We can look at various school of acting, how the technique is taught and applied from different perspectives. And we can look at how acting for cinema presents its own unique challenges, as well as a few advantages.
i feel like there are a lot more disadvantages in the acting world they have to recreate shots and deal with background noises actress also have to get into different looks each day this can be very exhausting.
. A motion picture is a collaboration, the result of a thousand moving parts built and maintained by a thousand different artist and technicians all applying the tools and techniques that have taken a century to evolve into the cinematic language we all share, as filmmakers and audiences. And will likely keep on evolving, changing and adapting for centuries to come.
throughout this i have learned that there is so much that goes into a film from the shot to the sounds to the makeup and moving pictures. I now believe that this is a harder job then it looks once the finished products comes out.
But when the cameras stop rolling and the sets are dismantled, the actor’s job is done. And it’s the editor that must sift through those 99 takes of that one scene and make some sense of it.
this tells me that after taking multiples shots for one scene the editor must pick the best one to edit and put into the film this takes a lot of work and time.
When an actor doesn’t trust their director, the results can be disastrous. But when they do, they can take risks and make choices in the moment that add up to something greater than any one individual performance.
i feel like everyone should have a good relationship on set if not this can create conflict and bad acting overall.
The director, Jonathan Glazer, chose to shoot the scene as one long take, starting in a wide shot that moves into a close-up. There is no dialogue. Just two solid minutes on Kidman’s face as she processes this impossible news:
this allows the audience to connect with the actors emotions i've seen many shots like this before where they just show there face and you can read their emotions without words.
The camera is the audience, that’s who they’re playing to. And unlike theater, where your intimacy with the actors is dictated by how much you were willing to pay – the rich folks get front row center and the rest of us end up in the balcony staring at the top of the actors’ heads – in cinema our intimacy with the actors is dictated by how close the camera can get.
this makes sense because in the cinema they are not looking at the camera but instead the audience i feel like this is different type so acting.
new motion capture technology enables productions to not only transform the setting, but also the actors own body. Check out what Benedict Cumberbatch had to go through to play Smaug, a talking dragon in The Hobbit trilogy:
this is so interesting ot look at he had all these white dots on his face that later can be edited into a dragon.
The influence of new technology on an actor’s job has never really slowed down. Sometimes it has made the actor’s job easier, such as smaller microphones and wireless technology, and sometimes it has made it a lot more complicated.
i never knew they had wireless technology but this makes sense when you are doing scendr in the air or underwater.
These issues have all been part of cinema and the challenges of production for actors from the very beginning. After all, cinema relies as much on technology as it does on art, so it should be no surprise (especially if you’ve read this far) that the process is incredibly complex with many moving parts. And each new innovation in the technology of cinema has required a certain amount of adaptation, both for the crew and for the cast
technology plays a huge role in films it creates the shots the sound and special effect but so do the actors and producers.
he scene must be performed and shot over and over again until everyone is happy. A single 5-minute scene in a finished film may have taken hours if not days to complete with the actors repeating the scene dozens if not 100s of times, over and over, bringing the same intensity and emotional vulnerability every single time.
this is the hardest part of acting i don;t think i could reshoot the same scenes over 100 times for hours i would lose my mind.
And if shooting out of sequence weren’t bad enough, think about the near constant interruptions between each shot. On stage, once the curtain goes up, the actors are on their own, carrying the story through to the end with no interruptions except maybe an intermission (or a noisy cell phone). In cinema, each shot is a complex, collaborative choreography of set design, lighting, sound recording and cinematography.
this is true not only is there cell phones going off but there is always traffic and things going on outside that could easily affect the shot.
allowing their journey as a character to play out in real time. In cinema, actors bounce around the script playing bits and pieces of that journey, hoping the editor can find something consistent to cut together in the end.
i never knew that actors bounce around the scrips you would never even know by the finished film products this is new information to me.
he most immediate impact this time crunch has on actors is an extremely limited time for rehearsals. In live theater, actors might have 4 to 6 weeks to rehearse their roles. In cinema, they’re lucky if they get a day or two. Often that means “rehearsals” are really just the first few takes of every shot, working out how to deliver the lines, how to move in the space (known as blocking), how to play off the other actors.
this is crazy that many actors don't have time to rehearse there lines i feel like i would forget my lines if i only had 4 to 6 weeks in school iuse to have a month to rehearse my song lyrics in choir.
But that’s just one of the ways acting for cinema presents its own unique set of challenges for actors. The basic realities of production are an endless series of obstacles actors have to overcome to give a consistent, believably human performance.
sleep, stress, and time are all huge factors that can challenge actors this makes me realize how hard of a job it is to be an actor.
Shouldn’t all actors be “character” actors? Still, unburdened by fame, character actors can truly lose themselves in a role, bringing authenticity to the narrative by supporting the “star” at its center.
i think actors can lose there minds and morals playing some oles for example the joker was a amazing actor and he committed suicide right before he won a grammy for best acting.
from the character they are playing on screen? Sometimes that means evaluating a performance not on its own merits, but by just how much we forget who they are in real life.
this is valid sometimes i forget that actors are playing characters and they don't actually act that way in real life.
. How many of you rushed to see Shutter Island (2010) because of Teddy Daniels? Or The Revenant (2015) because of Hugh Glass? Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019) because of Rick Dalton? Chances are you saw those films because Leonardo DiCaprio played each of those character
this was a really good movie shutter island showed the scary side of true emotions that can control other minds i can connect this to classical school acting that focusing on emotional acting.
If you’ve learned anything about cinema in these chapters so far, hopefully it’s that cinema requires dozens if not hundreds of professionals all working together to create the finished product. Production designers, sound technicians, editors, screenwriters, not to mention grips, gaffers, caterers, hair stylists, make-up artists, carpenters, truck drivers, the list goes on and on
i never knew this much went inot a film I always knew there were credits at the end of a movie but i never paid attention to them but this takes a lot of work and time to create all the special effects and sounds for a movie.
