Film as Lit Exam 1

extreme close up

the most that you can fill a fram with your subject

closeup

fills your fram with a part of your subject

medium close up - “nips up”

frames your subject from the chest up - “nips up”

cowboy shot

shot from mid-thigh up - originates from old westerns

medium/mid shot

most common - waist up

full shot

subject in full fram, but you can still see the background/scenery

over the shoulder shot

shows subject from behind the shoulder of another character

2-shot/ 2-fer

2 characters in fram

three shot

three characters in frame

group shot

multiple people are in frame

dutch/ “canted” angle

a tilted camera angle - creates sense of disorientation

low angle

looking up at your subject - can emphasize power dynamics

high angle

points down at your subject - can create feeling of inferiority (looking down on)

wide/long shot

subject in view but not filling the shot - good deal of space above and bellow your subject

extreme long/wide shot

subject appeears small against location - subject = distant or unfamiliar

birds eye/overhead shot

from way up high looking down on them - good amount of scenery included

point of view (pov) shot

looking from the view point of your subject

establishing shot

long-ish shot that establishes relationships between important characters, settings, etc.

example - the shining

parallel editing/cross cutting

different location same time - can show that things are going wrong

ex. silence of the lambs

montage

different location different time - more emphasis on time

ex. school of rock, psycho, rocky

german expreessionism

• an exageration of distorted reality to express deeper and repressed emotions or truths

• this is done through exagerated sets, dramatic lighting, and weird angles

• focuses on internal states - fear oor madness, extreme moods

• DISTORTION!!!!!!!!!!!!

examples: nosferatu, tim burton films, the adams family, coraline

italian neorealism

• started after world war two

• focuses on real-life struggles especially of poor people

• filmed in real places instead of studios

• dealt with everyday issues like poverty,loss, and survival

• no sugarcoating

examples: bicycle thieves

french new wave

• 1950s & 60s

• wanted to break away from tranditional, polished movies

• tell stories in moer creative and spontanious ways

• new techniques: handheld cameras, jump cuts, non-linear storytelling

• about experimenting with how movies are made

• focuses more on personal stories

• plays with rules of film making

example: breathless

steadycams & camera vehicles

steadycam is wearable and self-stablizing (used in rocky)

camera vehichles necessary for high speed or chase scenes

tracking shots & long shots

long takes and tracking shots not the same, but if you want a long shot you probably want a tracking shot

tracking shot - involves camera movement, follows the subject or moves through a scene

long shot - a shot that lasts for an extending period of time without cuts or edits (not all the time)

examples: attonement - 9 ½ mintues, no cuts, require extensive choreography, very complecated

continuity editing

editing for straightforward, rational, realistic, logical thought and flow between shots

consistent, invisible editing - so audience stays focused on the story

REALISM

discontinuous editing

flow between shots is intentionally disrupted - jarring cuts, unsual transition, or non-linear sequencing

time isn’t straight forward, creates a sense of disorientation

EXPRESSIONISM

auteur theory

established during the french new wave

the director is more to be considered the “author” of the movie than is the writer of the screenplay (bc oversees everything)

somehow sexist