Arts [Photography + Film]

Photography

in it’s early stages during the late 19th century,was viewed as a purely technical process, that of recording visible images by light action on light-sensitive materials

Photography

Greek word “photos” meaning light, “graphos” meaning writing

Process

focusing a camera to a subject

Art

Discerning a significant moment or a unique expression, framing it in the camera viewfinder with an eye for composition, then clicking the shutter is

*immediancy* and *detail*

Two distinctive characteristics of photography

Communication fields

Journalism, advertising, education, and even in courts of law.

George Tapan

two PATA awards, Gold Award, ASEAN Tourism Association Award, first place 2011 National Geographic Photo Contest

PATA

Pacific Asia Tourism Association

John K. Chua

best known as an advertising and commercial photographer, with over 40 years experience

Film / Cinema

early name “motion pictures”

Celluloid film strip

* transition from still photography in 1800s
* allowed successive still photos of a moving subjectto be captured on a strip of film advancing through a single camera

Kinetescope

peepshow cabinet with an eyehole through which these earliest “movies” could be viewed

Cinematographe

a hand cranked camera, printer, and projector all in one that was lightweight enough to bring outside the studio

Film Directing

who envisions the final effect of the film on its viewers, visually, mentally, and emotionally.

Acting

With live theatre as the only form of acting at that time, film actors had to learn to express themselves without the exaggerated facial expressions and gestures used on stage.

Cinematography

This captured the director’s vision of each scene through camera placement and movement, lighting, and other special techniques.

Editing

Joined by film editing, the art of selecting the precise sections of film, then sequencing and joining them to achieve the director’s desired visual and emotional effect.

Production / Set design

This recreated in physical terms - through location, scenery, sets, lighting, costumes, and props - the mental image that the director had of how each scene look, what period it should depict, and what atmosphere it should convey.

Film genres

silent films, “slapstick comedy” films, gangster movie, horror, fantasy, animated, movie musical, war and disaster, westerns “cowboy movies”, etc

Lino Brocka

*Tinimbang Ka Ngunit kulang, Maynila, Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag*

Mike de Leon

*Itim, Sister Stella L, Bayaning 3rd World*

Ishmael Bernal

*Himala*

Peque Gallaga

*Oro,Plata,Mata*

Female directors that made their mark in Philippine Cinema

Laurice Guillen & Mariloue Diaz Abaya

Laurice Guillen

*Salome* (1981) Toronto International Film Festival

Marilou Diaz Abaya

*Jose Rizal, Muro-ami, Bagong Buwan* films with meaningful themes

Maryo J. delos Reyes

*Magnifico*

Brillante Mendoza

originally a production designer for films, commercials, and music videos, and started directing films in 2005. *Kinatay*