type of the film. Just saying a comedy movie or a horror movie you have a generalization of what to expect. Many people have their own favorite genres.
Lastly I chose the word rhythm. Rhythm can create drama by repetition. There is a wondrous example of rhythm after Cody falls off his surfboard in a very important duel. The shot is shown over and over and over again.
The five words from the “Film Terms Glossary” handout I will be complimenting are angle, beat, denouement, complication, point of view, and rhythm. Angle is the position from which the camera photographs the action, in other words, the camera’s point of view. The angle of the camera is a huge help in analyzing films. It helps the director to tell the viewer more about the story without actually having the actors spell it out. Beat is a smaller dramatic unit within a scene. It is a scene in a scene, but also a change in the direction of scene content. A beat is usually something in a particular scene that you do not want to miss. By wrapping a smaller scene into a larger one, it makes the smaller scene seem way for important, like it needed to be fit in right at that moment. Denouement is a brief period of calm following the climax, in which a state of relative equilibrium returns. This usually occurs in the resolution. After the main point in the movie, the denouement shows the viewer some of the after math or things that had happened later on. Complication is the section of a story in which a conflict begins and grows in clarity, intensity, and importance. The complication is the main conflict in the story that will probably lead to the climax. All movies have complications, without them films would be very boring and unentertaining. Point of view is a subjective camera angle that becomes the perspective of a character. We are usually looking at the world through one of the actor’s eyes. This aspect of films helps to put us into the movies, and make us feel like the actor’s problems are our problems. Rhythm is the pleasing repetition of images, in visual composition. In dramas, it is the repetition of phrases, actions, or musical themes for increased dramatic effect. I also believe rhythm in the film helps to continue the film’s flow. It helps to move the plot line along and make the film go for smoothly. I think all these terms and more will be helpful in analyzing our personal films for the essays and the films for our group presentations. They make us feel more comfortable with what we’re learning and trying to explain.
The five different shot types I’ll be complimenting are long shot, extreme close-up, reaction shot, over the shoulder shot, and worm’s eye view. The long shot shows us the main talent in its surroundings. We are able to see the characters in sync with their environment and make us feel more comfortable with the setting. We also become more involved in the film because of our knowledge of the setting. The extreme close up may be a crucial shot in the film, as it may show an important part of the plot. The shot shows mostly, an individual’s feelings, emotions, or actions. These shots are also usually very suspenseful, and make the audience wonder what will be happening next. The reaction shot gives us the dialogue meaning. It is important to hold the plot together at the main parts in a film. Usually in these moments, we feel either sympathy or happiness for the character. We also feel as if we become more involved in the film because we can sometimes feel what the character is going through. The over the shoulder shot involves the audience looking over the shoulder of one character to another character or subject. It helps us establish the positioning of the characters and the items in the setting around the characters. This shot makes us think because we don’t get to see the expressions of both characters at the same time. It also creates a more dramatic setting for the audience. The worm’s eye view shot shows the power of a certain character or subject. We can recognize the importance of the subject. The shot can also make a giant person seem almost unrealistically tall. It makes them seem bigger and stronger and more intimidating. All shot types in films help to analyze the true meanings of the film. They are like hidden messages to the viewer.
Jessi Lunstra pd. 5
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For the yellow handout, I chose the words Climax, Complication, Exposition, Reaction Shot, and Setting.
Climax – The climax is the point at which the complication reaches its point of maximum tension and the forces in opposition confront each other at a peak of physical or emotion action. This will help me write a worth while essay because if you can recognize the climax, you can discover a huge clue into analyzing your film correctly. There can be many things that you think are the climax in a film, but you have to find what is the legit climax. In my film, it is hard to decide a climax because there are many important parts, and many different conflicts with different people. That’s why I love this movie because it not only is very complex and based on a true story, it inspires me. I have yet to decide what my climax is, but after reading this term, I will have to watch my movie closely and determine at what point physical and emotion action is at its uttermost peak.
Complication – The section of a story in which a conflict begins and grows in clarity, intensity, and importance. The key words here are intensity and important. We are not going to be intrigued by a movie that has no plot, no problems, and no emotion. Because if the film has none of those things, it does not capture our attention, therefore those movies are not necessarily effective and productive in Hollywood. Complications give the film foundation, and points to fix by the end of the film. Who goes through life with no obstacles? No one really wants to see a movie with no conflict, not problems, and happy beginnings to endings. That is not what life is like. When analyzing a film, you have to put yourself in different lenses, or shoes. This is when you truly find out why a film does this and that, and why a film captures a audience, or loses one.
Exposition – Information that the audience needs to know to understand a story. Introduction of a conflict character, and theme. THIS IS SO IMPORTANT. In “No Country for Old Men,” there was background information that was absolutely CRITICAL for us to know, as well as any other movie. If the movie does not cover the characters past, we are going to be told that information because it will probably come in handy in future references in the film. Character’s pasts are so huge in analyzing a movie, just as well as their name and what they do for a living. In Friday Night Lights, the players background information is HUGE. Although it is never really shown, you are just told it little by little, but you have to pay attention.
Reaction Shot - A shot that shows a character “reaction” rather than acting. The reaction shot is usually close up and of the emotion reaction registered on the face of the person most affected by the dialogue or action. I think that this term is important and overlooked by audiences. When you are watching a movie, you are emotionally attached to the characters that you have grown to care about throughout the film. I believe that seeing a characters reaction to a certain part of the movie, it is obviously important and you can analyze their emotion due to the face, emotion,, or actions they show.
Setting – The time and place in which the film’s story takes place, including all of the complex factors that come packaged with a given time and place: climate, terrain, population, density, social structures, and economic factors, customs, moral attitudes, and codes of behavior. THIS IS HUGE IN FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS! The economic factors of the film are the basis of almost the entire movie in a small Texas town. The setting gives the film meaning, understanding to the audience, and everything that is part of the setting you best believe is a huge part to that film. Analyzing the setting is SO important for our essays. Obviously a movies setting is not going to be totally irrelevant to the story line. This term will help me explain my movie to a greater extent. But you’ll have to wait and see for that.
Laura Hieb Pd. 5
Laura Hieb *CONT*
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The five terms I chose from the blue handout include: Extreme long shot, close – up, Point of view shot, over the shoulder shot, and Low Angle/Worm’s Eye shot.
Extreme long shot – This shot is not necessarily personal, but the shot established the mise en scene of the plot. This shot type will occur at the beginning of a film and maybe when a new storyline is introduced. The main focus of this shot is environment and we get a good view of the setting, which allows us to be more comfortable. Often I think that these shots show the beauty of the country or place of the film. And also it expresses the mood that you might feel. Like if it is dark and rainy we are going to feel gloomy, maybe sad, scared. If it is sunny and beautiful we are happy and anticipators.
Close up – The close up usually shows the character from the chest up, the main focus of the shot is on the characters emotion. We can have a relationship with the character on some level as we can finally see the appearance of the character. The close up is very important in showing how a character feels, what they are thinking, how they like or dislike what they are seeing. When we don’t know what they are looking at, it intrigues the audience and keeps you guessing for more.
Point of View Shot – this type of shot shows a view of the character’s or subject perspective. This shot is very realistic and gives us the role of the character’s view. As we play the part of the character we can develop emotions for them. I think this term will help me so much with my essay because this shot is used constantly in Friday Night Lights! We are allowed to see this scene or see what the character is seeing through their eyes. We feel like we are a part of this film.
Over the shoulder shot – The over the shoulder shot involves the audience looking over the shoulder of one character to another character or subject. This shot helps to establish the position of each character, and to get the feel that we are looking at one person from the other’s point of view. This shot is extremely popular when characters are having a discussion. This is very helpful also because you can see how each character is reacting to the situation. Although you cannot see the reactions of both at the same time, this gives us room to imagine and creates dramatic irony for the audience.
Low Angle/Worm’s Eye – The use of a low angle shot shows the power of a certain character or subject. We can recognize the importance of the subject. The camera is on the floor and filming upward to the subject. This angle shot will be very important for our group presentation. We can analyze why musicals use this shot so much and what exactly it does for the audience. The camera is usually on the ground filming upward on the subject. This gives it an exalted, important meaning.
Laura Hieb *CONT*
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The five terms I chose from the blue handout include: Extreme long shot, close – up, Point of view shot, over the shoulder shot, and Low Angle/Worm’s Eye shot.
Extreme long shot – This shot is not necessarily personal, but the shot established the mise en scene of the plot. This shot type will occur at the beginning of a film and maybe when a new storyline is introduced. The main focus of this shot is environment and we get a good view of the setting, which allows us to be more comfortable. Often I think that these shots show the beauty of the country or place of the film. And also it expresses the mood that you might feel. Like if it is dark and rainy we are going to feel gloomy, maybe sad, scared. If it is sunny and beautiful we are happy and anticipators.
Close up – The close up usually shows the character from the chest up, the main focus of the shot is on the characters emotion. We can have a relationship with the character on some level as we can finally see the appearance of the character. The close up is very important in showing how a character feels, what they are thinking, how they like or dislike what they are seeing. When we don’t know what they are looking at, it intrigues the audience and keeps you guessing for more.
Point of View Shot – this type of shot shows a view of the character’s or subject perspective. This shot is very realistic and gives us the role of the character’s view. As we play the part of the character we can develop emotions for them. I think this term will help me so much with my essay because this shot is used constantly in Friday Night Lights! We are allowed to see this scene or see what the character is seeing through their eyes. We feel like we are a part of this film.
