The document provides information about the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder. It stars William Holden as Joe Gillis and Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond. The film has been recognized as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made. It was selected as one of 25 landmark films by the Library of Congress in 1989 and voted the 12th greatest film by the American Film Institute in 1998. In 2007, the AFI rated it the 16th greatest film of all time.

1. Sunset Boulevard 1950
Directed by Billy Wilder
William Holden as Joe Gillis
Gloria Swanson as
Norma Desmond

2. Sunset Boulevard
1989 the Library of Congress selected it
as one of the 25 landmark films of all time.

3. Sunset Boulevard
1989 the Library of Congress selected it
as one of the 25 landmark films of all time.
1998 AFI voted it the 12th
greatest film in
its list of top 100 films.

4. Sunset Boulevard
1989 the Library of Congress selected it
as one of the 25 landmark films of all time.
1998 AFI voted it the 12th
greatest film in
its list of top 100 films.
2007 AFI rated it the 16th
greatest film of
all time.

5. Journal Writing Assignment #2
Did Sunset Boulevard reinforce or
exceed your expectations of a
black and white film?

6. Photography (part 2)

7. Film Formats

9. Larger formats =

10. Larger formats =
higher resolution

11. Larger formats =
higher resolution
more expensive

12. Larger formats =
higher resolution
more expensive
equipment less portable

13. IMAX cameras
IMAX cameras

14. 35mm camera
most feature films shot with 35mm

15. 16mm camera
Choice of independent filmmakers on a limited budget

16. Super 8
Pre-video used for home movies still used in avant-garde
& music videos

17. VIDEO

18. VIDEO
- less expensive than film

19. VIDEO
- less expensive than film
- smaller, lighter

20. VIDEO
- less expensive than film
- smaller, lighter
- work faster, with smaller crews

21. FOCAL LENGTH
• 3 kinds of lenses:

22. Each lens has its own
characteristic effect on the
image…

23. NORMAL LENS (50mm)
“the way our eyes see”

24. • A normal lens = 50mm

25. • A normal lens = 50mm
• smaller than 50mm = wide-angle

26. • A normal lens = 50mm
• smaller than 50mm = wide-angle
• larger than 50mm = telephoto

28. • deep depth of field

29. • deep depth of field
deeper depth of field shallower depth of field

30. • deep depth of field
deeper depth of field shallower depth of field
out of focus

31. Deep depth of field

32. deep depth of field
Citizen Kane

33. deep depth of field Citizen Kane

34. • deep depth of field
• wider field of view - more peripheral
information

35. Wide-angle lens

36. Extreme wide-angle = Fisheye lens

37. TELEPHOTO LENS

38. TELEPHOTO LENS
• shallow depth of field

39. Jackie Brown & The Aviator

40. TELEPHOTO LENS
• shallow depth of field
• flattens the image = more 2-dimentional

42. TELEPHOTO LENS
• shallow depth of field
• flattens the image = more 2-dimentional
• movement toward or away from camera
is less apparent

43. TELEPHOTO LENS
• shallow depth of field
• flattens the image = more 2-dimentional
• movement toward or away from camera
is less apparent
• narrower field of view - less peripheral
information

44. comparisons:
Wide-angle

45. comparisons:
Wide-angle Telephoto

46. wide
telephoto
The Gladiator
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

47. CAMERA ANGLE
• Relationship between subject and
viewer

48. Low angle shot

49. Low angle shot
• emphasizes a
character’s power or
superiority –
• appear threatening
Touch of Evil

50. Texas Chainsaw Massacre

51. Shaft

52. High angle shot
High Fidelity

53. High angle shot
• subject seems
weak, powerless,
perhaps depressed
High Fidelity

54. Bicycle Thieves

55. Kill Bill

56. Eye-level shot
Amelie

57. Eye-level shot
• no visual superiority or
inferiority

58. Eye-level shot
• no visual superiority or
inferiority
• often a realist tendency

59. Bird’s-eye view
Last Days

60. Bird’s-eye view
• somewhat disorienting
Last Days

61. Bird’s-eye view
• somewhat disorienting
• not the way we usually
see things
Last Days

62. American Beauty

63. The Third Man

64. Oblique (canted) angle shot

65. Oblique (canted) angle shot
• image appears less
stable - off balance -
might suggest a
state of flux
Citizen Kane

66. (oblique and low-angle)
Citizen Kane

67. CAMERA MOVEMENT

68. Pan

69. Pan
• Horizontal camera movement

70. Pan
• Horizontal camera movement
• Might follow the action in the scene

72. Tilt

73. Tilt
• Vertical movement of the camera - tilting up or
down

75. Dolly Shot

76. • Filmed from moving vehicle or cart
Dolly Shot

77. • Filmed from moving vehicle or cart
• Also called tracking shot
Dolly Shot

79. Crane Shot

80. crane shot

81. Zoom Shot
• Position of camera does not change

82. Zoom Shot
• Position of camera does not change
created with the lens

83. zoom

85. Hand-held Shot
no stabilizing device

86. hand held shot

87. Aerial Shot

88. Aerial Shot
• Often establishing shot

89. Aerial Shot
• Often establishing shot
• Helicopter

90. Aerial Shot

91. Director Phillip Noyce (2002)
Everlyn Sampi as Molly
Tianna Sansbury as Daisy
Kenneth Branagh as A. O. Neville

92. Remember!
Make sure you’re
answering the
question with
evidence from the
film not just giving
plot summary.
Write about the film
in the present tense.
“Joe is an anti-hero.”
Not “Joe was an
anti-hero.”

93. Be specific in your thesis sentence
Do not begin with a
vague sentence like,
“Joe Gillis is an anti-
hero for many
reasons.”
Your introduction
should be strong
and set up your
response.

94. Your analysis should
Begin with an
introduction with a
topic (thesis)
sentence.
The body of your
paper supports the
thesis
And finally a
conclusion to wrap it
all up

95. SOURCE
Anything that isn’t
your original idea
must be sourced,
even me!
(Kendall)
Not sourcing and
referencing others
material is
considered
plagiarism

96. “Unlike the prototypical hero or good guy
Joe Gillis embodies the quintessential
characteristics of an anti-hero” (Kendall).

97. 10 to 12 lines of material
Shorter papers will
not receive full credit
Put film titles in italics
And capitalize the first
letter of each word
Sunset Boulevard
Double space your
document

98. Finally!
Write your paper in
the third person and
avoid using
pronouns, like “you”
and “I’ “we” “they”
Please proof read
your paper before
submitting it and
follow the format in
the writing packet

99. Response Questions - CHOOSE ONE OF THESE QUESTIONS TO RESPOND TO
1. How does the use of a wide angle lens
enhance the storytelling in Rabbit Proof
Fence?
1. How does camera movement enhance the
storytelling in Rabbit Proof Fence?
(Give specific examples from the film and use film grammar)
RESPONSE PAPERS: Throughout the course of the semester, we will screen at least twelve films. You are required to write half-page
response papers for at least five of the films. These papers are due one week from the day they are assigned. Each paper is worth a
maximum of 2 points These papers may constitute cumulative total of 10 possible points. All papers must be typed using 12 point
Times Roman font, with 1” margins and be double-spaced. No handwritten pages accepted. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation
are taken into account. Plagiarism is strictly prohibited.