For one thing, as an instrument of mass media, cinema is wildly more accessible than live theater. And that means the profession will invariable intersect with popular culture in a much more obvious way, blurring the line between becoming a character and simply becoming a celebrity
this makes sense now days everything is just on the TV but live theater performances allows the audience to interact with cinemo more effectively.
The Meisner Technique employs the same commitment to naturalism, but adds a new emphasis on being in the moment, acting and reacting instead of thinking. (In that sense, the Meisner Technique is a hybrid between the Classical School and the Method.)
this is a new method i've learned the meisner technique tells me actors embody naturalism instead of thinking i never knew this.
For one scene, Hoffman’s character hadn’t slept for three days. So, true to the Stanislavski method, Hoffman stayed up three nights in a row so he could really feel what it was like to be sleep deprived. When he bragged about this achievement to Olivier on set, Olivier smiled and said, “Why don’t you just try acting?”
this is wild to me that he didn't sleep for 3 days this can put someone into psychosis or huge sleep deprivation. I could not function if this was me.
It was all in service of his pursuit of an emotional truth, an embodiment of character, that relied less and less on the actual words on the page and more and more on a commitment to naturalism. By the time of his death in 2004, the New York Times wrote, “Simply put, in film acting, there is before Brando, and there is after Brando. And they are like different worlds.”
this tells me that his acting in films embodied emotions and i have seen the apocalypse now and there emotions are very captured throughout the film.
He would go on to run the Actors Studio in the 1950s, working with the first crop of Stanislavski Method actors and directors to break into Hollywood. They included directors like Elia Kazan, as well as actors like Geraldine Page, Joanne Woodward, James Dean, Paul Newman and Marlon Brando.
i know some of these actors and they are very good i never knew that they were taught on this method of stanislavski's ideas.
In contrast to the Classical School of acting, the Stanislavski Method, or Method Acting as it is commonly known, is emotionally oriented, committed to an emotional realism, sometimes at the expense of whatever might be in the script.
this tells me that classical school is more the emotional side of acting and realism,
We most often associate classical acting with Shakespeare, and the long tradition of treating the playwright’s text as something sacred and unchangeable. That same reverence is brought to the cinema with this technique.
i never knew that there was classical schools but it makes sense to connect this with shakespeare.
The evolution of performance in cinema hit an inflection point around the time the Golden Age gave way to the New Hollywood in the 1960s. The young, energetic actors, writers and directors who took over cinema in the United States, at least until the blockbusters of JAWS (1975) and Star Wars
I believe this because during the golden ages everything was booming and money was being spent like crazy.
And while modern audiences might prefer that style, that may only be because they align more closely with modern approaches to the craft. Just like those early audiences, it’s all we know. But less naturalistic performances can be just as “good” – emotionally resonant and consistent with the thematic intent of the story –
naturalism allows the audience to connect more with the film and the actors showing this through there emotions make the film more reliable and realistic.
One of the most powerful is Reneé Jeanne Falconetti’s performance in Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1928 silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc. Dreyer’s original cut of the film was lost for decades until it was found in a janitor’s closet in Norway in the 1980s. And somehow that seems fitting since Falconetti’s performance feels like a cinematic time machine,
i think the acting was the most outstanding the carema did add the effects of emotions but her eyes stood out and spoke to the audience a lot more.
or cinematographers learned how to move the camera in a way that drew audiences deeper into the story, actors had to learn how to replace their relationship with a live audience with a relationship with the camera, always there but rarely acknowledged.
I agree in many movies they will blur out objects and create a slow zoom in to show emotions through the actor into the camera then the audience gets to watch this all play out.
Acting, as a profession, has been around a while. The Greeks were doing it as early as 534 BCE when Thespis, the world’s first “actor”, stepped onto a stage in Athens (it’s why we sometimes call actors thespians).
Ive read about this earlier on. the greeks create masks and preformed on stage on a theater this was their type of acting. They even created demons and angels out of diffent types of mask to create different characters.
Professional actors are in many ways like professional athletes.[2] They spend a lifetime training, perfecting their technique, honing their bodies to be the perfect instrument of their craft. And yet, the perfect performance, on the field or on the screen
profession actors have to dedicate so much time into there acting and sometimes this can even take on toll on their mental health many create actors have mental health issues from a movie because they had ot put all of their energy into the film. For example the joker heath won a grammy but was never there for it because he took his own life i think his role as the joker had something to do with this.
Take composer Hans Zimmer for example. Zimmer has composed scores for more than 150 films, working with dozens of filmmakers. And he understands how music can support and enhance a narrative theme, creating a cohesive whole. In his work with Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight (2008), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014), his compositions explore the recurring theme of time:
i think this is important to understand that music can create emotion and a better movie for the audeince and the plot of the characters.
It’s just for us in the audience. If the kids in the water could hear the theme from JAWS they’d get out of the damn water and we wouldn’t have a movie to watch. It is also always recorded after the final edit of the picture is complete.
i agree the non diegetic music is onyl for the audience to understand and the actors have to pretend they don't hear the music or it would ruin the film . Jaws is a perfect example of this.
If the music is not a part of the world of the film or tv series, and only the audience can hear it, then it is non-diegetic music. Too abstract? Okay, if a song is playing on a radio in a scene, and the characters are dancing to it, then it is diegetic. But if scary, high-pitched violins start playing as the Final Girl considers going down into the basement to see if the killer is down there (and we all know the killer is down there because those damn violins are playing even though she can’t hear them!), then it is non-diegetic.
these are some important points to keep in mind is music in the film is heard by the audience and the actors then it is considers diegetic music now if the jusic can only be heard by the audience then it is considered non-diegetic this is all new information to me as well i never this phenomenon had a name to it.
As the use of sound in cinema has become more and more sophisticated over the last century, music has remained central to how filmmakers communicate effectively (and sometimes not so effectively) with an audience. At its best, music can draw us into a cinematic experience, immersing us in a series of authentic, emotional moments
I agree i think music can be used in various different ways throughout a film not only in the beginning but in scary scenes or sad plots.
