Speed of Motion Control of speed of movement seen on screen Rates calculated in fps FAST MOTION: comedy, grab attention or accelerate pace SLOW MOTION: more fps--- slower the action appears - suggest that the action takes place in a dream or fantasy to convey enormous power, high drama, moment of spectacle
Perspective LENS: gathers light form the scene and transmits that light onto the flat surface odf the film to form an image that represents size, depth, and other dimensions FOCAL LENGTH: Distance from center of the lens to the point where light rays converge to a point of focus on the film
Perspective: Wide Angle Lens Short Focal length Exaggerates depth Makes distances between foreground and background greater Figures cover ground more rapidly
Perspective: Medium Lens Medium lens= 50 mm Foreground and background neither stretched apart nor squashed togehter
Perspective: Telephoto Lens Long Focal length Flatten Space along the Cameras axis 100 mm or > Used for sporting events—magnify at a distance