GERM 1171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Medium Shot, Long Shot, Proxemics
2/20/18
GERM 1171
Midterm
- Review sheet on Huskyct
- Prepare by looking over notes, readings, films, journals
- Format: multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blank, choice of IDs (several) choice of
Essay
- Essay is about quality not quantity
Depth in mise-en-scene
- Photography: position of actors
- Space
Depth/visual planes in mise-en-scene:
- Foreground - commentary
- Midground: where we usually find characters
- Background - commentary
Set design/Costumes/Makeup
- A film set must act, the set must present the character before he has even appeared, It
must indicate social position
Photographing Actors
5 basic positions:
- Full Front: intimate,
- Profile: remote, looking at something perhaps in the distance
- Âľ turn: anti-social, unfriendly, unaware of camera
- ÂĽ turn: still intimate, but less than full front
- Back turned to camera: mystery, alienating audience
Space in Mise-en-Scene, is one of the mediums of communication.
Space tells us:
- Social and psychological relationship
- The dramatic importance or insignificance of a character
- More space means more power/dominance
Framing (Amount of Open Space)
- Loosely framed
o Freedom
- Tightly framed
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o Confinement
- Frame within a frame
o Entrapment
Proxemic Patterns
- Spatial conventions vary from culture to culture
- In film we deal with:
o space between characters
o space between characters and audience
- Our eyes identify with the camera; shots recreate ranges between audience and characters
on screen
- The closer we are, the greater our emotional involvement
4 major proxemic patterns
1. Intimate (love) – usually 0-18inches shown with extreme close
2. Personal (friendship)- usually 18in- 4ft shown with medium shot
3. Social (casual)- usually 4ft-12ft, shown with medium to full shot
4. Public (formal) usually 12ft-25+ft shown with extreme long, long
Functions of Art
“prodesse et delectare” = teach and entertain; enlighten and provide pleasure
Art “touches” people
The audience learns about human nature
- Is (wo)man inherently good or evil?
- Are there some inherently evil people or can everyone become evil, given certain
circumstances
- Is (wo)man inherently violent?
- Is our personal identity depending on or independent of how others define/see us?
Civil Rights?
- Rights someone has as a part of a social group or country
o Preservation and the affirmation of fundamental civil rights
o Fight against any treatment that is dis-humanizing and degrading, any cruel and
unusual punishment, including any form of torture and the capital punishment
o Defense of rights of sexual minorities
o Bill of rights, first 10 amendments
â–Ş Freedom of press, speech, religion, right to bear arms, etc.
How would you describe the roles of guards and prisoners in a prison?
Guards: secure peace, maintain order
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Document Summary
Prepare by looking over notes, readings, films, journals. Format: multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blank, choice of ids (several) choice of. A film set must act, the set must present the character before he has even appeared, it must indicate social position. Profile: remote, looking at something perhaps in the distance. Turn: anti-social, unfriendly, unaware of camera. Turn: still intimate, but less than full front. Back turned to camera: mystery, alienating audience. Space in mise-en-scene, is one of the mediums of communication. The dramatic importance or insignificance of a character. Spatial conventions vary from culture to culture. In film we deal with: space between characters, space between characters and audience. Our eyes identify with the camera; shots recreate ranges between audience and characters on screen. The closer we are, the greater our emotional involvement. Prodesse et delectare = teach and entertain; enlighten and provide pleasure. Are there some inherently evil people or can everyone become evil, given certain circumstances.
