film

• Film content includes what the film is presenting;
• film form refers to how the is presented.
• Film Information - Title of the film | Year of the film/ release date | Names of actors and actresses | Director | Genre
• Literary design consists of the story ideas and the script. The story ideas include the characters and their actions in the story, the setting of the story, the setting of the story, and any background story or subtext.
• Visual design consists of what we see on screen/inside the frame, a very

  broad category of components: performance, blocking, lighting, costume,

  set, and props.
• key lighting

  the brightest light hitting the front or side part of the subject; the most

  prominent light in a frame
• fill lighting

  the light that counters the key light usually at an angle of 60 degrees;

  the light that fills in the shadows
• back lighting

  the edge light to the rear portion of the subject to add contour; the light

  usually shoots down from a high angle
• high key/soft lighting

  characterized by heightening the key light and using fill lights generously

  to make the scene bright and open
• low key/hard lighting

  characterized by having fewer light source and a lot of shadows with

  sharp contrasts between dark and light
• natural lighting

  using and modifying the natural light such as the sun and the moon that

  is already available at the location
• motivated lighting

  using lamps, light bulbs, lanterns or flashlights around the set can be

  used to light a scene
• Cinematography deals with the choices that are made for the camera – the placement of the camera toward the subject, the lens choice, the camera movement. The director can choose from a number of shots to amplify emotions and movements. Listed next are the basics.
• Camera Frame: how much of the subject is seen in the frame
• Lighting: communicates mood, sets the scene and the subject
• close up shot

  subject’s face and/or neck is seen; facial expressions are emphasized
• long shot

  entire subject and set is shown; actor’s space in the setting is focused on
• medium shot

  actor can be seen from the waist up; gestures are emphasized
• Camera Angle: where the camera is positioned in reference to the subject
• low/superior angle shot

  subject is filmed from below; subject seems larger and more powerful
• high/inferior angle shot

  subject is filmed from above; subject seems smaller and weaker
• eye level angle shot

  camera is positioned evenly with the subject; neutral perspective
• Camera Movement: how the camera follows the subject
• pan

  camera stays stationary, but moves left to right on a fixed point
• tilt

  camera stays stationary, but moves up and down on a fixed point
• zoom

  focus of a stationary camera changes within a shot; making the object

  appear closer or farther away
• dolly

  camera moves on a dolly, in a person’s hands,
• Sound design deals with the sound components, what we hear in the film. Dialogue editing, sound effects and music contribute to the story.
• Sound: where the source of the sound is
• diegetic

  source of the sound is seen within the frame

  example: tweeting sound from a bird; the bird is seen in the frame
• non-diegetic

  source of the sound is not seen within the frame

  example: tick-tocking sound from a clock; no clock is seen in the frame
• Editing is the sequencing of the shots in the film. Editors decide on the order

  and the duration of the shots, the visual transitions from scene to scene,

  and visual effects. Listed below are some of the basics.
• long take

  • a take wherein the camera rolls for 90 seconds of more depending on

  the film

  • gives more time for the audience to take in the scene
• short take

  • a take that is fast-paced; a take that shifts to the next quickly

  creates rapid, energetic feel and can be used to create suspense
• cut

  • joining two shots together without any transition effect
• fade

  • (out) when the shot on a screen shifts to black, white, or some other color or (in) when a color shifts to a shot
• dissolve

  • when a shot slowly fades away while the next shot fades in