Todorov's Theory

Todorov's Theory

There are 5 stages to every film. These are:

• A state of equilibrium
• Disruption of that order by an event
• Recognition that the disorder has occurred
• Attempt to repair the damage done
• A return or restoration of a new equilibrium

Anylysing Our Stil Images

for our Genre we had been given Drama.

Analysing Still Images

what to analyse on a still image:

• Camera
• mise-en-sciene
• (clamps: Characters, Lighting, Actors, Makeup, Props, Setting.)
• Genre

Film Opening Conventions

Film Opening Conventions

 

A film opening should include:
- The production logo
- Names of the main actors
- Names of directors
- Establishing the genre
- Showing the setting
- Themes

Genre Signifiers

Andrew Tudor- Genre theory 1974

The "Chicken and Egg" dilemma

Commonly recognized formal elements and common features of a specific genre need to be identified.
 

Peer Assessment by Katie Weaver

Opening scene to "Harry Potter"

WWW: "They spoke about the enigma and made it very clear about how it relates with the type of genre the film is."

EBI: "if you could of finished presenting your powerpoint."

Camera Work

Extreme Closeup

extreme closeup is of somewhere on the body,a person or thing.

it empahsis emotion and builds up tension


Close Up
a close up is about the size of  a persons head, doesnt have to be of just a person
it shows emotin and facial expressions.

Midshot
midshot is of the shoulders upwards this helps to see more about the character
it shows clothing, more what their like, more about their personality.

Wideshot
wideshot is when you can see more than one person, it doesnt have to have people in it
you see more setting, youcan see who the charactersare with, body language and clothing.

High Angle and Low Angle
high angle is where the camera is above the character looking down on them, this helps to make the character look less important.
low angle is where the camera is below the character to show the strength of the person.

Pan
panning is when the camera moves/swings when following a character or to show the setting.
this lets the viewers see more space and can show more about the character from their setting.

Birdseye View (Ariel)
birdseye view is the camera showing just the tops of peoples heads of the tops of houses in setting, it can sometimes show the whole street to display a setting.

Point Of View
this is a view of the camera asif it was from your/the characters eyes.
for example someone riding a bike or looking at people
this adds more emotion and brings the viewers into the film making them feel more involved.

 

Over The Shoulder

over the shoulder camera shots work helps you to see the other character, this happens if people are talking to each other. it shows reactions and  movements.