FILM 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Previsualization, Production Designer, Hairstyle
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Mise-en-sce ne: staging or putting on an action or scene (lm 154) Pro-filmic: that which is in front of the camera. 4 components of mise-en-sce ne (lm: design, lighting (week 9, composition (week 10, movement (kinesis) (week 11) Combination of elements within the frame and the context in which they are presented gives the shot or scene much of its overall meaning (lm 155) Production designer: responsible for look of film. Classical hollywood -> control (simulated cities, forests, jungles, etc. ) Props (may function as motifs if repeated) Historical specificity (of production period and diegetic period) How do costume, makeup, and hairstyle contribute to construction of character. Gestures and face must play to whole theatre. 4 types of actors: personality actors (personae, playing against expectations of personae, chameleon actors (variety of roles, nonprofessional actors (verisimilitude) Type (as in stereotype or typecasting ): conventional characters.
