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RAM – Fall 2013
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audience members actively construct meaning from the narrative
we negotiate a shared experience:
the filmmaker’s story(the story told / the plot)
the audience member’s story(the story perceived / the total effect)
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somebody Character(s) doing something + Conflict /
Action at some place & time +
Setting
= STORY
* The narrative is the centerpiece: shots, dialogue, lighting, acting editing,
sound should serve the story.
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Story
Acting
Dialogue
Lighting
Editing
Shots
Sound
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Films blur the lines between fantasy & reality
Films utilize mental patterns in order to make sense of a narrative
Films create meaning from cause/effect relationships
Films navigate through conflict & tension
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Filmmaking (a.k.a. constructing visualnarratives) is a highly intentional act.
“Nothing in a mainstream narrative is there by accident.”
-- Jill Nelmes(author of Introduction to Film Studies)
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“having been put into the scene”“placing in the scene”
A set of variables which the filmmaker manipulates when
creating what we see on the screen
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mise en scénesetting
props costume performance
lightingcamera editing
sound
places characters in the film
creates own meaningsignify & clarify
meaning
Enhances setting and characterization
generally the film’s focal point
the acting
can dictate mood
& attention
angle
movement
focus
patterns (and deviations)
guides the viewer
layers of sound images
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1. Create the film event.
2. Light it.
3. Film it.
4. Edit it.
5. Add sound.
The Traditional Film-Making Process
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As you watch clips Edward Scissorhands next week, you will record what you think are choices that were made intentionally to propel the narrative.