A level Film Studies - Will's resource

1. E.T. – Opening
Sequence

2. Remember CAMELS.
- Cinematography
- Acting
- Mise-en-scene
- Editing
- Lighting
- Sound
How shots are stitched together
The things you can hear
How a shot is lit
How a shot is photographed
The stuff inside the frame of the shot
The contribution of the actors

3. For the purpose of the key assessment we
will study three key sequences from E.T.
A sequence is a string of scenes that make
up a ‘chunk’ of the narrative.
1) Opening sequence
2) ?
3) ?

4. Watch the Opening sequence (1:32 – 8:00). You will be given a focus
of either CINEMATOGRAPHY or EDITING.
- Cinematography
- Editing
- Framing / Composition
- Angle
- Distance (close up/medium/long)
- Depth of field (focus)
- Movement (pan/track/zoom)
- Lighting
- Transition (fade/dissolve/wipe/straight cut)
- Jump cuts
- Pace
- Order of shots
- Shot duration
- SFX

5. Cinematography
- Framing / Composition
- Angle
- Distance (close up/medium/long)
- Depth of field (focus)
- Movement (pan/track/zoom)
- Lighting
Feedback - group brainstorm

6. Editing
- Transition (fade/dissolve/wipe/straight cut)
- Jump cuts
- Pace
- Order of shots
- Shot duration
- SFX
Feedback - group brainstorm

7. The E.T. journals Part 1 2:30 (use of lighting & adult silhouettes)

8. Cinematography
• Framing / Composition
• Angle
• Distance (close
up/medium/long)
• Depth of field (focus)
• Movement
(pan/track/zoom)
Lighting
• Low key/high key lighting
• Position of light sources
• Use of shadow
• Colour
Editing
• Transitions
• Jump cuts
• Pace
• Shot duration
• Order of shots
• SFX

9. Cinematography
• Framing / Composition
• Angle
• Distance (close
up/medium/long)
• Depth of field (focus)
• Movement
(pan/track/zoom)
Lighting
• Low key/high key lighting
• Position of light sources
• Use of shadow
• Colour
Editing
• Transitions
• Jump cuts
• Pace
• Shot duration
• Order of shots
• SFX

10. Cinematography
• Framing / Composition
• Angle
• Distance (close
up/medium/long)
• Depth of field (focus)
• Movement
(pan/track/zoom)
Lighting
• Low key/high key lighting
• Position of light sources
• Use of shadow
• Colour
Editing
• Transitions
• Jump cuts
• Pace
• Shot duration
• Order of shots
• SFX

11. Cinematography
• Framing / Composition
• Angle
• Distance (close
up/medium/long)
• Depth of field (focus)
• Movement
(pan/track/zoom)
Lighting
• Low key/high key lighting
• Position of light sources
• Use of shadow
• Colour
Editing
• Transitions
• Jump cuts
• Pace
• Shot duration
• Order of shots
• SFX

12. Cinematography
• Framing / Composition
• Angle
• Distance (close
up/medium/long)
• Depth of field (focus)
• Movement
(pan/track/zoom)
Lighting
• Low key/high key lighting
• Position of light sources
• Use of shadow
• Colour
Editing
• Transitions
• Jump cuts
• Pace
• Shot duration
• Order of shots
• SFX

13. Cinematography
• Framing / Composition
• Angle
• Distance (close
up/medium/long)
• Depth of field (focus)
• Movement
(pan/track/zoom)
Lighting
• Low key/high key lighting
• Position of light sources
• Use of shadow
• Colour
Editing
• Transitions
• Jump cuts
• Pace
• Shot duration
• Order of shots
• SFX

14. Cinematography
• Framing / Composition
• Angle
• Distance (close
up/medium/long)
• Depth of field (focus)
• Movement
(pan/track/zoom)
Lighting
• Low key/high key lighting
• Position of light sources
• Use of shadow
• Colour
Editing
• Transitions
• Jump cuts
• Pace
• Shot duration
• Order of shots
• SFX

15. In film studies essays, it’s not enough to just be able to spot aspects of film
form. You also need to be able to explore their significance in terms of how
meaning is created, how aesthetic effects are created (how the audience is
made to respond to what they are seeing) and how the narrative is told to us.
How do the following create meaning?
- The establishing shots of the forest
- The low-key lighting and use of fog
- The point-of-view shots
- The silhouetted men and torch beams