1. Space in Cinema, Part Three
Through A Glass, Darkly
Edward Bowen
MTSU EMC 3000
2. Space
• Movies are two dimensional.
• Depth in movies is essentially an optical illusion.
• This allows depth to be warped, distorted, stretched, and flattened.
• This is mostly done with lenses.
4. Space - Lenses
Camera Obscura (Dark Room)
• Take a big box into the sunlight.
• Get inside.
• Cut a small hole in one side.
• Stand clear.
• On the side opposite the hole you
will see an image (reversed and
upside down) of what's outside.
• You are in a camera obscura.
• Put a piece of film where the image
is and expose it.
• You are now in a camera.
5. Space - Lenses
• Camera Obscura
Camera-Obscura.mov http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuJ_Jd6Qgyo
6. Space - Lenses
• Lens - A piece of glass or other transparent substance with curved sides
for concentrating or dispersing light rays.
7. Space - Lenses
• Lens - A piece of glass or other transparent substance with curved sides
for concentrating or dispersing light rays.
8. Space - Lenses
• Lens - A piece of glass or other transparent substance with curved sides
for concentrating or dispersing light rays.
11. Space - Lenses
• Camera Obscura
David Hockney's Secret Knowledge (part 4/8) http://youtu.be/3vsBaA33GZ0
http://www.precinemahistory.net/1400.htm
http://www.essentialvermeer.com/camera_obscura/co_one.html
12. Space - Lenses
• Normal lens – A lens that creates an image similar to way we
normally see the world.
13. Space - Lenses
• Wide Angle Lenses – Provide a wider field of view, deeper focus,
exaggerated depth; bends space.
14. Space - Lenses
• Wide Angle Lenses – Provide a wider field of view, deeper focus,
and exaggerated depth, bends space.
15. Space - Lenses
• Wide Angle Lenses – Provide a wider field of view, deeper focus,
and exaggerated depth, bends space.
16. Space - Lenses
• Wide Angle Lenses – Provide a wider field of view, deeper focus,
and exaggerated depth, bends space.
• Fish eye lens – Extreme wide angle.
17. Space - Lenses
• Wide Angle Lenses – Provide a wider field of view, deeper focus,
and exaggerated depth, bends space. “Seconds” John
Frankenheimer (1966)
Rock Hudson... Seconds http://youtu.be/DQhlCRpuX8Y
18. Space - Lenses
• Wide Angle Lenses – Provide a wider field of view, deeper focus,
and exaggerated depth, bends space. “The Shining” Stanley
Kubrick (1980)
The Shining - Danny's Wheels http://youtu.be/lvwSi7ta0P4
19. Space - Lenses
• Wide Angle Lenses – Provide a wider field of view, deeper focus,
and exaggerated depth, bends space. “Fear and Loathing in Las
Vegas” Terry Gilliam (1998)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (9/10) Movie CLIP - Dr. Bumquist's Drug Lecture (1998) HD
http://youtu.be/ObbLapUaZd4
20. Space - Lenses
• Telephoto Lenses – Provide a narrower, magnified field of view,
shallow focus, and compressed depth
21. Space - Lenses
• Telephoto Lenses – Provide a narrower, magnified field of view,
shallow focus, and compressed depth. “The Graduate” (1967) Mike
Nichols
Graduate-end-scene http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9eIXN6Sp40
22. Space – Lenses
• Telephoto Lenses – Provide a narrower, magnified field of view,
shallow focus, and compressed depth. “The Right Stuff” (1983)
Philip Kaufman
The Right Stuff Theatrical Trailer http://youtu.be/Ak1n6qQS3_A
23. Space – Lenses
• Telephoto Lenses – Provide a narrower, magnified field of view,
shallow focus, and compressed depth. “Armageddon” (1998)
Michael Bay
Most Epic Movie Scene Ever - Armageddon - The Launch http://youtu.be/JZDKbRWGqTw
24. Space - Lenses
• Telephoto Lenses – Provide a narrower, magnified field of view,
shallow focus, and compressed depth. “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
(2011) Tomas Alfredson
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Airfield http://youtu.be/Ouqe85vvTsw
25. Space - Lenses
• Focus - An image that is sharp with details precisely defined.
26. Space - Lenses
• Focus - An image that is sharp with details precisely defined.
• Deep Focus -When everything, or almost everything, in a shot is
clearly in focus, deep focus is achieved.
CINEMA-ESSAY--1---DEEP-FOCUS https://vimeo.com/19915642 http://youtu.be/-U_qLL0L5rU
27. Space - Lenses
• Deep Focus -When everything, or almost everything, in a shot is clearly in
focus, deep focus is achieved. “Citizen Kane” (1941) Orson Welles
Citizen-Kane-—-Fired http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UeqAXas-oA
28. Space - Lenses
• Deep Focus -When everything, or almost everything, in a shot is clearly in
focus, deep focus is achieved. “Citizen Kane” (1941) Orson Welles
Citizen Kane – Perspective http://youtu.be/kiYg8sbhqNc
29. Space - Lenses
• Soft Focus - Certain creative situations call for images that are not
harsh and sharp but muted. Soft focus is usually achieved by
placing something in front of the lens (gauze), something on the lens
(Vaseline), or slightly defocusing the lens. Older actors used to
insist on gauze shots in closeups in order to hide the signs of their
age. “Casablanca” (1942) Michael Curtiz
30. Space - Lenses
• Soft Focus - “Vampyr” (1931) Carl Theodor Dreyer
In a Glass Darkly http://youtu.be/qvXsP3lhIPw
31. Space - Lenses
• Soft Focus - “Vampyr” (1931) Carl Theodor Dreyer
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/82463/Vampyr-Movie-Clip-Shadows.html
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/82468/Vampyr-Movie-Clip-Coffin.html
32. Space - Lenses
• Shallow Focus – The foreground before and the background beyond
the subject are out of focus, creating a limited depth of focus.
• Selective Focus - Deciding which elements in a shot will be in and
out of focus.
• Rack Focus - Shifting focus during a shot.
35. Space - Lenses
• Shallow Focus, Selective Focus, Rack Focus – “Apricot” (2009) Ben
Briand
APRICOT — A Short Film by Ben Briand https://vimeo.com/8076064 http://youtu.be/hIV-TjNEEVc
