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    This document provides guidance on how to analyze the technical and compositional elements of a film still or frame, including what is in or out of focus, the point of view or angle, the lighting, quality, composition including mise-en-scene elements like decor, interiors, and exteriors, and how people are positioned including their gestures, facial expressions, and posture. It examines various compositional techniques like symmetry, proximity, and highlights to understand how to "read" and interpret a single frame from a film.

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    This document provides guidance on how to analyze the technical and compositional elements of a film still or frame, including what is in or out of focus, the point of view or angle, the lighting, quality, composition including mise-en-scene elements like decor, interiors, and exteriors, and how people are positioned including their gestures, facial expressions, and posture. It examines various compositional techniques like symmetry, proximity, and highlights to understand how to "read" and interpret a single frame from a film.

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    How To Read A Film Still

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    RFrearson
    This document provides guidance on how to analyze the technical and compositional elements of a film still or frame, including what is in or out of focus, the point of view or angle, the lighting, quality, composition including mise-en-scene elements like decor, interiors, and exteriors, and how people are positioned including their gestures, facial expressions, and posture. It examines various compositional techniques like symmetry, proximity, and highlights to understand how to "read" and interpret a single frame from a film.

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    Whats in the frame? Whats not? A window or A participant?

    Framing

    Whats in focus? Whats out of focus? Sharp focus Or soft focus?

    Focus
    Background Foreground

    High? Low? Straight?

    Point of View
    Central or Off-centre?

    Quality

    Angle Position Colour


    Black & White?

    Symmetrical Or uneven?

    4.Composition 1. The Camera 2. Mise-en-scene Proximity How close or How far?

    Hue/Saturation?

    Decor

    How to read a film still

    Clothes? Hairstyles?

    Interiors furniture walls, props?

    3. People Gesture

    Buildings, Exteriors, Landscapes

    Lighting
    Off screen At camera?

    Facial Expression

    Highlights? Shadows?

    Natural or artificial Light? Light source?

    Day or Night?

    Posture

    Looks

    At each other?

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