Everyone, please post your Independent Study rationale here in the comment section. If you feel like your rationale is not complete, please state that and perhaps a colleague (or I) could help you.
My documentary explores the various cinematic techniques directors of science fiction films use in order to create a futuristic or advanced society. Through the exploitation of aspects of the mise-en-scene including setting and prop design, along with the use of digetic and non-digetic score, directors can create a fictional society that viewers can describe to be “futuristic” because it is unlike any society in their current time. The directors of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Mad Max, Blade Runner, and Brazil use these cinematic elements in order to create these futuristic societies that can be a trademark of Sci-fi films.
My documentary explains how lighting, sound, and shot composition are used to portray the character's emotions in psychological thrillers. Psych thrillers have a history of a strong focus on unstable emotional states of main characters, rather than a large emphasis on narrative. Through mise-en-scene and other cinematic elements, suspense is built and the viewers are left with a mystery to uncover amongst the characters. The films, Black Swan, Silence Of The Lambs, Taxi Driver, and Monsieur Hire all incorporate lighting, sound and shot composition to reveal to the audience the complex emotions of the main characters.
Throughout musical films the use of realism is sometimes used to make the musicality of the film more important to the story of a film rather than just the plot. Many musical films that have this characteristic are very famous for the incorporation of it through costume design, set design, and placement of shots. This popularity includes films of countries other than just the US, where musical films are most famous for,like France and England. Four movies that represent the musical genre in this fashion are Singin’ in the Rain,Meet me in St. Louis, 8 women, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Hey guys I don't have a rational yet, but I have an idea of what I'm going to do. I want to study how insanity is depicted in films using lighting and/or mise-en-scene. So far, I want to use The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, and Meshes of the Afternoon if it's allowed. I was wondering if anyone can suggest more films that have a theme of insanity...
My documentary will explore the use of cinematic technques, such as framing, lighting, and editing to explore the relationship between the DP's choice of expression and the messages they convey. The use of these techniqes can provide insight into films, and I will be specifically exploring these elements relationshp to themes of struggle, oppresion, and the process it takes to overcome them. I will be exploring Troy, Seven Samurai, Bicycle Thieves, and Day of the Falcon to show these elements, as all of these films have narratives focusing on the struggle of the oppressed.
Martial arts has always been a significant practice in many eastern cultures, and just recently became popular in the US. My documentary will dive into the use of cinematic elements and how they are utilized to portray martial arts practices in film. Through the use of shot composition, lighting, and editing, directors of these types of film can project certain ideas and feelings about the significance of martial arts in different subjects. The movies IP Man, The Karate Kid, The Grandmaster, and Crouching Tiger: Hidden Dragon all showcase kung fu in different ways using cinematic techniques.
My documentary explores some of the key cinematic techniques used by directors and cinematographers to create meaning in classic coming-of-age and adolescent-focused films. Through choices made with aspects of editing, such as shot length, and through aspects of cinematography, such as shot composition and camera angle and lighting, filmmakers are enabled to make the audience feel however they need them to feel at a given moment. Dead Poet's Society, The Breakfast Club, A Deriva, and 400 Blows all incorporate editing, and cinematography decisions that allow the viewer to be a part of the world in which the protagonist or protagonists is growing up.
I was also considering: Rebel without a cause Clueless Sixteen candles Pretty in pink The outsiders The graduate To kill a mockingbird Aparajito The spirit of the beehive Let me know if you think any of these work better than the movies I selected.
My documentary will focus on how, through growing up/loss of innocence themed films, the respective directors and directors of photography created these films. Such techniques as shot angle, shot length, shot composition, editing and lighting were used to emphasize on this important theme, creating harsh scenes of emotion, or less intense plot driven scenes. The films Spirited Away, Rebel Without a Cause, Au Revoir Les Enfants and Bicycle Thieves all embody this theme of growing up, and loosing the blissful innocence of youth.
My independent study will analyze and demonstrate how suspense in cinema is built through sound/lack thereof. This analyzation will be shown to be used throughout several cinematic genres including but not limited to horror, action/thriller, and romantic 'chick flicks.' The sounds that are going to be analyzed are both diegetic and non-diegetic sounds. Some comparisons I want to do are ‘how is the scene presented with the sound?’ and ‘what suspense is built if the sound is different/not included.’
My Independent Study will show, through cinematic elements, how the director and the cinematographer relay the theme of obsession in four different movies. The four different movies I will be using is Sunset Boulevard, (I don’t have the other three yet, please don’t hate me). I will do this by analyzing and showing through Mise-En-Scene using shot composition, lighting, and also through editing, the theme of obsession in these four movies
In my Independent Study, I will go in depth about how the cinematography of horror films influence the overall bone-chillingness of the scary suspenseful scenes. I will also include how the diegetic and non-diegetic sounds influence a scary moment, and connect to the way a shot is set up. The films that I will be using are Ringu (Japan 1998), The Shining (United States 1980), Pan's Labyrinth (Mexico 2006), and 28 Days Later (United Kingdom 2002)
My documentary explores the various cinematic techniques directors of science fiction films use in order to create a futuristic or advanced society. Through the exploitation of aspects of the mise-en-scene including setting and prop design, along with the use of digetic and non-digetic score, directors can create a fictional society that viewers can describe to be “futuristic” because it is unlike any society in their current time. The directors of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Mad Max, Blade Runner, and Brazil use these cinematic elements in order to create these futuristic societies that can be a trademark of Sci-fi films.
