Relations
- Graphic Relations - The relationship between two images/shots in a sequence
- Spatial Relations - the locations/spaces of a piece in a sequence
- Temporal Relations - the passage of time in a sequence
- Rhythmic Relations - the pacing/speed of a sequence or entire piece
- 180 rule - an invisble that places each character on a set side of the screen/space, and if crossed, can feel 'wrong' or jarring for a viewer.
- Establishing shot - a shot that establishing a location (usually either the first or the main one) in a film/TV piece.
- Transistions - more fanciful/elaborate ways of going from shot to shot i.e. dissolves, wipes, fades etc. Can be used to show passage of time.
- Matching shots - shots set in the same space looking exactly alike, without drastic changes between them.
- Invisible - editing that doesn't draw attention to itself
- Temporal and spatial - the time and spaces/areas/locations that the narrative takes place in being consistent and not jumping around without rhyme or reason.
Manchurian Candidate
- Establishing track across the bedroom to the man (main character)
- Cross-dissolve between the man's sleep and his dream
- The camera pans around the room till it blends into the communist laboratory
- Continous cutting between the 'dream' and the lab.
- Establishing shot a rapid series of cut coming closer and closer to the front door.
- Rapid cuts (sometimes, between shots in the same room from different angles)
- Fast camera moves and tracks around the rooms in the house
- Continous crosscutting between the soldiers and the fleeing people
- Quick cuts of closer shots within same scene or space
- No camera movement: it is nothing but straight, still shots.
- Establishing shot is a low angle of the bottles in a fridge (like tall buildings in a city)
- Lots of quick shots and editing, creating a feel and stlye akin to an action film.
- Additionally, we get extreme closeups of the fork beating the eggs, the fire in the cooker and the inside of a cheese grater.
- Establishing shot is an extreme close up on a woman's lips (revealed to be Bonnie).
- Some frames in shots missing, causing sudden 'jumps' in movement.
- Sudden 'crash' zoom on Bonnie on the bed.
- The bed bars and their shadow give a bit of symbolism: Bonnie feels trapped in her dull life.
- All set within one space (Bonnie's room).
- Camera work is very basic, mainly consisting of close ups and mid shots.
- Quick dissolve into CG body of murder victim, but apart from that, there are mostly straight cuts.
Afterwards, we briefly touched on the next subject, Sound & Image, going over the basics:
- Diegetic (what exists in the world of the film i.e. music from a radio, sound of cars in a street)
- Non-diegetic (what's added in post i.e. a film's score/soundtrack)
- Dialogue (the words a character says/thinks. Gives us insight into them, their relations and provides other information.)
- Music (used to add mood, emotion, tone and even depth to a scene or sequence)
- Sound Effects (the thud of a bat, the bouncing of a ball, the click of heels etc.)
- Silence (used to add tension/create suspense)
- Space (the size of a set/location)
- Time (how long something may last/music can bridge time gaps)
- Representation (how an idea/group/concept is presented)
- Emotion (what does the audience and the characters feel)
- Symbolism (what other meaning could something have in a scene other than the obvious).