Silence can punctuate an emotional moment or put us in the headspace of a character in a way that visuals alone simply cannot.
silence in a shot can describe a eerie feeling especially in horror movies or emotional shots that are suppose to oimpact the audience.
Now sound can appear to be coming from in front, behind, below or above audiences, creating a 3-D aural experience.
this makes since because movie theaters are so loud and you can hear everything that has been adding in the sound mixers.
As the century rolled on, newer, hi-fidelity sound reproduction found its way into theaters allowing for more sophisticated surround sound systems, and consequently, more work for sound mixers to create an immersive experience for audiences.
i think sound mixing rising the tension and emotions of the audience watching the film.
sound mix can be objectively calibrated according to a precise decibel level, or degree of loudness, for each layer of sound. Dialogue within a certain acceptable range of loudness, music in its range, sound effects in theirs. Basic math. On the other hand, the mix can and should be a subjective process, actual humans in a room making adjustments based on the feel of each shot and scene
this tells me that sound mixing can affect the audios level of loudness or softness. This can be used in intense scenes or emotion romance shots.
, known as a J-cut, or by continuing the audio of the previous shot into the first few seconds of the next, known as an L-cut. This technique is most noticeable in transitions between radically different scenes
this movie is a great example of J=cut it adds the audio before showing the next clip in the movie this can be used in many different genres comedy and horror.
. Many of these sounds already exist in extensive sound libraries, pre-recorded by sound technicians and made available for editors. But many of them must be created to match exactly what the audience will see on screen. That’s where foley artists come in.
this is interesting to know that nature, birds, and evrononmetal sounds can be made by a foley artist or are pre recorded in places like the library which leads me to another point the liberty is a great places to record sounds because it is quiet and background noises won't interfere with the audio being recorded.
It involves creating all of the sounds that weren’t recorded on set to make up the rich soundscape of the finished motion picture. In that sense, it is literally more “creative” than picture editing!
I find this type of editing unique to the production of filmmaking i onced wanted something like this in the production of hollywood movies. not only is this creative but this allows films to perfect the audio for a shot.
And then everyone stops in their tracks and holds still, remaining completely silent for at least 60 seconds. It’s awkward:
i never knew how awkward this could be because the audience is not apart of this but the actors are.
Room tone recordings can be used to fill in those gaps and match the sound floor of the recorded dialogue. It’s just another example of how sound editors control every aspect of the sound in the cinematic experience.
Room tones can have gap in the scenes if the actor chooses their own lines they want to record over.
Everything else, background sounds, birds chirping, music on a radio, even footsteps, are almost always recorded after production. The main job of location sound recordists is to isolate dialogue and shut out every other sound.
This tells me that background noises and nature sounds are all made on purpose.
But wait… sound speed? That’s another of those little anachronisms of cinema. For much of cinema sound history, sound was recorded onto magnetic tape on a clunky reel-to-reel recorder. It would take a moment for the recorder to get up to “speed” once the recordist hit record,
i always thought the action shot was the moan part of the scene before it was films they would say take 2 and slap the slate shot.
dual-systemrecording, that is, recording sound separate from image during production.
this tells me that most directors use dual systematic recordings rather than the original sound.
Microphones can be omni-directional or directional, cardioid or super-cardioid, mono or stereo, and each one will pick up sounds in a distinctly different way. You can use a shotgun mic on a boom pole to target a sound source
this tells me that there are tons of different microphones that are required for different types of sounds that are being shot.
efore we get to how that soundscape is shaped in the post-production process, let’s look at how (and what) sound is recorded during production. The production sound department is made up of several specialists dedicated to recording clean sound on set as the camera rolls. They include the on-set location sound recordist or location sound mixer,
i never knew that there was this much editing just involved in sound. I always figures it was just a camera and overhead microphone
Unless you’re reading this in a sensory deprivation chamber, you are surrounded by sound. The soundscape around us shapes our understanding of the world, becoming its own meaningful context for every other sense perception. Most of the time, it barely registers, we don’t attend to it unless we are listening for something in particular. But take it away and we feel lost, vulnerable, disoriented.
humans are always surrounded by background noises and sounds they we may not even notice until we fully pay attention to our surroundings.
Instead, he tells the story through the main character’s fractured memory. And his editor, Sarah Flack, uses discontinuity editing to dramatize that narrative idea
this allows the audience to view the film in the memory of the actor or actors point of views what he remembers and sees.
In this case, the jump cut is used for comedic effect to show the passage of time. But it can also be used to dramatize a chaotic or disoriented situation or state of mind.
this allows the audience to understand the man is trying on different pants. This gives the comedity effects. This can also be used on chaotic scene.
This technique has become so common, so integral to our shared cinematic language, that editors can use our fluency against us, subverting expectations by playing with the form. Check out this (rather disturbing) clip from Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs (1991):
this si such a good horror movie but i agree they cut the scene to see what was happening on the outside of the house this is what the audience predicts is going on.
To establish these lines of action and to increase our own sense of dread and anxiety, the editor cuts from the man to the woman to the waterfall in a regular, rhythmic pattern, cross-cutting between them to constantly remind the audience of the impending doom as we cheer on our hero until the lines of action finally converge
cross cutting is used for intense scenes to express anxiety or fear.
. But the fact is, editors can break the rule if they actually want to disorient the viewer, to put them into the psychology of a character or scene.
this makes sense into why the camera man can break this rule it can also be broken to keep the narrative going.
It’s called the 180 degree rule and it’s related to the master shot and coverage technique. Basically, the 180 degree rule defines an axis of action, an imaginary line that runs through the characters in a scene, that the camera cannot cross:
this is new information ot me i never knew that the cameras could not cross against the axis of the actors or actions they are shooting this is called 180 degree rule.
