why is POV not often used for an entire film

scenes move slowly, limited shot scale, can't see protaganists, talking to camera

What is the "Cashiers du Cinema"?

A French Film Magazine, Those who fleshed out the Auteur Theory

Ways Alfred Hitchcock used Auteur Theory...

The Wrong Man Theme, Macabre Sense of Humor, Taboo Sexual Undertones, Cameo Appearence

point-of-view shot (POV)

typical video game perspective, Any shot taken from vantage point of a character

offered at beginning of a scene to establish location of the next scene

Extreme Long Shot (Establishing)

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Mid-term study guide for Professor Denny's FMA 141 mid-term that will be on Monday October 13th 2019.

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why is POV not often used for an entire film
scenes move slowly
limited shot scale
can't see protaganists
talking to camera
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What is the "Cashiers du Cinema"?
A French Film Magazine
People who sell films
Those who fleshed out the Auteur Theory
Group who invented film
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lead electrician on set
Power Operator
Best Boy
Set Electrician
Lead Electrician
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method of synchronizing sound on film
Movietone
Vitaphone
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usually reserved for most important elements on screen
Center
Top
Bottom
Left
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adhering to the aforementioned placements within the frame
Subsidiary Constrasts
Staging Positions
Following the Rules
Classical Composition
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Who directed Strangers on a Train?
Alfred Hitchcock
Mike Nichols
Alfred Pennyworth
Stanley Danen
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groundhog day in german
Run Lola Run (1998)
Murmeltier Tag (1998)
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Ways Alfred Hitchcock used Auteur Theory...
The Wrong Man Theme
Macabre Sense of Humor
Taboo Sexual Undertones
Cameo Appearence
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Helps schedule talent, crew, extras. Makes sure shooting schedule is working.
Director
2nd Assistant Director
Camera Operator
1st Assistant Director
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power, joy, aspiration
Toward the Bottom
Toward the Top
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dividing line between the edges of screen image and the enclosing darkness of the theater
Masking
Aspect Ratio
Croppimg
The Frame
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hello darkness my old friend
Internet Meme (2000's)
The Graduate (1967)
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the placement of objects is intentional, planned, designed
Closed Form
Open Form
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actors facing the camera directly
Profile
Quarter Turn
Full Front
Three Quarter Turn
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characters are skin to skin contact or up to 18 inches apart
Social
Personal
Public
Intimate
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Helps Producer keep track of money and expensices
Production Manager
Production Coordinator
Production Assistant
Production Accountant
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examples shown for High and Low angle shots
Went the Day Well (1942)
One Week (1922)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
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the placement of objects within a frame that seems realistic, random
Open Form
Closed Form
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short about a cat
Steamboat Willie (1928)
Felix in Hollywood (1923)
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the spatial relationships among characters within the mise en scene
Back to Camera
Tightly Framed
Profile
Proxemic Patterns
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chief lightning technician, develops lighting plan
Producer
Cinematographer
Key Grip
Gaffer
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Usually the person who supplies the money for a film
Executive Producer
Producer
Director
Production Accountant
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point-of-view shot (POV)
typical video game perspective
Any shot taken from vantage point of a character
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medium shot of 2 people
Double Shot
Two-Shot
Twice Shot
Medium Shot
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relatively close shot of a person from the waist up
Close-Up Shot
Medium Shot
Long Shot
Bust Shot
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things in frame only seem somewhat controlled
Aleatory Technique
Closed Form
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older aspect ratio for television
4:3
1:85:1
1:37:1
2:85:1
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characters are more than 12 feet apart
Public
Intimate
Personal
Social
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music filling in for sound effects
Mickeymousing
Diagetic Music
Dubbing
Non-Diagetic Music
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area of an image that will immediately attract the attention of the audience
Dominant Contrast/Dominant
Placement in the Frame
Intrinsic Interests
Subsidiary Constrasts
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placed in the far reaches of these characters are seen as insignificant
Center
Left or Right
Bottom
Top
