Week 5

CINEMA

CINEMA AND PERFORMANCE

WEEK 5 PROJECT

THINK VISUAL !

Create a short scene with 2 people  - 12 shots/ 2 minutes

Storyboard the scene then film or photograph

Shoot on a camera or phone


Consider:
Interior or exterior
Monochrome or colour
Use available light or single source

Consider:
Narrative - dramatic arc
Significant moments
Mood and atmosphere

The process:

Staging: how actors relate to the space within the frame
Lens choice
Camera position
Wide shots, close shots, static, mobile

Bring together elements from the previous exercises

Light and shadow
Character & context
Composition
Colour or Black & White

Reference:

Directors: Fellini, Antonioni, Jean -Luc Godard, Agnes Varda, Martin Scorcese, Spike Lee, Steve McQueen, Wim Wenders, Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Wells, Jane Campion, Mike Leigh, Sally Potter, Wong Kar -Wai, Haiffa Al-Mansour.

Cinematographers: Vittorio Storaro, Conrad Hall, Greg Tolland, Agnes Godard, Chris Doyle, Nancy Schreiber, Polly Morgan, Freddie Francis, Nina Kellgren, Dick Pope, Ernest Dickerson, Shabier Kirchner, Kira Kelly.

Roger Deakins - breaks down his approach

Roger Deakins - Cinematography Style