Over the shoulder shot – The over the shoulder shot involves the audience looking over the shoulder of one character to another character or subject. This shot helps to establish the position of each character, and to get the feel that we are looking at one person from the other’s point of view. This shot is extremely popular when characters are having a discussion. This is very helpful also because you can see how each character is reacting to the situation. Although you cannot see the reactions of both at the same time, this gives us room to imagine and creates dramatic irony for the audience.
Low Angle/Worm’s Eye – The use of a low angle shot shows the power of a certain character or subject. We can recognize the importance of the subject. The camera is on the floor and filming upward to the subject. This angle shot will be very important for our group presentation. We can analyze why musicals use this shot so much and what exactly it does for the audience. The camera is usually on the ground filming upward on the subject. This gives it an exalted, important meaning.
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Point of view: (POV) Point of view is extremely important because it puts the viewer in the character’s perspective. The viewer is seeing the world through his or her eyes. POV helps us put ourselves into the movie for better deconstruction.
Climax: The climax of a movie can be one of the most important parts of a movie because it typically sets up the ending for the movie. The climax is also the point in the movie where the viewer is the most attached and aware in the movie due to high action and intensity
Setting: The setting of a movie is extremely important to the movie and what the viewer sees the movie as. If the setting of a movie is not set in the best time and place, the effect on the viewer can be much less powerful.
Angle: The angle’s used in scenes within a movie can have a dramatic effect on the message received by the viewer. This is why it is extremely important. Angle’s help tell us how important certain characters or objects really are in a scene.
Complication: Movies without disagreement or clash between two forces are just dull and boring to the viewer. This is why Complication is a useful tool used in most movies. Complications help create or add to the plot of a movie.
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Close-Up: The close up is a great way of showing the viewer exactly how the character is feeling at that moment, it helps the viewer grow relation to that character. Close-ups can also help build suspense in a scene by not showing the viewer what the character sees, but only his emotion.
Reaction shot: The reaction shot explains itself in the name; it shows the reaction of the character. Not only does it show the emotions on the character, but it also helps give the dialogue meaning. This is another method of getting the viewer involved in the film and character’s life.
Over the Shoulder Shot: This shot helps establish the position of the characters and surrounding within a scene. It only gives the viewer the emotions of one character which can cause suspense or confusion.
High Angle Shot: This shot gives the audience a feeling of superiority and importance. Besides showing more of the surrounding in a scene, this type of shot can make the main character appear more vulnerable.
Extreme Long Shot: This type of shot is particularly used in the beginnings of films to help establish the plot of the movie. This shot is typically focused on the environment which helps the viewer relate to the setting of the movie.
Upon further investigation of these terms and shot types I began to understand why directors are so highly paid. Directors don’t just use random meaningless camera shots and angles, these things are what make the movie have value and meaning to the viewer. Now that I more clearly understand this, it will help me write a scholarly, analytical essay and perform a better team presentation for my classmates.
I chose five terms. They are Exposition, Progression, Internal conflict, flashback, and Climax. Part 1.
I chose these words because they can they can help me write my paper over my movie, also I can use them for the group presentation. Exposition is the first word. Exposition is the information that the audience needs to know to understand a story. It’s the introduction of a conflict, character(s), and theme(s). This is almost like the setting of the movie, or story, but its to the conflict. This will help me write scholarly, and analytically in my essay because it is not just called the problem, or come out and say here’s the problem. Using the word exposition, will expand and summarize it into one word. By having this is very good to have in the movie or story, storyline, because the audience needs to know about something the exposition is where they are able to let them know anything the audience needs so they will be able to understand the upcoming events. Progression is another word I chose. Progression is the traditional climbing action of drama, a growth in dramatic tension. Increasingly close camera angles represent camera progressions. I believe that this is important to mention in my paper, because it is like the rising action. This prepares you for the climax. This gets your heart pounding, and you could get all jittery, and your mind racing. I will explain what the progression is in my paper, and examine and talk about it in the presentation. Internal conflict is my next word. Internal conflict is a psychological conflict within the central character. The primary struggle is between different aspects of a single personality. Once we know the exposition about the story and even the characters we will be able to understand and connect to the main character. Then we will know what that character is battling, their internal conflict. This can help me with my paper by using this term; it will make it more scholarly, than just saying the main character has a problem. For my group presentation we can say that all the women in the films all have internal conflict of being able to overcome society and still be themselves and try to fight the society of having to be popular, pretty, airheaded, and the most fortunate. Then, when movie backwards in time; a cinematic past tense that soon becomes an ongoing present is called a flashback. I think these are an excellent addition to movies. My movie that I am writing my paper on doesn’t necessarily have a flashback but it does go through a scrap book of her past that gives us an image to put in our heads. In the group presentation we can talk about where would be a good place for a flashback, and why it would be good or talk about the ones that are in the movie. My finial word that I chose was climax. Climax makes any movie. It is the point at which the complication reaches its point of maximum tensions and the forces in opposition confront each other at a peak of physical or emotional action. The climax is the most intense part of the movie. It leads you to the end; it gets you on your toes, answers questions. I will talk about the climax in my paper and explain why it is important the way the movie performs it. In our group presentation we will explain the climax in the storyline of the films we will be deconstructing.
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EXTREME CLOSE UP: This shot focuses deeply on the character and strongly shows the emotion of their current situation. It can show the suspense in the audience or it can just try to cause you to focus on certain objects that relate to to the movie. I can use this term when my character Vince Papali is lonesome in his empty apartment feeling as his apartment is empty focusing on him in a close up.
BIRDS EYE VIEW: A shot which are normally taken of a city or town or (setting). It helps you view the setting of the movie and takes you there. Shots i am guessing are taken in a aircraft. In my movie there is a birds eye view of Philadelphia to show you where the story takes place.
LONG SHOT: This shot gets us involved into the surroundings and views main characters usually in center of the view. In my film at the football games it makes you a fan of the team as you look down at the players and vince Papali. Being the fan you feel as if your at the game and you get the exciting feeling.
POINT OF VIEW: This view shows the perspective of what the character in a movie may be seeing and throws you in the shoes of the characters. Viewing objects or maybe in a conversation with another character focusing in their eyes.
REACTION SHOT: We view the characters emotions such as a big horaay for happiness because something big happen to them of maybe in a horror film where they are freaked out because of something surprised them. We again get involved with this shot and makes us feel and see their senses.
SETTING: Probably one of the most important terms to a movie they give and share background information and we feel as if we are there and know the circumstance the movie puts us into. Climate, terrain, population density, and social structures are all concidered part of the setting and they all contribute to giving us the background information we need to know about.
STOCK CHARACTERS: These characters i would say have some purpose to the film but not a big purpose. We need them because they give great little detail to the movie and although its minor they help the character or distract the character some how in the film and make the littlest detail important.
AMBIENT SOUND: The sound effects of the movie creates the mood or situation of the characters in the film and play vital importance in films. The music seems to show you the type of mood you are to be feeling when viewing the scene its directing you to feel what the might relate to the situation.
SLOW MOTION: Gives great effects to the situation and places us in awe at the momment. Such as Someone running from a building that is about to blow up and it blows up in slow motion. We feel as if its cool and puts a lot of awe in us.
CLIMAX: Another very import term because in all of most movies they bring us to the top of the hill and sometimes surprise us and turns the movie into a different direction like a rollor coaster jerking you on a ruff turn. This is where the story/movie gets suspensive and sells the most tickets. The action usually takes place in this general time in the movie and climaxes can appear at anytime in a movie; end, beginning, or middle and there can be more than one.
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The five most important shot types or camera angles are, extreme long shot, Low Angle/Worm’s eye, over the shoulder shot, point of view shot, and extreme close up. The extreme long shot is an interesting view. It might set the scene, and give the viewers an idea of what the setting is. This can also be used not only at the beginning but throughout the movie. A long shot of a road can be of the characters life. Saying that this is the path they are going to take in their lives, it’s the way that they will take and all the obstacles in their lives. It also could be a path of where they came from their past like they are looking back and that leaving it behind. Low angle or worm’s eye angle is an interesting way to film. This can give you the impression that of what they are looking at is big, or that you feel very small. They use this to give the feeling of many things, as in that you feel like a little spec and that you can do anything if something happens I will explain how your suppose to or how you feel in that angle in my movie that I’m writing my paper on. I will also talk about them in our group presentation. Next I have the over the shoulder shot. This gives the feeling that you are ease dropping into the characters conversation. You see the reaction or their expressions on their face which makes you see how they are feeling, and thinking. I will explain this angle in my paper about my movie; also tell why they do this angle in the movies we deconstruct in our group project. Then I have the point of view shot, this gives the perspective of one of the characters. This feels realistic and we see what the character views. I think this is an effective way of filming. I think that this is a good way especially for horror films. You see what they see, and makes it more realistic because you can only see what they see unlike a far away shot like if the camera was in the corner of the room, you can see what’s around the character but in their point of view and only what they can see. Finally I have the extreme close up. This shot reveals intensity of emotions, feelings or actions. This is one I like the most because its showed in horror films, and they are one of my favorite kind of movie. I like the suspense, and thrill, by having this shot that is used in very dramatic scenes and suspenseful ones as well. We are limited to what we see and what is going on around them. If we don’t know it makes us less comfortable and more interesting. Close ups show the expression on their face and you just want to know what is going on in their mind and what they can see, or not see. All angles are used on purpose to get the feeling and reactions from the audience. If we didn’t have the music, angles, and everything that comes with it we wouldn’t have movies, entertainment, or thinking techniques to analyze them and talk about them afterwards with friends and others around you.
