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Directions for the Film Analysis Worksheet CML, Phillips & Price, LRHS Summary of Technique and Cinematic Style, borrowed from The “Film Analysis Guide” (Yale University) http vale.edw{film-analysis/ Mise-en-scéne: Describe the note-worthy “details of the frame,” or you may select a particular scene/sequence/repeated image that you found especially significant. Consider, ifthe film were silent, a story would still be told with images. Which images figure most significantly in the filmmaker’s work?) Use the following terms to help you formulate your response. © Décor/Staging/Costume ‘+ Lighting (Three-Point/High-Key, Low-Key, Ambient) ‘+ Space (Deep/Shallow/Frontality/Blocking) Cinematography: Describe the note-worthy camera techniques you observe, or you may select a particular scene/sequence that you found especially significant. Use the following terms to help you formulate your response. ‘© Film Stock (High Quality/Low Quality) ‘+ Color/Contrast/Deep Focus/Shallow Focus/Depth of Field/Racking Focus/Exposure/Telephoto/Zoom ‘+ Framing and Camera Movement ~ (High/Standard/Low-Angle and/or High/Standard/Low-Level)/ Canted or Tilted Framing’ Following Shots (Panning, Tracking, and/or Craning)/ POV/ Wide-Angle ‘© Seale of Shots ~ Extreme Long/ Long/ Medium-Long/ Medium Close-Up/ Close-Up/ Extreme Close-Up Editing: Describe the note-worthy techniques in editing you observe as well at the general patterns in the way the shots are sequenced, or you may select a particular group of scenes/sequences and explain the transitions between them. Use the following terms to help you formulate your response. ‘+ General Editing Style (Continuity/Montage/Blliptical) Devices ‘© Transitions ~ Cheat Cut/ Cross Cutting or Parallel Editing/ Cut-In, Cut Away/ Dissolve/ Establishing Shot/ Jump Cut/ Shot-Reverse Shot/ Superimposition/ Wipe ‘+ Matches Eye-Line Match’ Graphic Match/ Match on Action * Duration — Long Take or Planned Shot/ Overlapping Editing’ Rhythm or Pacing of Editing Sound: Describe the note-worthy techniques in sound or sound effects you hear, or select a sound/musical piece you hear repeated, Use the following terms to help you formulate your response. ‘© Diegetic or Non-diegetic Voiceover Name: Date®: ‘CML Period: Film Title: Director “Mise-en-scine ‘© Décor Staging/Costume Lighting (Too Poi High-Koy, Low-Key, Ambient) 1+ Space (Deop'Shallow/Froasiy/Blocking) Description of Miseen-scone Cinematography ‘+ Film Quality -Color\Conra'Doop Focus Shallow Focu/Depth of Fist’ Racking Foes Exposure Telephoto Zoom ‘+ Framing and Camera Movement ~ (High/Standa/Low-Aagle andor High StandariLow-Lcvel) Caated or Tilted Framing/ Following Sets (Pansing, Tracking. ender Crsningy POV, Wide-Angle 1¢ Seale of Shots Extreme Long Long) Medium Long/ Modi Close-Up Close-Up) Extreme Close-Up ‘Desrpon of Cinematography Editing ‘+ © General Eaiting Style (ContinstyMontageliptical) Devices ‘+ Teamsitions - Cheat Cu/ Cross Cuting or Parallot Edtng! Cutt, Cut Avay/ Dissolve’ Establishing Shot Jump Cut Shot Reverse Sho Superimpostion Wipe “+ Matches ~ Eye-Line Matel/ Graphic Mate Match on Acton © Duration Long Take o Planned Sho’ Overapping Esiing/ Rhy ce Pacing of Ea Deseepion of ating ‘Sound ‘+ Dieystic or Non-diegetic + Voiceover Disspicn of Sound

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