CLUELESSLY IN LOVE CRITICAL REFLECTION

 

OFFICIAL CLUELESSLY IN LOVE 2-MINUTE FILM OPENNING

 

LAST DAY OF PRODUCTION

 GM&T Universal production resumed the finalized of making and editing the film Cluelessly In Love today in class.

CLUELESSLY IN LOVE FIRST DRAFT

 

PRE-PRODUCTION PHASE- FILM-PITCH

 GM&T Universal Production had to meet with another Power Production in class today.

Each production business had to explain and expound on its films in considerable depth during this procedure. Following that, a representative from each production company will summarize the film and explain the content of the film produced by the other production company.

Film Pitch is the term used for this procedure.

Following the presentation of GM&T Universal Production's films, members of Power Production filled out this form and recommended some recommendations to help us improve the mise en scene of our film.

RESEARCH PRE-PRODUCTION (PLANNING PHASE)

 

Any project, including commercials, music videos, short films, and feature films, begins with pre-production. This critical phase determines how effective, structured, and successful the production stage will be. Pre-production is the process of planning and carrying out all of the tasks that must be completed prior to the start of production. The director, cinematographer, producers, first assistant director, production managers, production coordinators, and site scouts are normally involved once the screenplay has been completed.

Each project is unique, based on the budget and scope of the production, but there are some general criteria to keep in mind.

STEPS FOR PREPRODUCTION

Finalize the budget and lock down the shooting script.

Create a new business (not always applicable)

Department heads should be hired.

Dissect the script.

The sequences are depicted on a storyboard and shot list.

Identify and secure potential places.

Casting performers and assembling a team

Obtain the necessary permissions and insurance.

Shooting days should be scheduled.

Conduct a tech scout.

Make arrangements for the leasing of equipment.

PRE-PRODUCTION (PLANNING PHASE)(1)

In today's Media Studies lesson, each production company had to choose the genre, narrative, and characters for our film. In addition, as part of this class project, we had to describe the concepts and message that we wanted to convey in the film.

We also welcomed Tahirah, a new member of our production firm, on the same day. To begin, I recommended making a horror film about a demon and outrageous creatures. I proposed that we make a film about a school shooting. On the other hand, Gabriela suggested that we make a high school drama film.

Plot:

After much deliberation, we decided to make a film that incorporated all three genres. As a result, we devised the following plot for the film:

-Two ladies who were best friends in elementary school had split up when they entered high school. We all agreed that one of the characters in the film would be killed, but we didn't know who it would be.

RESEARCH PHASE OF FILM PRODUCTION

 Producing a movie 

There are three principal steps to film production: 

- Pre-production: Planning the movie (thinking about the script, characters, etc.)

- Production: (Recording and taking shots) 

- Post-production: Doing final editing- doing reflections.

NEW ASSOCIATE IN GM&T UNIVERSAL PRODUCTION

 We are pleased to announce the addition of a new member to our production team:

                       

Tahirah is her name, and she is a classmate of mine.

CLUELESSLY IN LOVE CAST

 

PRE-PRODUCTION SCRIPT

   

