English - Film Study - Aspects of Film

In English this year we are learning about film and different types of techniques and aspects of it. This task involves writing down about vast aspects of film.

How does Tone work in Film?

- What else can we call tone in a film?

Brightness

- What are the 3 main elements of tone?

Lighting, Exposure, and Art Direction

- How and why does Coppola use tone in the classic film 'The Godfather'?

He uses the dark tone to represent the mafia which is all about violence and death but inside that dark tone, there is light which is the outside that is about joy and life.

-How can directors control the feelings of the scenes?

Through the props, wardrobe, and brightness of a scene

Motif

 - What is a Motif
Something that's a recurring theme so something like an image or object to represent something like a symbol
 - Why are they Important?
To tell the stories theme and to develop that theme
 - What makes a great work of artThe recurring theme that can be missed out unless the film is watched again to see the hidden details

Blocking

 - What are 3 ways directors use blocking in a film?
Space
Shape
Lines
 - What are the 3 basic shapes for film blocking?
Triangle
Circle
Square
 - What are the emotions associated with these shapes?
Circles feel inclusive and safer
Square creates limited space
Triangles are sharp and feel aggressive
 - What two things can blocking help with?
Blocking can tell us what really is going on
It also is a guide for the movie crew.

Contrast

- What are ways directors can contrast in film?
Tone
Art Direction
Blocking
Camera Movement
Colour
- What is contrasted in Spike Jonze's Ad?
From everything from the start to the end
- Why did he contrast these things?
It's to make things emotional, meaningful, and intellgient as well.

Point of View

- What is a POV shot?
To show us the characters point of view
- What is a 'point of thought' shot?
To show us a characters view on where something may be
- Why are they important?
To allow us to share the emotion the characters is having.

Production Design

- What is production design?
The overall look of the production
- What makes up production design?
Set Design
Prompts
Wardrobe
- What are the 3 main things production design can help reveal?
Mood
Character
Theme

Establishing Shot

- What is an establishing shot?
To establish a scene
- Why is it used?
It's the opener for new scenes
- Why are establishing shot usually the most expensive
Because you see everything

Dutch Angle

- The Dutch Angle does what?
To create something unsettling and to make the feeling of something is wrong
- What is a Dutch Angle?
It's a camera shot with a noticible tilt
- Who and when created the dutch angle?
The German expressionist used it in the early 1990s
- What 3 things do directors need to consider for the Dutch Angle?
Identifying the moment to use it.
Consider the moment
To enhance the moment
What 4 things can enhance a Dutch Angle? 
Degree of Tilt
Camera Height
Lens Choice
Depth of  Field 

Colour

- How does colour in film affect poeple?
It can draw out emotions and it has a physlogical effect on us
- What are the 3 factors in determining colour?
Hue
Saturation
Brightness
- Why is the hue in 'The Matrix' mostly green?
The Matrix takes part in a digital world and we associate the color green with code.
- Why do some films desaturate?
It gives the film world a cold like feeling and it takes us back in time
- What can brightness and a lack of brightness show in a film?
To create a contrast within the film.