[SOLVED] CLIT1001 ASSIGNMENT – SHOT LISTHaskell

CLIT1001

ASSIGNMENT – SHOT LIST

Compose a shot-by-shot breakdown of the scene in Citizen Kane when Susan makes her debut at the opera. Your breakdown will consist of

1) a listing of shots, with brief notations about the visual and sonic components of each shot, and

2) a brief analysis of 1-2 paragraphs that describes how these elements work together: what they communicate about the story, the characters, and their relationship; the overall effects and impressions that they create for the viewer

The shot list should cover:

Cinematography

– camera distance (shot size): extreme long shot, long shot, medium shot, closeup, etc.; these can be abbreviated ELS, LS, MS, CU

– camera angle: high, low, eye-level; can abbreviate as HA, LA, EYE

– camera movement (tracking, pan, tilt, etc.) and direction of movement (right, left, up)

Mise-en-scène

– scenery, actors, other visual objects, and how they are positioned

– lighting

Editing

– transition from one shot to the next: dissolve, fade in, cut (match on action, eye-line match)

– length of shot

– patterns like shot — reverse shot, eyeline matches, etc.

Sound

– types of sound present (speech, music, effects), which of these dominate, when they fade