Selma Jail Scene

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16qGh5veqduX9B8jR-5AtTKuQ7XEWkTY2/view?usp=sharing

Selma Conversation between MLK and Coretta

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Az7SbF3PPYZYiqZclw3lgQYu_39cs0sg/view?usp=sharing

Types of shots

Directors use a range of different shots to establish a narrative and to give an alternative view and to show subject size.

Low Angle Shot
This type of shot is often used to make a
subject appear intimidating and evil
or strong and heroic. Filmed by placing
the camera below eye-level.

Close Up
This shot is used to 
emphasise the subject's 
emotions or reaction.They're also
used when a character is
giving a speech or a key line. The
subject's face fills the screen.



Long Shot/ Wide Shot
The subject takes up the frame from 
top to bottom. Here the character is the focus,
but the background of the scene plays
an important part  in developing the 
narrative such as setting the scene
and the subject is there.
Details can also be picked out e.g. 
what they're wearing.




Extreme Wide/Long Shot 
In this type of shot, the subject isn't the focus.
It will either show the from afar or show us
where the scene is being taken place.
It is often used to establish a scene.



Extreme Close-up
This shot focuses on a particular feature of the
subject. The example here is of the eyes which
is often referred to as an 'Italian Shot'.The feature
takes over the whole screen. These can be used to
focus on emotion as well e.g. a tear rolling down.

 

Two Shot
In this shot, the focus is on two characters
(even if not side by side). This type of shot
is used to indicate the relationship they have
with each other, which is often conveyed through
how close they are to each other and the framing.
Often used for intimate conversations,
or kissing.

  

Medium Shot/ Mid Shot
With this type of shot, the focus remains on the
subject whilst also displaying background and
body movement, like hand gestures
Shot taken from waist and up.



Dutch Angle Shot
In this shot, the camera is on a tilt/angle.
Like the disorientated angle, this shot is
used to show that all is not well or in balance
in the scene particularly with the character that
the shot is focusing on and creates unease for
the viewer.


High Angle Shot 
In this shot, the subject is captured above
eye level. This often used to make them
appear vulnerable or fearful.
This type of shot is also
useful when attempting to make the viewer
feel sympathy for a character.




Over-the-head Shot
Shot is taken from behind the shoulder of
one subject whilst capturing another subject
in the scene. Often used during a conversation.
Particularly useful when trying to show
reactions from the conversation.

Hollywood in the Studio Era:
Explain what is meant by this term and name main studios 

The term 'studio system' was commonly used during a period of time known as the 'Golden Age of Hollywood'.It refers to a method of film production and distribution owned by a small number of 'major' studios in Hollywood although it is still commonly used today as a reference to the systems and output of the major studios. The term dates back to the practice of large motion picture studios between the 1920s and 1960s.
Five large companies, 20th Century Fox, RKO Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer came to be known as the Big Five trade publications and their management structures and practices collectively came to be known as the "studio system."

The ranking of the big five (in terms of the profit being made) was largely consistent during the Golden Age. MGM was number one for eleven years (1931-41), Paramount, the most successful sound studio within 1928-30 faded for the better part of the subsequent decade, and Fox was number two for most of MGM's reign. Paramount began a steady ascent in 1940, edging past MGM two years later and became the most financially successful of the Big Five (except for in 1932 when they lost money).

Hollywood became really successful during the Great Depression when films were used as a coping mechanism to help people escape their personal difficulties. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said of Shirley Temple, "When the spirit of the people is lower than at any other time during this Depression, it is a splendid thing that for just fifteen cents an American can go to a movie and look at the smiling face of a baby and forget his troubles".

Film Form in The Lady From Shanghai (clink on picture for scene analysis)

'The Lady From Shanghai'(Welles, 1947) adopts features of film noir. Film noir has a very unique look. It emerged from Hollywood at the end of World War 2 and takes inspiration from German Expressionism. The films are black and white and have a bleak almost pessimistic look. LFS follows a circular narrative and the plot is solving a mystery.

• Cinematography - close-ups are used so characters' emotions and facial expressions can be displayed i.e  
• Lighting - helps build the mood and can show the characters' view of each other i.e Michael thinks Elsa is beautiful and exotic 
• Mise-en-scene - exotic locations and elaborate backgrounds, cigarettes
• Sound - voiceovers are used to show Michae's sense of confusion
• Femme fatale - independence of woman