What do you think is the definitive scene from the Wizard of Oz?

Follow the Yellow Brick Road We’re off to see the wizard

She’s scary but remember the flying monkees?

Poppies

Somewhere over the rainbow

There’s no place like home. A dream?

I.B. Justify why it’s definitive When you do notes on a film write three paragraphs on the definitive scene. 1. Describe using Film vocabulary 2. Why it’s definitive a. tells same story as the film b. memorable c. a key turning point. 3. Give cultural, theoretical, and/or historical context

Media Justify why it’s definitive When you do notes on a film write two paragraphs on the definitive scene. 1. Describe using Film vocabulary 2. Why it’s definitive a. tells same story as the film b. memorable c. a key turning point. d. a matter of opinion.

Structure and Language of Film Vocabulary: shot, sequence, montage, types of shots, types of edits, types of camera movements

Structure of a film Shot – a simple run of the camera Sequence– a group of shots depicting one action, or which seems to belong with or depend upon each other Scene- A group of sequences or a group of shots which depict an event or occur in one place Montage-a series of shots or sequences that are related by theme and not necessarily by time or place

Shot a simple run of the camera The basic unit in film Shot is to film as word is to text

Types of shots long shot or wide shot medium shot close up extreme close up 2 shot over the shoulder shot

Two shot

Description: Shows whole body or space. Purposes: Establish scene or setting, allow room for action. Wide shot (w.s.)

Description: Shows subject from waist up. Purposes: Allows connection with subject while providing room for gestures. Most frequently used shot. Medium Shot (m.s.) Description: Shows subject from waist up. Purposes: Allows connection with subject while providing room for gestures. Most frequently used shot.

Description: Shows enlarged view of part of subject. Purposes: Draws attention to details and adds emotion. Close up (c.u.)

CLOSE UP OF A FACE

CLOSE UP (C.U.)

Extreme close up

Medium shot (M.S.) of a person

Another medium shot (M.S.)

Long shot (L.S.) -to show action and/or perspective

Aka “the establishing shot”

Sequence- a group of shots depicting one action

Scene- a series of shots in one setting or depicting an event

Montage- series of shots connected by theme not necessarily by time and space

Cut-the ending of a shot. If the cut is a jerky movement, which seems inconsistent with the next shot it’s called a jump cut

Fade in or out-the image appears or disappears gradually. Often used as a division between scenes Dissolve-one image fades in while another fades out so that for a few seconds the two are super imposed

An example of a dissolve edit

Camera Movements Pan-movement from side to side from a stationary position Tilt- movement up or down from a stationary position Tracking-camera itself moves to follow a moving object Zoom-lens shortens or lengthens to make object closer or further Dolly-moving camera in and out to make make subject appear larger or smaller in the frame

Description: Shows what's to the left or right of the screen. Purposes: Reveal setting, sweep across subject wider than screen, show relationship between two subjects. Pan

Description: Shows what's above or below the screen. Purposes: Reveal parts of vertical subject, useful for showing tall objects, show relationship between parts of a subject, can add suspense or surprise. Tilt

Zoom

Track or Truck

Arc A variation on the tracking shot

Dolly

Camera Angles Normal camera angle is at the same level as the subject, but there could be cinematic reasons to move the camera up or down.

High Angle—makes subject look small and vulnerable

Low angle shot will tend to make subject look more powerful

There are other reasons of course for high and low angle shots

Bird’s eye angle

Dutch Angle—used to communicate psychological imbalance among other things, now becoming overused perhaps. It’s actually a framing technique more than a camera angle

Film noir—the femme fatale

Film Noir—the cool loner

Dark subject matter, shadowy photography, the white man ’ s blues

SOUND Diegetic vs. Non Diegetic Diegetic = sound from the world of the film, that the characters can hear. Non Diegetic = sound, usually music and narration, that only the audience can hear

Notes: it is possible for imagery to be non diegetic as well some directors as a matter of style have blurred the lines in diegeticism

Establishing Shot from Truman’s P.O.V.

Establishing Shot from Truman

Mis en scene French for put in the scene

Mis en scene

Deep Focus

2 nd Example

Citizen Kane (1941) Orson Welles One sentence synopsis 2 Paragraphs on Definitive Scene Questions 1. Is this the greatest movie of all time? Why or why not? 2. Explain some of the innovative film techniques in this film. 3. Describe how Kane is a tragic hero in the vein of Macbeth & Oedipus

Do you know these script terms? EXT. INT. V.O. P.O.V Transitions DISSOLVE TO: CUT TO: FADE IN