Monday, 31 October 2011
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Editing
Editing
Continuity editing- its purpose is to create and provide efficient and artful transitions
In-camera editing - selecting and joining camera takes
- the set of techniques that governs the relation among shots
DON'T BREAK THE 180 DEGREE RULE.
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Narrative
Story - The chronological order of all events explicitly presented and inferred by the text
Plot - The way the events are put together and presented to the audience
Tzvetan Todorov - Equilibrium = disruption/disequilibrium = new equilibrium
Narratology is a branch of structuralism
Linear - all in chronological order
Non-linear - story told backwards
Plot - The way the events are put together and presented to the audience
Tzvetan Todorov - Equilibrium = disruption/disequilibrium = new equilibrium
Narratology is a branch of structuralism
Linear - all in chronological order
Non-linear - story told backwards
Thursday, 13 October 2011
Micro Elements & Mise-en-scene
The five micro elements are:
Costume
Lighting
Acting/body language
Make-up
Props
Setting/location
Also known as "CLAMPS".
Costume - indicates personality, status & job
- tells us whether the film is set in present and what culture/society it surrounds.
Facial Expressions - shows peoples feelings.
- body language also shows peoples feelings.
Positioning of characters - positioning can draw attention to certain objects/characters.
Lighting - make people look mysterious
- reflect a characters mental state
Types of Lighting
-Low key lighting - low meaning dark
- low key light = shadow
-High key lighting - lighting is natural
- sun is blocked out
Mise-en-scene means "everything in the frame".
Costume
Lighting
Acting/body language
Make-up
Props
Setting/location
Also known as "CLAMPS".
Costume - indicates personality, status & job
- tells us whether the film is set in present and what culture/society it surrounds.
Facial Expressions - shows peoples feelings.
- body language also shows peoples feelings.
Positioning of characters - positioning can draw attention to certain objects/characters.
Lighting - make people look mysterious
- reflect a characters mental state
Types of Lighting
-Low key lighting - low meaning dark
- low key light = shadow
-High key lighting - lighting is natural
- sun is blocked out
Mise-en-scene means "everything in the frame".
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Key concepts in Media
1) Symbolic:
-objects
-key signifiers/images
-lighting/colour
-positioning
-setting/locations
-facial expressions & body language
-clothing, hair & make-up
2) Written
-slogan
-type face
-headlines
-captions
-style
-choice of words
-emphasis of words
3) Technical
-camera angles
-framing (extra long shot, long shot, etc)
-cropping
-juxtaposition (two separate signs that together make contrasting meaning)
Semiotics is the study of signs:
-text- pictures, etc
-sign
-denotation
-connotation
-codes
-signified
Signifier = The physical for that which we can see or hear; the words; pictures; the sounds.
Signified= The meaning of the sign what we understand it to represent.
Signifier = denotation
Signified= connotation
All media texts have two layers of meaning:
1) Denotation level: what we actually see.
2) Connotation level: what you associate this way - signified.
There is also a 3rd order of meaning which is the ideology & myth.
-objects
-key signifiers/images
-lighting/colour
-positioning
-setting/locations
-facial expressions & body language
-clothing, hair & make-up
2) Written
-slogan
-type face
-headlines
-captions
-style
-choice of words
-emphasis of words
3) Technical
-camera angles
-framing (extra long shot, long shot, etc)
-cropping
-juxtaposition (two separate signs that together make contrasting meaning)
Semiotics is the study of signs:
-text- pictures, etc
-sign
-denotation
-connotation
-codes
-signified
Signifier = The physical for that which we can see or hear; the words; pictures; the sounds.
Signified= The meaning of the sign what we understand it to represent.
Signifier = denotation
Signified= connotation
All media texts have two layers of meaning:
1) Denotation level: what we actually see.
2) Connotation level: what you associate this way - signified.
There is also a 3rd order of meaning which is the ideology & myth.
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