Download - Photography Lecture Part Two
Sunset Boulevard 1950
Directed by Billy Wilder
William Holden as Joe Gillis
Gloria Swanson as
Norma Desmond
Sunset Boulevard
1989 the Library of Congress selected it as one of the 25 landmark films of all time.
Sunset Boulevard
1989 the Library of Congress selected it as one of the 25 landmark films of all time.
1998 AFI voted it the 12th greatest film in its list of top 100 films.
Sunset Boulevard
1989 the Library of Congress selected it as one of the 25 landmark films of all time.
1998 AFI voted it the 12th greatest film in its list of top 100 films.
2007 AFI rated it the 16th greatest film of all time.
Journal Writing Assignment #2
Did Sunset Boulevard reinforce or exceed your expectations of a black and white film?
Photography (part 2)
Film Formats
Larger formats =
Larger formats =
higher resolution
Larger formats =
higher resolutionmore expensive
Larger formats =
higher resolutionmore expensive
equipment less portable
IMAX cameras
IMAX cameras
35mm camera
most feature films shot with 35mm
16mm camera
Choice of independent filmmakers on a limited budget
Super 8
Pre-video used for home movies still used in avant-garde& music videos
VIDEO
VIDEO
- less expensive than film
VIDEO
- less expensive than film- smaller, lighter
VIDEO
- less expensive than film- smaller, lighter- work faster, with smaller crews
FOCAL LENGTH
• 3 kinds of lenses:
Each lens has its own characteristic effect on the
image…
NORMAL LENS (50mm)
“the way our eyes see”
• A normal lens = 50mm
• A normal lens = 50mm• smaller than 50mm = wide-angle
• A normal lens = 50mm• smaller than 50mm = wide-angle• larger than 50mm = telephoto
• deep depth of field
• deep depth of field
deeper depth of field shallower depth of field
• deep depth of field
deeper depth of field shallower depth of field
out of focus
Deep depth of field
deep depth of fieldCitizen Kane
deep depth of field Citizen Kane
• deep depth of field
• wider field of view - more peripheral information
Wide-angle lens
Extreme wide-angle = Fisheye lens
TELEPHOTO LENS
TELEPHOTO LENS
• shallow depth of field
Jackie Brown & The Aviator
TELEPHOTO LENS
• shallow depth of field• flattens the image = more 2-dimentional
TELEPHOTO LENS
• shallow depth of field• flattens the image = more 2-dimentional• movement toward or away from camera
is less apparent
TELEPHOTO LENS
• shallow depth of field• flattens the image = more 2-dimentional• movement toward or away from camera
is less apparent• narrower field of view - less peripheral
information
comparisons:
Wide-angle
comparisons:
Wide-angle Telephoto
wide
telephoto
The Gladiator
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
CAMERA ANGLE
• Relationship between subject and viewer
Low angle shot
Low angle shot
• emphasizes a character’s power or superiority –
• appear threatening
Touch of Evil
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Shaft
High angle shot
High Fidelity
High angle shot
• subject seems weak, powerless, perhaps depressed
High Fidelity
Bicycle Thieves
Kill Bill
Eye-level shot
Amelie
Eye-level shot
• no visual superiority or inferiority
Eye-level shot
• no visual superiority or inferiority
• often a realist tendency
Bird’s-eye view
Last Days
Bird’s-eye view
• somewhat disorienting
Last Days
Bird’s-eye view
• somewhat disorienting
• not the way we usually see things
Last Days
American Beauty
The Third Man
Oblique (canted) angle shot
Oblique (canted) angle shot
• image appears less stable - off balance - might suggest a state of flux
Citizen Kane
(oblique and low-angle)
Citizen Kane
CAMERA MOVEMENT
Pan
Pan
• Horizontal camera movement
Pan
• Horizontal camera movement
• Might follow the action in the scene
Tilt
Tilt
• Vertical movement of the camera - tilting up or down
Dolly Shot
• Filmed from moving vehicle or cart
Dolly Shot
• Filmed from moving vehicle or cart
• Also called tracking shot
Dolly Shot
Crane Shot
crane shot
Zoom Shot
• Position of camera does not change
Zoom Shot
• Position of camera does not change
created with the lens
zoom
Hand-held Shot
no stabilizing device
hand held shot
Aerial Shot
Aerial Shot
• Often establishing shot
Aerial Shot
• Often establishing shot
• Helicopter
Aerial Shot
Director Phillip Noyce (2002)
Everlyn Sampi as Molly
Tianna Sansbury as Daisy
Kenneth Branagh as A. O. Neville
Remember!
Make sure you’re answering the question with evidence from the film not just giving plot summary.
Write about the film in the present tense.
“Joe is an anti-hero.”
Not “Joe was an anti-hero.”
Be specific in your thesis sentence
Do not begin with a vague sentence like, “Joe Gillis is an anti-hero for many reasons.”
Your introduction should be strong and set up your response.
Your analysis should
Begin with an introduction with a topic (thesis) sentence.
The body of your paper supports the
thesis
And finally a conclusion to wrap it all up
SOURCE
Anything that isn’t your original idea must be sourced, even me!
(Kendall)
Not sourcing and referencing others material is considered plagiarism
“Unlike the prototypical hero or good guy Joe Gillis embodies the quintessentialcharacteristics of an anti-hero” (Kendall).
10 to 12 lines of material
Shorter papers will not receive full credit
Put film titles in italics
And capitalize the first letter of each word
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
Double space your document
Finally!
Write your paper in the third person and avoid using pronouns, like “you” and “I’ “we” “they”
Please proof read your paper before submitting it and follow the format in the writing packet
Response Questions - CHOOSE ONE OF THESE QUESTIONS TO RESPOND TO
1. How does the use of a wide angle lens enhance the storytelling in Rabbit Proof Fence?
1. How does camera movement enhance the storytelling in Rabbit Proof Fence? (Give specific examples from the film and use film grammar)
RESPONSE PAPERS: Throughout the course of the semester, we will screen at least twelve films. You are required to write half-page response papers for at least five of the films. These papers are due one week from the day they are assigned. Each paper is worth a maximum of 2 points These papers may constitute cumulative total of 10 possible points. All papers must be typed using 12 point Times Roman font, with 1” margins and be double-spaced. No handwritten pages accepted. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation are taken into account. Plagiarism is strictly prohibited.