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FILM 101-4 • Emory University • Fall 2023 • Professor Gregory Zinman

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Cinemotagraphy in Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (viewer)

Posted on September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 by Ajah
Céline Sciamma wonderfully portrays the beauty and predestined constraints of Queer love mirrored by the Greek story of Orpheus and Eurydice. Primely signified through color dynamics and long shots t... Read More

(Viewer) The cinematography in Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Posted on September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 by Zixing Wang
From the whole movie, what we first notice is the significant slow and meticulous speed of motion. Different from other narrative films, the Portrait of a Lady on Fire uses extreme slow motion when fi... Read More

Reader – Cinematography within still films

Posted on September 12, 2023November 26, 2023 by Leonard
The chapter “The Shot: Cinematography” in “Film Art: An Introduction” lays out the fundamental elements of cinematography: framing, composition, and visual storytelling. ItR... Read More

(Reader) Cinematography in Sam Levinson’s Euphoria

Posted on September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 by Skye Li
Chapter 5 of the book discusses the use of cinematography in films. To me, cinematography is the lifeline of the film and what makes it different from other forms of art. Books can have narratives, bu... Read More

Cinematography, Physical and Digital

Posted on September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 by Katie Clark
This week’s reading, chapter 5 of Film as Art, focused on cinematography, a very important aspect of film. The part that stood out to me was the section on lenses and perspective. I love rack f... Read More

(Reader) Cinematography: Lick the Star, Sofia Coppola (1998)

Posted on September 11, 2023September 12, 2023 by Anna Zhai
Focusing on this weeks reading “Chapter 5, The Shot: Cinematography”, I will be walking through the cinematography of one of Sofia Coppolla’s first short films, Lick the Star. This 14 minute sho... Read More

Cinematography in No Country for Old Men

Posted on September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 by Aagam Prakash
The reading in Chapter 5 discusses the various techniques used in films to create a shot, particularly the lighting of a scene, different focal lengths employed, and camera movement. While reading I f... Read More

(reader) Cinematography

Posted on September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 by Max Marte
Cinematography is the process of capturing a scene. This process includes making choices on the many qualities of a shot, and how the camera is used to record the scene.  One of the important qua... Read More

(Reader) Exploring Perspective Through Camera Lenses

Posted on September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 by Marian Silvera Hariton
Hello Class! As someone who profoundly admires camera work in films and camera operators, I found these ideas fascinating from Ch. 5: “The Shot: Cinematography.” First, watch this video on... Read More

(Searcher) Mise-en-scène: Adam Stockhausen, Production Design, and The World of Wes Anderson

Posted on September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 by Dylan McDonald
https://www.vanityfair.com/video/watch/vf-tricks-of-the-trade-adam-stockhausen-on-asteroid-city This video provided an exciting view into how Wes Anderson structures and shapes his unique setpieces to... Read More
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