storytelling

1. Mr. Mamet Describes two ways to make a movie. What are they? Following the actor around it as if the film were a record of what the protagonist did, or a succession of images juxtaposed so that the contrast beetween these images moves the story forward in the mind of the audience.

2. Uninflected is defined as something NOT changed by tone or pitch? What does that mean in film? You want them to have to guess what you're showing them is going to be used for, say in a horro movie you see a diamond fork, the girl kills the killer with said fork.

3. Mamet says we, as storytellers, should “let the cut tell the story.” What does that mean? leave it with no narration let the images you see tell you a story rather than a person. really basic one sentence lines that describe whats going on.

4. What is a shot list most similar to? What we recorded last week.really basic one sentence lines that describe whats going on.

5. Mamet gives this as an example of something you can not film without narration:”Nick, a young fellow in his thirties with a flair for the unusual.” Why would this be impossible to film without narration? Because you can't find the right images for it.

6. Why, according to Mamet, has steadycam hurt film? Because it mkes it easy to follow the protagonist around, so no one has to think about the shot thier doing, they take the lazy bum method.

7. How is a film like a dream? Because thats what it's going to end like, vastly varied, magnificently interesting, and usually uninflected.

qotd 02/16/2010

In terms of making a film, what is a beat? a term used to describe the timing and movement of a film or play. In the context of a screenplay, it usually represents a pause in dialogue. In the context of the timing of a film, a beat refers to an event, decision, or discovery that alters the way the protagonist pursues his or her goal. So like when neo discovers trinitys about to die, he saves her instead of destroying the matrix.

What is this topic? Active space is the space in front of a moving object.
How is it used in photography (and in video)?when someone views an image and spots that your subject is moving in a direction – their eye naturally moves in that direction too.
How is it supposed to help or improve an image? To help the viewer instinctively view your images to help create balance.
What happens if I don’t use it? When you have a moving shot, it wouldn't look as right if you would've used this one.

02/08/2010

QOTD: What does it mean to have intention in something you do? When you are shooting video, how do the intentions of the people creating video show? What does it mean when things happen that aren’t intentional? To have a purpose in it. It shows very clearly if their good actors. Liek you get a sad reaction when you wanted an angry one.

qotd 02/04/2010

What is a storyboard? The guideline of the scene
What are arrows used for, or, how do they help? To tell which direction someones looking in or something
What information should be written under the drawing? Scene information setting, time, dialouge, ect.