There are many scholarly words that one can use to write a magnificent essay. They range from words as simple as editing to more educated words, such as motif. For my individual essay, I’m looking forward to using words such as editing, motif, montage, angle, and setting. While most of those words are generally used, possibly overused, I believe that in the film Eagle Eye they are some of the most important. The first term, editing, is extremely important in almost every film made. If directors and producers did not edit the films, they would just be masses of tape that would just be a mess and not worth anything to the public. The next term is motif, recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices. In Eagle Eye, there are many recurring structures and literary devices. From the predator, an unmanned fighter jet, to the continuous phone calls and messages sent to the antagonists, played by Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan. Another term I’m looking forward to using is montage, the editorial assembling of film segments. In my film, there are many segments that flow form one topic to the next to the next to keep the film flowing. I am ecstatic about being able to use such scholarly words in my essay.
In conjunction to scholarly film terms, there are many different camera angles in every film. From extreme long shots to extreme close ups, there is no way to keep ones essay from being boring and/or below a scholarly level. Some of my favorite shot types are extreme long range shots, mid shots, close ups, over the shoulder shots, and bird’s eye shots. I absolutely love far out shots, like extreme long range shots and bird’s eye view shots. I like to be able to see the setting, terrain, and atmosphere of where the storyline is taking place. If I can put myself in that place with the characters, then I can get more into the movie and enjoy and understand it better. I also enjoy mid range/medium shots. They put you in the scene with the characters, but yet one is still far enough out to see what is going on around them. But then again, I also like close ups because you do get to be on a personal level with the character and you get a feel for what they are feeling like. Finally, over the shoulder shots, to me, seem to be becoming more and more popular in action films. They give you a look at one characters face, but yet keep one guessing at what the other portraying through facial expressions and such.
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Our group will be discussing at least six different film terms throughout our presentation. Among them will include, 'reaction shot', 'progression', 'denouement', and 'exposition', 'internal conflict', and 'leitmotif'. This blog helps my group and I because, without glancing at this film terms page, it would have remained in my folder (untouched). Therefore, I most likely would have forgotten about it, and my paper would have suffered, accordingly. THE SITUATION will use 'reaction shot' with scenes in _Tarzan_ that deal with one v one conversations. A good example includes Tarzan's reaction to his ape-mother explaining why/how he is different from everyone else. Another would include his reaction to Jane when Jane gives her explanation for why she cannot remain in the jungle. Our group will use 'progression' in our presentation. We will decipher when and where the progression starts in _Tarzan_ (ex: once the humans arrive on the island, the action/drama/tension rises and rises until the climax is reached.) THE SITUATION will examine the continual exposition throughout _Tarzan_ and _Finding Nemo_. The audience, many of them children, need to be constantly reminded of the plot so they remain focused on the general outline of the movie and are up-to-date with the current dilemma/problem/conflict (ex: Nemo/Marlin continually state, "I have to find my son/dad!!") There would be no point to _Finding Nemo_ if Nemo was safe and sound.
We will examine the mid shot, the close-up shot, the eye level shot, the high angle shot, and the bird's eye view shot in our presentation. A good mid shot would be Marlin and Dory together in a scene, or Tarzan and Jane (or Tarzan and Turk). The bird's eye view shot will be used throughout _Tarzan_ and _Finding Nemo_ to convey the natural beauty of the ocean/jungle and to remind/inform the viewer of the setting. I am thankful that our group chose two 'exotic' Disney movies, if you will. Instead of analyzing seven dwarfs or a glass slipper, we can observe the hidden, and often uncredited, side that many humans never get the chance to experience. Our boundaries will be limitless. The bird's eye view shot will be vital in my individual essay, Star Wars III. George Lucas uses this shot to show the planets that the current character is traveling to. So then, it shouldn't be called a bird's eye view then, should it? Do birds hover in orbit just outside of the planets? This shot would seem more fitting to be called an asteroid's eye view in George Lucas's movies. Nevertheless, we will see how the high angle shot affects Tarzan and Marlin throughout the unraveling of their plots, and THE SITUATION will continue to experiment/analyze/uncover more subliminal themes/messages while our presentation date nears.
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All of life has a setting. For instance, right now my setting is in the year 2010 in my computer room. Twenty minutes from now my setting will be in my dark, homely bedroom. So we need to understand setting because we will always be talking about it. Whenever we present something it will also have complication, progression, climax, and exposition. The more we know about these things the more we can prepare for a presentation. Each presentation we must do starts out with the complication, or the topic we are presenting. We will then go on to give information on the topic which is the progression. Eventually we reach the climax, which in this case would be the main point of our presentation. After we reach our main point of the presentation we start to give the exposition. These would be a few end points to leave the audience enthralled with the topic. These are all going to be clear in the essay I am going to be writing about the Hannah Montana movie. It will start out how her life completely turns around from where she first starts in the movie. In our team presentation my team and I are going to make it clear how there is a common theme to all romance films, how the romance in films show that a female has a high dependency on the male.
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Extreme Close Up: a) This angle will help with my paper by helping explain a certain scene. This angle also shows the emotions of the character. This shows the audience how to feel themselves. b) This will help my group presentation by showing the other students the emotions of the characters. My group will help with explaining the emotions of the women who feel the need to depend on men.
Point Of View Shot: a) This angle will help me see what the character sees and feel what the character feels. b) This shot will also help my group by showing the class about how the director shows us how the women feel about their dependency on men.
Over The Shoulder Shot: a) This angle will help my essay by talking about how we have a mystery with in the scene. We also can see how the person’s face we do see is showing the audience. b) This will help with my group presentation show our classmates how we can only see only one side of the conversation at each shot which shows importance to the characters feelings and mood.
Low Angle/Worm’s eye: a) This film angle will help with my essay by me explaining how this shows the importance the director is trying to show in the character. b) The angle will help with my group presentation by us maybe talking about this angle can show how a woman can see a man and how they seem more important than what they really need to be.
High Angle Shot: a) My essay may show how this angle gives the watchers of my movie showing them there is something of importance. b)This will help my presentation in the same way. My group can talk to the class about how high angle shots can show some importance.
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All of life has a setting. For instance, right now my setting is in the year 2010 in my computer room. Twenty minutes from now my setting will be in my dark, homely bedroom. So we need to understand setting because we will always be talking about it. Whenever we present something it will also have complication, progression, climax, and exposition. The more we know about these things the more we can prepare for a presentation. Each presentation we must do starts out with the complication, or the topic we are presenting. We will then go on to give information on the topic which is the progression. Eventually we reach the climax, which in this case would be the main point of our presentation. After we reach our main point of the presentation we start to give the exposition. These would be a few end points to leave the audience enthralled with the topic. These are all going to be clear in the essay I am going to be writing about the Hannah Montana movie. It will start out how her life completely turns around from where she first starts in the movie. In our team presentation my team and I are going to make it clear how there is a common theme to all romance films, how the romance in films show that a female has a high dependency on the male.
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Extreme Close Up: a) This angle will help with my paper by helping explain a certain scene. This angle also shows the emotions of the character. This shows the audience how to feel themselves. b) This will help my group presentation by showing the other students the emotions of the characters. My group will help with explaining the emotions of the women who feel the need to depend on men.
Point Of View Shot: a) This angle will help me see what the character sees and feel what the character feels. b) This shot will also help my group by showing the class about how the director shows us how the women feel about their dependency on men.
Over The Shoulder Shot: a) This angle will help my essay by talking about how we have a mystery with in the scene. We also can see how the person’s face we do see is showing the audience. b) This will help with my group presentation show our classmates how we can only see only one side of the conversation at each shot which shows importance to the characters feelings and mood.
Low Angle/Worm’s eye: a) This film angle will help with my essay by me explaining how this shows the importance the director is trying to show in the character. b) The angle will help with my group presentation by us maybe talking about this angle can show how a woman can see a man and how they seem more important than what they really need to be.
High Angle Shot: a) My essay may show how this angle gives the watchers of my movie showing them there is something of importance. b)This will help my presentation in the same way. My group can talk to the class about how high angle shots can show some importance.
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The long shot: is very important shot especially in my movie Gladiator because there is many battles in my movie and they need long shots to focus in every detail of the battle. This view we can see the character interactive with the environment witch makes us more comfortable of the setting. Long shot is always used when the character is equally important as the environment, and also contributes to the film setting.
Close-Up: shot are one of the most important shots because it gives focus of the character’s emotion. There two kinds of close-up shots there is extreme close-up and there medium shots. Extreme closes up more than the eye can see it focus in parts that the director really wants us to focus on. The object that is focused on is very important to film. The medium shot is focus on bigger objects but this object contributes to the films plot. This two shot are always used in scary movies because it makes audience ask questions. Also this shot makes more suspense, it used in very dramatic scenes, and also it does give the audience to much knowledge of what is happening in the film.
Mid shot/ Medium shot: This shots shows 2 or 3 characters from the film waist up. The viewer can see the Characters’ action and some emotion.Medium shots are relatively good in showing facial expressions but work well to show body language. This shot is used when characters are having a conversations.
Over the shoulder shot shows the subject from behind the shoulder of another, and gets the feeling of looking at one person from the other's point of view. We get the feeling that that we are in the film, it get us more involve with the characters. This shot is very popular when two characters are having a discussion.
Bird’s eye view: This shot give us the whole power. When see how god from above sees the world. This shot also give the whole blot of the scene. We can the whole surrounding and give us the feeling we are there in that place.
