Camera Movement Tutorial: How To Create Emotion

This video talks about the camera movements and the emotions that it causes. It doesn't talk about the camera angles but it still help.

A Closer Look At Cinematography

Just sharing this video on filmmaking and cinematography because it explains a lot of things we've looked at in our ENG 345 class as well as in the book Literature into Film: Theory and Practical Approaches. The video is almost a half an hour but they cover opening credits, shot types, angles, lenses, movement, conversation, color, lighting, and other advanced techniques that are useful when making films or understanding the approach of it. Although they add in many things we did not cover in class I feel that's totally okay because it gave me more knowledge on cinematography and how to describes shots when doing a decoupage.

More on Citizen Kane...

The above video is the original trailer for Citizen Kane, 1941. Unlike the movie trailers of today, this trailer gives much of the story away through dialogue and not visual montage in an effort to pull in the viewers. Working as writer, actor and commentator, Orson Wells invites the viewers to a personal experience through film and introduces the actors in the film. The trailer also works as a tool in presenting the debate of "Who is Charles Foster Kane?" By stating the many complex characteristics of Kane in this trailer, anyone viewing will be interested to know more about such a paradoxical man. In my own opinion, this trailer successfully sums up who Charles Foster Kane is. He is a underdeveloped man that is emotionally stuck in his adolescence due to the choices that his parents made. The overall film message exudes a psychologically meaning on the importance of upbringing. The choices and things experienced during childhood will directly show up in adult life, no matter what.

-Ci

Feedback For: The Making of Citizen Kane by, Robert L. Carringer

I must admit, I have been so intrigued by all that we have been learning about the evolution and master craft of film.  Learning the key words then observing them produced onto a film, ignite such inspiration for writing. As a viewing participant in film/movies, especially one of the 21st century, I am more aware that it is easy to overlook all of the key cinematic elements that bring many of the movies I love together.

Now knowing the prestigious  importance of Citizen Kane to film & film art, along with a more advanced film vocabulary, It was compelling to view it through a mature lens.

In the 'The Making of Citizen Kane', Carringer notes that although Orson Wells was a true maverick in regards to his vision for the film Citizen Cane, it was only with the aide of the cinematographers that allowed Wells to so maidenly push film forward in history. Carringer begins his excerpt detailing the initial way Wells and Gregg Toland began working with one another. The element of reality depicted in the excerpt is what stuck out the most. These two guys made this major film that would eventually be known as the most riveting example of film and cinematography and they were not even on traditional Hollywood schedule, the script wasn't even complete when Toland began working, and Wells underhandedly began filming without true permission from the studio. Freakin' genius!

Carringer reveals many of the behind the scene exclusives for filming Citizen Kane. Using a few of the key scenes from Citizen Kane he introduces new vocabulary for tools that work together for making a scene powerful.

" High contrast lighting is used in the nightclub background to enhance the sense of depth", writes Carringer. Many of the techniques used by Toland are what pushed Citizen Kane forward. Caringer also notes other examples of Tolands work in the 1930's.

The Long Voyage Home, which was mentioned by Carringer was filmed by Toland and another key player in the film game, John Ford. Carringer notes that both Ford and Toland were known for 'breaking the rules', which landed them a nice comfy spot as cinematography historians.

Here's a clip from John Ford's The Long Voyage Home that is said to be a good example of the use of lighting and camera placement for plot progression.

-Ci :)

Point of View

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I couldn't upload this video for whatever reason. But I picked this because it give a very real account of someones everyday habits and invites you into their life. The scenes change to show the different things that the person is doing, eating breakfast, getting dress, taking the dog for a walk. Something we can all relate to.

"Nuovo Cinema Paradiso" Final Scene

On the exam we took I'm still trying to understand the concept of emotional montage. Last night I had the leisure of watching a very old school movie Cinema Paradiso it was a movie I watch in my film class back in high school and this was a specific scene that I remember. The love montage of all love films that help the main character understand love and wanting to be with his true love. The reason why I choose this film was to show a montage in a film in a film. The Montage help brings out the emotion to show the excitement on movie goers who love romantic films that love is shown through the eyes of the viewer but it also means you