Frame By Frame

FOREWORD INTRODUCTION = 1 CHAPTER 1 - THE FILM ART = 3 CHAPTER 2 - THE SUBSTANCE = 5 GAUGE PERFORATIONS COLOR/BLACK AND WHITE NEGATIVE/REVERSAL ASA/LIGHT SENSITIVITY CHOICE OF FILM EXPOSURE LATITUDE SOUND CONVEYANCE FORMAT/ASPECT RATIO AESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 3 - THE CAMERA: THE MACHINE = 12 CARE AND CLEANING BATTERIES LOADING THE CARTRIDGE APERTURE AREA LENS F stop Focal length Focus FRAMES PER SECOND THE VIEWING SYSTEM FILTERS AUTOMATIC CONTROLS AND OPTIONS Exposure System Other Automatic Features CHAPTER 4 - CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE CRAFT = 23 BASIC PREPARATION The Eyepiece Focusing MECHANICS OF THE SHOT Framing Variations The Shot The Static Shot The Moving Shot Pan Tilt Track Crane Zoom CHAPTER 5 - CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE ART = 32 MISE-EN-SCÈNE: YOUR CREATIVE VISION Mise-en-scene The Component Parts of a Film Coverage Breakdown/Analysis Angle Relative to Eye Level Establishing Shot Master Shot Two-shot Over-the-Shoulder (OTS) Point-of-View (POV) Reaction Inserts/Cutaways The 180° rule Direction of Movement Getting Something to Read SCENE TRANSITIONS FILM DRILL #1 = 40 CHAPTER 6 - LIGHTING AND DEPTH-OF-FIELD = 43 LIGHTING Key Light Fill Light Back Light Side Light Reflectors DEPTH-OF-FIELD FILM DRILL #2 = 48 CHAPTER 7 - EDITING = 49 WHY EDIT? MONTAGE EDITING THEORY Eisensteinian Dogma Parallel Editing Accelerated Editing Editing by Attraction EDITING - THE EQUIPMENT Viewer/Editor Splicer Projector Accessories EDITING - THE PROCESS Screenings Categorization Breakdown Assembly Rough Cut Fine Cut FILM DRILL #3 = 60 CHAPTER 8 - SOUND = 61 SINGLE SYSTEM DOUBLE SYSTEM MAGNETIC SOUND VS. OPTICAL SOUND CHAPTER 9 - GENRES = 64 Examples of Genres FILM DRILL #4 = 66 FILM DRILL #5 = 67 CHAPTER 10- WRITING = 68 TREATMENT SCRIPT CHAPTER 11 - ACTING = 71 THE FILM ACTOR CASTING AND CHARACTER REHEARSAL IMPROVISATION CHAPTER 12 - DIRECTING = 75 WHAT IS IT? AUTEUR THEORY AND CREATIVE CONTROL PRACTICAL RESPONSIBILITIES Preparation of a Shot List Preparation of a Storyboard Preparation of Overhead Diagrams Production Post-production THE AUDIENCE A FEW PARTING WORDS = 80 BIBLIOGRAPHY = 81 INDEX = 82

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