1.      (EXT) Establishing, the tilt of the school.	SFX: Intense and scary music making you feel like something is about to happen.
2.      (EXT) School parking lot - After noon.    CUT-    Tracking shot /Single shot/ of Taylor Anders walking towards his car. With the intuition that he is being followed.	SFX: Intense and scary music getting more intense.
3.      (EXT) School parking lot - After noon.    CUT-     Zoom In just enough for a medium shot. Taylor turns his back and darkness.	SFX: Intense boom in SFX music giving the impression that something bad had happened.
4.      (EXT)School courtyard – Morning.                    CUT-   Medium Shot, Hip level Single shot of Nadia Malarkey walking towards the camera.	The narrator starts talking. NARRATOR: [Nadia] [ V.O.] “Hey, It’s me. The one that nobody cares about. The one that plays no sport, doesn’t participate in any type of school activities, The one that doesn’t party, the one that has no friends. At least not anymore. My best friend and I we are no longer in good terms after we got to high school. She became popular.”- Background music- Paul Kelly-peace.
5.      (INT) High school hallway -Morning.   CUT-  Hip level, tracking shot of security guard walking. The Nadia comes into the frame. Walk by the security guard.	NARRATOR: [Nadia] [ V.O.]  “And decided to date my ex-boyfriend who is now a football player. I don’t know if it’s for fame or love but anyways.” Background music- Paul Kelly-peace.
6.      (INT) High school hallway -Morning.     FADE IN---   Nadia stops and looks at the security guard walking away.	SECURITY GUARD: “Hey I need those students to write a statements for me in the B building”. NARRATOR: [Nadia] [ V.O.] “Now he is missing.” Background music- Paul Kelly-peace.
7.      (INT) Classroom – Morning        CUT-   Wide shot/Static/Crowd shot of Katherine crying over her boyfriend’s disappearance. Whilst Nadia enters and sits at her respective sits.	NARRATOR: [Nadia] [ V.O.]  “I was late to class when I heard the news. Background music- Paul Kelly-peace.”
8.      (INT) Classroom – Morning        CUT-   180-degree rule technique/Medium close up shot/single shot/static/Eye Level shot of Nadia starting a conversation with her friend Stefan.	NADIA: “What is going on?” Background music- Paul Kelly-peace.
9.      (INT) Classroom – Morning        CUT-    180-degree rule technique/Medium close up shot/single shot/static/Eye Level shot of Stefan answering Nadia’s question. 10.  (INT) Classroom – Morning        CUT-    Nadia turns around with a facial expression demonstrating that she is surprised but wants nothing to do with that.	STEFAN: “Your ex is missing.” Background music- Paul Kelly-peace.
11.  (INT) Painting Club Classroom-Morning.   CUT-     Medium close up shot/Static/Two-shot/ Eye-level shot of Nadia and Katherine as kids painting.	NARRATOR: [Nadia] [ V.O.]  “We used to be real’ close as kids.” Background music- Paul Kelly-peace.
12.  (INT) Painting Club Classroom-Morning.    FADE IN -   Medium Insert shot of the painting brush that is being used by Nadia.	NARRATOR: [Nadia] [ V.O.]  “We’ve known each other since elementary school.” Background music- Paul Kelly-peace.
13.  (INT) Painting Club Classroom-Morning.    FADE IN-    Medium Medium shot/ Static/ Two-shot/ cowboy shot of Nadia and Katherine painting. Whilst Nadia leave the frame. 14.  (INT) Painting Club Classroom-Morning.   FADE IN-     Medium Over the headshot/Two-shot/Static of both the girls washing the paint out of their hands.	NARRATOR: [Nadia] [ V.O.]  “We used to paint together.” NARRATOR: [Nadia] [ V.O.]  “Mostly cause of her. She had a thing for painting.” Background music- Paul Kelly-peace.
15.  (INT) Nadia’s House – Morning   FADE IN-   Wide shot/ Two-shot/ Static of the girls sitting down in a bedroom having fun.	NARRATOR: [Nadia] [ V.O.]  “We used to match clothes.” Background music- Paul Kelly-peace.
16.   (INT) Nadia’s House – Morning   FADE IN-    Wide shot/ Two-shot/ Static of the girls sitting down in a bedroom having fun.	NARRATOR: [Nadia] [ V.O.]  “And I remember we would cry when we couldn’t.” Background music- Paul Kelly-peace.
17.  (EXT) Playground at a park – Afternoon     FADE IN-    Wide shot/ four shot/Static shot of the girls swinging and another girl, a man who most would assume being her father and a dog having fun in the background.	NARRATOR: [Nadia] [ V.O.]  “We used to go to the park together have fun.” Background music- Paul Kelly-peace.
18.  (EXT) High School courtyard – Morning   CUT-    Wide shot/ Two-shot/ Tracking of Katherine and small pan that showcases that Katherine can clearly see her or acknowledge her presence but instead removes herself quickly from the area.	NARRATOR: [Nadia] [ V.O.]” But now we avoid each other as much as possible.” Background music- Paul Kelly-peace.
19.  (EXT) School courtyard – Morning   CUT-    Medium close-up shot/ Tracking of Nadia walking towards Katherine and her boyfriend Taylor. 20.  (EXT) School courtyard – Morning   CUT-    Medium close-up shot/ Static shot of Katherine sitting down with her boyfriend and having a conversation. She pans her eyes and sees Nadia coming and starts getting cozy with Taylor.	NARRATOR: [Nadia] [ V.O.]  “Unless of course she sees me walking.” Background music- Paul Kelly-peace. NARRATOR: [Nadia] [ V.O.]  “and she’s with him.” Background music- Paul Kelly-peace.

PRE-PRODUCTION (4)

 

PRE-PRODUCTION PHASE (3)

 

PRE-PRODUCTION (2)

 

PRE-PRODUCTTION PHASE (1)

MOVIE CASTING CALL

 

GENRE LIGTHING RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

 

• What is the genre of your intended film?

