Embedding a Video/Elements of Film Assignment

Find a clip from one of your favorite films on the internet and embed it in your blog. Then write a blog posting about two of the elements we've discussed from the Language of Film PowerPoint and how they apply to your film clip.

So far, we've talked about:

• Restricted/Unrestricted narration
• Mental Subjectivity
• Subjective point of view
• Authorial point of view
• neutral point of view
• The Classical Hollywood Cinema structure
• photography
• extreme long shot
• long shot
• medium shot
• close up
• extreme close up
• high angle
• low angle
• oblique angle
• Setting
• Costume and makeup
• Lighting

Today we'll talk more about elements of cinematography. Have fun with this! Be sure to cite where you got your video clip.