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Complication: This term is when a character is a conflict. In my movie the character having trouble with the prince and the whole Rome against him. Later on he gets conflict with him self because he doesn’t want to fight anymore, but later on he needs to win his battle to get revenge against the people who murdered his family.
Cut: The term cut refers to cuts between two shots. In the movie Gladiator we get two different shot between the life that Maximus has as a gladiator and the other is the life that the greedy price has in the great city Rome.
Exposition: It means that information that the audience needs to know to understand a story. A introduction of the conflict. In my movie the director gives information about the generals life and also what is happening at Rome. We also need to know how greedy the prince is, because we know that he would do anything to stay with the kingdom even kill his own father.
Internal Conflict: This term mean that a character is having struggles and problems with him self. Maximus is having may internal conflict, some are like from the begging. When the movie starts we get maximus desiring to be with his family. When the his family get killed he does want to fight and fights against him self because he know that that’s the only thing Maximus can do.
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1. Motif: It seems to me that a motif in a movie is like it theme. By finding the reaccuring motif in a movie is very important but a movie can quite possible have more than one motif. By finding different motifs in a movie it will help to make my paper have more depth and different lenses for say. Like in Forrest gump a couple of the motifs could be how to stay motivated in life no matter what. Another one could be That life isnt always great but things will always work out. By finding these motifs it will dig deeper into the movie for my paper and group project
2.exposition: by looking at what happens in a movie that is exposition i think gives us a good idea on how this movie will turn out. By looking at this and getting a good idea of what will happen in the movie will give me the opportunity to look at the movie more in depth because ill have an idea what will happen i just need to look at the detail then.
3. secondary motion: By using what the secondary shot gives us we get the different angle and it makes us think about not one but many characters. By using a pan out it really gives us a wide open view to what possbily many people are seeing. This will help us in out group presentation by giving us different views and differnt looks from people.
4.flashback: This i believe will really help to show us what the theme is and show us other hidden meanings in the film. It will help to show us the main points the director wanted to get out. It will help to make the paper clear to the points by showing the points that the director wanted to emphysis.
5.art film: Isnt every film really an art film? if only a select few of film were really art film it would seem that only a select few films could be deconstructed. But since I believe every film is a art film it just helps me out by showing that i can pick any film to analyze and deconstruct.
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1.close-up:The close up shot is one that really gets a meaning across. When we do get a close up it really shows someones excitment or disappointment. By seeing this it will help to really give me insight to what a character is thinking so i can for say get in the movie and the minds of the character.
2.low angle/worm's eye: this angle shows the dominence of someone or something. By putting the camera low to the ground it really shows us who the supposed "tough" character is. This look will really help the viewer to develop fear towards a character. By that happening a viewer connects with another character. This will help me in my paper by relating the paper to differnt types of people and will help the reader to understand things more.
3.birds eye view shot: This shot is really meant to show the viewer a clip of the life of a character. We associate people with where they are from. This shot really creates that by showing a character is from a big city of a small farm house. This creates an image of what to look for. This will help out group out by giving us a good starting point to what this scence/movie is about and how it compares to other movies.
4. extreme long shot: this shot establishes part of the plot i think. Like in forest gump it shows the shot of the gravel road a lot. This can signify that life is a long road that can have many paths for u.
5.over the shoulder shot: this shot sometimes will give us the facial expressions of one person. This will cause us to miss out on a characters facial expression so we can figure out what they are thinking. This pulls us into the movie further and further. By looking at shots like these for my paper ill look at how the other character reacts and what possibly the character that we cant see is thinking and their facial expression.
Art film, leitmotif, exposition, stock characters, and polyphony are terms that stuck out to me. The absolute best films are almost certain to be a type of "art film". These are the types of movies where the director and everyone else working on it don't worry solely about how much money will be made. They would rather display their individual ideas through the films. Obviously everyones mind works differently deep down, so some respect movies that are "out there", some don't. Leitmotif is an intriguing word when the definition is known. Characters in movies are much more interesting when they show their own theme. They have their own style and ways of doing things, which makes me amazed when a director finds the ideal actor for a role in a film. I think that exposition comes from watching films more than one time. In my opinion, it's the best that way because it isn't just spoon fed to the viewer. Stock characters can be used well, or in vomit-inducing ways. For example, John Cena in The Marine is just horrible. He's ripped up looking like he goes to the gym every second of his spare time, and he just mows people down with guns. Bill Lumberg and Lawrence from Office Space however, are just hilarious. That movie is meant for us to be able to relate to, and when people like that are thrown in, it just reminds us of the ridiculous individuals we see every day. But hey, they give life a little color. Polyphony is kind of like Catdog. They are two contrasting animals that work together to create an intresting team. I would say Beavis and Butthead are also examples. They may be very alike, but likewise they work together to create one whole. They complete each other.
I like use of the close-up, over the shoulder shot, reaction shot, canted angle view shot, and the extreme long shots in movies. Of course those aren't the only good ones, but they are what I'll go into. The close-up is like the viewer's interview of the character. It's easy to see what they look like and act like. Also, minor details can be seen easier, such as hairstyle, ear rings or lack thereof, necklaces, etc. These give insight into the character if examined closely enough. The over the shoulder shot is important because it can serve as a reaction shot and also force you to notice what is meant to be noticed in the scene. We can be looking the wrong way when something appealing happens in life, but with these types of shots, we usually don't miss a thing. The reaction shot is just a grab bag of possibilities. It can strike fear into the viewer, be a comical shot, or take a little extra time to realise what that shot was actually meant for. Some reaction shots don't show an obvious reaction at all; we have to look further into what that character is actually feeling. The canted angle view shot can give the feeling of a dead environment. What do we do when we die? For most of us, we lay on the ground. When a setting is dark or gloomy, or just seeming like a vast nothingness or endless pattern, we feel dead. Multiply that feeling exponentially with a canted angle view shot. The extreme long shot is great to set the mood. It really gives us an idea of where these people are and just provides an amazing visual. Looking over a large city, across a desert, or even over a huge crowd at a concert just really gives the true feel of a vast environment. I'll make sure I point these things out in both my individual paper and the group presentation. People need to know why they feel the way they do when they watch movies, and I'll gladly enlighten them.
Austin Sumner
First I will start with the term exposition. Now that I have read the definition of this word I realize it in every movie but just thought of it as the introduction. This is critical in movies because it give you the background of the character, conflict, and it gives you the theme of the film. I will deconstruct Shawshank Redemtion, and the exposition of this film is the scene of Andy Dufrane on the stand being sentenced to 2 life sentences as they flashback to the night he, supposedly, murdered his wife and the man she was having an affair with. This part of the movie is basically separated from the rest now that I look back on it. I will analyze my exposition now, because i know what it is and what it provides for the film. My next term is motif. Sitting in class I always heard the word but never really understood what it meant. Motifs are a large part of films. In my film I noticed one specific motif serving as the literary device, foreshadowing symbolism. The warden has his safe covered by a framed picture. Later we find out that Andy has his excape tunnel behind a poster. The director purposely and the camera right on the wardens safe for a reason, just as he does with Andy's poster. Progression is another term that made me think of Shawshank Redemtion. Andy finds out that he has a legit appeal to his murder charges but the warden wont help him get his appeal because Andy is running the financial jobs (he was a former banker) for Shawshank prison and without Andy there the prison would lose alot of money. This leads to Andy's rebellion which is progression exactly. Stock characters made me think of the old librarian in the prison ( i cant think of his name right now) who was given parole. The day he was given parole he just about cut one of his close friends' thoart just so he could stay in prison because he was scared of the society that he hadn't been in for many many years. You knew the old man would end up killing himself after the letter he sent back to his buddies in jail saying how he wasn't at home outside of prison. Making his death predictable to the max.
For my different types of shots I chose the birds eye view shot, worm's eye view shot, Reaction shot, and a close up shot. In Shawshank Redemtion, as Andy and the other prisoners first get to Shawshank and are walking in the camera takes a shot from what it seems like a plane flying over the gigantic prison showing how powerful it is and basically welcoming up to the newest setting of the film. Also in this scene they show Andy's point of view as he is approaching the entrance to Shawshank. He looks up at the prison making him seem like an ant looking at a house. The prison is massive, and it is another shot that shows how powerful the prison is and how powerless he is. A high angle shot makes me think of the scene where Andy gets jumped in the film room. This angle show how vulnerable Andy is as he goes up against 4 or 5 big brutes in a no bigger than 215 by 15 ft room. The close up shot takes me back to the scene where "Red" is at the spot in the country where Andy told him he had left something for him there. Red opens up a box, in it is a letter and an envelope full of $50 bills. The camera turns to the close up shot right as Red sees the cash and about craps himself. This shot shows his the emotion that the he is feeling. This handout with be a significant part in deconstructing this film because it describes what every single angles is showing, and the effect it has on the characters.
