Notes on Scene Shift
- tunyachinpilas
- Oct 6, 2016
- 3 min read
To Kill a Mockingbird (1969)
Stephen Frankfurt
Art of the Title
Objects representing events
the mockingbird picture ripped at the end
the reaction/interaction between different objects i.e marble hitting another causing the other to roll through the other objects
Plotline
A sequence/order that gives us information about image
How can it be visually structures in a specific way
Linear Structure
Folklore , Myth , Fairytale , non-linear, novels , epics , poems , ballads , folk songs
Stories are needed to be told about ourselves
the idea of a beginning, middle and end
chapter 1, chapter 2,
depictions of time
it is a natural human instinct to place events that happen in order to make sense of what led us to where we are now
it is physiological
Exposition : Setting the scene
Complication / Conflict : The Problem
Climax : The pivotal incident
Denouement : The falling action leading to the end
Exposition
Commonly used in film language to refer to the establishing shot
Giving us clues as to what to expect from the main story
Introduction of context, characters, relationships, era
Introduction to the film
Complication
What drives the plot
External : events that the character has no control over i.e war, poverty, accidents
can also be caused by another character
Internal : events that happens as a result of the character’s personality i.e anger, greed, insecurity
The internal feeling of characters
Character archetypes
central characters, supporting characters
Rising action
Where writers will put in things/events that will aid the climax
making us turn out page
how we are building interest
Climax
What is the pivotal moment?
An event that happens that gives the reader a want for resolution/ a release of tension
The idea of the climax relieving some of the tension that has been created
Denouement
What has been revealed/taught throughout the story
Can be left open/fairly inconclusive
How we are left with the story
Duration
The passing and elapsing of time
Past , Present, Future
How long the story lasts i.e a day, a lifetime , a dynasty
How can we structure our narrative to suggest the duration of the story
Describing time
Time passes slower in a tense setting i.e in a hospital
How we sequence time - way of thinking about duration
Picturing time
Places revisited, scenes from different views, same character seen in different situations
Characters moving through a narrative
Details
We need suggestions, details, music
Viewpoint
often suggested by author i.e I walked into the park
Duane Michaels
Consider who the photographer is in a situation
The Fall ( 2006 )
Stephen Beckman
Typography and Viewpoint
Consider :
Light areas where light highlights the characters
The overall tone of the shot
Negative space counteracted with typography
Black & White - how it might affect the overall feel of the shot
Tim Liang & John Lecarre
Who are we
How and where we are situating the viewer
Christopher Brown
Things happening within a frame
Think about rhythm and movement
How are they structured
will the illustrations be similarly structured ?
will there be a consistent colour or colour scheme that runs though all of the illustrations to represent the duration / time ?
iAnna
Blue/Green muted colours used to represent the scrubs and equipment within a hospital
White used in later illustrations to suggest a brighter more hopeful view
Illustrated by ‘Shout’ - Meditations
consider the use of negative space
Adam Simpson
How images fall on a page
The idea of cropping to aid the story line
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