We see both characters, Andrew and Nicole, in the same frame, sitting at a table in a café. The next shot is from the coverage, over Nicole’s shoulder, on Andrew as he reacts to her first line of dialogue. Then on Nicole, over Andrew’s shoulder as she reacts to his line. The editor, Tom Cross, moves back and forth between these two shots until Andrew asks a question tied to the film’s main theme,
this scene allow the audience to understand whos talking at that time with camera will switch between the two people this is called a master shot.
hen, they film coverage, that is, they “cover” that same scene from multiple angles, isolating characters, moving in closer, and almost always filming the entire scene again from start to finish with each new set-up. When they’re done, they have filmed the entire scene many, many times from many different perspectives.
this also creates intensity for the scene and allow the audience and the camera to move along with the actors.
We are entering the main setting for the film, a crowded, somewhat chaotic tavern in Morocco. Notice how the camera moves consistently from right to left, and that the blocking of the actors (that is, how they move in the frame) is also predominantly from right to left,
this tells me that the camera will move along with the actors in scene this creates more flow and clarity in the shot.
nd even subject match cuts that cut between two similar ideas or concepts (a flame from a matchstick to the sun rising over the desert in David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia (1962)).
i've seen match cutting on lots of films where a actor can be pulling the sheets over their body and then it cuts to them putting on a short or clothing this type of cut is creative.
from cutting-on-action to match cuts and transitions, and from maintaining screen direction to the master shot and coverage technique and the 180 degree rule
i never knew that invisible editing involved this much work i am just now learning about the 180 degree rule.
an editor’s job, first and foremost, is to draw the viewer into the cinematic experience, not remind them they’re watching a movie.
this process is called invisible editing. this allows the audience to connect with the film without realising they are watching a movie.
Sometimes an editor lets each shot play out, giving plenty of space between the cuts, creating a slow, even rhythm to a scene. Or they might cut from image to image quickly, letting each flash across the screen for mere moments, creating a fast-paced, edge-of-your seat rhythm.
this tells me that the rhythm in films can be slowed down or sped up depending on the scene .
I mean the pace of the finished film, how the edits speed up or slow down to serve the story, producing a kind of rhythm to the edit.
this video allows me to connect the overall rhythm of each shot some are speed up and others are longer. this helps me understand what rhythm means in a film.
ther ways cinema manipulates time include sequences like flashbacks and flashforwards. Filmmakers use these when they want to show events from a character’s past, or foreshadow what’s coming in the future.
i've seen this in a lot of films where they will add the end of the movie at the beginning and then we watch how the story plays out. for example fight club demonstrates a flashforward.
The most obvious example of this is the ellipsis, an edit that slices out time or events we don’t need to see to follow the story. Imagine a scene where a car pulls up in front of a house, then cuts to a woman at the door ringing the doorbell. We don’t need to spend the screen time watching her shut off the car, climb out, shut and lock the door, and walk all the way up to the house.
i think this saved the directors time and the suidences attentions for another example a person in the film will be eating food and then cut to her washing the dishes or into another scene we don't need to waste time watching that person eat.
He wants you to feel the terror of those peasants being massacred by the troops, even if you don’t completely understand the geography or linear sequence of events. That’s the power of the montage as Eisenstein used it: A collage of moving images designed to create an emotional effect rather than a logical narrative sequence.
i think this video shows the emotions a lot more the actually understand the logic behind the emotions.
he audience was projecting their own emotion and meaning onto the actor’s expression because of the juxtaposition of the other images. This phenomenon – how we derive more meaning from the juxtaposition of two shots than from any single shot in isolation – became known as The Kuleshov Effect.
i can see what the directors was trying to get across to the audience you can see the emotions of the actor in each cut.
ilm editing and how it worked on an audience. He had a hunch that the power of cinema was not found in any one shot, but in the juxtaposition of shots. So, he performed an experiment. He cut together a short film and showed it to audiences in 1918. Here’s the film:
this is interesting because technology advancements have also created film just like this and the dynamics and editing skills are so much more clear and advanced then back then.
but it is the juxtaposition of that word (or shot) in a sentence (or scene) that gives it its full power to communicate. As such, editing is fundamental to how cinema communicates with an audience.
i do think that grammar and editing words into the fim allow the director to connect with the audience.
The filmmakers behind Deadpool (2016), for example, shot 555 hours of raw footage for a final film of just 108 minutes. That’s a shooting ratio of 308:1. It would take 40 hours a week for 14 weeks just to watch all of the raw footage, much less select and arrange it all into an edited film![2]
this is a lot of retakes and 555 hours of footage seems a bit overwhelming. I don't think i would have to patience to lookover the footage in 14 weeks and 40 hours. This is a huge dedication to the director
When the screenwriter hands the script off to the director, it is no longer a literary document, it’s a blueprint for a much larger, more complex creation. The production process is essentially an act of translation, taking all of those words on the page and turning them into shots, scenes and sequences.
i never knew once you hand over a script to the director is is a blueprint i also never knew this process of turning a script into a shot was called act of translation.
The special effects make-up for the gory bits of your favorite horror films can sometimes take center stage.
the special effects create better scenes in films like horror movies. This can create a better experience for the audience as well.
Drawing on setting, character, lighting and composition, mise-en-scène is more than any one technique, it’s the overall look or even feel of a film, and it is far greater than the sum of its parts. Which is why I chose to start here in our exploration of how, exactly, cinema works the way it does.
without all of these tool a film would not make as much profit and would not be very entertaining to watch. All of these tool allow the viewer to connect with the film.
Notice the stark realism of the setting, the wardrobe, the way the camera tells us exactly what we need to know. Now check out this analysis of the film’s mise-en-scène:
these little details tell us that this man is in the rain and that is why his hot and jacket are wet his wardrobe fits the piece that is being shot.
These films were notable for their consistent use of surreal, exaggerated set design and very low key lighting schemes. The films were full of dark shadows and macabre settings
this type of style would work best with films that need to be shot in a darker setting. horror films, and thrillers are some good examples.
