CINEMATIC TECHNIQUE COURSE OVERVIEW

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CINEMATIC TECHNIQUECOURSE OVERVIEW
Motion Picture Production, Distribution, and
Exhibition Chapter 1, Film Art Genre
Overview Chapter 4, Film Art Film
Technique Chapter 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
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Perception and technology The process of motion
picture receptionor shall we say deception.
Motion picture camera rapidly records a series of
still images at the rate of 24 images (or
frames) per second
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After processing, editing etc. the release print
of the film is projected theatrically at the same
rate (24 fps) onto the screen
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Two related phenomena - critical flicker fusion
and apparent motion - help to create the
illusion of movement in these still images.
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An example from an early movie by Eadweard
Muybridge (1878)
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The film strip - gauge, soundtrack etc.

• 70 mm
• 35 mm
• 16 mm
• Super 8 mm

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This film has been modified from its original
version. It has been formatted to fit your TV.
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From film to video - widescreen vs TV aspect
ratio