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responsible for the overall look and feel of a movie, oversees props, sets, clothing, etc...
Production Designer
Executive Producer
Director
Producer
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lurking in the darkness these objects are seen...
Bottom
Top
Out-of-frame
Center
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sound effects artist named after Jack Foley
Sound Mixer
Foley Artist
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seen as having power, authority, dominance
Center
Right
Top
Bottom
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operates the camera
Director
Cinematographer
1st Assistant Camera
Camera Operator
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characters range from 4ft to 12ft. friendly range, impersonal business
Social
Public
Intimate
Personal
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offered at beginning of a scene to establish location of the next scene
Medium Long Shot
Medium Shot
Long Shot
Extreme Long Shot (Establishing)
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Top position on a film crew, receives Oscar for Best Picture
Production Manager
Producer
Director
Executive Producer
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badass movie clip with guy who loved an elephant with bone cracking sounds
Cracked to the Bone
Bruce Lee's Wet Dream
The Protector
Elephants are My Life
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Buster Keaton film watched with the messed up house
One Week (1921)
The Gold Rush (1925)
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used as a way to mask blemishes on faces or other imperfections
Soft Focus
Makeup
Zoom
Mask
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rejection of audience , anti-social
Quarter Turn
Profile
Full Front
Three Quarter Turn
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scuba mask, peephole, periscope are all examples of
Focuses
Zooms
Irises
Enclosure Metaphors
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shot that allows all objects within the frame no matter the distance to remain in focus
Deep Focus Shot
Subjective Shot
Focus Shot
Extreme Focus Shot
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Widescreen has an aspect ratio of...
4:3
1:85:1
1:37:1
2:35:1
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range of distance in front of the lens that appears in focus
Focus
Depth of Field
Lens Appearance
Range
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shot in which the object is photographed from above, appears smaller, weaker
Canted Angle Shot
High Angle Shot
Wide Angle Shot
Low Angle Shot
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Creates call sheets, helps with scheduling
2nd Assistant Director
Camera Operator
Director
Cinematographer
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degree of acceptable sharpness in a film image
Focus
Iris
Clearness
Zoom
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shot photographed by a titled camera
Tilt Shot
Canted Angle
Oblique Angle
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an object or person is shot from below, appears powerful, dominating, in control
High Angle Shot
Canted Angle Shot
Low Angle Shot
Wide Angle Shot
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movie where that girl can't talk well and has Princess Leia's mother
The Jazz Singer (1927)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Star Wars (1977)
The Graduate (1951)
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technique where portion of screen is blocked out and alters the aspect ratio (ex scuba goggles)
Cropping
The Graduate
Blocking
Masking
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example of over-the-shoulder shots and extreme close-ups
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)
Lady in the Lake (1947)
Dark Passage (1947)
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Keeps budget on track, helps pay crew and scheduling
Director
Production Accountant
Production Manager
Producer
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seen as weak
Center
Left
Top
Bottom
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object being shown is among their surroundings. person is in full body shot
Medium Shot
Long Shot
Medium Long Shot
Close Up Shot
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builds equipment to support camera, oversees camera rigging
Lock Grip
A Tripod
Firmly Grasp in in Your Hand
Key Grip
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movie example for subsidiary contrast
Run Lola Run (1998)
Suspicion (1941)
Citizen Kane (1951)
Verigto (1951)
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film noir we watched and I slept through
Squidward Noir (2018)
Out of the Past (1947)
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in charge of overall look of a movie. chooses cameras, lenses, shot framing, camera movements, etc...
Camera Operator
Director
Cinematograher
1st Assistant Camera
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medium shot of 3 people
Group Shot
Three-Shot
Triple Shot
Medium Shot
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Mickey Mouse's first appearence
PROPERTY OF WALT DISNEY COMPANY
PROPERTY OF THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
PROPERTY OF WALT DISNEY COMPANY
Steamboat Willie (1928) PROPERTY OF THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
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a minutely detailed view of an object or person
Focus Shot
Zoom Shot
Close-Up Shot
Extreme Close-Up Shot
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Entry level position on a set