ReplyDeleteMy documentary explains how lighting, sound, and shot composition are used to portray the character's emotions in psychological thrillers. Psych thrillers have a history of a strong focus on unstable emotional states of main characters, rather than a large emphasis on narrative. Through mise-en-scene and other cinematic elements, suspense is built and the viewers are left with a mystery to uncover amongst the characters. The films, Black Swan, Silence Of The Lambs, Taxi Driver, and Monsieur Hire all incorporate lighting, sound and shot composition to reveal to the audience the complex emotions of the main characters.
ReplyDeleteThroughout musical films the use of realism is sometimes used to make the musicality of the film more important to the story of a film rather than just the plot. Many musical films that have this characteristic are very famous for the incorporation of it through costume design, set design, and placement of shots. This popularity includes films of countries other than just the US, where musical films are most famous for,like France and England. Four movies that represent the musical genre in this fashion are Singin’ in the Rain,Meet me in St. Louis, 8 women, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
ReplyDeleteactually not sure about 8 women...
Deletechanging it to Monster in Paris!
DeleteHey guys I don't have a rational yet, but I have an idea of what I'm going to do. I want to study how insanity is depicted in films using lighting and/or mise-en-scene. So far, I want to use The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, and Meshes of the Afternoon if it's allowed. I was wondering if anyone can suggest more films that have a theme of insanity...
ReplyDeleteDONNIE DARKOOOOOOO!!!!! (donnie darko)
DeleteCitizen Kane! Right? I think so. Also, The Shining!
DeleteMy documentary will explore the use of cinematic technques, such as framing, lighting, and editing to explore the relationship between the DP's choice of expression and the messages they convey. The use of these techniqes can provide insight into films, and I will be specifically exploring these elements relationshp to themes of struggle, oppresion, and the process it takes to overcome them. I will be exploring Troy, Seven Samurai, Bicycle Thieves, and Day of the Falcon to show these elements, as all of these films have narratives focusing on the struggle of the oppressed.
ReplyDeleteso ive decided to substitute Braveheart with Troy. I just think it will fit the topic a little easier.
DeleteMartial arts has always been a significant practice in many eastern cultures, and just recently became popular in the US. My documentary will dive into the use of cinematic elements and how they are utilized to portray martial arts practices in film. Through the use of shot composition, lighting, and editing, directors of these types of film can project certain ideas and feelings about the significance of martial arts in different subjects. The movies IP Man, The Karate Kid, The Grandmaster, and Crouching Tiger: Hidden Dragon all showcase kung fu in different ways using cinematic techniques.
ReplyDeleteMy documentary explores some of the key cinematic techniques used by directors and cinematographers to create meaning in classic coming-of-age and adolescent-focused films. Through choices made with aspects of editing, such as shot length, and through aspects of cinematography, such as shot composition and camera angle and lighting, filmmakers are enabled to make the audience feel however they need them to feel at a given moment. Dead Poet's Society, The Breakfast Club, A Deriva, and 400 Blows all incorporate editing, and cinematography decisions that allow the viewer to be a part of the world in which the protagonist or protagonists is growing up.
ReplyDeleteI was also considering:
DeleteRebel without a cause
Clueless
Sixteen candles
Pretty in pink
The outsiders
The graduate
To kill a mockingbird
Aparajito
The spirit of the beehive
Let me know if you think any of these work better than the movies I selected.
Any of these would work. I'm not familiar with A Deriva.
DeleteMy documentary will focus on how, through growing up/loss of innocence themed films, the respective directors and directors of photography created these films. Such techniques as shot angle, shot length, shot composition, editing and lighting were used to emphasize on this important theme, creating harsh scenes of emotion, or less intense plot driven scenes. The films Spirited Away, Rebel Without a Cause, Au Revoir Les Enfants and Bicycle Thieves all embody this theme of growing up, and loosing the blissful innocence of youth.
ReplyDeleteOnly focus on 3 cinematic elements. Shot length is related to editing and shot angle is related to shot composition.
DeleteMy independent study will analyze and demonstrate how suspense in cinema is built through sound/lack thereof. This analyzation will be shown to be used throughout several cinematic genres including but not limited to horror, action/thriller, and romantic 'chick flicks.' The sounds that are going to be analyzed are both diegetic and non-diegetic sounds. Some comparisons I want to do are ‘how is the scene presented with the sound?’ and ‘what suspense is built if the sound is different/not included.’
ReplyDeleteAre you using Rififi?!
DeleteMy Independent Study will show, through cinematic elements, how the director and the cinematographer relay the theme of obsession in four different movies. The four different movies I will be using is Sunset Boulevard, (I don’t have the other three yet, please don’t hate me). I will do this by analyzing and showing through Mise-En-Scene using shot composition, lighting, and also through editing, the theme of obsession in these four movies
ReplyDeleteIn my Independent Study, I will go in depth about how the cinematography of horror films influence the overall bone-chillingness of the scary suspenseful scenes. I will also include how the diegetic and non-diegetic sounds influence a scary moment, and connect to the way a shot is set up. The films that I will be using are Ringu (Japan 1998), The Shining (United States 1980), Pan's Labyrinth (Mexico 2006), and 28 Days Later (United Kingdom 2002)
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