film style tutorial 02

SCME 3004History of film style

Tutorial Two

schedule• 2:00-2:15 Roll call

• 2:15-2:30 Assessment details: Essay

• 2:30-2:45 Assessment details: Production I

• 2:45-3:00 Assessment details: Production II

• 2:45 – 3:00 Editing options

• 3:00-3:30 Output Format & Video Submission

• 3:30- 4:00 Shooting video activity

• 4:00-4:30 Editing video activity

Assessment details: Essay

• Analyse in close detail one film sequence on the FLO site: My FLO / My topics/ SCME3004_2013_NS2_HK/ General / Film clips http://flo.flinders.edu.au/course/view.php?id=16352

• Examine the ways in which the shots are staged, shot and cut to construct and manipulate time and space.

• Note: I do not necessarily expect you to do a lot of reading for

this assignment, though you may wish to relate the sequence to any of the ideas about filmmaking in the readings for this topic. Close analysis of the films is essential and you might want to include frame captures to help you express your observations. I value the originality of your analysis

Assessment details - Production I:

● Stage action in multiple planes (foreground, middle ground and background)● Control the spectator’s attention● No sequence should contain more than three shots● 1 minute. 7 people to a group. 2 Sequences.See “Caught” Storyboard.

Assessment details - Production I:

Storyboard template

Sources of Inspiration

● Manga/Batman

● Cowboy Movies

● Old Movies

Assessment details - Production II:

• Design, shoot and edit a sequence that illustrates your understanding of the techniques of one of the filmmakers or film movements in this course. Your subject matter may be as contemporary as you wish, but staging, framing, camera technique and editing should reflect your understanding of your filmmaker’s practices.

• Your sequence should be between two and four minutes in length. You may work in pairs.

• Note: The production exercise does not have to be accompanied by any written material—the sequence must succeed in making its stylistic practices clear to the viewer.

Editing options

ONLINE Youtube http://www.youtube.com/editor Stock footage ✔ Stock music ✔ Easy-to-learn ✔ On-line Support ✔ Import /Export ✔ Video Filters ✔ Speed/slow clips ✔ Narration ✖ Layered audio ✖ Sound EFX ✖

WINDOWS Movie Maker 2012 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/get-movie-maker-download Stock music ✔ Easy-to-learn ✔ Sound EFX ✔ Import /Export ✔ Video Filters ✔ Speed/slow clips ✔ Narration ✔ Stock footage ✖ Layered audio ✖ On-line Support ✔

MAC IMovie 9 http://en.kioskea.net/download/download-1238-imovie-hd Stock music ✔ Easy-to-learn ✔ Sound EFX ✔ Import /Export ✔ Video Filters ✔ Speed/slow clips ✔ Narration ✔ Stock footage ✖ Layered audio ✔ On-line Support ✔

Output format & video submission- Video is .MPEG4- Sound is .MP3- 16X9 (1280×720)- 2D (not 3D)

- File on SD card. Bring to Tutorial 3 (Nov. ) if you need help converting to this file type

- Fill in cover sheet and hand-in SD card at the basement

- http://www.scs.cuhk.edu.hk/flinders/bca/SCME3004.htm Administration -> Cover sheet

Shooting video Activity

Forward shot (shot indoors)

Reverse

ECU (looking nervous)

Editing activityTake the three shots taken in class and edit them in class online using youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/editor

ReferencesDepth/Planar staginghttp://www.ftvstudy.com/page5/page19/files/page19-page39_1.jpg

Sample storyboard - Three Penny Operahttp://youngvegetable.webs.com/storyboard.htm

Storyboard Templatehttp://www.the-flying-animator.com/storyboard-template.html

Forward shot – (“Framed”, 1947)http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2008/11/13/gradation-of-emphasis-starring-glenn-ford/

Reverse – (“The Boss’ son at College”)http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2009/05/13/pierced-by-poetry/

ECU – (“little Miss Sunshine”)http://sevencamels.blogspot.hk/2009/01/flat-is-funny-depth-is-dramatic.html

Cinema decadencehttp://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1776bt/eli5_why_do_black_and_white_movies_from_the_40s/