What is Film theory?
Film Theory is a way of breaking down movies and television
they break films and television down so they can get more meaning out of it and do more work instead of watching the whole film or movie.
Film theorists use these
- Type of film
- shots
- angles
- lighting
- color
- sound
- editing
- mise en scene
How to read a film?
Some tips
Make sure your paying attention
you’re looking for choices made by the director, cinematographer, and editor that clue you into the emotional response.
What is realism
Realism is when A movie or film is real and showing the unfiltered world
Some characteristics
Nonprofessional actors so nobody who's a pro at acting
No special effects so just everything that is happening
Location and the props are real
Minimal editing so Not everything is edited like movies
Natural lighting so the lighting that is already there
Make it look documentary
Classical
Classical film still wants to emphasize authentic moments between real people but with the manipulation of its creative production
Some characteristics
Professional actors
Minimal effects
Use a studio
editing use for time lapse
lighting used to make a mood
Formalism
Formalism focuses on the Director bringing the audience an altered reality that they’ve created
Some characteristics
- Professional actors
- Relies heavily on special effects
- Editing speeds up or slows downtime
- Lighting and sound create exaggerations
- Breaks the illusion of reality
there are a lot of shots used in movies/films here are some
Long shot
mid-close-up
wide shot
pov/ point of view
extreme close up and many more
What are angles?
angles show what the actor is feeling
there are 4 main angles such as
eye level
high angle
low angle
oblique angle
Lighting
the lighting sets the mood and it goes with each scene like a horror movie when its pitch black that's the lighting it sets the tone
This should hopefully teach you some ideas about understanding film theory and more about what is used in a film or movie