The Elements of Filmmaking

The Elements of Filmmaking Filmmaking also has basic elements that are inherent to the process. You will find these elements in every film Image All filmmaking uses a light capture/recording device. It is then proected upon a screen. In theaters powerful lamps are used to proect the image through a focusing lens. In television a vacuum tube proects lines of electrons upon a phosphor coated screen. Although the image is a recording of captured light the aesthetics of what we are viewing is still determined by the use of the basic elements and principles of static! fine art. The rules of composition are still the same. "olor theory still needs to be applied to any successful film production. #ines and shapes need to be pleasing to the eyes! and more importantly! they need to be used subliminally to direct the eyes of the audience to the ne$t shot without creating a distracting %ump cut%. The elements and principles of art need to be read! reviewed! memori&ed but more importantly! they need to be used consciously. 'hen criti(uing your film! you should be able to identify why your film is visually effective using the elements and principles of art. Together the intelligent use of the elements and principles of visual art can help you create dynamic compositions that will help give your film good overall continuity. The single photographic e$posure on film or video of the image is called the frame. Frames are combined to create a shot. )hots are combined to create a se(uence. A shot is any uninterrupted e$posed section of film or video. A frame is in actuality a still photo image. It doesn*t record motion+ it records light and the result of a single frame is the same as a still photograph.

Time Film had two types of time. The first is the actual length or duration of the film! for e$ample! a run time of ,- minutes. The other type of time is called diegetic time! or time that is the result of the story or narrative. The story may span the a few minutes! a few hours! a few days! a few years or a lifetime although it may only take ,- minutes to tell the story through the film. In )tanley ubricks %--0 A )pace 1dyssey ﾧ% he leaps his story over a span of 2 million years. 3iegetic time also works with simultaneous actions! using a techni(ue called cross cutting. For e$ample! during the running home scene in %Ferris 4ueler%! shots of Ferris and his sister are shown in separate locations but happening at the same time. Film makers can (uicken time or retard time. 1ften! stories are told in short sections of real time edited together in se(uence. Anything unimportant to the story is omitted.

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5otion pictures! whether video or film! give the illusion of motion by the movement of many still frames through a proector. 4ecause of a physical property of the eye and brain called the %persistence of vision ﾧ % you are able to perceive the illusion of motion using motion picture technology. This illusion of motion distinguishes motion picture photography from still photography. )ome of the earliest motion pictures were made from paper photo prints arranged in a flip book. This technology had drawbacks since they could only be viewed as very short shots and the si&e of the audience was limited to one. Frame rates of motion pictures are 6 frames per second. That means that the camera records 6 shots per second and it is played back at the same rate. If it is played too (uickly the motion appears to (uicken and if it it played back too slowly then it appears slow. If you were to shoot at twice the speed! lets say 67 frames per second! you would achieve a slow motion look when the film is played back at 6 frames per second. The video frame rate is ,., frames per second! however for simplicity sake we will refer to the rate as 2- frames per second. The element of motion is the motion that we see while we watch a film or video. )ince everything moves it would be difficult to shoot a truly still shot with a film or video camera. There is always some motion somewhere. You can easily tell the difference between a still shot taken with a still camera then inserted in the video! and a non action shot filmed with a motion picture camera. 4ecause we are so accustomed to seeing motion editors will add motion to still photos that are inserted. Any stop in motion will distract the viewer and cause a ump cut. Filmclass.net

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"ontributor #evel 02 8osted over 2 years ago.  helpful votes )ave ﾧ Email ﾧ Although I speciali&e in the securities law aspects of independent movie development! pre9production! production and post9 production. Each stage has its share of legal tasks. 3evelopment> This stage focuses on getting the initial elements of the film in place. First of all! the property to be produced is selected. #egal counsel assists in securing the intellectual property. It could be rights to a story