, Cinema, & Film Production Segment One EXAM REVIEW Unit 1 Introduction to Film Theory 01.00 Module One 01.01 Impact of Film 01.02 Film: A Definition What are the correlations between theatrical forms and the culture, historical and political climates from which they emerged? Describe the interactive effect of audience members and actors on performances. What exactly is a film? What is film theory? Theory vs. Criticism Film criticism 01.03 Purpose and Technological Innovation Film s Purpose (purpose, intertitles) 01.04 Genre What is a genre? (genre, narrative, linear) 01.05 Inform and Educate 01.06 Film as Art What is auteur theory? (auteur theory) 01.07 Review What is film theory? What are newsreels? (newsreels, documentaries, propaganda) Discuss two reasons that people are interested in looking at the connections between films, films and audiences, films and real life, and films and academic disciplines. What is film criticism? Why is it important to consider a specific film's purpose(s) when using film theory? How has film been used for propaganda? Unit 2 The World of 2.00 Analyze how events have been portrayed in the performance arts. Define the physical and visual elements necessary to create performance art.
Evaluate a speaker s point of view, reasoning, and use of rhetoric. 2.01 What is? What is? (conventions, audience, history) 2.02 Essential (troupe, stock company, improvisation, script) Elements 2.03 Religion, Myth, Who is Dionysus? Philosophy 2.04 Education (religious syncretism, morality plays) 2.05 Entertainment Why do audiences go to the theatre? (catharsis) 2.06 Art (art: Script, Acting, Scenery, Costuming, Music) 2.07 Review Unit 3 Lighting the Scene 3.00 Module Three Why is theatre often considered a social event? How can an audience become involved in a theatrical performance? What are some of the ways that actors identify how to move and speak for a particular role? In what ways can music be used in theatre? Describe three purposes of theatre. Which purpose of theatre is most interesting to you and why? Define the visual elements necessary to create theatrical reality for a specific historical and geographical play. Describe the equipment needed to light a performance properly. 3.01 What is What is Lighting? Lighting? 3.02 Purpose of (practicality, selective visibility, Aesthetic Effects) Lighting? 3.03 Lighting for Film (position, reflector boards, side lighting, top lighting, under-lighting, three-point lighting, Fill light, Backlighting) 3.04 Intensity and (Hard lighting, Soft lighting, gels) Color 3.05 Lighting for What is the role of a Light Board Operator? (Ellipsoidal, Fresnel, Gobo, PAR, Floodlights, striplights, Lighting 3.06 Review board) What are the benefits of using halogen light bulbs in lighting fixtures for filming? Describe in detail how to create the effect of light coming through a window onstage in a theatrical production. What is hard light? How does it differ from soft light? How can the intensity of hard light be altered? What is three-point lighting? Describe the three components
Unit 4 Lighting the Scene Module 4 to this lighting setup. What skills and characteristics do you think would be necessary for a lighting board operator to be successful? discuss camera equipment and their purpose discuss camera angles and their purpose identify standard drafting conventions 4.01 Camera Types (Traditional Film Camera, Digital Camera, Super 8, 16mm, 35mm, and Equipment 24p cinema camcorder) 4.02 Equipment (jib, dolly) 4.03 Lenses, Focus, (shot, Lenses, telephoto lens, wide-angle lens) and Filters 4.04 Focus (focus, soft focus, neutral density filter) 4.05 Shots (camera angles, establishing shots, close-up shots) 4.06 Angles (low-angle shot, high-angle shot, bird s-eye shot, eye-level shot, POV: point-of-view shot, camera movement, dolly shot, tracking shot) 4.07 Review Unit 5 Managing sound in Film and 5.00 Module 5 5.01 Sound in Film What are the advantages of using a traditional film camera? A digital camera? What is a point-of-view (POV) shot, and when is it an appropriate choice of angle in a film? What is deep focus, and when is it a good choice for a scene? What is an establishing shot, and when is it an appropriate shot choice in a film? What is a close-up shot, and when it is an appropriate shot choice in a film? describe the history of sound differentiate between sound in theatre and film identify the equipment needed to create proper sound in theatre and film 5.02 Purpose of Sound What full-length film first introduced synchronized sound? (Diegetic sound, Non-diegetic sound, dialogue, music, sound effects)
5.03 Achieving the Desired Sound in Film 5.04 Sound in 5.05 Achieving the Desired Sound in 5.06 Review Unit 6 Wardrobe and Makeup 6.00 Module 5 (omnidirectional mic, shotgun mic, lapel mic, sound cart, production sound mixer, slating, boom operator) (sound board, sound designer, sound engineer, cue sheet, sound board operator) On small-budget films, what qualities or qualifications might a filmmaker seek in a production sound mixer? What are wild lines, and why are they not present in theatrical productions? How can footsteps be muffled when filming takes place? What is ambient sound, and what is its purpose in film? When can it be a drawback? What is the difference between diegetic and non-diegetic sound? Give some examples of each. describe the history of costumes identify the best uses of costumes describe the history of make-up identify the techniques used to create different characters 6.01 Wardrobe (wardrobe) 6.02 Makeup How does makeup differ in Film and? (makeup, makeup effects artist) 6.03 Wardrobe and (Costume designer, costume plot, Makeup in Film 6.04 Wardrobe and (first read through, wardrobe assistant, Fittings) Makeup in 6.05 No Costumes (monochromatic) 6.06 Review What is wardrobe? What purpose does wardrobe serve for films and theatre productions? How can lighting affect costumes and makeup and the actors wearing them in films and theatrical productions? What are fittings, and why are they important? Why might the costume designer and/or wardrobe department work with a play's technical director and/or the props master? What is a costume plot? Why is this important to a film or theatre production?