FILM

• FILM

  • is an older term for motion pictures
  • more often in the written format
  • The film is more often used by those who work in the industry, people who work closely with the industry, and by non-English speaking European countries.
  • Documentaries, biographies and motion pictures with cult followings such as indie films are often classified as films.
  • Usage of the word film has an artistic but pretentious connotation
  • It is commonly applied to movies of an artistic or educational nature and is not expected to have broad, commercial appeal
• MOVIE

  • short for moving picture.
  • more often used in the spoken language.
  • used more often by consumers, Americans, and non-native English speakers.
  • Motion pictures that get pejorative monikers such as chick flicks and scream fests are often classified as movies.
  • made to entertain and make a profit.
  • Usage of the term movie has a commercialized and crass connotation.
• CINEMA

  • It is a place designed for the exhibition of films. It also commonly refers to the entire film-making industry.
  • It is considered as an art form of movie making business
  • It is a whole fraternity of movie
• ELEMENTS

  • Time
  • Sound
  • Space
• Time

  The most significant Element
• 3 Types of Time

  • Physical
  • Psychological
  • Dramatic
• Physical Time

  This refers to time for an action to take place as it is being filmed and projected on the screen.

  This can be altered through accelerated motion, slow motion, stopped motion, and reverse motion.
• Psychological Time

  The Impression of the viewer
• Dramatic Time


  Signifies Timeline of the film
• SPACE

  2D projected on the screen
• Three Aspects of Space

  • Scale
  • Shooting Angle
  • Lighting
• Scale

  Indicates the size of the objects on the screen and how these objects relate with the area surrounding them.
• Shooting Angle

  Denotes the location or angle from where the camera records the scene.
• Lighting


  Positions of lights can affect how the illusion of depth is created in the film
• Sound


  Aside from dialogue, sound also includes background music, theme melodies, and silence.
• Background Music


  provides texture and aural interest that will engage your audience and capture their attention
• Theme Melodies


  musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at some point during the program.
• Silence


   great tool for capturing the sincerity behind the performances seen on screen while simultaneously captivating the audience as their minds race to fill in the blanks of what it is they aren't actually hearing
• Three Techniques


  Cutting or Editing, Camera Movement, and Framing
• Cutting or Editing


  Involves joining of one shot with another, making sure that the two shots are logically connected.
• Camera Movement

  Done in order to have a smoother change of view, to help gradual growth of emotions, or to stimulate a familiar experience.
• Enumerate the 7 Camera Movement
• Panning


  You move your camera horizontally; either left to right or right to left, while its base is fixated on a certain point.
• Tilting


  you move the camera vertically, up to down or down to up, while its base is fixated to a certain point.
• Dolly


  you move the entire camera forwards and backwards, typically on some sort of track or motorized vehicle. 
• Truck


  same as dollying, only you are moving the camera from left to right instead of in and out. Again, it is best to do this using a fluid motion track that will eliminate any jerking or friction.
• Pedestal

  you move the camera vertically up or down while it is fixated in one location.
• Rack Focus


  You adjust the lens to start an image blurry and then shift the focus to make it crisper, or vice versa.
• FRAMING


  Helps in bringing balance to the film as it is being viewed. Can also get the attention and sustain the attention of the audience.
• Enumerate the 12 types of genre in films
• Camera Angle


  refer to the position and angle at which a camera is placed to capture a scene or subject in film, television, or photography
• 7 Importance of Camera Angle (CEHSTCC)
• Eye-Level Shot

  shot can result in a neutral perspective (not superior or inferior).

  This mimics how we see people in real life — our eye line connecting with theirs, and it can break down boundaries.
• Eye-Level Shot

  can result in a neutral perspective (not superior or inferior). This mimics how we see people in real life — our eye line connecting with theirs, and it can break down boundaries.
• Low Angle Shot


  These camera shots most often emphasize power dynamics between character
• High Angle Shot


  It usually creates a feeling of inferiority, or “looking down” on your subject.
• Cowboy Shot


  roughly waist-high. Hip level shots are often useful when one subject is seated while the other stands.
• Knee-level Shot


  They can emphasize a character’s superiority if paired with a low angle.
• Shoulder Level Shot


  actually much more standard than an eye level shot, which can make your actor seem shorter than reality
• Dutch or Dutch Tilt Shot


  "emphasis" for any tense or subjective moment.