FILM 1F94 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Semiotics, Long Shot, Cahiers Du Cinéma
26 Feb 2016
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Realism: a range of styles of filmmaking that attempt to represent that attempt to represent reality as it is commonly perceived, with emphasis on authentic locations and details, long shots, lengthy takes, and a minimum of distorting techniques. Formalism: applied to styles of filmmaking in which aesthetic forms take precedence over the subject matter as content. Time and space as ordinarily perceived are often distorted. Emphasis is on essential, symbolic characteristics of objects and people, not necessarily on the superficial appearance, formalists are often lyrical, self-consciously heightening their style to call attention to it as a value for its own sake. Bird"s-eye view, bird"s-eye shot: a shot in which the camera photograph a scene from directly overheard. Documentary: a non-fiction film that represents actuality, depicting people and situations that exists, or once existed, in the real world. Documentaries often claim, or imply, an objective viewpoint, but they inevitably select and shape (and sometimes fabricate) the reality depict.
