Week 12 Flashcards
Aspect Ratio
Ratio of frame width to frame height (width:height)
Masked Widescreen
North By Northwest (1959): Aspect ratio of 1.85:1, but the ratio of the negative is 1.50:1 (masked widescreen)
Anamorphic Widescreen
Aspect ratio of 22.35:1 (Panavision/anamorphic widescreen)
The “squeezed” image on film and the “unsqueezed” image as projected (Film Art images)
Cinerama
Required three cameras filming simultaneously, three perfectly synchronised projectors, and a curved screen to achieve its extra-widescreen ratio of up to 2.89:1
The Problem with “Full Screen”/Pan-and-Scan Conversions
Butters the cinematography that was done in the frame
Framing
Refers to what is visible in a given shot or scene
Framing will suggest a position from which we see the image
Camera distance
Camera angle
Camera Level
Extreme Long shot
when human body appears very small or focus appears very small
Long shot
When human body more or less fills the frame
Medium-Long shot
framed from roughly knees up
Medium shot
roughly waist up
Medium close up
chest/shoulders up
Close up
when human face/ important object fills the frame
Extreme Close up
small portion of face fills the screen camera/ mega zoomed in
Straight on framing
when camera perspective is that of third person
Low-Angle framing
when camera is place below subject, looking up
High-Angle framing
when camera is placed above subject, and looks down
Camera Height
Refers to physical distance between camera and floor
Camera Level
camera level and dealing with the horizon
Functions of Framing
-framing can help interpret the meaning/ what the character is feeling/ also what is happening/ situation.
-framing can establish or reestablish settings and character positions
- can also isolate an important detail
-can prompt us to recognize a shot as subjective (POV shot)
-may repeat, creating visual motif
-may stand out owing to its rarity
-angle, level, height and/or distance may develop significantly within a sequence (or a whole film)
