COM 2010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Telephoto Lens, Crane Shot, Gene Kelly
26 Oct 2016
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If movement is recorded from close and low angles, it seems more intense and speeded up. Aerial shots: panning shots-those movements of the camera that scan a scene horizontally-are taken from a stationary axis point with the camera mounted on a tripod. This week we learn that there is more than just camera angles. Giannetti says in this week"s chapter reading, like images, motion can be literal and concrete or highly stylized and lyrical . Movement can determine the mood of the scene such as movement towards the camera can seem aggressive, hostile, and threatening (99). for example, in the dark. Knight, as the joker walks towards the camera, he seems intimidating. In musicals, emotions are expressed through song and dance. In singin" in the rain, for example, gene kelly does an elaborate dance routine in a downpour. West side story is a musical with song and dance numbers that various emotions.
