Reading Material

Film Art: An Introduction by David Bordwell / Kristin Thompson

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Throughout the project, I have been using this book by David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson as a reference. Particular sections that have helped when thinking about the four elements needed for our film would be:

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  Describing the functions of the long take, this chapter has been incredibly helpful. It defines what a 'Long Take' is as well as giving valuable research material for different films that include this element. For example, Hitchcock's 'Rope' is mentioned, due to it being famous for only having as little as 11 shots "most running between 4 and 10 minutes" (Bordwell and Thompson, 2010, p.214).
  A great aspect of this chapter, is a shot-by-shot series of frames and descriptions of Welles's 'Touch of Evil'. "It offers an alternative to building the sequence out of many shots, and it stresses the cut the finally comes (occurring at the sound of the explosion of the car)" (Bordwell and Thompson, 2010, p.216). By having this, I have been able to build up a clearer vision of what I would like the long take in my film to be like.

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  This section of chapter four gives information of low-key illumination lighting. This will help me when creating the indoor lighting change. Bordwell and Thompson have used references from films such as 'Mauvais Sang' and 'El Sur', in order to demonstrate the way that lighting can suggest different emotions and even the view from the character. For example, "Low-key lighting in El Sur suggests a child's view of the adult world as full of mystery and danger." (Bordwell and Thompson, 2010, p.136)

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  Chapter 5 is all about Cinematography. Obviously, this helps dramatically towards my own piece as much of it's content is relevant. Subheadings include: 'The Photographic Image', 'The Range of Tonalities' and 'Perspective'.
  The chapter speaks a lot on depth of field, something that I like to use in my own films. I think it helps an audience distinguish the shots main focus, as well as providing an overall nice image to look at. I like the stylistic quality of deep-focus cinematography and I think that pull focus can add a lot to a shot. This is all discussed in this chapter and I found it enjoyable and informative to read.


References:

1. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=film+art+an+introduction+9th+edition+pdf&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&tbo=d&rls=en&authuser=0&biw=1280&bih=664&tbm=isch&tbnid=iArgDamRHE7c2M:&imgrefurl=http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2009/09/22/is-there-a-blog-in-this-class-2009/&docid=7GaYfqrcSZWWUM&imgurl=http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/cover-9ed-5001.jpg&w=500&h=640&ei=FGTSUPbRHbKX0QXIlYCICQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=4&vpy=100&dur=676&hovh=254&hovw=198&tx=75&ty=147&sig=117828630293561111691&page=1&tbnh=145&tbnw=110&start=0&ndsp=37&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:90
2. Bordwell, D / Thompson K (2010) Film Art an Introduction (Ninth Edition)         New York: McGraw-Hill