This film presents problems arising when filming a person walking into a room to talk to someone. Explains that certain effects can be created in the minds of an audience by the way the sequence is filmed and edited. Uses animation and live action to illustrate examples of variation achieved by changes in camera movement and placement, composition of scene, and cutting during or at junction points of action. The film concludes with scenes selected to form a sequence for audience interpretation.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003678
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Animation (Cinematography)
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cinematography - Lighting
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Editing
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - Study and teaching
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Appreciation
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and motion pictures
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Motion picture industry - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Sound
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)