Another important part of the process of designing a shot is the choreography involved in moving the camera through the scene, whether on wheels, on a crane or strapped to camera person.
this could be important for types of pieces where the actor is running or swimming the camera can be strapped on the camera man and they can get a better shot.
As should be obvious, you can’t have cinema without light. Light exposes the image and, of course, allows us to see it. But it’s the creative use of light, or lighting, is what makes it an element design
lighting is important to different types of pieces shot in the film the lighting can show that a mood had changed or that it is day or night.
Putting on the wardrobe, seeing themselves in another era, a different hair style, looking older or younger,
different types of makeup can make a older actor look younger in order to fit the part.
But we can also examine how the physical design of a character, through costume, make-up and hair style, not only contributes to the mise-en-scène, but also helps fully realize the work of both screenwriters and actors.
I agree this allows the film watcher to make context clues with the make and the actor both should go along with the whole characters plot.
Those objects could be in the background providing context – framed photos, a trophy, an antique clock – or they could be picked up and handled by characters in a scene – a glass of whisky, a pack of cigarettes, a loaded gun.
when i was younger i never knew that most of the food in movies were probs but this makes sense because real food would rot over time and but props allow different pieces to be shot at different times without the interference of real food.
In that case, the setting must be augmented with computer generated imagery (CGI). The most common way this is implemented is through the use of green screen technology.
for harder pieces to shoot a green screen can help recreate these shots in society today lots of films have this privilege.
roduction designer. The production designer is the point person for the overall aesthetic design of a film or series. Working closely with the director, they help translate the aesthetic vision for the project – its mise-en-scène – to the various design departments, including set design, art department, costume, hair and make-up. But arguably their most important job
I agree this job is harder to do because you have to crate the makeup and costumes for the film, you also have to create little details that matter throughout the film.
Denis’s films generate an enveloping atmosphere that you can almost taste and feel, and all of that is part of her consistent (and brilliant) use of mise-en-scène.
this shows little details throughout the film of everyday's life this is important because this can allow us to relate more the film in our own lives. Little details matter
But if there’s any hope of that final product having a unified aesthetic, and a coherent, underlying theme that ties it all together, it needs a singular vision to give it direction. That, really, is the job of a director. To make sure everyone is moving in the same direction, making the same work of art. And they do that not so much by managing people
The director has a huge job more then just planing out the film they have to make sure everything is in line and the shots for the movie look good this job is hard.
But the idea is simple. Borrowed from theater, it refers to every element in the frame that contributes to the overall look of a film. And I mean everything: set design, costume, hair, make-up, color scheme, framing, composition, lighting… Basically, if you can see it, it contributes to the mise-en-scène
there is more that goes into a film rather than just shots and camera angles actors have to create their characters.
Imagine the planning required to choreograph that sequence. Everything had to work like clockwork (pun intended). And yet nothing was sacrificed in terms of cinematic storytelling. Welles is able to move in and out of close-ups, medium shots and long shots, overhead crane shots and smooth tracking shots, directing our attention, revealing information and creating suspense. All without a single cut.
this is hard to achieve because you can't make a cut in the shots and you are having to move the camera in all sorts of angles and lengths.
an unmotivated camera move that isn’t serving the story reminds the viewer they are watching a movie. The move becomes visible instead of invisible, and usually, that’s the last thing a filmmaker wants. All of this is supposed to be invisible, remember?
this is important to know this difference between unmotivated camera and a motivated camera. If the camera is unmotivated it can cause the movie to becomes visible and directors do not want this.
But if you want the camera to actually move through the space, not simply move left to right or up and down, there are a few options. You could just pick it up and move it. That’s called, appropriately enough, a handheld shot. But if you want that movement to be more subtle, or at least a lot smoother, you’ll want more precise control over how the camera moves
this tells me that some shots can be hand held by the camera and moved to create different types of scenes.
But there is also the extreme close-up, medium close-up, medium shot, medium long, long etc. Each term means something specific in terms of composition. A medium long shot, for example, will typically compose a character from the knees up. A medium shot will be from the waist up. Having a specific term for a specific composition saves time (and money) on the set during production.
this explains how extreme or close up shots are taken and they can save time and money for the producers.
But just like three-point lighting, the rule of thirds is really just a starting point for understanding how composition can be used to help tell a cinematic story. Framing the shot is really about directing our attention, showing us where to look in the shot or scene, and ultimately how to feel about it. There are lots of ways to do this.
this is important to understand that framing a shot tells the audience where to look in a since scene.
rule of thirds. The idea is to divide the frame into thirds horizontally and vertically and line up areas of visual interest at the intersection of those points. Here’s an example:
rules of thirds puts the frame in a grid like format with horizontal and vertical lines. i never knew what this was called until now.
But before a cinematographer can start to think about how to properly compose a shot, they have one more decision to make: the shape of their frame. Okay, every frame (for now) is some variation on a rectangle. But the proportions of that rectangle will dictate how people, objects and setting are arranged within it.
this tells how how important the frame is in order to create a clear shot in the film. sometimes they have to edit a character on the screen and this is why framing is important.
Note how the figure of the man lighting his cigarette is isolated from the background, focusing our attention on the spark from the lighter. This is an example of narrow depth of field
i've seen this in a lot of film where they will blurr out the background and focus and one objects this is called depth of field.
Focal length determines both the angle of view and the magnification of the image. The shorter the focal length, the wider the angle of view and the smaller the magnification.
this tells me that magnification is focused on the angle view the shorter the length is the wider the angle view will be.
color temperature. Color temperature is measured in degrees Kelvin. The lower the degree Kelvin, the warmer, or more “red” the light. The higher the degree Kelvin, the cooler, more “blue” the light. The orange glow of a tungsten bulb is around 3200 Kelvin. Daylight is around 5600 Kelvin.
i never knew cold temperature resembles a blue light in films and red is for warm temperature this makes since though because this allows the audience to connect with the film.
