Activity 2-  Shot distances

The effect that this over the shoulder shot has on me is that it makes you feel as if you’re in the back seat of the car. It can also show the relationship between the person shown and the person off camera as you can closely see the emotions of the person in the frame. 

This close-up (CU) is detrimental to the movie as it adds emotion to the scene. It tightly frames the actors’ faces, making their face the main focus. This make the audience feel bad for the character as it is an intense shot from the movie.  

This Medium Long Shot (MLS) has an effective demonstration of the amount of emotion in the room. Not only is it extremely contrasting, but it also shows the sadness that is about to happen throughout the movie.

 

Activity 3- Camera angles

This low angle shot though its blurry it tells a story. The people in this shot look scary not only to the viewers but also the person who this is directed to.

This Eye level shot shows the intensity of the scene. The terrifying effect that this scene has on the viewer is almost feeling empathetic for the mother and more importantly the son who has to endure living in this situation.

This High Angled shot has the effect of happiness as you see him having friends who he can trust. This is one of the only up lifting scenes in Moonlight.

This Crab Left to Crab Right shows a ‘father’ figure to ‘son’ talking about realism of the world and comforting the boy. This is a sentimental scene in the movie.

This Ped Up following the wife as she sits down shows that she is empathetic for the boy. They are in the middle of trying to find out whats going to happen to him, finding the best solution for him.

Joker-Mise En Scene  

Lighting-  

I have chosen this scene from the Joker to talk about lighting. This is the scene where the joker is in a mental institution and there is a lot of light coming in from the back window. You can also notice the bloody footprints on the ground from where the Joker was walking. This is a good example as it is a strange contrast of light as he is going into the darkest time of his life and the joker acts like he has been enlightened and everything around him makes sense now. The effect on the viewer is that they have a sense of hope that the Joker will turn his life around as white reminds people of hope.  

Costumes- 

This is the most iconic Joker costume as it is abnormal. This is the scene where the joker is waiting to go on Murrays talk show. Though he has ridiculous make up and costumes he is still sat frowning honestly thinking about what is about to happen. The costume is a good contrast with what his older outfits were as he was quite blandly dressed always in brown, black or white but when he’s in his clown costume even when he was working for that clown company, he is a completely different person in a good and a bad way and it acts like a mask of who he truly is. The effect  

Props-  

I chose this picture for props as it was so basic yet so over the top. It was basic because it was just the background of Murrays talk show, but it was over the top because it has so many colors which was strange as the colours in the joker were minimal because of the genre of the movie but this was bright and colourful.  

Makeup- 

I chose this for make up because this scene was so incredibly put together. As everyone knows set designers and people that do makeup plan everything in the moving but the tear streaming down the Joker’s face says a lot about him as he is trying to act as if he is okay that is why he is forcing himself to smile but you can tell that he is not okay. In the end, the differentiation on his face goes well together.  

Colour Grading- 

The hue of this picture is a blueish- green which shows the sadness of the scene as blue is correlated with emotion. The saturation of this scene is dark and ominous, and it is not intense at all. There is no brightness in the picture because it is not the cheeriest scene. This scene is where Arthur watches the television whilst his mothers on life support and he watches the Murray show and Murray starts talking bad about Arthurs standup comedy act. 

Low key/ High key lighting-  

For low key lighting i chose this scene of the joker as it works in two ways. The picture has low saturation and only a few bits of light. It also works to say that he himself was in low key lighting you can tell that he is depressed and deep in thought.  

 For high key lighting I picked this scene as it was abnormal. It was one of the only times we saw the joker with actual light around. The scene is quite eerie because the joker had this look on his face like he was terrified of himself. The background had warm lighting to fit the atmosphere that is being shown. There are few props in the shot. There are two different lightings. There is the florescent light thats being given from the mirror. 

Space-I’ve chosen this screenshot of the film due to the Mise en Scene, in this moment of the film, he’s just committed a murder and is on his way to the tv show he will be appearing on. I have chosen this scene due to the way it stands out in the movie, in comparison to a large majority of the movie its bright and centered I think this could have been a way to express the feeling of euphoria he feels within this moment. The setting is a interesting point, the joker in a previous stage of the movie had slowly walked up these stairs, in a darker off centered scene. The joker stands in the middle of this scene making him the focus point. 