• List 2 themes associated with your film’s genre.
• What tones are associated with your genre?
• What lighting techniques will best support your film opening genre conventions?
• Introduce the 2 films you will be researching and analyzing for your study.

Camera Composition in Film Preliminary Exercise Group Assignment

 GM&T Production was originally made up of three individuals, but because there were eight approaches to explore, a new team member was recruited on a temporary basis. As a consequence, the labor was evenly distributed and balanced. Each member of the group selected two techniques to work on.

Team member one: 

-Rule of Thirds

- Symmetrical balance

Team member two: (ME)

- Asymmetrical Balance

- Deep Focus

Team Member 3:

- Leading lines

- Shapes

Team Member 4: 

- Foreground in Focus

- Background in Focus

Rule of Thirds

Definition: The term rule of thirds can be defined as a composition guideline that places your subject in the left or right third of an image, leaving the other two thirds more open.   Purpose: The purpose of the rule of thirds technique is to help move the subject of a scene to the side to help show what is happening in context to the subject or to sometimes show a horizon line.

Insert Image researched and referenced of the frame using the composition technique.

Name the film and the year of release and document because the director used the technique.

Film: The Incredibles  Year of release: 2004  Director: Brad Bird

Alone in a crowd!

Analysis of the framing technique.

The shot size of this photo is full shot, the camera angle is low angle, and the framing is single.

 

 

 

 

Balance

There are two techniques in balance symmetrical and asymmetrical.

Symmetrical Balance

Definition: Symmetry in film can be defined as a sense of unity through the repetition of one or more elements.  Purpose: In this film he uses this to help balance his subjects of the film and to create a mirror effect. This helps emphasize what the main character would be seeing and to add suspense and tension to the shot.

Insert Image researched and referenced of the frame using the composition technique.

Name the film and the year of release and document why the director used the technique.

Film: The Shining  Year of Release: 1980  Director: Stanley Kubrick, Mike Flanagan

It’s my world!

Analysis of the framing technique.

The shot size of this photo is a master shot, the camera angle is eye level and the framing is POV or point of view.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asymmetrical Balance

Definition: Asymmetrical balance occurs when you have different visual images on either side of a design, and yet the image still seems balanced. To be considered asymmetrical, a design needs to have unequal visual weight on either side, but those unequal visuals need to balance each other.  Purpose: Because asymmetrical balance is achieved by integrating a variety of design elements, it is considered to be livelier and more dynamic than symmetrical balance, which repeats elements and gives a calmer, quieter sensibility.     An asymmetrically framed shot has a natural visual dynamism to it. It also makes for a more seamless edit to the next shot, especially if that shot is another asymmetrically framed shot.

Insert Image researched and referenced of the frame using the composition technique.

Name the film and the year of release and document why the director used the technique.

Name of the film: A clockwork Orange.  Year it was released: 1971  Director of the film: Stanley Kubrick  The director utilizes unbalanced composition or asymmetrical balance to create tension. He utilized an unbalanced design; the individual elements dominate the whole and the composition becomes less than the sum of its parts. The director used asymmetric balance to connote visual tension.  In other words, asymmetrical balance occurs when you have inequality between two sides of a picture, but the image still looks complete and sensible.    The wife is doubled in the mirrors.  The ensuing rape scene is composed chaotically with rapid motion and asymmetrical framing, contrasting the balance of the initial shots. The best adjectives to describe their intention is chaotic, uproarious, thunderous, roaring. Let’s look at the mirror. First, we must understand that physically, mirrors reflect light and thus reflect the world around us. Spiritually, light has symbolic attachment to illumination, awareness, and wisdom etc. Therefore, in terms of spiritual symbolism, mirrors reflect truth. They reflect what it is. Psychology, however – as it often does, disagrees entirely and flips this symbolism on its head. In a psychological sense, mirrors symbolize the threshold between the conscious mind and the unconscious mind. By looking into a mirror, one may look towards the depths of their unconsciousness. The image the mirror produces is therefore symbolic and can be made sense of in both conscious and subconscious thought processes. Now let’s look at the red outfit of the wife. Across cultures, people intuitively associate red with the concept of anger. This relationship makes sense given that many people get red in the face from increased blood flow when they're angry. It's not just mood and emotions that red can affect. The woman in the scene is walking across a hall who has two long mirrors as walls. She is wearing a red outfit. Her facial expression and posture are vivid, with connotes that she feels powerful, emotionless, and fearless. The lighting is not too bright nor too dark, which is accompanied by leading lines that help the audience direct themselves to the character. Her hair is short and released onto her shoulders which connotes confidence. This shot is a full shot because you can see the entire body of the character from head to toe. The camera frame used for this is a single. The angle is a pan angle.