Cinematographers can control the quality of light by adjusting the size of the light source and its distance from the subject. Typically, the smaller the light source and the closer to the subject, the harder the light:
this tells me the difference between hard and soft lighting hard lighting can be intense while soft lights is smooth and gradually transitions from light to dark.
nd artificial light refers to light generated from any number of different technologies, LED, incandescent, fluorescent, etc. Each source will have its own particular characteristics, exposing a shot in its own particular way. Artificial light allows a cinematographer an incredible amount of freedom to manipulate and shape the light.
i never knew artificial lighting was fluorescent and even created by LED.
Each new scene will require the cinematographer to consider their light source and how they want to shape it. And a big part of that calculation is intensity. How bright is the source and how is that going to affect exposure?
this tells me that lighting is a big part in a film for the sensitivity of how a film will be shaped.
But there are a number of reasons why a filmmaker might choose to film in black and white over color, even today. They may want to evoke a certain period or emulate some of those “old” movies.
This is important to understand that some films continue to use black and white color to represent the time period during that film.
Cinematographers can also manipulate the frame rate to render super sharp imagery. For decades, the standard frame rate for cinema has been 24 frames per second. That produces a familiar, cinematic “look” to the finished film in part because of motion blur, the subtle blurring that occurs between still images passing at 24 fps. But film shot and projected at 48 or 96 or even 120 frames per second renders an ultra-sharp image with almost no motion blur as our brains process far more detail between each individual frame
this tells me that cinemagropers can manipulate frame rate and this creates sharp still images in a film.
Today, film stock is made from a much sturdier plastic. And on that plastic is a gelatin coating containing thousands of microscopic grains of light-sensitive crystals called silver halide.
i never knew film stock was made out of a gelatin coating of that it contained crystals called silver halide.
But aside from the esoteric lingo on the set, there are a few key terms everyone should know. The first is the shot, the most basic building block of cinematography. As mentioned in Chapter Two, a shot is one continuous capture of a span of action by a motion picture camera. A finished film is made up of a series of these shots, of varying length, that ultimately tell the story. But during production, each shot may need to be repeated several (or dozens or even hundreds of) times until everyone gets it right. Every time they repeat the shot, it’s called a take.
this is new information to me i never knew they added the first shots in the end of the scene. although i knew a repeat shot was called take i can't believe they have to film it 100 times until they get it right this could be very stressing for the actors.
The lighting department is, well, responsible for all the lights required to shoot a scene. As should be obvious, lights require electricity. And electricity can be dangerous. Especially when you have 100 crew people running around trying to get a shot before lunch. So, the head of the lighting department is a skilled electrician, known as the gaffer
the lighting department can be very dangerous someone could get electrocuted. i never knew that a skilled electrician is called a gaffer. Although this is why you need skilled electricians in the first place for safety.
There’s also the 1st assistant camera (1st AC), who is responsible for the camera components, swapping out lenses, and most importantly, keeping the camera in focus. Though that last job is sometimes given to another dedicated member of the team, the focus puller. Then you have the 2nd assistant camera (2nd AC) who assists the 1st AC and often operates the slate, or clapper (more on that later).
I never actually knew how many cameras were involved in making on shot for a film. i always thought there was just one camera for one shot.
Not to mention the importance of editing, sound and performance. Put it all together and cinematography becomes the anchor point to a much larger cinematic experience.
without cinematography a film would be plan and not make sense to the viewers. this tells me how cinematography is important to the development of films.
Genre distinctions are handy for us as viewers when deciding what kinds of stories we want to engage, but they are even more handy for producers and studios when it comes to meeting the demand of audiences.
this tells me that genre is telling the viewer what type of movie they are watching this is important to understand the full story behind the film.
theme – what the film is really about. Star Wars (1977) is about a farm boy saving a princess and defeating a planet-destroying weapon wielded by the evil Empire. That’s the plot. But it’s really about believing in oneself and the difference one brave person can make in the face of overwhelming evil. That is its narrative intent.
theme and narrative intent can be different. for example the movie life in a year has the theme of a person living there life in a year before cancer is takes them. But the narrative intent is falling in love and feeling the emotions of being in love.
The next time you are watching a film or series, take a step back and ask yourself: Who or what is telling this story? Not what character are we following or with whom do we most closely identify in the story, but who or what is actually relaying the events. Yes, there’s the screenwriter and the director and ultimately the editor who are all responsible for narrative as we receive it. Just like the author of a novel. But moment to moment, the primary narrator in cinema is always the camera.
i will try this next time i watch a movie unsted od the emotional side of the film i will try to look into the protagonist ans antagnost ans see what they are telling me.
a protagonist should at the very least be interesting, and that does not necessarily mean they are inherently good. In fact, often the most interesting protagonists are flawed in some fundamental way
this tells me that protagonist are more flawed and less interesting then the antagonist.
But as cinema has evolved into other forms, including television and streaming series, so too has narrative structure evolved.
things like as series take longer to see the full story because they charters evolve along the way.
e “rule” of how effective the three-act structure has become. Not just because screenwriters find it useful, but because we, as the audience
the three act rule can also be useful for the audience to understand how the movies is broken down in each piece.
But the obstacles could also be internal, some part of the protagonist’s own psychology. Either way, there’s usually a midpoint, right around page/minute 55 or 60, where the protagonist has a choice:
this tells me that there is different types of acts in a movie just like novel they hace a antagonist and protagonist.
cinema, just like novels or short stories or even poetry, come in all shapes and sizes, otherwise known as genres, from thrillers to westerns, comedies to romance.
this tell me that there on tons of different genres of films just like novels you can watch a comedy, romance, or thriller.
And as much as a screenplay can and should be a great read, it is, ultimately, a technical document, a plan for something exponentially more complex.
for harder films screenplay helps director create the little details in the film and it also helps the actors to stay on task.
