Response to lecture week 2.

This week we learned about how the language of the cinema works. There is different types of way to express a situation, and show the viewers what is happening in the movie. We have the 5 W, and H, that is used to put together a story. The 5 W`s is: what, when, where, who and why, and then comes the H, that is: how. To make a story out of this we have to use different shots to show the viewers the story. There are many different shots sizes that we use, from very long shot to extreme close up.

To answer the 5 W`s and the H we use different shots. The who is answered by taking a picture close up to the caracter, that shows the face very clearly. The what is answered when you take a picture with the caracter in action, it is good to use a mid shot when taking this picture. The where is taking with a long shot, to show where the caracter is. The when is showing when things happens, what time it is, and so on, and it`s commone to use both a wide shot and the close up. The why is answered by taking a big close up picture to reveal something about the caracter or the situation. The how is a tricky one, and can be a bit hard to answer sometimes, it explain what is happening, like an event or something. So it is common to take a series of close up pictures or just use a medium close up picture.

When you take pictures, there is many things to think about. How the person is standing in the picture and how the picture view is. The rule of thirds tells you to not put the person in the middle of the picture, but a bit to the side, so it creates a balance in the picture. It is also important to remember that the person has "head room" and "talking room". Head room is taking a picture of the caracter when you have just enough space for the whole head, and half the upper body. The talking room is a bit more close up, and you show more of the head than in the "head room" shot, and it is important to remember not to put the caracter to far to the side in the picture. That is why the rule of thirds has to be used all the way.

When to caracters are going to talk to each other in the scene, the 180 degree rule breaks in. The two people are facing each other in a way that makes an 180 degree line on each side of them. To make the viewers more interested and drive their curiosity forward, you have to take a picture that makes a statement. Like when there is a picture of the caracter running away from the killer, or a close up picture of the caracter when it makes a scared face when he/she saw something terrible.