The interview!

Analysis of the framing technique.

See instructions for analysis expectations!!!!  The image illustrated above is an example of asymmetry.   The genre is thriller. Student who comes back from the restroom patiently waits for the teacher to open the door. Patience is what is being emotionally transmitted to the audience. For this particular shot we used full shot size, a pan angle, and a single shot. The setting is in front of a door of a class. The antagonist is patient. The set design is basic. The antagonist’s costume emphasizes the theme of the storyline, she is wearing typical clothes that people in the time period of the story line would wear to school.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blocking

There are two techniques in Leading Lines, and Shapes

Leading Lines

Definition: Leading lines are symmetrical lines in a shot that is framed by the photographer.  Purpose: The purpose is to draw the viewer's eye towards a specific point of interest.

Insert Image researched and referenced of the frame using the composition technique.         In this scene, you can see the lines of the table and the walls. This directs the audiences point of view to the setting, this shows them that there is a meeting going on in the scene.

Name the film and the year of release and document why the director used the technique.

Name of film: Spectre  Release date: 2015  Director: Sam Mendes  He chose this shot to influence the audience on the setting provided. With the lined up people sitting, to the dim lights, to the straight but equally designed walls; this gives the audience a sense of wealth and suspense in the film.

A Walk on Campus!

Insert and center image

Analysis of the framing technique.

This is a medium shot using leading lines composition. In this shot you can see the lines on the floor, the C building, the two students, and the bathroom entrances. This would direct the audiences attention to a setting of the school and showing the empty and dull school the two students are in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blocking

Shapes

Definition: Shapes are used in film to tell a background or to make a meaning out of the shot.  Purpose: Shapes help trigger the audiences emotions in a shot.

Insert Image researched and referenced of the frame using the composition technique.         In this scene, there is this old grumpy man looking annoyed at all points of his life since his wife died.

Name the film and the year of release and document why the director used the technique.

Name of film: UP  Release date: 2009  Director: Pete Docter  He chose these features on his cartoon character to show an emotionless character.

Friends Forever!

Insert and center image

Analysis of the framing technique.

This is an overhead shot using the shapes composition to show a background of the shot. In this shot, there is a school tray with a variety of foods on it such as a hotdog, pizza, a drink, oranges, and chicken legs with utensils and a napkin on the side. On top of this, it’s placed on a school desk. These shapes of the tray, food, and the desk show a basic setting of a school. The shapes of the food show the different variety the students are getting fed. This helps the audience interpret that a student is eating this big colorful lunch in a dull school.

 

 

 

 

Depth of Field

There are two techniques in Deep Depth of Field and Shallow Deep of Field

Deep Depth of Field

Definition: Deep focus is a style or technique of cinematography and staging with great depth of field, using relatively wide-angle lenses and small lens apertures to render in sharp focus near and distant planes simultaneously. In filmmaking, deep focus is where all elements of an image—foreground, middle ground, and background—are all in sharp focus. This technique helps directors imbue their shots in detail.  Purpose: Directors use deep focus for scenes that involve important activity in both the foreground and the background of the picture. Directors call this form of staging "deep space" or "deep staging" because it involves the placement of actors, props, and set pieces at great depth.    Deep focus achieves the opposite effect: by keeping multiple planes within the frame in focus, deep focus photography creates the impression of a fully realized, detailed, layered world.

Insert Image researched and referenced of the frame using the composition technique.

Name the film and the year of release and document why the director used the technique.

Name of the movie: Mother!  Year of release: 2017  Name of the director: Darren Aronofsky    Darren Aronofsky utilizes the deep focus shot in Mother! to show the fanatics ready to tear Jennifer Lawrence’s character apart. The Coen’s apply deep focus here to show that Chigurh is operating in isolation. We know the victim has nowhere to go. We know the bag guy is going to get away easily. No Country For Old Men uses deep focus and deep space to create a vast chase movie. The best adjectives to describe this are isolation, frustration, scare, fear, claustrophobic.  The antagonist is placed in a crowded room, with people who seem joyful. She is confused. The lighting is dark with the use of key lighting. She has her hair up in a low bun, which gives us a full view of her facial expression. She is wearing dress with a really nude reflect. Her makeup emphasizes how confused she is. The atmosphere is very intense. The picture is medium close up, a single shot, and a shoulder level shot.