Production Accounant
Production Manager
Production Coordinator
Production Assistant
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microphone held overhead and allows for synchronized sound while recording
Did somebody say boom?
Shotgun Mic
Pie Hole Lazer Gun
Boom Mic
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designs and constructs movie sets
Production Manager
Set Designer
Art Director
Producer
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Older film aspect ratio
1:85:1
2:35:1
4:3
1:37:1
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Auteur Theory is...
what Hitchcock practices in his films
some sophisticated art term
the idea that the director is the major creator of the art
laughing at things you shouldn't
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usually a medium shot of 2 people. One character is over the back shoulder of another character
Medium Shot
Back Shot
Over-the-Shoulder Shot
Two-Shot
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The first film we watched
We watched a film day 1? I was sleep
Criss Cross Lovers (1956)
Vertigo (1958)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
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Helps hire crew, coordinates behind scenes logistics
Production Coordinator
Production Accountant
Production Manager
Production Assistant
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an unobtrusive area of the film language that nonetheless compels us due to how dramatic or contextual importance
Territorial Space
Intrinsic Interest
Staging Positions
Classical Composition
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parts of the mise en scene
The Frame
Aspect Ratio
Actors
Everything in a film
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the one who creates the mise en scene
Producer
Metteur en Scene
Cinematopgrapher
Director
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objects that help to counterbalance the entire arrangement
Open Form
Subsidiary Constrast
Proximity Patterns
Closed Form
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the act of condensing shots to fit smaller aspect ratios
Cropping
Panning
Shrinking
Masking
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music that occurs in the narrative of the film, characters can hear it
Non-Diagetic Music
Diagetic Music
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actor facing direction opposite of the camera
Back to Camera
Profile
Full Front
Quarter Turn
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characteristics of film noir
Gangsters
deep shadows
femme fatales
hard-boiled detectives
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music as part of the film narrative, attributable source, not heard by those in the film
Diagetic Music
Non-Diagetic Music
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The leading creative artist of a film set, can play role in casting, shot composing
2nd Assistant Director
1st Assistant Director
Director
Camera Operator
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4:3 and 1:33:1 are..
Numbers
Aspect Ratios
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movie example for breaking classical composition
The King's Speech (2011)
One Week (1921)
Citizen Kane (1951)
Run Lola Run (1998)
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detailed view of an object or person, usually only of person's head/face
Close-Up Shot
Head and Shoulders Shot
Bust Shot
Extreme Close-Up Shot
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selects the sounds to give to the sound mixer
Director
Foley Artist
Sound Mixer
Sound Editor
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shot that shows not only POV but also state of mind
Point-of-view Shot
Over-the-Shoulder Shot
Subjective Camera Shot
POV Shot
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example between difference of Tightly Framed and Loosely Framed shots
That bone breaking scene
What's tight and loose framed?
The King's Speech speech scene
Run Lola Run (1998)
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shot of an actor looking off frame right or left, feeling of unawareness
Back to Camera
Full Front
Quarter Turn
Profile
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position between full front and profile (favorite positions of directors)
Profile
Back to Camera
Quarter Turn
Full Front
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closing this allows blackness to envelop the screen around the portion that is still open
Zoom
Focus
Iris
Masking
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Charlie Chaplin film watched with the tilting house
One Week (1921)
The Gold Rush (1925)
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The standard Aspect Ratio for films
1:37:1
2:35:1
1:85:1
4:3
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agreement or correspondence between image and sound
Diagetic Music
Synchronized Sound
Boom Mic
Sound Mixer
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example of entire POV movie
Lady in the Lake (1947)
Dark Passage (1947)
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regarded as the first "talkie" (movie with sound)
The Jazz Singer (1927)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
One Week (1921)
The Gold Rush (1925)
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Warner Bros' sound on disk method for talkies
Vitaphone
Dubbing
Non-Diagetic Music
Diagetic Music
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characters are at range of 18 inches to 4ft apart, friends
Social
Public
Intimate
Personal

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