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Cinematography Flashcards

1
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shot

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  • can establish stylistic + narrative
  • uninterrupted image betw. 2 edits
  • continuous run of film
  • usually under 10s
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scene

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  • multiple/1 shot
  • segment in narrative
  • takes place 1 time+space
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high-contrast

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  • bright white highlights, black area, narrow range of shades
  • stark/dramatic
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low-contrast

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  • many intermediate grays/colour shades in betw., no true white/black
  • muted emotional state
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chiaroscuro

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  • dramatic effect of contrasting areas of light and dark

- film noir

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saturated and desaturated colors

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-intensity of the colour

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underexposure and overexposure

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-amount of light that passes through camera

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fast-motion and slow-motion

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  • speed film is shot + projected
    fast: shooting slower speed (expressive/subjective)
    slow: shoot faster than 24fps (prolong/emphasize)
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wide-angle lens

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  • short focal length
  • enhances depth
  • skews lines at edge
  • perceive a greater distance
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telephoto lens

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long

  • magnify things at distance
  • reduction/condensing of planes
  • it takes ppl longer to walk
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zoom lens

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-rapid magnification/demagnification

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depth of field

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  • what is in focus

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

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selective focus

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  • only 1/more planes in focus
  • we tend to look at what’s in focus
  • tells us where to look
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deep focus cinematography

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  • gaze can go anywhere

- fore, middle, background in focus

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rack focus

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-depth of field changing

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superimposition

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-images laid over are another, multiple perspectives

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mask

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  • changes images shape
  • iris: circular mask over lens or over printer
  • blocks out certain portions of frame
18
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low-angle and high-angle shot vs. straight on

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  • low: look up

- high: look down

19
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canted vs. level framing

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  • canted: slanted

- level: parallel to horizon

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shot scale: ELS, LS, MLS, MS, MCU, CU, ECU

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  • ELS: human dwarfed
  • LS: more prominent
  • MLS: knees up
  • MS: waist up
  • MCU: chest up
  • CU: face/hand/foot
  • ECU: miniscule part of
21
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pan vs. tilt

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pan: rotates on fixed vertical axis
tilt: rotates on fixed horizontal axis

22
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tracking shot vs. crane shot

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  • move on the ground often allongside characters

- crane: vertical movement into the air

23
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hand-held camera vs. steadicam

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  • hand: shakiness

- steady: controlled body mount

24
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Renaissance perspective

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  • creates an illusion of depth-vanishing point + scaling of size
  • Jesus painting
25
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split-screen imagery

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-composite image of multiple

26
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reframing

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-frame follows/adjusts to movement

27
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cinematography

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  • how camera captures M-E-S
  • writing in movement
  • camera will regulate how light will be registered on medium
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sequence

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  • flexible term
  • single stretch of actions/portion
  • 1+multiple scenes
  • shot<sequence
  • self sufficient, has logic, line of action
29
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filters

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  • achieve effect for camera

- important in outdoor shots when can’t use ighting filter

30
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framing

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  • boundaries of image
  • dimension and shape: aspect ratio and masking
  • onscreen and offscreen space
  • camera position: angle, level, height, and distance
31
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Duration of the shot

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-rhythm across multiple shots

32
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long take/prolonged take

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-shot that exists for a considerable amount of time (typically in excess of 30-45 seconds) without any break in filming

33
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sequence shot

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-long take that possesses its own internal logic and seems self-sufficient

34
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photographic qualities of the shot

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  • range of tonalities: how light registers on film

- film stock, rate of exposure, and filters

35
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range of tonalities

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  • finely detailed, saturation, vivid, high/low contrast
  • speed of motion
  • perspective: lens choice + depth of field
  • control of image’s range of tines + shades
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dimension

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  • aspect ratio
  • standard: 30s-50s-academy ratio 1.33:1
  • 50s- : 1.85:1/2.35:1
  • contemporary: widescreen=1.85:1
37
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onscreen/offscreen

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  • can suggest alot about offscreen space

- anything up, down, left, right, behind things, behind camera zones

38
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high vs. low camera

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-height of camera

39
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POV shot

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  • provides us with vantage of story world from character POV

- subjective narration

40
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lens

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  • distance from centre of lens to point where light rays converge to a point of focus on film
  • alters size+proportions+how much depth we perceive

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