The Whole Picture!

Analysis of the framing technique.

The genre used for this storyline is thriller. The narrative is the following: The teacher plays a documentary some students pay attention while some don’t. Some of the antagonists’ body language showcase concentration and focus. While other’s body language and gesture illustrate laziness, indiscipline, disregardfulness, negligence etc... This particular shot was developed using a wide shot, a pan angle, and a seven shot. With these filming techniques we were able to give the audience a clear visual, therefore they clearly visualize who was following along on their computer and phone or not. The setting is designed as a classroom, which complements the storyline.  The aforementioned shot unveil props such as book bags, chairs, computers etc, which emphasize the script.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depth of Field

Shallow Depth of Field

Definition: When analyzing a picture, there are 3 different depths to consider: The foreground, the midground, and the background; All three elements of the shallow depth of field, represent the area of a picture that is the nearest to the viewer. In opposition to deep depth of field that focuses the audience’s attention on every detail of a movie scene or a picture, shallow depth of field focuses on one of these three depths showcased in any image. As indicated in the term, shallow depth of field refers to a specific part of a picture or image that is in focus, which implies that the other details of the picture are blurred, so that attention gets drawn on only one element(s). There are 2 main types of shallow depth of field: foreground-in-Focus, and background-in-focus.     Foreground-in-Focus, occurs when the subject in the front is in focus while the background is blurred,  Purpose: The key purpose of the shallow depth of field is to attract the audience’s attention on a particular subject of an image or a movie scene either in the background, the midground or the foreground. This implies that this is a cinematographic technique also used to emphasize a particular thing, characteristic, action, or expression of a character or an event. This helps the audience have a greater view of what is happening. In Shallow depth of field, foreground in focus Is used to emphasize the character’s emotional state.

Example 1: Foreground in Focus

Name the film and the year of release and document why the director used the technique.

Name of the movie: 12 years of a slave  Director: Steve McQueen  Year:2013    IN this movie scene extracted from ‘’12Years of a Slave’’, we can see that Solomon Northup reunites with his wife Patsey. A lot of emotions are being emphasized in this scene. Hence, the director of this movie used this technique by blurring everything in the back and focus the audience’s view on the two characters. Further, the director used that technique to show how the two movie characters are in their Own world as they get together again. By using Foreground-in-focus, not only does the director showcase the diverse expressions, and body language of the characters. This particular technique is also used to tell a story. Both characters were slaves and were separated by their respective masters for a long period of time. Therefore, once they get unionized again, they get emotional, happy, and everything around them does not matters. Foreground in focus is the ideal cinematographic approach to address that specific scene. By using that technique, the director makes a connection with the audience by isolating both characters. In addition to Foreground in focus, a bright light is used to emphasize the emotional state of Solomon. He is sweats and has tears running down his face. This denotate the fact that he has been working for a very long time, and besides being so exhausted he is so happy to be with his wife again. The tears and sweat on his face symbolize sadness, grief, emotional damage, sacrifice, and regrets. The audience understand already that since both characters were slaves, they both have suffered a lot, this could also symbolize the fact besides all sufferance, Patsey is the only thing that makes Solomon happy, which explains why he gets so emotional when he encounters her. Patsey is wearing a light brown dress. The color brown is not a bright color. It symbolizes depression and sincerity at the same time. Although, these negative connotations the color brown also symbolizes the strength, and a sense of warmth, reliability, and security when she sees her husband.  In this frame, the main camera angle and shot size are respectively shoulder level and medium close up, to show how Solomon and his wife are interacting as they hug each other, and to also narrate their story through their actions. The camera frame would be the two-shot as only two characters are in focus in the image. The costume, hair, and makeup indicate to the audience that as slaves the characters have suffered a lot, because they have dirty and brownish hair, which proves that they do not bath often, and work a lot. The shirt that Solomon also is wearing demonstrate that this movie is centralized in the 18th century as these shirts were commonly worn by men during this time period. Further, this scene is from an historical movie. The cotton field, the costumes, the characters, all are connected to a historical genre as they showcase significant elements from the 18th-19th centuries.

All work no play!

Analysis of the framing technique.