Tessa Richmond_3
Film Terms Glossary
CLIMAX-The climax is the point at which the complications reaches its point of maximum tension and the forces in opposition confront each other at a peak of physical or emotional action. In "Cruel Intentions" I believe the climax is either when Kathryn threatens Sebastian's reputation and he dissolves his relationship with Annette, or when Sebastian returns to the house and Kathryn reveals her scheme and the fact that he is a "toy" to her. IDENTIFICATION- Identification is the viewer's emotional involvement with (usually) the protagonist in drama; the viewer becomes the protagonist. In a movie like "Honey" (group presentation)we start to feel we are Honey and her problems becomes our problems and we are walking down the street in New York City as her. INTERNAL CONFLICT- Internal conflict is a psychological conflict within the central character. The primary struggle is between different aspects of a single personality. In "Cruel Intentions" Sebastian is struggling with his inner self on his goals and his feelings.In the beginning he only wanted to get Annette in bed as conquest but then he falls in love with her. SETTING- The setting is the time and place in which the film's story takes place, including all of the complex factors that come packaged with a given time and place: climate, terrain, population density, social structures and economic factors, customs, moral attitudes, and codes of behavior. The setting of both "Cruel Intentions" and "Honey" is New York City, NY but "CI" is the Upper East Side, or Manhattan. Whereas, "Honey" is in the Bronx or Brooklyn. A comparison of the two movies' would show that both rich and poor have their difficulties even if they are the simplest of things. DENOUEMENT- a denouement is a brief period of calm following the climax, when the state of equilibrium returns(resolution). In "CI" that would be when Sebastian is walking the streets of New York after his revelation about Kathryn's intentions. COMPLICATION- The complication is the section of a story in which a conflict begins and grows in clarity, intensity, and importance. What I'd said earlier about the climax and not being sure which scene was the climax or not, I believe when Kathryn threatens Sebastian's reputation and he goes and breaks up with Annette, is the complication leading up to the climax. And the climax is when Kathryn reveals her game to Sebastian.
Tessa Richmond_3
Different Shot Types
EXTREME CLOSE UP The shot reveals the intensity of emotions, feelings or actions. In the beginning of "Cruel Intentions" when the psychiatrist's daughter is crying hysterically on the phone with her mother and the camera is zooming in on the daughter's face, we see the emotion, the disappointment, the regretfulness, shock, and the total look of disbelief in her eyes as she is staring at nude pictures of herself on the cover of her Mom's book on the Internet. You could also see the realization cross the psychiatrist's face and then the fury before it was unleashed of who was responsible for the defamation. REACTION SHOT- This shot gives the dialog meaning. The shot is important to hold the plot together at main parts in the film. Depending on the reaction we feel immediate sympathy or happiness for the character. Because of this we again feel involved in the film, and in the character's life. At the end of "Honey" when Honey realizes her dreams have come true and she will get the funding for her dance school, she is ecstatic that the viewer, me, cannot help but feel excitement for Honey, the kids, and the studio. POINT OF VIEW-this type of shot shows a view from the character's or subject's perspective. In "CI" we see the psychiatrist through Sebastian's eyes as she is banging on the window hysterically screaming at him for the tarnished image of both her daughter, her livelihood, and herself. OVER THE SHOULDER-the over the shoulder shot involves the audience looking over the shoulder of one character to another character or subject. This shot helps to establish the position of each character, and to get the feel that we are looking at one person from the other's point of view. In "CI" during the hugging scene (Sebastian hugging the psychiatrist) the shot flips from over the shoulder of Sebastian to over the shoulder of psychiatrist so the audience can view the facial expressions of each character. BIRDS EYE VIEW SHOT - This shot shows the mise en scene as a whole. The effect of this shot on the audience gives us the greatest power as we are looking down on the settings/character everything becomes smaller, which is less realistic. In "CI" there are multiple examples of the use of this shot. First is the opening scene when you see Sebastian on the highway and you see the cemeteries leading up to the big city. The headstones look like little white dots against the greenery which leads into the magnificent concrete jungle. Another example is when he is arriving at their Manhattan home and he is uncaring of the other drivers on the road (which are mostly taxis) as he does an illegal u turn and parks in a no parking zone. An example of both a HIGH ANGLE SHOT and a BIRDS EYE VIEW SHOT is when Annette is driving away in Sebastian's car at the end of the movie.
I will analyze the terms Climax, POV, Internal Conflict, Exposition, and Setting. Each and every one of these terms are crucial for a film and your paper. Every film has a climax which is the main part of your movie. I plan on analyzing this very well because it’s the main part of your film so it should be explained well, you have to think about everything. Its were everything comes into place. The Internal Conflict is the conflict throughout the movie within the characters. The conflict in my movie is that he cant make everyone happy and every time he changes the past everything gets worse. Ashton always second guesses himself but in the long run it never works out. Point of view is also very important. You feel how they feel and it gives you a point of view of how there feeling. This ultimately is the key of a great film. The setting ties everything together, you always have to know were there located because it has some what to do with the film. The director wouldn’t put it in there if it didn’t have a purpose which I will analyze. Exposition gives you all the facts that you missed in the beginning of the movie.
The five topics that I picked from the blue paper called Different Shot types. I chose Extreme Long Shot, Mid Shot, Extreme Close Up, Over-the-shoulder, and Worm's Eye. When you are shooting a movie you want to have all types of angles and views. Extreme Long Shots help you to get what the background and theme look like and where certain things might be. You can see the people around you and see what there expressions are. In a mid shot you see the person fully and a little background. It somewhat gives you a little expression. Extreme close up gives you how they are feeling and you see how there emotions are. I think this is the most important shot of all. Also over-the-shoulder is the second most important. It acts as you’re the guy sitting down and gives it a more realistic look like your actually there in the film. For worms eye you seem like you are in power. You feel and look bigger than anything in the shot.
Shad Smith Per 3
Internal conflict, motif, identification, rhythm, and point of view are some of the terms that I will be using to help me to create my essay and perform my group’s team presentation as scholarly and analytical as I can. Using these, and other film deconstruction terms, will allow me to gain more knowledge about the subjects and themes in the films that I will be discussing. Internal conflict is a cognitive conflict that the main character has. Throughout the entire film, The Phantom of The Opera, the Phantom has an internal conflict. Half of the Phantom’s face is distorted; this deformity is the cause of his internal conflict. For almost his whole life, the people who have seen his face have always treated him cruelly, like he is less than human all because he looks different. The treatment Phantom receives from others causes him to believe that everyone will treat him horribly when they see his face, but when he is first with Christine he feels like someone might actually be able to like him. A motif is an idea, object, place, or statement that recurs multiple times during a novel or film, that helps develop and inform major themes. One of the motifs in The Phantom of The Opera is a mask. The Phantom is usually wearing a mask, as one of the songs says to “hide his face so the world will never find him.” Masks are also seen during the masquerade ball and on the faces of some of the statues. Identification is a how a viewer gets emotionally attached to the protagonist; the viewer can see themselves as the protagonist. Rhythm is the repetition of images, phrases, actions, or musical themes for increased dramatic effect. An example of this is how the same musical phrase plays every time the Phantom is introduced in a scene. The Point of View is the perspective of how the movie is being seen (through the eyes of a different character or 3rd person). In Phantom the POV that is mainly used is 3rd person, you can see what all of the characters are doing.
Some of the terms I will be using to help write my paper and perform my team presentation, from the Different Shot Types handout, are the Bird’s Eye View shot, the Over The Shoulder shot, the Point Of View shot, the Close-Up shot, and the Extreme Long shot. The Bird’s Eye View shot is taken from high above where the film is set. This shot helps the viewer to remember the setting and how it affects how the characters act and speak; it creates more meaning. The Over The Shoulder shot looks over the shoulder of one of the characters. This shot does not show the viewer the emotions of the character who we do not see very much of, it only shows the expressions of the other character(s). We are left to guess what the character is thinking. The Point Of View shot shows everything that one of the characters is seeing, but it shows it through there eyes. It gives the viewer more reason to decide how they feel about the character. The Close-Up shot focuses on the emotions of the character that is being viewed. The Close-Up shot allows us the have a relationship with the character, because we can see their appearance. The Extreme Long shot helps the viewer to see the setting and get more of an understanding of how the setting affects the rest of the film. All of the terms will help me by giving me more information to use to fully deconstruct the films I and my team have chosen.
Laryssa Osheim Pd. 3
From the yellow handout I chose the three terms: complication, montage, and exposition. The first term, complication will definitely help me analyze my film. I will be able to find the complication. It’s not necessarily the peak of the problem, but it helps the problem become clearer, more intense, and brings the importance to a greater level. Without that term I would not be able to talk about the problem without getting to the peak of the problem, this way I can build up to what the real problem is. The second term, montage, will very much help with my essay. I can easily use the word to describe the section of the film where they assemble film segments. Since they usually convey a single concept, it’ll be easy to dig into the true meaning to the montage. The last term I chose was exposition. Exposition is very important in filmmaking. If you don’t inform the audience of what’s happening, you’ll lose your audience. I had no idea that word meant what it does, now I can use that word in my essay to sound more scholarly. The exposition is usually at the beginning of the movie, and introduces the storyline. This very much will help with my individual essay and group presentation.
From the blue handout I chose the three terms: Extreme Close-up, over the shoulder shot, and the long shot. The first term, the extreme close-up, usually goes with intense emotions, feelings, or actions. This shot can help me look at my film and realize what is happening underneath the surface during the film. If the character is feeling down? Sad? Happy? With the term extreme close-up you can see what the true meaning is. The second term, the over the shoulder shot, you get to see the emotions of just one of the characters. You can hear both of them talking, yet can only see the one person. The shot will help me look at my film and see if the movie is trying to give you the feeling that you’re the person looking at the one talking, or if you just don’t want to see the reaction of the other person. The last term I chose was the long shot. The long shot shows the main talent in the surrounding. This shot is usually used during dance scenes. Especially, in Enchanted, there are dance scenes where if the shot wasn’t long you wouldn’t get the full effect of the song. With these different types of camera angles, I’ll be able to see different meanings behind my film!
Lindsay Dohrman
The five terms i have chosen from the Film Term Glossary handout were: Complication, Exposition, Setting, Genre, and Flashback. I think all of these terms will be very helpful, when it comes to writing my paper on Walk the Line.
