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Chapter 7: Searching for Diegetic Rhythm
Searching for Diegetic Rhythm Rhythm is a very fundamentally human concept. If you go back tens of thousands of years, there will be evidence of humans using basic instruments to create rhythm. Prof... Read MoreThe Cycle of Ideas and Reality through Film
While reading this week’s passages, I couldn’t help but think of a quote I once came across: “Are we an identity with ideas and experiences conformed to it, or are we ideas and experiences f... Read MoreDoes regularity destroy art and what truly is cinema?
When reading the first reading, A Dialectic Approach to Film Form, the part of the text that stood out to me the most was the idea that art should have no set form and regularity destroys art. This st... Read MoreEditing: What can it achieve?
When one thinks of editing, they may initially think of simply putting shots together on iMovie. But in reality, editing gives filmmakers a lot of power. With editing, filmmakers can shape the viewers... Read MoreHow Cinematography Makes Scenes Come to Life
Mise-en-scene deals with the elements that are displayed on screen. Background, props, acting, staging, and lighting all play a vital role in providing the viewer context for what is currently happeni... Read MoreCinematography: How to make scenes more memorable
Cinematography is all about the camera and the visualization of what the audience is seeing. The director is always making choices of what to put on the screen, what is the frame used, what is the lig... Read MoreThe Presence of Cinematography in our Daily Lives
Have you ever wondered why certain photos look so dynamic while others not so much? The answer lies in the same principles filmmakers use: cinematography. As we learned with mise-en-scene, as viewers,... Read MoreThe Art of Cinematography: Asking not just What, but How?
If mise-en-scéne refers to the objects placed in front of a camera, cinematography refers to how the camera captures said objects. This relates to the actual filming as well as post-production editin... Read MoreWhy the Mise-En-Scène of a Film Shapes its Identity
Mise-En-Scène is one of the most important elements in cinematography, setting the tone of a scene through a variety of spacing, lighting, props, and more. In Chapter Four of David Bordwell’s F... Read More- 2 of 2
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