Nor do you notice anything about the music,
the music is eary and put us in a emotional status for this peace i think it shows what is going on on a emotional level.
hough rarely meant to be read as literature, it is a literary genre unto itself, with its own unique form, conventions, and poetic economy
screenplay can also help the director understand what is going on and what pieces need to be worked on.
not to mention new innovations in virtual reality and immersive technologies that will push the boundaries of what is possible in the years to come.
this is true in society today the film production had improved with new technology and we are able to make more interesting a entertaining films.
In other words, you don’t have to necessarily like a movie to analyze its use of a unifying theme or the way the filmmaker employs mise-en-scene, narrative structure, cinematography, sound and editing to effectively communicate that theme.
I agree i have watched plenty of movies that i did not like but i understood the plot theme and how the director made the film. I feel like everyone will critique a film by there own opinions
cinema reflects the dominant cultural norms of a given period, or the way it sometimes rides the leading edge of change in those same norms
I agree cinema can reflect on different cultures and how people interact with different norms. This can also educate other on different cultures.
However, just as we can analyze technique, the formal properties of cinema, to better understand how a story is communicated, we can also analyze content, that is, what stories are communicating to better understand how they fit into the wider cultural context. Cinema, again like literature, can represent valuable cultural documents, reflecting our own ideas, values and morals back to us as filmmakers and audiences.
cinema is like literature and this allows us to create empathy for charters and even understand how some charters are feeling this also allows our minds to get creative and decide who we like and who we don't
his increases the compositional possibilities exponentially for cinema, allowing filmmakers to layer in even more patterns that serve the story and help us connect to their thematic intent.
I think movement is a lot better than just staring at a picture this allows people watching a movie to gather more insight into what piece is being shot.
composing a shot is a powerful way we tell stories about ourselves every day. Filmmakers, the really good ones, are masters of this technique. And once you understand this principle, you can start to analyze how a filmmaker uses composition to serve their underlying thematic intent, to help tell their story.
composing can be difficult to create because you have to get just the right angles and makes sure every piece in in place. I value filmmakers for this.
We can say the same about the relationship between cinema and theater. Both use a carefully planned mise-en-scene – the overall look of the production including set design, costume, make-up –
Cinema is like theater both actors have to wear makeup and costumes the only difference is camera angles and not a live audience.
theme, an idea that unifies every element of the work, gives it coherence and communicates what the work is really about. And really great cinema manages to suggest and express that theme through every shot, scene and sequence.
theme is important in books as well without the theme to tell us what is going on we would have to figure it out by ourselves this created the whole plot and storyline of a film.
implicit meaning, the deeper, essential meaning, suggested but not necessarily directly expressed by any one element. Moby Dick is explicitly about a man trying to catch a whale, but as any literature professor will tell you, it was never really about the whale.
I think this is important to movies because they can say one thing and mean another. The movie interstellar is about saving humanity but in reality its about a son and daughter relationship.
It’s called cutting on action and it’s a critical part of our visual lexicon, enabling filmmakers to join shots, often from radically different angles and positions, while remaining largely invisible to the viewer.
I find this interesting because this is like a illusion to the viewers at well if actor opens the door and then it goes onto the next scene people automatically follow along but that scene was actually cut
Cinema can’t communicate without it, but if we pay too much attention to it, we’ll miss what it all means. A nifty little paradox. But not so strange or unfamiliar when you think about it. It’s precisely the same with any other language.
sometimes film directors will but the endpoint of a movie at the beginning and then at the end if you don't pay attentions you can miss out of the context clues of the story behind the film.
The same applies to cinematic language. The way cinema communicates is the product of many different tools and techniques, from production design to narrative structure to lighting, camera movement, sound design, performance and editing. But all of these are employed to manipulate the viewer
this is interesting because i never thought of this as a illusions but it makes since nobody ever calls out the lighting or camera movements that are supposed to go with the film.
Don’t talk during the movie. That’s super annoying
I agree whenever i am watching a movie with my family i have to tell my mom to stop talking to i can understand the film.
. Mise-en-scene, narrative, cinematography, editing, sound and acting will all still matter. And our understanding of how those tools and techniques not only shape the medium, but also shape our culture will also still matter. Maybe more than ever.
I agree there is a lot into making a movie and all the tools that are incorporating into films takes ton of years to plan out we need to appreciate the hard work that directora and crew team members out into films.
That independent spirit in American cinema also created space for women and people of color to have a voice in the art form. A quick scan of the history above and you’ll notice there are not a lot of women’s names. And almost all of the men are white. But filmmakers like Shirley Clarke, Julie Dash and Allison Anders didn’t wait around for Hollywood to give them permission to make great cinema. Nor did the filmmakers of the early so-called Blaxploitation movement (though their success was eventually and sadly co-opted by white filmmakers)
this is important because back them women's rights were harder to achieve and movies started to make more space for women i think that shows more appreciations to women then just white men.
If all of that makes your head spin, you’re not alone. In short, back in 1983, 90% of all American media was controlled by more than 50 distinct companies. By 2012, that same percentage was controlled by just 5. By 2019, it was down to 4: Comcast, Disney, AT&T and National Amusements
i never knew back then the media was controlled by 50 different companies that shortened it dramatically down to just 4.
AWS (1975) cost $9 million to make (three times more than Universal budgeted) and took 159 days to shoot (three times longer the Universal had hoped), but it grossed more than $120 million in its first theatrical run. It hit Hollywood like a tidal wave.
9 million dollars to make jaws is a lot of money. but i do think they made this movie pretty fast for 159 days to create all these different types of models and some pieces had to be shot underwater is impressive.
he Exorcist (1973) broke every accepted norm of cinematography, sound design, narrative structure, editing, performance and even distribution models. And in the process broke every box office record.
The exorcist is another classic movie that i loved this is interesting to know that it broke the norm of how movies are made i thought the performances were outstanding
Whatever the reason, Warner Bros. bankrolled Bonnie and Clyde (1967), tried to bury it on release, but ultimately had to admit they had a huge hit on their hands. It was as bold, unpredictable, and transgressive (for its time) as Beatty had hoped. And audiences, especially younger audiences, loved it.
i never knew that the warner brothers tried to bury bonnie and clyde this is a classic movie not only did the younger generation love it but many people in america today still enjoy this movie.
