FILM: THE MOVING IMAGE
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FILM:FILM: THE MOVING IMAGETHE MOVING IMAGE
““There is something magical There is something magical about films. The person you are about films. The person you are looking at is also somewhere looking at is also somewhere else at the same time. That is a else at the same time. That is a condition of the god.”condition of the god.”
- - Joseph CampbellJoseph Campbell
MOTION PICTURESMOTION PICTURES
The MoviesThe Movies
one stop removed from:one stop removed from:• photographyphotography• comics / cartoonscomics / cartoons
THOMAS EDISONTHOMAS EDISON
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison
THOMAS EDISONTHOMAS EDISON
18911891 – – Fred Ott’s Fred Ott’s SneezeSneeze
LUMIERE BROTHERSLUMIERE BROTHERS
18941894 – August and Louis Lumiere– August and Louis Lumiere CinematographeCinematographe
LUMIERE BROTHERSLUMIERE BROTHERS
1895 1895
GEORGE MELIESGEORGE MELIES
DW GRIFFITHDW GRIFFITH EpicsEpics
Helped foundHelped found
COLOR vs. B/WCOLOR vs. B/W The Great Train RobberyThe Great Train Robbery
The World, the Flesh and the The World, the Flesh and the DevilDevil
GERMAN FILMGERMAN FILM
Leni RiefenstahlLeni Riefenstahl
TECH SPECSTECH SPECS
Projection RateProjection Rate
VitaphoneVitaphone
PhonofilmPhonofilm
TECH SPECSTECH SPECS
CineramaCinerama
CinemaScopeCinemaScope
Imax / OmnimaxImax / Omnimax
TECH SPECSTECH SPECS
““Pan and Scan”Pan and Scan”
LetterboxLetterbox
TECH SPECSTECH SPECS
2. Shot2. Shot
1. Frame1. Frame
TECH SPECSTECH SPECS
Shots can be:Shots can be: StaticStatic
• camera, lens does not movecamera, lens does not move DynamicDynamic
• camera, lens camera, lens manipulated and manipulated and maneuveredmaneuvered
FILM EDITINGFILM EDITING
WipeWipe
DissolveDissolve
FILM EDITINGFILM EDITING
Fade-Out / Fade-In *Fade-Out / Fade-In *
Defocus ShotDefocus Shot
Rack Focus *Rack Focus *
FILM EDITINGFILM EDITING
CutCut
Quick Cutting *Quick Cutting *
FILM EDITINGFILM EDITING
Zoom Shot *Zoom Shot *
Reaction ShotReaction Shot
Montage *Montage *
CAMERA EFFECTSCAMERA EFFECTS
PanPan
TiltTilt
Tracking Shot (crane shot) *Tracking Shot (crane shot) *
TruckTruck
CAMERA EFFECTSCAMERA EFFECTS
Dolly-In *Dolly-In *
Dolly-OutDolly-Out
Tracking Shot (crane shot)Tracking Shot (crane shot)
CAMERA EFFECTSCAMERA EFFECTS
Deep FocusDeep Focus
Shallow FocusShallow Focus
SOUND IN FILMSOUND IN FILM
The Jazz Singer The Jazz Singer – 1927– 1927
SpeechSpeech
SOUND IN FILMSOUND IN FILM
Noise Noise
MusicMusic
FILM ARCHETYPESFILM ARCHETYPES
Film reflects archetypes, mythsFilm reflects archetypes, myths
Genres:Genres:
NOW…NOW…
Let’s look at some examples!Let’s look at some examples!