I chose Complication, because every movie has a complication. In walk the line, i personally think the Complication begins when JR's brother dies. This leads to all his songs he wrote. His father blames Cash for his brother's death, and now absolutely despised Cash. This cause Cash to be a drug addict and alcoholic in the future.
I also chose Exposition. The movie walk the line is basically telling you Johnny Cash's life story, and informing the viewer about all you need to know. Having Johhny Cash's brother dieing, and his father hating on Cash, shows that something in this movie with have to do with all of that.
Every movie has a setting. The setting of my movie takes place from the 1940's to the 1960's, starting in Arkansas. Then with Johnny going on tours, he's all over the United States.
In my opinion i think this movie's genre is Drama. There is so many things going on in this movie. Death's of Family to being drug addicts and trying to recover.
My movie starts out with the end of the movie and goes to a Flashback. If you have never seen walk the line, you kind of wonder what's going on in the beginning, until the movie goes back to the 40's when Jack, Johnny's brother dies.
The five terms i have chose from the Different Shot Types handout were: Close- Up, Reaction Shot, Bird's Eye View Shot, Extreme Long Shot, and Long Shot.
I chose close up because it shows the character's emotion, and after that it shows what the character is doing or looking out. It makes us wonder just by their faces.
Reaction Shot helps you get into the movie more, when someone pops out you jump, or when someone starts crying, you almost start crying. It makes us feel a lot more involved with the movie.
Bird's Eye View Shot shows the scene as a whole. It helps us know the setting. It helps us imagine almost as if we are there.
Extreme Long Shot also figure out the setting, it has a lot of the surrounding, but it also makes you wonder whats coming next. This shot is represented as a pathways, to remind us where characters are.
Long shot shows us the connection the character's have with each other, which helps us also get to know the setting, and makes us feel involved.
Lexi Fontana Pd. 6
It’s hard to choose just five terms from the films terms glossary. Not because there’s so many to choose from, but hard because I knew most of these words beforehand. I knew them, but never really understood them until now. Take identification for instance. It’s pretty obvious that you know the main character and Identify him/her right away, but the film makers make the audience or the viewers become the protagonist. We don’t have to be watching the film in 1st person to actually be the person. We become emotionally attached with the character, we feel pain if they do and we feel happiness if they do as well. Now for my paper I’ll look more in depth on why the writer/director wanted you to feel that way towards a certain character and not the other. Like in my film Juno, we feel what Juno is going through for the most part, but we don’t feel what her boyfriend is going through. How his family is reacting to the pregnancy. Teen pregnancy involves more than just one person. Any who, some more words I found more interesting were sequencing, rhythm, point of view, and exposition. Juno is sequenced from when she finds out she’s pregnant until the end, because we want to feel her struggles, her emotions, her life in general as a pregnant teenager. Exposition, explain the character before hand for the viewers. Juno just jumps right into the film, with no background information. That’s what gives the movie the effect of randomness. Like how teenagers are, totally random. We see Juno through her point of view, not her father’s or mother’s because it’s helping teenagers realize obstacles can be overcome, but in my opinion always telling teens that getting pregnant isn’t a big deal, which in fact it is. With the one hand out, my mind is soaring with ideas; we have like a million so I believe this will make us better students.
The blue hand out with different shot types is very helpful as well. I like how you give your own words to expand on Rachel Helsby’s. One shot I like is the extreme close up shot. There’s a part in Juno where there’s an extreme close up of her belly and Juno is playing with a toy car on her stripped shirt. Showing the importance of growing up and having your priorities straight when something like a infant is coming into your life. The director/writer tells the message without words, only the use of a camera angle. It’s also in a fun and playful way with the toy car driving on her stripped shirt. This is also the time when Juno is going into labor, the climax of pregnancy. An over the shoulder shot happens in a lot of films as well. Whenever Juno is talking to her boyfriend this type of shot is used. We either see just her boyfriend’s point of view or just hers sometimes both, depending on the argument. The viewers seem to be in the fight/discussion while using this shot. Other shots I’ll use in my film analysis are (extreme) long shots, looking down a road as hope, or as a distance. Also, a mid shot/medium shot, seeing Juno and her boyfriend making up on the field in front of everyone but we are as intimately apart of their conversation. And lastly, a low angle/worm’s eye shot, showing the power of the father over Juno, even though she’s the main character and focus.
Dan Nelson
The first word that i decided to pick is the word climax. The reasons i picked the word climax is because there are climaxes to everything and i think that it will help me think harder about the movie fight club when i used the word climax. There are many different things that could be the climax, but the climax to ME in this movie is when tyler durden realizes that HE IS Tyler Durden. And i think that climax helps in a team presentation because usually the sound track to a movie shows when the climax is.
The second word that i decided to pick out of the five i must pick is the word complication. I wanted this word because it basically goes along with climax. complication is what makes climax the climax. What events are taking place for the climax and what not. But it is very important to understant complication because the complication is usually what most of most movies consist of. I think it will help the team presentation because most bigger complications in movies are very noticable due to the sound track!
The third word that i HAVE to pick out and examine for a grade would be the words Internal conflict. Honestly i believe this will be of biggest help for me in my essay because in fight club, basically the whole movie is an internal conflict inside Tyler Durdens mind. His "id" has complete control over him pretty much and a person's id is completely internal. But it may POSSIBLY help with the group presentation but i am not sure as to how much because it is hard to tell about and internal conflict using a sound track.
The fourth word in my group of five words i must explain would be the words -point of view- if someone says that point of view doesn't matter in a movie, they've obviously no brain. Every single movie in the world has point of view, whether a story is being told from the point of view of the narrator, main charactor or whomever... the point of view is very important. The point of view in fight club for instance is from the main character tyler durden who is imagining another man to make up for what he is not. But i am not sure what that vocabulary will exactly help with in our team presentations?
The fifth and final word that i will be typing about today would have to be the word angle. The angle is simply the angle the camara is filming from in a movie. There are tons upon tons of different angles that can be used when shooting a scene and they can basically make or break a movie. In my essay movie fight club, i think one of the best angles is from the security camara angle when tyler throws himself down a flight of stairs, it is simply spectacular. I do not think angle is a word for my group presentation as much as my essay because angle has to do with what you see but the group presentation is all about hearing.
STYLE- In the movie Juno, both writer Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman used a specific style to communicate their story. This style involved a sharp, witty script along with a noticeably quirky but simple soundtrack. These elements are what first caught my attention when watching this film and I intend to include them in my analysis essay.
ANGLE- The camera angles within a movie are the director's way of creating interest in a situation and more or less forcing the viewer to see something or someone a certain way. In my essay I will point out several examples of how Jason Reitman uses specific camera angles in certain scenes and also explain the importance of these angles.
COMPLICATION- The complication of a story heightens the importance of the plot and adds interest. This term will help me further explain the main conflict in "Juno" from an analytical standpoint.
CLIMAX- The climax is one of the most important elements of a film. It's at that point where the conflict of the plot is resolved. For example, the climax in "Juno" takes place as Jennifer Garner's character receives one very significant message from Juno that determines her future.
IDENTIFICATION- The way an audience emotionally connects with the protagonist. In the film I chose, it's easy to put yourself in Juno's place because of the honesty of the movie. It's easy to relate to and doesn't come off as 'too hollywood'.
OVER THE SHOULDER- This shot puts us in the character's shoes. After reading this handout I noticed quite a few of these shots towards the beginning of Juno and especially during the pregnancy conversation between Juno and Bleaker.
LONG SHOT- This particular shot gives us a clear view of a certain character's environment. As the camera follows behind Juno down a crowded school hallway, the viewer can easily relate as we've all experienced that same cramped feeling before.
MID SHOT/ MEDIUM SHOT- This shot is used usually during intimate scenes between 2 characters. In my essay I will identify the different characters' relationships and how the shots portray certain connections between them.
REACTION SHOT- This shot is extremely important to a film. It allows the audience to truly absorb how the character is feeling. After Juno reveals she's pregnant to Bleaker, the camera immediately focuses in on him allowing the viewer to catch his reaction.
POINT OF VIEW- I enjoy this shot because it's yet another way the director allows us to see through the character's eyes. This term will help me further explain what Juno sees and experiences throughout the film.
Hilary Peterson pd. 7
The second part of my blog tonight will be over different shot types or the angles in which the camara is filming footage in a movie. I talked about the angle of film earlier in my last part of the blog but i will try and explain more in depth about the different shot types there are. The five words i decided to use for the different shot types section of my blog are the words close-up, over the shoulder, birds eye, mid-range view and last but not least- reaction shot. I am going to come clean and honest right now- i personally do not believe there is much of a difference between close up and reation shot at all. They are both for the most part close views of a certain character and both aimed for the same use-to get the reaction of the character so that the person watching the movie can get the same feeling and reaction. You should be able to see their facial expressions and basically FEEL the pain or whatever feeling it may be that the character is going through and YOU should be able to almost feel it. The over the shoulder view is almost the same in that you will be able to see the reaction of one of two (or more) in a conversation. It is meant to feel like you are an outside observer just looking in on a conversation or even that you ARE part of the conversation in the movie. I presonally very much so enjoy these angles because they make you feel so into a movie, it is just a simply brilliant camara angle. The mid-range camara angle, i like to picture in my head as the default camara angle. it seems to me as though this may be one of the most used camara angles, because you can still see what is going on with the characters very easily but you can also see their surroundings or you can even see what they cannot, making the movier scarier or cheesier depending on what kind of person you are and how you react to certain things. The mid-range shot is just a very good camara angle and i thoroughly enjoy it because of all the details it allows you to see all while seeing the more vague picture. And the last thing on the agenda for this blog task tonight is for me to explain the last camara angle i've choosen. The last angle i will be discussing is the bird's eye point of view angle. I do not think that this is too great of an angle unless the director of a movie wants you to FEEL the setting or FEEL what is like on the outside of something. Bird's eye views are seen very often in western movies i believe. And from what i have seen, i have always felt like i was up with the buzzards and stuff ready to pick up the scraps of a downed cowboy lost in a desert. But i really like this view because it gives you a full and great angle of the setting that a movie and character are in. It is perfect for these to be positioned at the beginning of scenes to put a viewer in the mood.
