-who were Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd and why were they so influential?
Buster Keaton: American film comedian and director. Known for his deadpan expression and his imaginative and visual comedy eg. The General (1927)
Charlie Chaplin: One of the greatest silent movie stars and director made popular and funniest films of his time eg. The Great Dictator (1940)
Harold Lloyd: American film actor and producer. he made 200 comedy films. eg. safety last. (1923)
-what was the name of the first film made by the lumiere brother and when was this?
workers leaving the Lumiere factory in march 22nd 1895
-what is the “phantom ride”?
When the camera is on a train usually with a camera man on the front looking down on the rails and moving forward.
-what was groundbreaking about the silent films “the sick kitten” and “life of an american fireman”?
In the sick kitten there is the first close up of a kitten drinking milk, and in the life of an American fireman there is shots which move into the house and back in to show the audience what happened while the fireman was saving the woman. uses idea of continuity editing (cuts between locations)
-what was the name of the first “film star” in hollywood?
Florence Lawrence
-why did the hub of film production in the USA move from the east coast of america to hollywood?
making films on the east coast you had to pay thomas edison for filming so they moved so they wouldnt have to pay. Also good weather
-which nations film industry does Cousins descrive as “the best in the world” in the 1910s and why?
denmark, sweden,
-give an example of two films and two diretors from this place and time cited by cousins as remarkable?
“haxan” Benjamin Christenson 1922
-who directed birth of a nation and why is the film continue to divide opinions among film critics, practitioners
how many cinema screens were there on jersey during the golden age of cinema?
-4
how many cinema screens are there now?
-10
what independent cinema spaces currently exist on jersey?
-jersey film festival, art centre cinema screens, Howard Davis outdoor cinema, the grand.
explain why the number of cinema screens have declined over the years and what do you think the implications are from the film industry?
-television, people could access films in their own homes.
A cinematographer is in charge of the camera and the decision of which camera angles to use such as low angle shot or a high angle shot and the lighting such as side lighting or back lighting. They’re responsible for choosing a style for the film and they choose how each scene is framed. Cinematography is the art of story telling by using camera angles, lighting, zoom, focus and more. They are needed in pre and post production by planning out the scenes, shooting them and then combining them. A cinematographer that inspires me is Bruno Delbonnel who worked on Amelie. His style consists of a dreamlike soft light scenes which rely on having a warm tone and uses lots of yellows and green. His lighting tends to be soft lighting or big lights far away which makes the subject stand out against the background. He tends to light the subject from the side or behind so to add to the dreamlike effect and make the lighting not too harsh, he also positions the camera faced on the front of the character. With the combined tactics Bruno Delbonnel uses in his cinematography he can achieve a dreamlike style.
sound
Sound can help create an atmosphere in the film with the use of non diegetic sound and diegetic sound. By using these different types of sound in different scenes it can change the meaning and the story behind the scene. This shows the importance of sound and how it is needed in a film and with the sound being good it can change the meaning of the film. The sound team are split into sound designers, Foley artists and sound mixers. The sound designers are responsible for all aspects of a films audio track from dialogue and sound effects recording to the re recording of the final track, the Foley artists who are in post production and add in many different subtle sounds such as footsteps and doors shutting which might not be picked up in recording. The sound mixers are responsible for recording all sound on set during filmmaking. This requires them to make the choice and deployment of microphones. A sound designer who in my opinion uses sound to convey meaning well is Ben Burtt who has worked on many films as the sound designer such as Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Wall E, ET and much more Ben Burtt shows his talent as a sound designer by using these sounds for sci fi films. He can test what sounds are possible to create by combining a multitude of different sounds to create specific sounds. In an interview he refers to being a sound designer as “being a librarian” as there is so many different sounds he creates and referring to having an “encyclopaedia of sound”. This interview took place when he was the sound designer for Star Wars which has a vast variety of sounds that do not exist.
sound
– studio ghibli foley artists
Richard King dunkirk
Ben Burtt wall e
Ben Burtt has worked on many films as the sound designer such as Star Wars Raiders of the Lost Ark, Wall E, ET and much more Ben Burtt shows his talent as a sound designer by using these sounds for sci fi films he can test what sounds are possible by combining a multitude of different sounds to create specific sounds. In an inteview he refers to being a sound designer as “being a librarian” as there is so many different sounds and referring to having an encyclopaedia of sound. This was when he was the sound designer for Starwars which has a vast variety of sounds.
cinematography
bruno delbonnel amelie
Bruno Delbonnels style is a very styliased colour pallete with the light being mainly positioned on the side of a character and predominatley faced on the front of the character.
-often warm and using yellows and greens which tint the image
-works on amelie, a very long engagement, inside lllewyn davis, across the universe and lots more
role one- cinematography
A cinematographer is in charge of the camera and the desision of which camera angles to use such as low angle shot or a high angle shot and the lighting such as side lighting or back lighting. They’re responsible for choosing a style for the film and they choose how each scene is framed. Cinematography is the art of story telling by using camera angles, lighting, zoom and focus and more. They are needed in pre and post production by planning out the scenes, shooting them and then combining them.
role two- sound
sound in a film can help create an atmosphere in the film by the use of non diegetic sound and diegetic sound. By using different types of sound in different scenes can change the meaning and the story behind the scene. This shows the importance of sound and how it is needed in a film and by the sound being good it can change the meaning of the film. The use of sound is necessary to a film,
foley artists
-when recording microphones on set cant always pick up the small sounds so they are added in post preduction
-they add in many different subtle sounds such as footsteps and doors shutting
sound designers
-an individual ultimately responsible for all aspects of a film’s audio track, from the dialogue and sound effects recording to the re-recording (mix) of the final track
sound mixers
– responsible for recording all sound recording on set during the filmmaking or television production
this requires choice and deployment of microphones
-do more specific information about differnt types of sound!! on wiki
-use various film texts to get inspiration and guide your own work. Research different film roles and choose and understand the essential skills needed for three different roles. Identify own interests and inspirations so that you can identify filmmaker intentions.
sound
cinematography
directing
