Thursday, 25 September 2014

A Guide to Film Language

Click here for Film Language Guide

This is an excellent website from Yale University in USA.  The column on the right has links to pages with detail on Basic Terms, Cinematography, Mis-en-Scene, Editing and Sound.  It is a very useful site for you to visit for the duration of your course.

Film Terminology

Film Glossary

Here's a link to an excellent website that gives you a glossary of many of the key terms used to talk about film.  It also provides lots of real examples.  So well worth exploring.

Friday, 12 September 2014

FM1 - Storyboarding

The following through video clips should show you the importance of good storyboarding - that is, having a strong visual plan for your sequence. 
 
A good general introduction. 


 
This clip shows how the original Toy Story film was pitched to the producers of the film.