That concludes my blog for the twenty fifth of febuary, see everybody at school tomarrow, and to everyone a good night!
Dan Nelson period number 6
turns out i shouldn't type when i'm tired because i just noticed in microsoft word that i typed 1,106 words in all (including name and all) hopefully i said something useful. good night!
-Dan Nelson
Ashley Wise Pd. 6
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Flashback: Flashback is very important in Finding Nemo. Dory is a very forgetful fish, in fact she doesn't remember much at all. However, when she needs to remember P. Sherman 42 Wallaby Way, her memory is shown as a flashback. It takes you back to the scene where you saw her look at the name.
Climax: The Climax in movies is different for different people viewing it. Like for some, in Finding Nemo, the climax might be when Marlin and Dory actually find Nemo. For others, it might be when They get out of the fish net. It's hard to say what is the actual climax of the movie, because i believe it's based on opinon. However, it is an essential part of a movie, because without a climax there isn't really anthing a veiwer can look foward to.
Setting: Without setting, you don't have a movie. You need setting in order to have a story. Without setting you're looking at more of a white background. Settings set up the atmosphere, it makes a movie seem more, realistic than just watching some actors on a screen perform.
Art Film: This can be applied to Finding Nemo as figurtively and literally. Finding Nemo is an Animation which makes it, if you will, more artsy. However, the symbollic meaning behind Finding Nemo is also very 'artsy'.
Identification: It's very important in films i believe because it is what makes a viewer even more in touch with the character. It makes the viewer feel their emotions.
All-in-all these terms can be very helpful for my paper because not only do they apply, they fit perfectly for Finding Nemo and also make the writer of the paper seem brillant.
(Blue)
Close-Up: When a director uses a close up shot he/she is trying to get the viewer to feel the emotion and think what the actor is thinking. When using this angle it's like the director wants you to read into what the camera is showing very much more closely. Hence, close up.
Point of View: This Angle is important for movies that show the characters point of views. It gets you involved with what the character is doing and seeing so you feel like you are actually the character.
Extreme Long Shot: An extreme long shot is trying to show you the setting, show you whats happening around the character if that. It wants you to notice more than just the obvious. It's very artistic.
Reaction Shot: A reaction shot is set up in order to get a reaction out of the viewer. The direction wants you to feel a certain emotion so he/she sets up an shot in order to get that perferred reaction out of the viewer.
Mid Shots: Mid Shots show character from the waist up. it makes you focused on what the character is doing not where they are going.
These vocabulary words can be used in any essay to show how the director used their brillance in the movie making industry.
Fritz
Yellow
1. Angle- The position from which the camera photographs the action. I will use this technique a lot in my paper because this is an important part of the movie. The angle of the camera allows you to see things in a different modified way. For example with long distance camera angles its easy for your eyes to wonder through the screen to see different things in the background. But with close ups its different because you cant really see much besides what is up close in action, you will be looking exactly what the producer wants you to look at instead of other things.
2. Climax- The point at which the complication reaches its point of maximum tension and forces in opposition confront each other at a peak of physical or emotional action. This is also important because all movies have climaxes. The climax is used for when almost all of you questions should be answered as the movie progresses. When a movie hits the climax its starts to go down hill again to soon hit the ending where you get the meaning of the movie.
3. Setting- The time and place in which the films story takes place, including all of the complex factors that come packaged with a given time and place: climate terrain, population density, social structures and economic factors, customs, moral attitudes, and codes of behavior. This is also very important to know your setting on where the movie is taking place and the resemblance on the characters. While watching a movie it’s a good thing to know where the setting is taking place and possibly why they picked that certain place.
4. Stock Characters- Minor characters whose actions are completely predictable or typical of their job or profession. In Legally Blonde the students at Harvard are rude to Elle especially her ex-bf that dumped her because she wasn’t smart.
5. Reaction Shot- A shot that shows a character “reacting” rather than acting. The reaction shot is usually a close-up of the emotional reaction registered on a face of the person most affected by they dialogue or action. This is helpful in my movie because you see this a lot when Warner breaks up with Elle and then at the end where Elle solves her court case for the first time.
Fritz (on time)
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1. Extreme Long Shot- This will help me in some areas where it shows the scene of the plot in Legally Blonde. Especially during the movie where they are having a meeting and you can see the full room of people discussing the case they are trying to solve.
2. Extreme Close Up- This angle is where the camera is close up to the characters face in the movie. This is when the viewer will start to see the emotions being in the movie.
3. Over the Shoulder- This shot involves the audience by looking over one of the characters shoulders. This will also be good in my paper because it is used a lot by when the characters are talking it goes back and forth from characters conversations.
4. Mid Shot/Medium Shot- By this shot it may show two or three characters from the waist up. The audience can see the characters’ actions an some emotion, although that isn’t the main focus. This is one of the many popular shots. Every movie consists of different Mid Shot camera views. One in Legally Blonde is when Elle gets ready to go out with Warner and she is talking to the girls she lives about how he will probably propose to her before he goes off to law school.
5. Reaction Shot- This shot gives the dialogue meaning. The shot is important to hold the plot together at main parts in the film. Depending on the reaction we feel immediate sympathy or happiness for the character. Because of this we again feel involved in the film, and in the characters life. For this it would be good when Elle and Warner are sitting in the restaurant eating and Elle thinks hes going to propose because he is “sweet” talking her and he tells her he cant be with her pretty much because of her name, that he will have to be with someone who is higher up than she is. The camera gets close up to her face while she starts to cry. Some girls can probably relate to this if they have been dumped or has had a friend in that situation. With this movie any girl can bee in Elles shoes and knows what she is going through during that scene.
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A great movie always has a twist at the climax that you never saw coming. Once the climax happens though you may realize the simple small clues form earlier in the movie and it just adds that much more brilliance to the film. That twist can be the unnoticed recurring symbols that after you watch it once you can see the foreshadowed clues in the exposition and complication of the story. This creates a leitmotif and an intelligent director knows how to do this very well. A motif is like the motive of the director. The little recurring elements that bring meaning to the film and he/she wants the audience to learn the point that is trying to be made. In No Country for Old Men, the Coen Brothers teach us that life does not always have a fairytale ending and even though we try to stop evil, our world has a cruel side and immoral cannot always be stopped. Ambient sound makes a scene more realistic as if you were really there makes it easier to relate to the setting. The hustle and bustle of speeding cars, load exhaust, and honking horns playing in the background makes scene come to life as if you were really at a busy intersection. Point of view really limits your options of how you can interpret what is happening. All you have to see from is one character but this also increases the drama to a personal level. Chick flicks have a lot of POV throughout the movie and at the ending of most of them when someone dies the women watching weep for the person that died.
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Horror films have an enormous challenge that most films not have to face. They have to draw the emotion of fear out of people who most likely did not have before entering the movie. An extreme close up that is used effectively is how freighting film gets its scare. In this close up, you can’t see what else is happening in the background so you wonder how close that killer shark is to getting you. A shot that does not build too much suspense but offers you a reminder of where you are at is the extreme long shot. Feasibly used in every movie, this extreme shot separates you from the conflict and gives you time to reflect on what is happening to the characters. This shot can also work with the bird’s eye view, which is an excellent shot of the setting but it makes the characters become minute and less meaningful. A very popular camera angle that establishes where the character’s position is in a conversation is the over the shoulder shot. This shot is used all the time and makes you feel a part of the conversation because you are so close and personally attached to the scene. This shot may not work if the actor is Tom Cruise and if the director doesn’t want an Umpa-Lumpa in the shot. The director may have to use the low angle worm shot to help portray Cruise as a normal six foot man. This shot gives importance to the characters; making it feel that they are on top of everyone else singling them out as giants and extremely significant.
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My first term is point of view. Point of view is seeing the world through the character’s eyes. In my film we are seeing a very prominent scene through the eyes of the protagonist. You see through the blurred and scared vision of Jake Taylor, the protagonist, his childhood friend shoot himself. It is on of the only point of view scenes in the whole movie and I think the director kept the Point of view scenes to a minimum in order to place emphasis on this one. My second word, progression, I picked because I plan on analyzing to progression of camera shots leading up to the shooting and the progression of Jake’s thoughts after the shooting. My third word, secondary motion, is going to be used to help my describe the progression of camera shots in the shooting. I am going to analyze the motion of the camera in some scenes, like the part of the shooting scene when Roger pulls out the gun and the camera circles Roger to show how all the students are unsuspecting of any problems. I will also analyze the lack of camera motion in other high emotion type scenes. My fourth term is setting. My movie is in a high school so we should all be familiar with the setting. My final word is stock characters. I am going to analyze how this movie tells us to not be stock characters in the real world.
