A Time to Kill/Film Studied Flashcards
Composition
The arrangement of parts of a picture within the frame is referred to as a composition (ex. Straight lines masculine, curvy feminine, horizontal restful, vertical awe inspiring, and horizontal action/dynamism).
Planes of Focus
What is in focus.
Deep mean everything is clear
Limited means front objects are clear
Sequence
A series of scenes complete in themselves but shown together related by theme, plot, or setting.
Camera angles meanings
Low angle: subject is superior
High angle: subject is inferior
Dutch/oblique (angled): puts audience in edge
Medium: most shots
Camera movements
Dolly: camera rolls torwards/away subject
Tracking: variation of dolly
Boom shot: movement up or down of camera and tripod
Lighting
High key: brightly lit
Low key: uses shadows to create an atmosphere of mystery
Backlighting: light behind subject. Creates suspense, curiosity, fear
Speech
Voice of god commentary: text by unseen narrator
Voice over: spoken commentary dubbed over soundtrack
Voice over narration: thoughts
Sound effects
Ambient: sound recorded on location
Manipulated: edited in
Aspects of film
Literary (plot, story)
Dramatic (acting, dialogue, makeup)
Cinematic (editing, camera angles, lighting)
Cinematography
Camera work in a film
Superimposition
Two shots, one on top of another. Usually for ghost effects.
Setting of ATTK
Mississippi, southern US, 1990s
NAACP
National association for the advancement of coloured people
Conflicts in ATTK
Man vs Man (KKK)
Man vs Society (racism)
Man vs Self (Carl, Jake)
Irony in ATTK
Carl hiring a white lawyer
Justice winning either way
Carl
Man on trial
Jake
Lawyer defending Carl, law student, defended Carl’s brother before
Ellen
Jakes co-attorney
Carla
Jakes wife
Gwen
Carl’s wife
James and Billy
Rapists
Noose
Judge
Lucien
Jakes mentor, not allowed to be an attorney anymore
Rufus Buckley
Prosecutor
