1. 1. Drama and Terms
2. 2. stage lighting - intentional light qualities includingintensity, color, and direction; intentionalfunctions including selective visibility,revelation of form, composition, focus, mood,location and time of day, projection/stageelements, and advance plot (script)
3. 3. Stage lighting has multiple functions, including:Focus: Directing the audience's attention to an area of thestage or distracting them from another.Mood: Setting the tone of a scene. Harsh red light hasa different effect than soft lavender light.Location and time of day: Establishing or altering position intime and space. Blues can suggest night time while orange andred can suggest a sunrise or sunset.
4. 4. Stage LightingExample:(Spotlight full. Birds singing. People arewalking around the town.)
5. 5. Camera Angle angle at which a camera is pointed at thesubject(s) (low and high) that can greatlyinfluence audience's interpretation of what ishappening on the screen Low = a camera angle positioned low on thevertical axis, anywhere below the eyeline, lookingup High = camera angle is located above the eyeline.With this type of angle, the camera looks down onthe subject
6. 6. Look at the following images and determine thecamera angle that is shown:12.34.
7. 7. Camera Shot manner in which camera creates audienceperceptions(point of view - shows scene from specific pointof view of one of the characters; bridging shot -represents a jump in time or place or otherdiscontinuity, such as newspaper headlines orseasonal changes)
8. 8. Watch the following clips from Up to answer questionsabout point of view.1.2.
9. 9. Watch the following clips from Up to answerquestions about point of view.2.
10. 10. Watch the following clips:How is a bridging shot being used?1. Lion King
11. 11. Watch the following clips:How is a bridging shot being used?2. Twilight