Lighting-I’ve chosen this scene, as the lighting in the background shows the reflection of the moment of the joker and shows the viewer that he is traveling. This. Lightning techquine shows the reflection with the lights being blurred out into the background really puts the focus onto the joker.  

Costume Design-I like this costume design as its imperfect, having a character’s outfit by worn, and dirty can make the scene more believable for the viewer as it follows what the character would have been doing in the scene, we see the jokers suit ruffled and blood on his outfit. This creates a sense of reality to the viewer. 

Set Design-The set design shows the increate design of the theatre, i find this photo interesting as it shows the luxurious interior of the theatre, but throughout the movie such as the social workers office its overcrowded and simple. This photo shows the class divide but also serves a purpose to the audience of class divide. 

Hair and Makeup-The hair and makeup in this scene show the new joker. He previously had been wearing clown outfits, but this shows more of Aurther’s new idea of himself. This hair and makeup show the audience the new attitudes that the joker has. 

Composition-This shows composition, the angle of the camera faces the joker showing that the focus is on him. The books and papers in the background also show the depth and stress. Showing the viewer the large piles of books. This shows the joker clearly but also the space which the social worker is in at the same time. 

Aspect Ratio-The radio is facing landscape showing that he is travelling at a rapid pace. This also builds tension as he travels. It draws attention to the space around him aswell.  

Monaco represents his understanding of film in multiple ways. In his book he expresses that film holds a close relation to many other media aspects such as; novels, painting, photography, television and even music.  

Monaco starts off this chapter by explaining the historical significance of poetry, and astronomy and other human creativities have had on the culture.  

Monaco explains that if we were to arrange the arts on a spectrum based on their levels of abstraction then film would cover a broad range of other ideas because of its relation to other art forms mentioned above (photography, painting, music, etc). Film started off as a medium to record other arts but quickly turned into the anomaly that we know as “cinema” today.  

Cinema holds the ability to visually tell you a story and take you on a journey of emotions and experiences. The music used in films influences every watcher’s experience and is timed perfectly to match the story to create a narrative within itself.  

Cinema has the ability to commentate on society with the evolution of genres. Many people look towards film as a way of understanding the world around them. One notable example (personally) is taxi driver, in this film we see how loneliness and isolation can drive society to insane means of being noticed

David Monaco’s term “The Spectrum of the Arts” refers to a framework for understanding the different forms and expressions of artistic activity, ranging from traditional visual arts (such as painting and sculpture) to more contemporary, interdisciplinary, and digital forms (like multimedia installations, performance art, or interactive media). By using the term “spectrum,” Monaco likely emphasizes the wide range of creative expression and the continuous, interconnected nature of these various art forms, rather than seeing them as distinct, isolated categories. 

In this sense, art is viewed as a broad continuum, where boundaries between disciplines are fluid, and artists are free to blend different mediums and methods. This perspective encourages an appreciation of art that values diversity, innovation, and the evolving nature of creative practice. 

It’s a concept often linked to modern and postmodern views on art, which resist strict definitions and classifications, emphasizing that art can manifest in many different forms and settings. 

Rating- 7/10  

I enjoyed the fact that the movie had many relatable scenes where they talked about drug abuse and confusion with their sexual orientation. Though I felt throughout the movie i kept on getting lost as there is a lot happening and there is much to take in. The jump from teenager to adult was quite insane as it was difficult to believe this boy who was standing up to bullies his whole life (kids at school, mother) became this man who did not care and had nothing. He showed that even though he was this different person now he still cares for his mother, even though she suffered from drug abuse his whole childhood he still loves her. There is so much sentiment in this movie where you can truly feel bad for every main character as they all had things happen to them. 

This part of the movie was the most important for me as it shows his mother feeling resentment for how she treated him and how she messed up her own life with the use of drugs. I felt a lot of sentiment for the mother as she knows what she did but at the same time i felt for Chiron as he also went through and is still experiencing trauma when his mother was in too deep. As much as Chiron wanted to help, he could not because at the end of the day he was a boy alone in a house where he did not feel safe.

