Cinematography I&A Report – PowWow Highway
Cinematography Identification and Analysis Report
For this assignment,
First, you want to identify:
Name of film
Production Area (Cinematography)
Protagonist
Antagonist
Protagonist’s outer goal
Protagonist’s inner struggle
How does the inner stuggle stand in the way of the outer goal?
How does the Protagonist change?
Theme
Then,
Give an example of each of the following tools. Describe it and explain briefly why it is used – why did the filmmaker make that choice. When describing it, be sure to be specific. Don’t say things like the character wore a lot of blue or everything looked old. You want to talk about what is happening in a particular screen and describe it very specifically.
Tools of Cinematography
10. Composition and Framing
Identification (detailed description of tool example):
Analysis (Why did the Cinematographer make that choice):
11. Lighting
Identification (detailed description of tool example):
Analysis (Why did the Cinematographer make that choice):
12. Camera Angle
Identification (detailed description of tool example):
Analysis (Why did the Cinematographer make that choice):
13. Camera Movement
Identification (detailed description of tool example):
Analysis (Why did the Cinematographer make that choice):
14. Camera to Subject Distance
Identification (detailed description of tool example):
Analysis (Why did the Cinematographer make that choice):
15. Film Speed
Identification (detailed description of tool example):
Analysis (Why did the Cinematographer make that choice):
16. Film Stock
Identification (detailed description of tool example):
Analysis (Why did the Cinematographer make that choice):
17. Point of View
Identification (detailed description of tool example):
Analysis (Why did the Cinematographer make that choice):
Finally,
18. Take one of those examples and explain how it supports your theme.
Papers should be:
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Margins should be 1 inch
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