Shots, Angles, and Lighting

1. Shots, Angles, and Lighting Film Analysis Part One

2. Journal Entry!!! What are your top three favorite movies of all time? Explain why, out of all of the choices you have in the world, that these three are the best.

3. Mise-en-Scène • The aspects about a film that create the setting and set the mood/tone • These aspects include: sets, props, costume & make-up, lighting, cinematography, actors, etc.. • Today, we are going to learn about a few of the aspects of the mise-en-scène: shots, angles and lighting! • Example: The Royal Tenenbaums

4. Commonly Used Frames • Extreme Long Shot • Long Shot • Medium Shot • Close-Up • Extreme Close-up • Over-the-shoulder shot

5. Extreme Long Shot • People are for the most part insignificant; more used to show the setting of a film • Generally used to show landscapes: mountains, sea, desert, forest, cityscapes etc.. • Panoramic-type view • Examples: Legends of the Fall, The Bourne Identity

6. Long Shot • Able to see characters more prominently in the shot • Wide enough to show a significant amount of the setting/ mise-en-scène • Establish people-scaled settings rather than the settings that extreme long shots focus on: bedroom, alleys, store, etc. • Examples: Knocked Up, 28 Weeks Later

7. Medium Shot • Two or more characters are usually shown from the waist up • People are the main focus now, not the setting • Used many times to advance dialogue or for dramatic physical interaction • Examples: Titanic, Back to the Future

8. Close-up • Camera shows only from the shoulders up of the characters • Close-ups used to draw attention to a particular character, isolating them from the rest of the mise-en-scène • Used to show emotional response to a particular event in the film • Examples: The Dark Knight, Black Swan

9. Extreme Close-up • Focuses on one aspect of the character’s face (eyes, nose, etc.), or a particular object in the setting. • Used to elevate drama or suspense • Used to draw attention to a particular object in a film as a means of foreshadowing • Examples: Days of Heaven, Kill Bill: Volume One

10. Over-the-Shoulder Shot • Shot that is over the shoulder of one of the characters • More emphasis to what is facing the camera rather than the character who has his/her back turned to the camera • Example: Gladiator, Sin City

11. Name this shot!!!

12. Name this shot!!!

13. Name this shot!

14. Name this shot!

15. Name this shot!

16. Name this shot!

17. Commonly-Used Angles • Bird’s-Eye View • High Angle • Eye-Level Shot • Low Angle • Oblique Angle

18. Bird’s-Eye View • An angle that looks directly down on the setting/ characters • Appears as if the audience is on a plane, looking down • Many times meant to emphasize setting • Examples: Blade Runner, Dogville

19. High Angle • Meant to create the illusion of the actor being looked down on • Made to make the characters appear vulnerable, weak or inferior • Examples: Matilda, Silence of the Lambs

20. Eye-Level Shot • Shot at the level of the eyes of the audience • Neutral, standard • Examples: Moulin Rogue, The Prestige

21. Low Angle • Meant to create the illusion of the actor being looked up to • Made to make the characters appear powerful, scary or dominant (opposite effect of high angle) • Examples: Sweeny Todd, Halloween

22. Oblique Angle • The camera is tilted on the horizontal plane • Used to show a distorted point of view of a character, possibly to make things seem more eerie (used a lot on villains) • Examples: Notorious, Paranormal Activity

23. Name that Angle!

24. Name that angle!

25. Name that angle!

26. Name that angle!

27. Name that angle!

28. Commonly-Used Lighting Effects • High Contrast • Backlighting or “Halo Effect” • Cool Colors or Warm Colors

29. High Contrast • AKA: Low-key lighting • Lighting that creates contrast between light and dark areas of the shot, with deep shadows and little fill light • Seen A LOT in film noir • Examples: The Third Man, Shadow of a Doubt

30. Backlighting or “Halo Effect” • Illuminating the characters or the setting from the back • Causes a glowing effect that many times looks like a halo • Examples: Sin City, L.A. Confidential

31. Cool Colors or Warm Colors • Cool colors (blue, green, purple, etc.) are used to create a feeling of sadness, creepiness, calmness, sorrow, coldness • Warm colors (red, orange, yellow, etc.) are used to create a feeling of passion, anger, happiness, warmth • Examples: Vertigo, Do the Right Thing

32. Name that lighting!

33. Name that lighting!

34. Name that lighting!

35. Now, boys vs. girls • Girls on one side of the room, boys on the other side • What you are playing for: 2 Formative Extra Credit Points Each for the winning team • How this works: One girl and one boy from each team will take turns competing against one another. Once the still is shown, whoever guesses what the still is an example of, gets a point. If either team can guess the movie that the still came from, that’s another point! • You can use your notes to help you!!!

36. What angle is this?

37. What shot is this?

38. What shot is this?

39. What lighting is this?

40. What angle is this?

41. What shot is this?

42. What lighting is this?

43. What lighting is this?

44. What shot is this?

45. What shot is this?

46. What angle is this?

47. Final Question: Worth 5 Points! In the next still, name the shot, angle, and lighting! Extra Point if you name the film!

49. Get out your cell phones! • http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/XCjBumMX6Gh1z2n