AS Film Studies

AimsTo further our understanding ofcinematography through a writtenanalysis and a creative task

Cinematography test.

•What does AMPS stand for?

•When might a close-up shot be used?

•What is a dog’s eye view?

•What is the purpose of the establishing shot?

•What is the difference between a panning shot and atracking shot?

•What is the shot-reverse-shot, and what is its purpose?

•What meaning does a POV shot create?

•What is a Zoom?

•What is a crane shot?

•What is the difference between a mid shot and a long shot?

4 main components ofcinematography.

•Angles

•Movement

•Positions

•Shots

•What examples can you think of for each?

Case Study-’Jekyll’

•Watch the first few shots : note down as manyadjective descriptions as you can to describe:

•Identify the angles, movements, positions andshots and make notes on the intended audiencemeaning.

•Can the cinematography tell us about thefollowing?

•What do we establish about the character?

•The way the character is feeling?

•What we establish about the tone of the show?

PEE.

•Once you have identified the technical aspect the next and moreimportant step is to analyse its meaning for audiences. However thisisn’t always easy to put into words.

•Remember POINT- EVIDENCE- EXPLAIN!

•Example from ‘Jekyll’: ‘the sequence begins with a staticmid shot of a door opening onto a room to reveal a sinisterlooking chair. this implies a sense of foreboding as we canpredict that something evil is lurking. The reaction shot ofthe main female protagonist face consolidates the eerieatmosphere. When we see her turn round in the mid longshot we the viewer are positioned from behind the chair asif we are hiding.

•What is the point? Where is the evidence? What is the explanation?

Words to connect technique toaudience.

•This shot suggests…..

•Implies

•Shows

•Develops

•Establishes

•Any others?

•TASK – Now using your Hustle sheets pickone particular aspect and aim to write asentence for two different cinematographyaspects.

Task:

•‘How does the cinematography in the TV clip createaudience meaning’?

•We will watch the scene 3 times.

•Make notes after the first screening.

•Use connective words – implies etc….

•Refer to main character(s) as protagonists, and opposingcharacters or villains as antagonists.

•Refer to director when discussing the audience meaning.Remember he's the main creator of the meaning.

•Write about one technique per paragraph . Don’t rush to cramin as many techniques as possible into your essay, take yourtime and elaborate on points.

•You have 25 minutes.

Your turn…..

•TASK – In order to understand the waythat audience meaning is created you arenow going to create your own scene froma TV drama and storyboard them.

•Pay particular attention to the shots youuse and the meaning that you want tocreate.

•Create either:

•Physical fight scene or a chase scene.

Homework

•Choose a 5 minute sequence from a TVdrama and analyse the cinematographyremember AMPS and always refer toaudience meaning.

•Due next lesson