Unit #2 Notes

Question 1

The cinematographer works closely with the director

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Edges of the film

Answer 2

Black space of the theater

The rectangle’s outline is the frame

Question 3

What is aspect radio?

Answer 3

The actual shape of the film
Distance wide: Distance high
Used to change to compete with film’s competition…television

Question 4

Extreme long shot

Answer 4

Taken from a great distance

Almost always an exterior shot

Question 5

Long Shot

Answer 5

Approximately the corresponding distance between the audience and the stage in live theater

Question 6

Full shot

Answer 6

Includes the entire body from the top of the head to bottom of the feet, just barely within the frame

Question 7

Medium shot

Answer 7

Taken from the waist or knee up

Question 8

Extreme close up

Answer 8

Concentrates on a very small object or portion of an object

Question 9

Deep focus shot

Answer 9

Taken using a wide angle lens

Question 10

Bird’s eye angle

Answer 10

Taken from directly overhead “eye of God”

Question 11

The eye level angle

Answer 11

Straight look at the subject

Question 12

High Angle

Answer 12

Places the camera looking down on the subject

Question 13

Low Angle

Answer 13

Positions the camera looking up at the subject

Question 14

Low key lightning

Answer 14

Creates subtle shadows (mysteries, thrillers, gangster movies)

Question 15

Available Lightning

Answer 15

Favored by realists, especially in outdoor scenes

Question 16

High contrast lightning

Answer 16

Creates harsh shafts with dramatic streaks of black - perfect for most suspense and melodramas

Question 17

Backlighting

Answer 17

Can throw a figure or a face into total shadow to create a mood mystery or fear with the aid of spotlight in high - contrast setups

Question 18

What does Mise en scene mean?

Answer 18

“Placing on stage”

Question 19

Open forms tend to be fairly realistic

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Open forms have no obvious manipulation by the director

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Closed forms are tend to be used in more formalist compositions

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Center

Answer 22

Used for most important visual elements, center of interests

Question 23

Left

Answer 23

Weaker side of the frame , reserved for villians

Question 24

Top

Answer 24

Associated with power, authority, aspiration

Question 25

Bottom

Answer 25

Submissive, weak, vulnerable, or powerless

Question 26

Right

Answer 26

Stronger side of the frame, associated with hero or power character