INTRO TO FILM LANGUAGE - FMS200 Spring 2021

Introduction to Course. Movement as first tool for Film Language .

We will examine movement as a fundamental and expressive tool in film language.

we will screen movement exercises and examine Murnau's film Sunrise for how movement is used as an expressive tool.

We will examine frame as an expressive tool in film language

We will examine frame as an expressive tool of film language

We will look at narration and point of view theory, examining clips from the film Marketa Lazarova to illustrate how POV helps audience to believe that what they are seeing has really happened.

A test is given on material covered during lectures on movement, frame, POV and composition

Composition

We will explore using depth of field as an expressive tool

Shot Sizes - we will explore how different shot sizes fulfill different functions in film language.

We will look at shot size exercises and start to explore color theory.

We continue to explore color, understanding additive and subtractive colors, complementary combinations and ways in which color can be used to enhance a film's drama

We explore how filmmakers work with angles and axes as expressive tool for dramatic storytelling.