Film recomendations

Animated:
The Corpse Bride
Atlantis
Aristocats
101 Dalmatians
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Horror/Gore/Slasher:
Chucky Childs Play 1,2 and 3
Sweeney Todd featuring Johnny Depp
Final Destination series

Comedy/Chick Flick:
Sex and the City
Bridget Jones's Diary
Meet the Fockers
Dumb and Dumber
Couples Retreat
Easy A

Lighting terms

Key light: The main source of light in a photograph of film
                  e.g. Sun, candle

Fill light: A supplementary light used in photography or filming that doesn't change the character of the main light and is used chiefly to lighten shadows
                   adding to the light

Backlight: Illumination from behind
                   separates the subject from the background shows importance/power/vulnerability 

Ambient (sets the scene)/Naturalistic (natural)/Artificial (fake)/Low key (not really standing out): Any source of light that isn't explicitly supplied by the photographer
                   sets the scene~Ambient

Chiaroscuro (Juxtaposition): An effect of contrasted light and shadow

Accent light/spotlight: A lamp projecting a narrow, intense beam of light directly onto a place or person, especially a performer on stage
                   focusses attention

Ambient and key light example

Backlight example

Film language (class notes)

Editing and sound
-Editing is a crucial part of film, it helps piece shots together and suggest the atmosphere
-Sound also plays a major part in film. Its sets the scene, mood etc. and is a key feature in keeping the audience interested and in helping them understand

Good editing examples
-Pulp fiction
-Momento

Different types of edit
-Cut
-Change scene
-Compress time
-Vary the point of view
-Montage, build up an image or idea

There is always a reason for a cut

Less abrupt transitions are achieved with fade, dissolve or wipe

Matched cut
-Continuity of direction
-Completed action
-A similar centre of attention in the frame
-A one-step change in shot size (long to medium)
-A change of angle (conventionally at least 30 degrees)

Definitions and examples of cuts

• Jump cut --> usually used when there is a dramatic location change
• Motivated cut --> motivated by action in scene
• Cutting rate --> more cuts in intense scene than dialogue
• Cut away --> replace missing shots, gives the scene time, fills in gaps
• Cutting rhythm --> how the cut flows with the scene
• Cross cut --> subtly changes angle
• Reaction shot --> split screen phone call
• Insert

Transitions

There are many different transitions, each of which being used for their own specific reasons, whether that is to make a scene more realistic or simply to communicate to the audience that time has passed.

Different types of transitions:
Buffer --> allows enough time to make the scene believable
Fade/Dissolve -->fade in and out to communicate passing of time
Superimposition --> lay shots over each other
Wipe --> a wiping motion between shots
Inset --> shot within a shot
Split screen --> divide the screen up
Stock shot --> impossible to get a shot so they found one

examples: