The Battle Over Citizen Kane Hollywood was at the top of its fame in 1939 Orson Welles was “the talk of the town” Hearst’s power – controlled most of the media outlets Citizen Kane would scandalize the life of Hearst The movie was almost destroyed before the public could see it Hearst did not let up in the paper- ex:…
Missing McNabb – Session 5
SUMMARY Role Editor Intention (SMART Goal) By May 10th, as a part of team 2, I will have evidence of editing prior to the actors blinking by following What blinking teaches us about editing. PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s) Jinmo Yang – South-Korean film editor most known for his work on Parasite, Train to Busan,…
Clock Ticking Scene Research
This is the opening scene for the movie About Schmidt. I chose this scene because in our film we show students looking at a clock that shows time passing (in this case slowly). Cue Notes Not including background music emphasizes how slowly time is passing, and how bored the character is feeling. How do you do this well-without overdoing the…
Andrew Stanton Storytelling
Que Notes Storytelling -joke telling, storytelling confirms our need for purpose-change is fundamental, when things goes static the story dies-“drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty” -guidelines for storytelling not hard fast rules-strong theme is always running through a well told story-use what you know and draw from, express values that you personally feel Promise-good stories give you a promise (example:…
Story of Film Episode 2 – The Hollywood Dream
The following material is from Wikipedia 1918-1928: The Triumph of American Film… Citizen Kane (1941) dir. Orson Welles shows how Hollywood would work wonders with light The Thief of Bagdad (1924) dir. Raoul Walsh legendary set designer example of “magnificent sets” sets were elegant, large in scale, decorative states its theme upfront soft lighting, shallow lighting, and makeup adds to a certain femininity this…
Session 4 Production Project – The Deal
SUMMARY Role Editor Intention (SMART Goal) By March 2nd, as part of my session 4 production team, I will explore the visual story element of color by using Bruce Block’s The Visual Story book and will have created a film that demonstrates this element effectively while directing the audience’s eyes from affinity to contrast. PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY Leader(s) in the…
Visual Story Structure Research
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS IN THE: Read CINEMATOGRAPHY The Visuals and the Story by Bruce Block (PDF) Author, The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media Study each component and look for examples in films Review the Visual Story Template (PDF) Use the Story Visual Intensity Structure Scene Worksheet (PDF) to plan out the Visual Story component Use the Story Visual Intensity Structure Film Worksheet (PDF) to plan out…
Production Project Session 3: The Doll
SUMMARY Role Editor Intention (SMART Goal) By January 28th, as part of my film team, I will explore the skillset of an editor by following the “Learn Adobe Premiere Pro in 20 Minutes Basic Tutorial for Beginners” tutorial and will have edited our film using Premiere Pro, for our Session 3 Project. PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY Leader(s) in the Field /…
???? Film Theory
Film theories from this article: Research Film Theory Cue Notes Two predominant psychoanalytic approaches: Freudian and Lacanian Freudian Theory-the search for defeating or self-destructive behaviors with humans, a deeper search as to our earliest years that would cause these such behaviors Another major component of Freudian theory, the identification of fears -Why is it called Thanatos? -How is”death drive” portrayed in films?…
Story of Film – Episode 1 – Birth of the Cinema
“Voyage dans la Lune” by striatic is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Introduction Saving Private Ryan (1998) dir. Steven Spielberg Three Colors: Blue (1993) dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski white light floods the screen to connect “young to old” Casablanca (1942) dir. Michael Curtiz The Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947) dir. Yasujirō Ozu pause in story, Hollywood’s not classical Japan is Odd Man Out (1947) dir. Carol Reed Two or Three Things I Know About…