BROWN FILM SPACE
FILM SPACE
Film space is a means of using visual manipulation to take real space and objects and
look, perceive and feel about them in many different ways. It refers to both the
composition, lighting and frame of a movie/audiovisual piece.
-FRAMING is the first element of a composition, is the position we choose
to see the scene, as well as the way in which this position isolates some parts
of the things we see on screen.
-RATIO is related to the aforementioned notion, as a ratio is the format we
use for framing our picture. A ratio is also what we call the focal length, the angle,
the existence of wide-angle length or a telephoto length (among others) the size
of the shots (long shot, medium shot, close up...).
These are used as a way to transmit information, create subtext and create emotions, to
raise questions and to create some kind of expectations.
We can change (and use) different sizes, angles, perspectives… in order to create a
proper film space.
Size has to do with the size of the shot, the camera movements and the focal length
movement (zoom); angle can be high, low, bird’s eye, god’s eye, nadir…; and the
perspective can be wide (wide angle length-high depth of field), shallow (telephone
length, narrow depth of field…).
All in all, the concept of film space refers to the way in which to separate the three-
dimensional reality in parts and show them in order.
SPATIAL ORENTATION, SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE POV
Spatial orientation: in theater and cinema primitive all in one frame. Refers to how your
brain depicts the "spatial" dimensions. When you look at your surroundings you see
yourself in relation to the objects that surround you.
Objective POV: when camera and character don’t identify each other.
Subjective POV: when camera and character identify.
Kuleshov effect: film editing technique (or effect) that defends the idea that two shots
in a sequence are more impactful than a single shot by itself. This effect is a cognitive
event that allows viewers to derive meaning from the interaction of two shots in
sequence.
