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Analyzing Film
Genre
Can resemble fiction, nonfiction or have a filmic genre
Genre
Fiction
Similar genres (e.g. science fiction, romance, etc.)
Use the same tools as with fiction
Nonfiction
Similar genres (e.g. documentary, report)
Use the same tools as with nonfiction
Nonfiction
Film
Some aspects of film are not similar texts. There are special tools to analyze these aspects.
Film
Soundtrack
Includes sound effects, music, dialogue, and other sounds
Soundtrack
Key question: how does the soundtrack affect the film?
Framing
and Focus
What does the camera capture
Framing
and Focus
Close-up
on the face
How does this affect the view?
Close-up
Medium Shot
Top half of actors' bodies and some background
Why choose this?
Full shot
Complete view of the actors
Why choose this view
Full shot
Long shot
Figures appear small
Why this shot?
Long shot
Focus
What is in focus and what is out?
Why?
Focus
Camera Angle
and Movement
- Low angle: shot from below with the camera looking up.
- High angle: shot from above with the camera looking down.
- Straight on: shot looking straight ahead.
- Oblique: The camera is tilted sideways
- Subjective shot: often shot with a moving handheld camera to give the audience the feeling of being from a particular character’s point of view
Key Question
How does the angle affect the viewer?
Key Question
Lighting
Focus attention and sets the mood
How does it affect the viewer?
Lighting
Editing
The way scenes are cut together: can make the movie slower or faster, choppy or flowing.
Is there a rhythm?
How does it affect the viewer?