film

• Film


  Motion picture or the sequence of moving pictures
• Film


  • Form of visual art used to imitate experiences that communicate ideas, stories, or feelings with the use of moving images
  • Also called a movie or motion picture
  • The art form that is the result of the film is called cinema

  
• The film industry in the Philippines started in 1897
• Usual subjects and themes in contemporary Philippine films

  • Martyr wife
  • Superhero
  • Action
  • Melodramas
  • Comedies

  
• Considered the most remarkable era in the history of cinema in the Philippines

  1950
• Filmmaking became an industry in the Philippines

  1970
• Time


  • Considered the most significant element of cinema
  • Physical time - time for an action to take place as it is being filmed and projected on the screen
  • Psychological time - impression of the viewer on how long an action takes place
  • Dramatic time - timeline of events portrayed in the film
• Space


  • Scale - size of objects on the screen and how they relate to the surrounding area
  • Shooting angle - location or angle from where the camera records the scene
  • Lighting - position of lights can affect the illusion of depth
• Sounds


  • Includes dialogue, background music, theme melodies, and silence
• Techniques of cinema


  • Cutting or editing - joining one shot with another
  • Camera movements - how the camera shifts to visually narrate and shape the viewer's perspective
  • Framing - helps bring balance to the film
• Forms and types of films


  • Real life
  • Fictional
• Action films


  Based on real life or actual experiences of a real person
• Fictional films


  Centered on purely fictional, may be based on the tradition of metrical romance or the literary komedya, or with contemporary issues
• Animation


  Film that involves creating illustrations or inanimate images and bringing them to life
• Animation


  • RPG Metanoia - story of a timid young online gaming fan named Nico, first full-length 3D animated film in Philippines
• Bomba films


  Films that primarily depict nudity and sex, became popular from 1970
• Documentary (Dokyu)


  Motion picture that narrates or discusses news events, or explains other subject matter based on facts
• Types of Dokyu


  • Journalism reports - events based on facts and emphasize timeliness
  • General interest film - informs the public on a particular subject
  • Nature documentaries - brings knowledge about the physical world
  • Committed documentaries - tackles social problems and issues
  • Cinema direct - represents reality using a unique point of view, language, and technique
• Drama


  Motion picture that dwells on personal problems and conflicts, draws sentiments and emotion, typically meant to be a tearjerker
• Fantasy


  Motion picture that depicts scenes in an imaginary world, includes komiks, stories, folklore and science fiction
• Historical films


  Motion picture that shows actual events that occurred in the past, may depict real stories of famous persons, or historical events and places that are recreated
• Horror films


  Motion picture shown to bring fear to the audience
• Comedy


  Motion picture that aims to induce laughter in the audience
• Romantic comedy


  Love story presented with music and humor, usually focuses on chance encounters, mistaken identity, and use of disguises
• Slapstick comedy


  Focuses on using a physical or psychological defect, or on using ill-mannered behavior of characters as sources of laughter
• Musical


  Romantic comedy presented with dances, skits, and songs, includes filmed, sarswela, sarswela-type, Hollywood-type, and new musical
• Period films


  Motion picture that centers on characters and events recreated in a historical place and time