F3LL 23-24 Visual Media Study LESSONS .pptx

Introduction to mise en scene, with a 2-3 mn film project

1. Unit 4 Visual Media Study 2023-24 F3 LL Home TV Shows Movies Recently Added My List

2. TVs/ films provide viewers with a lens to see the world and understand how individuals within and across a community are connected by shared values . Statement of Inquiry Home About me What I do My experience My work

3. is film literature?

4. What comes to your mind when you first see this picture? How does this scene make you feel? How did the creator created that reaction in you?

5. Unit 4 Visual Media Study First Home TV Shows Movies Recently Added My List

6. 01 01 Mise En Scene Home TV Shows Movies Recently Added My List

7. In cinema, mise-en-scène refers to everything that appears before the camera—the sets, props, costumes, actors, and even the lighting. These elements generate a sense of time and space, as well as setting a mood. (Wiki)

8. Mise En Scene Visual information in front of the camera Character and narrative development, and themes are conveyed to audiences through careful composition of the visual elements Home TV Shows Movies Recently Added My List

9. Lighting 5 Elements of Mise En Scene Home TV Shows Movies Recently Added My List Positioning Body Language Costume Setting

10. Home TV Shows Movies Recently Added My List Lighting Even more: 12 Elements of Mise En Scene https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/mise-en-scene/ Positioning Body Language Costume Setting

11. What can we infer about the characters/ plot based solely on the setting and costume?

12. What emotions do actors’ body language and facial expression in this scene convey?

13. What does the positioning in this scene reveal about the characters?

14. What mood does lighting in this scene create?

15. Lighting Positioning Body Language Costume Setting Any points you would like to add after looking at the pic for an extended period of time? How is it different from your first interpretation? Can you identify any themes? (identity, gende r, stereotype)

16. Lighting Positioning Body Language Costume Setting Polished, outdated sports hall Metal barricade/ net Girls (majority) wearing white ballet dress Boy wearing boxing headguard & glove Girls are facing each other, chatting. Look excited. Boy is facing nowhere with hunched shoulders. Looks confused. Everyone is standing in a line Mainly girls Wider gap between the girls & the boy Natural lighting Place not dedicated for ballet – school hall? early 2000s Net – a sense of entrapment Boy doesn’t fit in – is he in a wrong place at a wrong time? Or is it intentional? Boy feels anxious & isolated; yet reluctant to leave – identity? Clear gender divide Ballet as a female-dominated sport Real-life situation Familiar setting for the audience

17. How about films that: transition between more than one universe/ time frames ? present extraterrestrial characters/ activities ? Home About me What I do My experience My work Sci-fi Films How do creators use visual elements in films to make audience easily understand futuristic & complex plot and scenes?

18. Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmCCJHnYOUU

19. As a group, write a one - sentence summary of the clip

20. As a group, identify 1-2 themes/ messages of the clip

21. Setting & Lighting Description (you may screenshot & paste 1-2 key scenes) How do setting and lighting contribute to the plot and mood of this clip?

22. Costume Description (you may screenshot & paste 1-2 key scenes) How do costumes and props contribute to the plot and character development?

23. Body Language Description (you may screenshot & paste 1-2 key scenes) How do the characters’ body language & facial expression convey their emotion? How do they develop their character?

24. Positioning Description (you may screenshot & paste 1-2 key scenes) How do the positioning of characters and objects contribute to plot and theme development?

25. Unit 4 Visual Media Study - Next … Home TV Shows Movies Recently Added My List

26. Lighting 5 Elements of Mise En Scene Home TV Shows Movies Recently Added My List Positioning Body Language Costume Setting

27. How else do filmmakers manipulate time & space ?

28. 01 02 Film Shots, Angles & Movements Home TV Shows Movies Recently Added My List

29. Factors to consider Home TV Shows Movies Recently Added My List Movement Angle Shots

30. 01 02 Shot Home TV Shows Movies Recently Added My List

31. Long Shot

32. M edium Shot

33. Close up

34. Extreme close up

35. 01 03 Angle Home TV Shows Movies Recently Added My List

36. The Bird’s-eye View

37. High Angle

38. Eye Level

39. Low Angle

40. Oblique Angle

41. 01 04 Movement Home TV Shows Movies Recently Added My List

42. Pan

43. Tilt

44. Zoom lens

45. Dolly shot

46. Unit 4 Visual Media Study Finally … Home TV Shows Movies Recently Added My List

47. 01 05 Film Crew Home TV Shows Movies Recently Added My List

48. Editor Who does what to create a film? Home TV Shows Movies Recently Added My List Cinematographer Actor Writer Director decides where & what to record creates the plot & outlines storyboard with director operates the camera & records live motion creates the plot & outlines storyboard assembles video footages & inserts sound/ graphic effect to refine the plot

49. Directors, cast your crew! Home TV Shows Movies Recently Added My List Director Writer Actor Cinematographer Editor Each group must have a balanced gender ratio

50. Low-budget Film Production With your film crew, produce a 3-minute sci-fi film Get creative within constraints!

51. Assignment Instructions Choose 1-2 theme(s) for your sci-fi film. Themes must be from the list below. Richard III Metamorphosis / Night Greed for Power Appearance & Reality Language & Manipulation Women’s voices of Protest and Morality Betrayal & Deceit Transformation and Loss of Identity Isolation and Dehumanisation Alienation, Isolation and Existential Crisis Responsibility to Family Faith Challenged by Adversity

52. Assignment Instructions Your are producing a sci-fi film. Brainstorm common characteristics of sci-fi genre before storyboarding. Classic elements of science fiction Time travel Teleportation Mind control Extraterrestrial lifeforms Space exploration Parallel universe Super-intelligent computers/ robots

53. Challenges & Constraints You only have X class periods to plan, record, and edit your film. Submit your film by TBC Suggested Timeline T BC TBC TBC TBC TBC storyboard planning & script writing storyboard & script writing filming filming editing

54. Challenges & Constraints If you are recording on campus during hours, please abide by the school rules: no mobile phones be punctual for lessons appropriate dress code

55. Rewrite and film a scene from an extract of a famous play or novel in a science fiction style. You can choose Richard III The Metamorphosis / Night Any other play or novel of your choice (pending on the teacher’s approval)