Chapter 5: Cinematography Flashcards

1
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Definition of cinematography

A

Writing in movement… tech aspects of images

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2
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Tonality

A

Considering how light registers on film

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3
Q

Contrast

A

Comparitive difference between darkest and lightest areas

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4
Q

What is this?
* Helps guide us to important parts of frame
* Even with black and white, can still notice differences

A

Contrast

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5
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Exposure

A

How much light passes through lens regulation

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6
Q

Tinting

A

dark areas are black while lighter are the same

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7
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Toning

A

Dye added during positive print

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8
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Ramping

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Increasing frames per second (i.e. Die Hard’s fireball)

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9
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Time-lapse cinematography

A

e.g. sunset in seconds

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10
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Focal length

A

distance from the center of the lens to the point where light rays converge on focus

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11
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short-focal-length lens

A
  • 35mm example
  • wide field of view
  • exaggerates depth
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12
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middle-focal-length lens

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normally used… avoid perspective distortion

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13
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long-focal-length

A

depth and volume are reduced… person moving towards camera takes longer

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14
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depth of field

A

range of distances within which objects can be photographed in sharp focus

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15
Q

Citizen Kane legacy

A

shorter focal length… deep focus

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16
Q

Aspect ratio

A

ratio of frame width to height

17
Q

How to create widescreen image

A

mask it (hard matte)

18
Q

difference between cinematography and mise-en-scene

A
  • mis-en-scene is what’s arranged onscreen PRIOR to filming
  • cinematogrphy: capturing and framing of what’s on screen
19
Q

basic unit = the shot

A

uninterrupted view that runs continously across a series of film frames

20
Q

types of distances

A
  • extreme long shot- background is visible
  • long shot
  • medium long shot- knee up
  • medium shot- mid section up
  • close up- face up (usually)
  • extreme close up- get details of face (usually)
21
Q

canted or dutch angle

A

some sort of imbalance (“The Artist”uses this)

22
Q

on-and-off screen space

A

Number of sides that are side of what we see (up, down, behind, above, etc.)

…space that is implied but not visible to us

23
Q

Depth of field

A

different areas of focus create different perspective or meanings

24
Q

Focal lengths

A

normal: 35-50 mm (little distortion, reproduce depth relationships)
wide: <35 mm (deep focus and field of vision… exaggerated perspective… background is smaller)
telephoto: >50 mm (narrow slice of focus… compressed perspective)

25
Q

pan stationary: panning right/left

A

26
Q

tilt stationary movement

A

vertical movement (not like horizontal pan)

27
Q

Tracking/trucking/traveling

A

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28
Q

track and dolly

A

where cameras go on

29
Q

Frame mobility

A

how a camera moves with respect to characters

30
Q

long take v long shot

A

long take: unusually lengthy shots
long shot: apparent distance between camera and object

31
Q

sequence shot/plan sequence

A

when an entire scene is rendered in one shot

32
Q

What is a function of long take

A

to captivate the audience… make it seem as if they’re not watching a film (i.e. 12 yrs a slave)