Unit 22 - Understand the features of single camera production

Building a scene The scene -           …Is a dramatic unit of larger work. Moving the story forward -           Every scene should be, in some way, set up by the previous scene, and should move the story forward for both the plot and the development of the characters. -           Very scene sets up the next scene, until the screenplay reaches its climax. -           This cause and effect relationship hooks in the audience. Every scene should have a payoff – it is crucial – you can think of this as being the: ·          Rationale for the scene ·          Its purpose ·          Why is it needed in the screenplay ·          What it...

Lighting for film -           Why do you need to consider lighting? -           How can you use lighting to affect the mood for your film? -           What light sources are available, and how do you control them? -           Practical tips -           without light you will have no image -           Carefully controlled lighting directs the viewers’ attention -           Lighting can affect the mood and emotional impact of a scene. -           Light creates mood like music creates mood Light quality -           Hard light: casts sharply defined deep shad...

Technical Camera – -           The director of drama has myriad shot options available to him/her when thinking about how to capture the action in a scene. -           Many filmmakers, especially Hollywood directors, consider shot variety to be an essential ingredient of audience satisfaction, and key to maintaining viewer interest. Shot variety, distances and shot sizes. Everything from long shot and extreme close up. -           Shot size/ distance -           - Extreme close up, Head close-up, Big close-up, Close-up, Close shot, Medium Close shot, Medium shot, Medium Full shot, Full shot, Medium long hot, Long shot, Extreme long shot -           Angle – -           High angle, low angle, sla...

Genres within film  You have been recruited to shoot a short drama for a new slot just before the early evening news aimed at young adults. Effective production will call upon your ability to put into effect knowledge and skills relating to single camera formats, structures and techniques, as well as your ability to plan a shoot and film and edit the drama. Genre A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterised by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. -           Period -           Dramadoc -           Crime -           Soap -           Comedy Period Drama: A costume drama or period drama is a period piece in which elaborate costumes, sets and properties are featured in order to capture the a...