Visual contrast

Here's the video clip: https://youtu.be/ivAbJlEj0jA

Points to discuss:

What are the ways directors can contrast in film? In tone, art direction, blocking, camera
movement, and color.

What is contrasted in Spike Jonze’s ad? The color inside her, lighting, and the space too.

Why did he contrast these things? To make the audience feel grabbed their atterntion
and it also shows meaningful, emotional, and intelligent.

Visual motifs

Here's the video clip: https://youtu.be/eE4QalFJkpY

Points to discuss:

What is a motif?  A motif is any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story.

Why are they important? It's important because in any motif used will vastly improve your story if it has narrative significance.

What makes a great work of art? You can come back to it over and over again and find greater and greater depth.

POV or POT shot

Here's the video clip: https://youtu.be/0XjJMFD-Vz8

Points to discuss:

What is a POV shot? Pov shot is stands with point of view which means the characters attention are match.

What is a ‘point of thought’ shot? The point of thought gives your audience a visual

expression of yiur chracter's mind

Why are they important? Point of view determines how your audience Experiences your visual world.

Insert shot

Here's the video clip: https://youtu.be/rR6C2YDqdgg

Points to discuss:

What is an insert shot? An insert shot is an isolated shot that focuses on a specific
detail within a scene.

What is the purpose of an insert shot? To communicate crucial narrative information
like a gun being pulled back.

What are the 3 main aspects of the insert shot? Communicate, set of object
and notice.

What 3 things help the audience feel about the insert shot? 
Composition, color and timing.

Composition of the insert shot helps with what in a film?  Camera movement, shot size
and shot angle.

Colour in the insert shot helps with what in film? Use the basic principles of colors to draw attention
to specific points within your insert shots.

How long you dwell on the insert shot helps show what?
They show close-ups to show the viewers the specific scene. To create the importance.

Production design

Here's the video clip: https://youtu.be/wNXNEs2eBkg

Points to discuss:

What is production design?  The production design is the overall visual look of the production.

What makes up production design?  It encapsulates a unifying vision for set design.

What are the 3 main things production design can help reveal? 
mood, character and themes

Film color

Here's the video clip: https://youtu.be/lINVnA3rVIE

Points to discuss:

How does colour in film affect people? Color elicit emotions, and have a psychological
effect on people.

What are the 3 factors in determining colour?  HUE, saturation and brightness

Why is the hue in ‘The Matrix’ mostly green?  The movie takes place inside of
a digital Matrix and they associate green with code. Plus the green and the matrix
has a certain sickly quality to it, reflecting the overall state of affairs in that world.

Why do some films desaturate? They use it when the scenes are
cold, rude and gritty the look of the scenes. It has a deeply desaturating effect.

What can brightness and a lack of brightness show in a film? It shows how the tone
in the film is going based on the scene and somehow colors contrast brightness when
it shows positive or negative mood like dark show lonely or sad scene whereas light
shows happiness and good vibes.

Establishing shot

Here's the video clip: https://youtu.be/ACN3dw-ywAU

Points to discuss:

(Note: they use a different meaning for tone in this clip.) 

What is an establishing shot? An establishing shot in a film does exactly what it sound like

Why is it used? Because establishing shot is the perfect opener and used for transitioning
to a new scene.

Why are establishing shot usually the most expensive? Because of the wide shots in the
scene