introduction to film directing. director job responsibilities: turn the writer’s screenplay into a...
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Introduction to FilmDirecting
Director
Job Responsibilities: Turn the writer’s screenplay into a
motion picture Deliver that motion picture to the
editor(s) Communicates with:
Producers Cinematographer Principal talent
Director
Directors approve the following: Location and set design Casting Sound & Music
They create the shot list: A list containing all scenes and the
shots needed to make the film
Directing Misperceptions
The director is the boss Directors tell the actors what to do The director is behind the camera Directors are slobs
Storyboarding
Graphic organizers, such as a series of illustrations or images, displayed in sequence for the purpose of previsualizing a motion picture
Storyboarding
Example: The Fellowship of the
Ring Directed by Peter
Jackson
Mise-en-scene
Translation: Put on stage or set Originally applied to theater Director accounts for everything that
will appear in the shot
Mise-en-scene
1. Production Design2. Color3. Lighting4. Actors’ performance(s) 5. Framing6. Sound
Production Design
Sets, Props, & Costumes Example:
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Color
Use of color(s) for emotion or symbolism
Examples: The Sixth
Sense Pleasantville
Lighting
Color, amount of, type, and positioning of lights
Examples: Film Noir
Blade Runner Hard Boiled
Actor’s Performance
Casting, make up, blocking (movement)
Example: Any Tom Cruise movie
Framing
Camera position (height & angle), depth of field, and aspect ratio
Examples: The Lord of the
Rings Trilogy
Sound
Sound that comes from the scene (not added later)
Example: Psycho
Mise-en-scene
Let’s see if you can find the elements of mise-en-scene in the opening sequence of The Fellowship of the Ring
Psycho
Based on Ed Gein
“Dressed out” body of Bernice Worden
Skulls on corner posts of bed Skullcaps as soup bowls Lampshades made from skin Chairs upholstered with skin Socks made from flesh “Woman suit”