2. stage lighting - intentional light qualities including
intensity, color, and direction; intentional
functions including selective visibility,
revelation of form, composition, focus, mood,
location and time of day, projection/stage
elements, and advance plot (script)
3. Stage lighting has multiple functions, including:
Focus: Directing the audience's attention to an area of the
stage or distracting them from another.
Mood: Setting the tone of a scene. Harsh red light has
a different effect than soft lavender light.
Location and time of day: Establishing or altering position in
time and space. Blues can suggest night time while orange and
red can suggest a sunrise or sunset.
5. Camera Angle
• angle at which a camera is pointed at the
subject(s) (low and high) that can greatly
influence audience's interpretation of what is
happening on the screen
• Low = a camera angle positioned low on the
vertical axis, anywhere below the eyeline, looking
up
• High = camera angle is located above the eyeline.
With this type of angle, the camera looks down on
the subject
6. Look at the following images and determine the
camera angle that is shown:
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4.
7. Camera Shot
• manner in which camera creates audience
perceptions
(point of view - shows scene from specific point
of view of one of the characters; bridging shot -
represents a jump in time or place or other
discontinuity, such as newspaper headlines or
seasonal changes)
8. Watch the following clips from “Up” to answer questions
about point of view.
1.
2.
9. Watch the following clips from “Up” to answer
questions about point of view.
2.
