Survey of Film 2 Lecture Notes - Terminology (Fall 2024) PDF

Survey of Film II World Cinema – From the Decline of the Studio System to the Blockbuster Era Pascoe Terminology -Diegetic Sound: sound that comes from within the story, that the characters can hear as well as the audience. Also called "literal sound" or "actual sound" “Sister Act” (scene) https:/...

Survey of Film II World Cinema – From the Decline of the Studio System to the Blockbuster Era Pascoe Terminology -Diegetic Sound: sound that comes from within the story, that the characters can hear as well as the audience. Also called "literal sound" or "actual sound" “Sister Act” (scene) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDMP_WHyGhc -Non-Diegetic Sound: sound which is represented as coming from a source outside the story space. “The Long Kiss Goodnight” (trailer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUXQ4oNux_A -Mystery: Plot presents effects while withholding causes. -Suspense: Plot presents causes while withholding effects. -Cross-Cutting: Cutting between different sets of action that can be occurring simultaneously or at different times. “Amityville Horror” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rrfqXl52tc -Depth of Field (DOF): the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image. -Deep Focus: (large depth of field) A technique in which objects very near the camera, as well as those far away, are in focus at the same time. “Private Benjamin” (scene) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvlUAxFWQro “Citizen Kane” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZE6LB_DhdI -Shallow Focus: (small or shallow depth of field) one plane of the image is in focus while the rest is out of focus. “Se7en” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8WIiHbyxIQ -Rack Focusing: A technique that uses shallow focus (shallow depth of field) to direct the attention of the viewer forcibly from one subject to another. “Rambo” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYuVMLEw9NU “The Book of Eli” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qE52hylNT0 “Sister Act” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctjG4MjJwEA -Dolly: A set of wheels and a platform upon which the camera can be mounted to give it mobility. “The Warriors” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL0ipXUD-uU -Editing: The act of selecting and joining together different shots, either in the camera, manually, or using a computer (editing on a computer = nonlinear editing). -Mise-en-Scène: Translation "putting in the scene" Everything within the frame: every detail of the setting, colors, brightness, the location, the costumes, the staging of actors, the direction of actors, camera angles, choice of lenses, all of the sound in the film. “Crossroads” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXfZtlAPUNc -Continuity Editing: Editing supported by specific strategies of cinematography, used to ensure the spatial orientation of the viewer. The space of a scene is constructed along the "axis of action," also known as the "180-degree Line." The axis of action determines a 180-degree area where the camera can be placed to present the action. “Casablanca” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK10Ze-mcQo “Black Panther” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsOun4fQ0PM -Axis of Action [180˚ Line]: An imaginary line drawn between two points of interest or two points of action. In order to maintain screen position, direction, and eyeline consistency, all camera positions for the sequence will remain on one side of the Axis of Action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v6C3lZ9Ic0 “Jackie Brown” (scene) -Ellipsis: A term that refers to periods of time that have been left out of the narrative. “The Jerk” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJJA6WRpvlg -Jump Cut: An abrupt cut between two shots that calls attention to itself because it does not match the shots seamlessly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KUVwKp6MDI “Breathless” (scene) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03zw4RNv0gE&t=17s (“What is a Jump Cut & When to Use It”) -Dissolve: a transition between two sequences or scenes. Briefly superimposes the end of shot A and the beginning of shot B. “Citizen Kane” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTPctDhOCzE Pup and duck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt5mcZFYLng -Wipe: shot B replaces shot A by means of a boundary line moving across the screen “Star Wars” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF3g_kaUnCA “Highlander” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkfsqDEfix0&t=204s -Flashback: A scene or sequence that is inserted into a scene in present time and that deals with the past. “Enter the Dragon” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R5Li- f1IP8&list=PLAD73C6BFBC7FFAF2 -Flash-Forward: On the model of the flashback, scenes or shots of future time; the future tense of the film. “The Dead Zone” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj9M34DzAKo&list=PLACE1F8FB54697AE5 -Establishing Shot: sets up, or establishes the context for a scene by showing the relationship between its important figures and objects. (eg: exterior of a house at the beginning of a scene) “Amityville Horror” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CM_ZbYvMDI “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” (Alternate Ending) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EFo0JDDjuc Examples of Establishing Shots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACN3dw-ywAU -Point of View Shot: (POV). A subjective shot showing the scene from the specific point of view of one of the characters. “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_akwHYMdbsM Superman Ride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_diTCrdGWMY -Reverse Angle: A shot from the opposite side of a subject. (In a dialogue scene, a shot of the second participant) “Amityville Horror” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CM_ZbYvMDI -Shot Types: extreme close-up (ECU), close-up (CU), medium close-up (MCU), medium shot (MS), medium full shot (MFS), full shot (FS), wide shot (WS). -Narrator: An agent, whether diegetic or non-diegetic, that conveys the plot. “A Christmas Story” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJMZDBEL8Tg “Goodfellows” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKELvsSdHJU -Motif: Any significant repeated element in a film.