Three excellent compositions of shots, all with a very different mood and feeling, carefully thought out and well-shot. Good work all round.
To improve: use of technical film angle when explaining shots - long shots, mid shots, close ups, eye-level shot, high-angle shot, etc.
Today
It's all about framing, and how/why filmmakers create open or clsed frames in their work.
What is framing?
The frame in a film is the border between what the director wants us to see and everything else·
Unlike a picture, the frame in a film can move and change the point of view. It is DYNAMIC.
To get a feel for framing:
·Put your hands together and make a rectangle.
·Close one eye and look through it
·Move it towards you, away from you, move it around the room.
·Notice how your view is changed depending on the movement
The world we see becomes different - same in the movies.
Now watch the clips from Elephant, which we have discussed in class.
a) what aspects of the mise-en-scene within the frame make the world seem not "normal" or artificial, distorted?
b) What techniques are used by the director to give a feeling of the characters being trapped, controlled, imprisoned in some way?
In what way do the following screen shots, from Halo and Super Mario Galaxy, remind you of framing in Elephant?
What we have learnt today:
Closed framing:
- visual/sonic elements are exaggerated or heavily stylized.
- ·We are more aware we are watching something MADE than real
- framing suggests characters are trapped, imprisoned or controlled by outside forces in some way (fate; social; economic, governmental), robbed of ability to act/move freely
Write a paragraph on closed framing and upload to your blog, using images and examples from Elephant to help your explanation.
No comments:
Post a Comment