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The first shot I used is the long shot. The long shot is used quit a bit in To save a life. In the movie there are a lot of social gatherings of many kids and in order to show the feelings and mood of all the kids the best shot to use is definitely the long shot. I chose the medium length shot because almost all of the non-action of the movie takes place. Almost all of the person to person conversation is filmed in the mid shot. In this shot you are able to see all of the emotion that Jake shows when he gets into talks about Roger or his own struggles in his life. Shot number three for me was the extreme close up. This shot was seldom used but had a major impact in the movie. When Roger kills himself an extreme close up was shown to emphasize the sheer terror in his eyes. When the kid Jake is trying to be there for wants to do the same an extreme close up is used to show that same terror and to relate this kid to Roger. Another shot I chose was the point of view shot. Its used to show Jake’s view of Roger’s death. My last shot was the over the shoulder shot. The final shot I used was the over the shoulder shot. It is used unusually in my film as it does not show a conversation or even another person. It is used to show Jonny cutting his wrists. That is a very touching scene in the movie and the over the shoulder shot perfectly captures all the sadness of the scene.
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1. Reaction Shot- This can be so key to the making of the film. It can help the viewer feel the way the character does. No doubt the director would have already established a feeling from the viewer to the character so that they will want to feel how the character feels at a certain point in the video. It will help analyze what the director wants to get across as a theme.
2.Sequence- The sum of several shots like in the movie Apocolypse Now when they were playing the music as they flew in on helicopters and changed with each beat of the song. It can leave the viewer and awe and with a better knowledge of what is going on with more shots of a scene or setting.
3. Point of View- It can make you live in the movie to certain point. It puts you in the characters shoes so to speak and can make you feel like you are the one rinsing blood off your hands or holding someone in your arms as they die. It is such a powerful tool that the director is able to use.
4. Progression- This is what gets you on the edge of your seat. It can include changing camera angles going from a long shot to a close up and the music getting more and more dramatic building to the possible climax to the conflict. Some movies have multiple progressions to seperate mysteries that occure in the movie that may build on each other just adding to more suspense in the movie.
5. Internal Conflict- The matter that goes through the characters head at certain points in the film that the director lets you in on so that you create that bond with the main character. Once the director connects you with the main character it leads to a greater caring about the movie and the character which keep people coming back for the movie and buying it.
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1.Extreme Close Up- It can convey a certain feeling to the viewer. If the director wants you to be scared or happy this can be how he does it. You feel the horror or joy of what the character is feeling and are compeled to keep watching and learn more of what the character sees because the director does not show it so that what ever it is ends up being more suspensful until it is shown.
2. Over the Shoulder Shot- The director may feel that you already know what the character is feeling or saying so you do not see there face. Or if the director wants you to know how each are feeling during this shot he can vary who's shoulder the shot is over so you can get both sides of the conversation and the reaction of what the character feels.
3. Long Shot- You are able to see the feeling of the rest of the shot. If there are other people in the setting you can tell what they are feeling by the shot and how they are acting in the background. Even though most people would be focused on the main characters in the shot it still adds to the effect of the viewer. The shot can can build suspense for whats coming or give hints to whats coming but only the critical viewers will catch this.
4. Low Angle Shot- This can show the importance on what is in the middle of the shot. It may make them seem greater than all around them because this shot almost makes them grow due to where the camera is set. It will make you feel overtaken by the character in the middle and feel the rath of the character.
5. Canted Angle View Shot- It is almost a mysterious shot. It leads you to beleive that whatever is at the end of the shot that become blurry. It seems like there may be something unwanted at the end or soemthing they the character is striving to get to but has to overcome some obstacle in there path in order to get there. The shot allows you to see more of the scene so you can see more overall action withought it being focused on the main people in the shot.
Valerie Beck, p.7
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The film terms glossary has helped me quite alot in my paper. It has given me things to look for and analyze throughout my paper. The five terms im going to use are: climax, denouement, leitmotif, reaction shot and ambient sound. Climax is the point at which the complication reaches its point of maximum tension and the forces in the opposition confront each other at a peak of physical or emotional action. In "The Dirty Dozen" the climax is the when the team actually goes on their secrets mission against the Nazis. Denouement is a brief period of calm following the climax. The denouement in my movie is the scene after the chateau blows up and the surivivors of the dozen are driving off in the armored vehicle. It is also the resolution of the plot. When all the loose ends of the movie are tied together and everything works out(well at least most of the time, doesn't always work out in every movie. example: No Country for Old Men). The next term im using is leitmotif. Leitmotif is a motif or theme associtated with specific person, situation or idea, or some intentionally repeated element that helps unify a film by reminding the viewer of its earlier appearance. "The Dirty Dozen" pretty much has one theme and that is war, but each character has their own theme or individuality. Reaction shots are used frequently throughout my film so that is a big term i will be using. Ambient sound is another big term i will be using because the movie won the 1967 Academy Award for Best Sound effects so im going to determine what sounds are ambients and what ones are man made.
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The shots i will talk about in my paper will be the Long shot, the medium shot, close up shot, over the shoulder shot, ant point of view shot. There are many long shots in the "Dirty Dozen", the cast is constantly shot in formation from a distance while they are being instructed. the mid shot is used frewuently as well. Whenever a specific character is talking it will either be a mid range shot or a close up. The camera will pan to the character while he is talking and than to the character that will be responding. It will go back and forth like this throughout the dialouge. The close-up shot is used whenever the director wants to show the reaction of the character. When a character gets shot it will show his face and you can see the pain that he is experiencing. The over the shoulder shot is used during the dialouge as well. And the point of view shot is used whenever the director wants the viewer to see what the character is seeing like during the fight scenes you don't want to be oblivious to what the character is seeing so the director shows you what he wants the viewers to see.
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My terms will be beat, climax, complication, composition, and coverage. These terms can help an essay be much more analytical because if one can understand how these words are used they can begin to understand why a director uses them. They can be used to go into much deeper detail of a scene to describe specifically yet accurately why, how and what things are being done, what elements are being incorporated within a specific scene. They can also be used to understand the parts of a movie, such as when important climatic instances are happening in the movie. In my essay I am going to go into detail on how the plot of the movie gives the impression that a form of government should be a worthy cause to fight for, not just something that "entertains the mob." I will also discuss how portions of the movie tell why a person should do something "evil."
The five terms I decided on choosing from the blue sheet include Extreme Long Shot, Mid Shot, Close-Up, Extreme Close up, and Reaction shot. These five terms describe why a director chooses to move the camera from different distances from the main focus. They can help the viewer understand why the director is using that shot and just how we, the viewer, are supposed to feel. The farther away the shot the less emotion the viewer should feel, but the closer the more emotion the viewer should feel. These terms can help make an author know why the view is that distance and not closer or farther. It can help one come to grasp what the main focus of the shot really is, not just what is given to us at face value.
My terms will be beat, climax, complication, composition, and coverage. These terms can help an essay be much more analytical because if one can understand how these words are used they can begin to understand why a director uses them. They can be used to go into much deeper detail of a scene to describe specifically yet accurately why, how and what things are being done, what elements are being incorporated within a specific scene. They can also be used to understand the parts of a movie, such as when important climatic instances are happening in the movie. In my essay I am going to go into detail on how the plot of the movie gives the impression that a form of government should be a worthy cause to fight for, not just something that "entertains the mob." I will also discuss how portions of the movie tell why a person should do something "evil."
The five terms I decided on choosing from the blue sheet include Extreme Long Shot, Mid Shot, Close-Up, Extreme Close up, and Reaction shot. These five terms describe why a director chooses to move the camera from different distances from the main focus. They can help the viewer understand why the director is using that shot and just how we, the viewer, are supposed to feel. The farther away the shot the less emotion the viewer should feel, but the closer the more emotion the viewer should feel. These terms can help make an author know why the view is that distance and not closer or farther. It can help one come to grasp what the main focus of the shot really is, not just what is given to us at face value.
My five terms i chose are: composition, montage, style, sequence, and setting. I just love how directors use composition in their films, it gives it the flow you need in order to understand it. Most films just jump around and so it leaves the viewer clueless. Montages though are just epic and gives you the awe of watching them, especially if they're at the beginning of the movie it sets you up to start watching the rest. Very interesting and exciting to watch most of the time. Style gives the viewer a sense of liking and enjoyment of watching the film. Without style a movie is just pathetic and boring, no interest whats so ever than. Sequence, now a movie has to have sequence or else there's no flow to it and thus it leaves the viewer bored and than you have a movie where people give it bad reviews and fall asleep during the movie. Setting is a must in a movie, without it the movie is boring and there's nothing there, it's be like a blank white box with people in, boring much?
Different shot types add creativity to movies, you cant have the same shot every time or else the movie becomes boring and than it receives bad reviews. Some shots i like are: extreme long shots, close-up, point of view, over the shoulder, and reaction shots. Extreme long shots are usually at a scene change and at the beginning of a movie, they draw the viewer in to curiosity of what is happening at the distance and than it comes in with the basic shots that you see a lot but not too much. Close-up shots are kind of like reaction shots because you can see the actors face perfectly and see every time they make a facial movement. Close-up shots and reaction shots are basically the same just slight difference with close up shots showing you what the character saying, reaction shots mainly show the expression of the character and usually has emotions with it. Point of view shots let you get inside the head of that character and see everything they see, helps you get an understanding sometimes what exactly is going on in their head especially if there's dialogue going on inside their head. Over the shoulder shots makes you feel like you're in the movie and are just standing behind the character while the two are taking or however many are there. It's especially nice if it converts over to a point of view shot and they start talking to you, makes you want to talk back sometimes but than reality sets in and you stop yourself.
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