ART FILM	MAINSTREAM FILM	HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT
The shape of water (December 1st, 2017 – fantasy romance)  The wizard of oz (august 25th, 1939 – musical fantasy)   A bug’s life (November 14th, 1998)	The breakfast club (Feb 15, 1985 – comedy drama)   Love Simon (March 16th, 2018 – romance comedy)	Battleship potemkin (December 21, 1905 – war/thriller)  The seven samurai (April 26, 1954 – action)  The magnificent seven (October 23, 1960 – western action)   Fitzcaraldo (October 10th, 1982 – adventure drama)  Alphaville (May 5th, 1965 – Sci-Fi)

A BUG’S LIFE – I decided to put this movie into the ‘art film’ category since it is animated and as each frame is drawn/designed, I thought it would fit the art category best. It could also, however, place in the mainstream category since the film is still popular now.  

The spectrum of the arts refers to how art as a concept is so wide that it must be categorised, into the performance, representational, and recording arts. Ancient historians originally recognised art as being divided into 7 different categories; History, poetry, comedy, tragedy, music, dance, and astronomy. In the 1200’s, art had evolved in meaning, going from a way to classify types of study and performance, to a more practical connotation. Art’s meaning changed frequently from the 1200’s to the 1800’s, becoming synonymous with “skills” towards the 1500’s. Eventually, the sub-category fine arts was made, to distinguish sculpture and painting inside the clause of art. In the 1800’s, sciences like astronomy and philosophy were being associated with the sciences instead of the arts, due to the rise in scientific discovery and understanding.

The spectrum of arts were split into performance art, which relates to art that happens in real time; examples of performance art are theatre and dance. Representational arts relate to art that depends on societal contexts and language codes to deliver a message to an audience; examples of representational art are paintings and sculptures. Recording arts relate to art that more directly links itself to its audience; an example of a recording art is music.

What does Monaco mean by the term “The Spectrum of the Arts”? 

The spectrum refers to the development of ‘art’ throughout decades of history, and it explains how eventually film and other sorts of recorded media found its own place within the form of art.  

In the beginning, the ancients recognized History, Poetry, Comedy, Tragedy, Music, Dance and Astronomy as the seven forms of art. These forms were used as tools to understand the world and culture around them. As for the Greeks and Romans, they further categorized Poetry into three categories: Lyric, Dramatic, and Epic.  

However, as centuries passed, changes to these aforementioned forms of art were made. Dance, for starters, was dropped from the list and replaced by Geometry, which marked the growing importance of mathematics and other more “scientific” forms. And in the twentieth century as the modernized version of science was developing, recorded media was starting to revolutionize.  

Film became an entirely new art form in which there was a much more direct understanding between viewer and creator. Visually, film changed the way art could be consumed. Then, when sound and colour got created within films, marking the end of the silent film era, the art of cinematography really cemented its place in the so called “Spectrum of Arts”.  

Monaco states that the word ‘art’ itself shows us a lot about the history of art and how art was used by our ancestors. Art was once recognized in seven different forms: poetry, history, comedy, astronomy. Music, dance, and tragedy. This was because they all signified an important aspect of the universe we lived in. However, the term ‘art’ started to shift its meaning during the thirteenth century where the term art started to become used more for practical reasons such as geometry, it was also re-order to fit the trivium (grammar. Rhetoric and logic). Although, these changes only applied for a university setting, while outside a university the term ‘art’ was used more liberally for different skills like the ‘art of medicine.’ Eventually. In the sixteenth century the word art and the word skill were interchangeable since to be able to master an ‘art’ or ‘skill’ you would need a lot of practice. During the seventeenth century, the modern term for fine arts started to rise and sculpting and painting started to get recognized as an art, while geometry and mathematics started to be seen as separate. Later, a difference between ‘art’ and ‘artisan’ was made which was a new phrase of ‘creative’ or ‘imaginative.’ As science was developing quickly in the nineteenth century, the definition of art started to decrease, since science was gaining added information, updated terms were created such as ‘chemistry’ to help organize. Eventually the term ‘art’ referred to visual arts or literate arts. As technology improved, art was classified as advanced, creating the Dada movement in 1920 where art became basic and met the minimum quantum.