Film les 2

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_{Deel 4: Filmgenres}

Hoeveel film genres kun je noemen?

Genre: thriller

How would a cinematographer design a thriller?

Think of: camera position, camera movement, objective / subjective perspective, color, lighting and focus.

THRILLER 

Exciting story with an impending danger, alternating slow and fast shots, building up tension, close-ups of the character's reactions, scaring the audience, cutting music with sudden sound accents. Plot twists, Suspense, Distractions

Drama

Emotional themes and problems between people. Often combined with other genres. Filmmaker does his best to allow the viewer to empathise with the characters.

Dramas are mainly: War films, costume dramas, detectives and biographies.

Action film is more about action than personal drama, the genres often overlap.

Art House Films

First and foremost have an artistic purpose. The storyline is experimental and often difficult to follow. Are less commercial and do not need to reach a large audience. They are less dependent on large production houses and are more easily financed.

Comedy

Emphasis is on humor. Humor is universal and easy to communicate, even without sound.

Long comedy movies often have the aspect of drama, like Forrest Gump. The life of a man with a low IQ coincides with important history moments in North America.

Horror

Horror Films are more about fear and horror with many clichés. Often a small group or individual facing danger, such as an assassin, ghosts, and aliens

Documentary

Non-fiction. Purpose: To inform viewer

Moments in history, a political issue, a social problem or a life story - such as a biopic.

A biopic, film biography or biographical film is a film that tells the life of one or more existing persons. The word is an English contraction of biographical and picture. Since the 1980s, biographical films have become increasingly popular.

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Special effects, futuristic aspects (science technology) aliens or creatures from the past/future, overall shots, multiple genres, most common with action

Anime & Animated Movies

Your own top 3 movies/series

Compose your top 3 of your favorite films. Divide the movies by genre. Give 2 arguments (with examples from the film) why they belong in that specific genre. 

Special Effects & Sound design

In the past, the special effects were added immediately. 

Think fake snow or fake fire.

Today there are computer techniques that are added during the editing.

Think of a green screen.

Making sound as realistic as possible and imitating sound for film is called sound design or sound design.

Sound designers record sound separately. Edited sound clips are called Foley sound. Recording natural sound is phonograph.

Answer the following questions:

Which genre is this? How can you tell? 

Which special effects have been used and which techniques ?

The Matrix - The Lobby Scene

We gaan nu kijken naar een reclame, waarbij je backstage op een filmset kan kijken. Mocht je de dialoog niet goed verstaan, is dat geen enkel probleem. de vraag is welke beroepen zie je verschijnen? Welke elementen zorgen ervoor dat we iets als film benoemen? camerastandpunten, muziek, een regisseur, acteurs, sound design, etc.

Filmberoepen

Vertel welke beroepen heb je gezien.

Short assignment

Viewing question: How is EMOTION emphasised in this film?

Give at least 3 examples.

Camera movement

Tilt: camera shot with the camera moving up

Panoramic shot: rotating camera

Lift: camera moves vertically on a crane

Dolly: camera on rails moves horizontally

GENRES IN FILM

Read the genres below and answer the question on the next slide

Docudrama

A documentary is non-fiction: a situation from reality is visualized with the aim of informing the viewer. For example, a subject in history, a political issue, a social problem or a life story such as a biopic. When it is made into a feature film, you call this a docudrama.

Drama

Drama is primarily about emotional themes and problems between people. The filmmaker does his/her best to make the viewer empathize with certain characters. Typical drama movies are war stories, costume dramas, detectives and biographies. Genres are often mixed or combined.

Comedy

In this genre the emphasis is on humour, peoples’ characteristics are often exagerated to entertain the audience. Humour is universal and easy to communicate, even without sound. Some of the first silent films are comedies, in which characters stumble over their own shoelaces or run into a door. 

Horror/Thriller

Thrillers give viewers feelings of fear, tension and surprise. Suspense is important: what the viewer already suspects is inevitable and happens slowly. The story works towards a climax and is full of plot twists and distractions. Horror movies are even more focused on fear and horror. 

Arthouse

Arthouse or movie-house films primarily have an artistic goal. The storyline is experimental and often difficult to follow. These films are less commercial: they do not have to reach a large audience. 

1. Watch the three clips from famous/well-known films from film history. Write down to which genre the film belongs. (in order)

Assignment 2
a. What kind of genre do you like to watch?
b. What is your favourite series on Netflix?
c. If you had to recommend a series or a movie to your friends, which one would it be?

FILM CHARACTERISTICS

Read the texts below

Camera/framing

The camera presents a story with the help of framing and camera positions. The framing is an image excerpt: the part that you see as on the screen.

Montage

Scenes are rarely recorded in the definitive order. Loosely shot scenes only become meaningful when they are pasted together during the editing process after filming. The post-recording phase is called post-production. 

Design/Styling

What is portrayed in a movie is called design or styling. The design of a movie scene is similar to the theatre: it requires set design, costumes, lighting and actors. Everything that takes place within the camera frame is called mise-en-scene. 

Narrative

Usually there is a storyline in a movie. A comprehensive story in which characters are in a certain situation and have special experiences and conflicts.  

Special effects

In the past, special effects were usually added during the recording of the movie. Nowadays, this happens thanks to computer techniques during the montage (post-production).

Sound design

Filmmakers try to make the sounds as realistic as possible. They often mimic sounds. This is what we call sound design. 

EXPAND FILM

Let's take a closer look at the characteristics of film and look at the effect of some characteristics. We will also look from the Digital and Analogue dimension. Digital is basically anything that is done by means of computer technology. Film cameras are also digital these days. Everything used to be analog, nothing was edited or added with the computer. Film was then still recorded on a film roll (negative) and it was edited by simply cutting (with scissors) and pasting (with glue). Do you know what the first fully digital (computer animated) movie was?

Yes indeed. Toy Story is the first fully computer animated movie.

1. Camera angles determine the viewpoint or perspective. You look through the
eyes of the character (subjective) or you look from a neutral position (objective).
You can get closer or further away by zooming in and out. Terms include:
close-up, distant shot and total shot. Watch the Once upon a time in de West
opening sequens.This opening sequence lasts endlessly without a word being
spoken. Serge Leone tells the story through the camera.
a. What camera angle is his favourit? b. What story is told through the camera?

2. In post-production montage, the director determines the sequence or
timeline of the film. Chronological, flash-back and flash-forward are terms
that apply here. The film “Memento” plays with time in a special way.
The main character in this film has short term memory loss and takes a lot
of notes and photo’s to help him remembering things.
Watch the opening scene.
a. Explain how time is handled here. b. What is the effect on the viewer.

3. Nowadays special effects are usually added during the editing phase
with the help of computer techniques. Terms that are associated with
special effects include: green screen, CGI (computer-generated imagery)
and bullet-time-effect.
“The Matrix” was the first film where the ‘the bullet-time-effect’ was used.
Watch this film. Have you ever seen this effect in another film?

4. You will see a fragment from the movie“King Kong”,
where you will see the analogue version from 1933 next
to the digital version from 2005.
a. Note down three differences when you pay attention to
the technical editing.

Bekijk de trailer van de film 'The Hungergames' op de volgende pagina. Van welke twee filmgenres heeft deze film kenmerken? Leg je antwoord uit door de kenmerken te koppelen aan het fragment.

Film studio

In de interactieve schoolplaat kun je rondkijken op een filmset in een studio. Op de schoolplaat vind je zes video's met uitleg over de rol van camera, montage, acteren, verhaal, geluid en art department bij het maken van film.

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