the language of film
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The Language of Film. Framing: Day 1 Film 1 Mrs. Kelly Brown Rio Seco. Framing is how you first design a shot. A shot refers to one, uninterrupted image that is seen onscreen. When you look at a frame, one of the first things to consider is distance. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Language of Film
Framing: Day 1 Film 1Mrs. Kelly Brown
Rio Seco
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Framing is how you first design a shot. A shot refers to one, uninterrupted image that is seen onscreen.When you look at a frame, one of the first things to consider is distance.
How much do you see of the character(s)?
•Is it a close up?•Is it a full or long shot (wide)?•Is it a medium shot?
Can you see the whole body or a part of the body?
A Place in the Sun 1951-close up
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In general the closer the camera gets to the characters, the closer the viewer feels towards the characters.
This is why close ups are often used in:
romantic scenes
scenes where the character is suffering or fearful
any other scene where the viewer is supposed to understand what the character is feeling.
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CLOSE-UP
• A framing in which the scale of the object shown is relatively large.
• In a close-up a person's head, or some other similarly sized object, would fill the frame.
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Close-up or Close Shot
• The object or subject takes up 80% of the screen space.
• Appears very large.
• Also, “what is not in the picture” is important too.
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EXTREME CLOSE-UP
• A framing in which the scale of the object shown is very large; most commonly, a small object or a part of the body usually shot with a zoom lens.
• Again, faces are the most recurrent images in extreme close-ups
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Close Ups
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The Two-Shot Close Up
Makes two characters the subject of the frame. It allows you tounderstand how the characters interact and react to each other.
Avatar 2009
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MEDIUM SHOT
• Framing such that an object four or five feet high would fill most of the screen vertically.
• Also called plain américain, given its recurrence in the Western genre, where it was important to keep a cowboy's weapon in the image.
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Medium Shot
• Between a long and close-up.
• Lacks much cinematic effect.
• Most TV shows are filmed at this distance.
• Can show more context and setting.
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As the camera moves further away from the character(s), the viewer is provided more information about them or about their situation. The shot on the right is a medium shot, but the one on the left is a close up.
From Rosemary’s Baby 1968 From Babel 2006
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Medium Shots
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LONG SHOT
• A framing in which the scale of the object shown is small; a standing human figure would appear nearly the height of the screen.
• It makes for a relatively stable shot that can accommodate movement without reframing
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Long Shot
• Shot showing their entire body.• Establishes the scene (like skyline)• Show separation or distance between characters
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The further the camera is from the subject, the moredistant you will feel from what is happening in the sceneor to the character(s) this lets the audience have a look at the subject
in relation to its surrounding. (A Long Shot shown here)
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Long Shots
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EXTREME LONG SHOT
• A framing in which the scale of the object shown is very small; a building, landscape, or crowd of people will fill the screen.
• Usually the first or last shots of a sequence, that can also function as establishing shots..
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The Establishing Shot
It lets the audience have a look at the subject in relation to itssurroundings. It usually appears at the beginning of a film orscene to establish the setting or to introduce a film.
The Illusionist 2006