‘’ Madeya and her team members who are studious work hard to finalize a group project for their Media studies class.’’  Shot size: medium shot  Camera angle: shoulder level  Framing: Three Shot  As the students are having a serious dialogue about how the project should be done, the shoulder level angle is used to illustrate that conversation. The frame is a three shot, because only three students are being showcased in the image. The medium shot is used as the shot size to show how Madeya interacts with her peers concerning the team project. While Madeya talks to the student with the yellow shirt about the group project, the one who has the phone uses it to make research about what is being said by Madeya. Although Madeya and the team member are wearing black and gray hoodies, the color yellow worn by the other student shows brightness, sharing of ideas, happiness, positiveness, and action. One major prop in this frame, is the small drawing on the top left of the poster placed on the desk. This emphasizes even more how the characters of this image care about their work. This connotate that the students take their work very seriously. To be able to take this frame, the director placed the camera horizontally. The setting can be used to determine the fact that this particular frame might be from a high school drama movie, as the characters are in a classroom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depth of Field

Shallow Depth of Field

Definition: ‘’ technique used to render a portion of an image in sharp detail while keeping the rest soft.’’  When analyzing a picture, there are 3 different depths to consider: The foreground, the midground, and the background; All three elements of the shallow depth of field, represent the area of a picture that is the nearest to the viewer. In opposition to deep depth of field that focuses the audience’s attention on every detail of a movie scene or a picture, shallow depth of field focuses on one of these three depths showcased in any image. As indicated in the term, shallow depth of field refers to a specific part of a picture or image that is in focus, which implies that the other details of the picture are blurred, so that attention gets drawn on only one element(s). There are 2 main types of shallow depth of field: foreground-in-Focus, and background-in-focus. Shallow depth of field is an excellent technique to use to draw attention on something specific without the need of and extreme close-up and/or close-up.      Background-in-focus is a technique of shallow depth of field that the director of a movie blurs what is displayed in the foreground and midground and focus the viewer’s attention on what is occurring in the background.   Purpose: The key purpose of the shallow depth of field is to attract the audience’s attention on a particular subject of an image or a movie scene either in the background, the midground or the foreground. This implies that this is a cinematographic technique also used to emphasize a particular thing, characteristic, action, or expression of a character or an event. This helps the audience have a greater view of what is happening.

Example 2: Background in Focus

Name the film and the year of release and document why the director used the technique.

Name of the movie: 12 years of a slave  Director: Steve McQueen  Year:2013    In this movie scene the character, Solomon is standing in a cotton field. He is working extremely hard. However, as he works, he seems to be carefully spying on someone or something. This shows that he seems to be plotting something. He has horizontal wrinkles on his forehead. This denotate that the hard and constant work that he does under the sun, with a hot weather, affect his skin condition, as exercising the muscle too much makes him look older. This connotates that he is worried about something. The hat that he is wearing denotates the fact that he is trying to protect himself from the sun, and it also connotates great knowledge, power, and authority. The director used Background in Focus to attract the audience’s attention on these significant details. One prop that particularly stands out in this picture, is the fact that the other slave is wearing the exact same clothes as Solomon. This indicates that perhaps, on this cotton field, the slave master gives similar costumes to slaves from different sections to be able to distinct them.

I run this!

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Analysis of the framing technique.

‘’ Ms. Vincent also Known as Ms. Louis gets mad at the students who refuse to remain silent when she explains a lesson.’’    Shot size: Master shot  Camera angle: Dutch angle  Framing: single    In this frame, master shot was used to showcase the visual details of the desk of Ms. Vincent. As Ms. Vincent is angry, Dutch angle was used to show these growing tensions being communicated to the viewer through the image. A single shot was used as the desk is the most significant subject that stands out in the picture. Instead of showcasing the Ms. Vincent in the frame, the director, Samirah, decided to show her desk as her way to connotate her emotions, in a more abstract way, rather than showing Ms. Vincent’s physical self. The color black of Ms. Vincent’s desk symbolizes great authority over her students, her seriousness, and her formality. She wants her students to pay attention to the lesson that she is elaborating, this proves that she takes seriously her profession. This also connects to the theme: I run this, connotating Ms. Vincent’s authority over the students as teacher. In this frame, the 2 props that can be seen by the audience, are the two posters on the top of the wall that contain the rules of the class. This directly makes the connection to the necessity of the students to listen to their teacher as it is a rule of the class. To create this frame, the director positioned the camera horizontally, as it is the primary camera position used in cinematography. The setting helps determine the frame genre: High school drama. The setting, the narrative, the props, all elements of mise-en-scene showcased here correspond to this genre.