The definition of cinematography is the art and process of movie photography. An example of cinematography are the decisions made about lighting, camera filters and lenses when shooting a movie scene.

A Cinematographer is a person who oversees or directs photography and camerawork in film-making, especially one who operates the camera.

The cinematographer is the head of the camera and lighting crew. He works side by side with camera operators, camera assistants, gaffers, and the light and grip crew. Whereas the director’s main task is to interpret the script and transform it into a movie

Mise-en-scène is a phrase used to describe the design aspect of a film production, which literally means “what is in the screen”.

Cindy Sherman was born on January 19, 1954 and is an American photographer who is know for her self-portraits, in which she represents herself in many different forms and as various imagined characters.

Cindy Sherman makes all her photos different even though they are all self-portraits. She does this by using mise en scene; this is where she changes the background, her costume, her expression or her make up to change the mood. Also, all her photos are staged.

Her most known work is a collection of self portraits where she changed something before taking another photo. During this she went from a librarian to a prostitute.

Below is our plan and attempts at using mise en scene in photos.

Film Studies Summer Task

• Best Picture: Coach Carter
• Best Director: Quentin Tarantino
• Best Actor: Colin Firth
• Best Actress: Helena Bonham Carter
• Best Soundtrack: Guardians of the Galaxy

Q: Is this list easy or difficult to complete? Why?

This was a difficult list to create because I am a great lover of films and many other names or titles could easily be the answer to these questions

Q. Why are the Oscars so important to the film industry?

Oscars give actors something to aspire to and work towards their whole careers and helps actors advertise themselves for other potential roles

Q. What do these movie production roles entail?

Oscars

• Best Picture: Green Book, Farelly et al.
• Best Director: Alphonse Cuaron, Roma
• Best Actor: Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
• Best Actress: Olivia Coleman, The Favourite
• Best Original Screenplay: Green Book, Farelly et al.
• Best Editing: Barry Alexander Brown, Bohemian Rhapsody
• Best Cinematography: Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
• Best Sound Design: Burtt/Boeddeker, Bohemian Rhapsody
• Best Production Design: Beachler/Hart, Black Panther

Media task

– Good acting

– Interesting plot

– Good soundtrack

– Camera work

– Originality

– Well structured

There are many elements that go into making a “good“ film. This mostly depends on the viewer’s opinion and the quality and how well-made the film is. Good actors are essential to making a good film. By using talented actors directors can correctly portray the roles they wish to. Films with a highly prestigious cast can also draw in more viewers. Our films story must also be very well written to help create an interesting plot to entice the viewer. Good camerawork and editing is also essential to creating a high quality film. Moving your camera can do so much for not only your film’s aesthetic, but for its quality of storytelling as well they can make your shots look cool and increase the aesthetics of your overall piece, but the gears of several cinematic concepts begin to turn whenever you begin to move your camera. A film soundtrack is also essential to creating the correct ambience that bird director intended for the film producers, composers, marketers and video creators use sound to capture the viewer’s attention, to affect the mood of the audience, create a sense of anticipation. Originality is also key without this a film can feel dry and repetitive new interesting stories draw viewers in from the advertisement stage. Many films are recognised for originality and trying new methods such as the Blair witch project which was different in the respect that it was filmed entirely on small hand cams this also dramatically dropped its production cost, however it is still recognised as a high quality film. A well-structured story ensures a film keeps a good pacing without rushing or extending important plot points. This ensures a clear beginning middle and end.

Art Film	Mainstream film	Historically significant film
The Breakfast Club, Fitzcaraldo, Manhattan	A Bugs Life, The Shape of Water, The Wizard of Oz, Deadpool 2, Submarine, Love Simon, Toy Story	Battleship Potemkin, The Seventh Samurai, Once upon a time in the west, AlphaVille

This was a difficult activity as all films can be categorized as art and equally can be seen as historically significant

Risk-taking: Think differently and outside of the box of mainstream film

Principled: act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness, justice and respect for the dignity of the individual, groups and communities

Balanced: They understand the importance of intellectual, physical and emotional balance to achieve personal well-being for themselves and others. Time management for film projects

Knowledgeable: Having a large amount of prior knowledge will greatly help you in the course

Communicators: They work effectively and willingly in collaboration with others.

Reflective: reflect back on previous movie ideas to learn from their ideas

Open-minded: be ready to listen to new ideas and take them in to account

Caring: passionate about the subject. Care about audience care about people you are working with.

Inquirers: conduct inquiry and research and show independence in learning.

Thinkers: recognize and approach complex problems, and make reasoned, ethical decisions