jueves, 2 de junio de 2011

Notes on Documetaries

large amount of information Quickely
Can portray the past life of individual characters in film, covering everything in a matter of seconds.
Talking heads: Common on features of documents. Either interviews of people on camera or people talking directly to the audience on camera or both. Talking head usually experts.
Color symbolism: Language of color, harnessed in a film is a powerful one. Choise of hues for certain items or its use in out-of the ordinary contexts and even type of lighting to give subliminal msgs. Dont over use it.
Textures: Giving old footage a "grainy" terxture.
Lines: Lines and frames add another dimention.
Sound elements: five channels of information in film: (a) visual image (b) print and other graphics (c) speech (d) music (e) noise
Six types of sound: (1)Narative commentary/ Voice over (2) Talking heads (3) Music (4) Ambiance Sound (signiture of a location) (5) Sound effects (6) Silence

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