The result was a dramatic contraction in output as studios made fewer and fewer movies with increasingly expensive, freelance talent hoping to hit the moving target of audience interest.
this is good for the public because if movies were less expensive the variety of people would increase.
, Olivia de Havilland, a young actress known for her role as Melanie in Gone with the Wind (1939), sued Warner Bros. for adding six months to her contract, the amount of time she had been suspended by the studio for refusing to take roles she didn’t want. She wasn’t the first Hollywood actor to sue a studio over their stifling contracts. But she was the first to win her case.
I think this is important to understand why she sued the Warner bros. being forced to take roles that you do not feel comfortable taking is a good reason to sue. ANd the fact that she actually won her case is surprising because huseg companies back then would make negotiations if they were going to ger sued.
Despite all of the restrictions imposed by vertical integration, central producers, and talent contracts, the house style of a given studio meant that all of their resources went into making the very best version of certain kind of film.
I never knew the first best film was frankenstein i really like this because i love to watch horror movies.
By owning and controlling every aspect of the business, production, distribution and exhibition, those companies could minimize risk and maximize profit by monopolizing the screens in local theaters
i can relate this a lot to society today how big businesses use their profit for monopolizing.
Warner Bros. was a family-owned studio run by five brothers and smaller than some of the other larger companies like Universal and MGM. But one of those brothers, Sam, had a vision. Or rather, an ear. Up to that point, cinema was still a silent medium. But Sam was convinced that sound, and more specifically, sound that was synchronized to the image, was the future. And almost everyone thought he was crazy.
this is crazy to me that people thought adding sound to films was not importants i think adding sound to films allows the watcher to get more indigh tinopt the charaters
Eisenstein, his friend and colleague, applied Kuleshov’s theories to his own cinematic creations, including the concept of montage: a collage of moving images designed to create an emotional effect rather than a logical narrative sequence.
this is interesting because now they have added emotional effects so they the viewers can feel what is going on throughout the film.
His most famous film, A Trip to the Moon, produced in 1902, transported audiences to surface of the moon on a rocket ship and sometimes even included hand-tinted images to approximate color cinematography.
this is interesting to see how they took a 5 second film to recreating actors on the moon this shows me how much films have evolved in this short time period.
One of the first films they produced was a 5 second “scene” of a man sneezing.
this is one of the first films created at i think it is funny that is is just a man sneezing and it was only 5 second long i was hoping for the first firm to be at least 10 minutes
Muybridge pocketed the $25,000 and became famous for the invention of series photography, a critical first step toward motion pictures.
This is interesting that the first motion picture was on a horse. Maybridge received a lot of money for this.
Leaving yourself enough time to follow the twists and turns of the research and writing process goes a long way toward getting your work in when it’s expected.
If I have a deadline due I always make sure to get my work done at least 2 days prior to my deadline.
Whichever end of the spectrum you most closely identify with, here are a few ideas about the ever-important skill of knowing when to stop.
I agree you can put in some of your opinion but, it's best to gather the most important information.
Notice that each source has a different purpose and provides a different type of information. By using all these sources in your research paper, you’re able to discuss history, bring in credible evidence, and show the personal side of this issue. The paper will be well-rounded and thorough.
I always try to find the best reliable resources that hit on different viewpoint of my topic. Together they all blend into a educated paper.
Data can be a powerful tool to back up claims, persuade, or illustrate a point. Writers often include statistics, charts, graphs, and other forms of evidence to support their arguments or findings.
I think data is important to research because it shows more information and, may help the reader understand.
professionals and experts also research, read, and cite from others. When a source includes citations, it’s a clue that the source you are reading is based on more than just one person’s knowledge or opinions.
I agree this allows the reader to see that your research is reliable.
hey help you determine whether a source is relevant (meets your information need) and credible (provides reliable, accurate information)
This tool is very useful to eliminate sources that do not help your research.
Evaluating the sources you use for quality, accuracy, relevance, bias, and credibility is a good first step in making sure this doesn’t happen
I agree using to many different sources can be false. Make sure your research is accurate.
Knowing that some types of sources, such as scholarly journals, are generally considered more credible than others, such as self-published websites, may also help.
This is why you should always look for citations and make sure your research has credit to it.
Digging a little deeper to find out what you can about the reputation of both the author and the publication can go a long way toward deciding whether a source is valuable.
I think this is valuable because you should see what others think about your sources and, how reliable they are.
If the research topic you are using has ever been the cause of heated debate, you will need to be especially watchful for any bias in the sources you find.
I agree and some biases can be negative.
Don’t pick something that’s not really related just because it’s on the first page or two of results or because it sounds good.
I agree you need to make sure your research is based on exactly what you need.
To determine whether a source is accurate, you need to look more deeply at the content of the source,
If I think something is inaccurate I try to look for citations.
Information on the Internet can also be of a high quality but there is less of a quality assurance process in place for much of that information.
The internet tends to lie about a lot of their information. Ebooks are a better quality.
topic can be covered in more depth in a book than in most other types of sources.
I agree books gives out more in depth information.
it undergoes a review process in order to confirm that the information is accurate and the research it discusses is valid. This process adds a level of credibility to the article that you would not find in a magazine or news articl
I agree this information is never false or wrong. This is why I love to use scholarly research.
Fact-checking in magazine articles tends to be more accurate because magazines publish less frequently than news outlets and have more time to get facts right.
this is true they have more facts than just opinions.
News articles are written by journalists who either report on an event they have witnessed firsthand, or after making contact with those more directly involved.
news articles give a wide variety of hands on options.
Anyone can create or contribute to social media and nothing that’s said is checked for accuracy before it’s posted for the world to see.
everyday I see false advertising on social media that nobody fact checks.
The information and data landscape of their learning/research context Issues of quality, accuracy, relevance, bias, reputation and credibility relating to information and data sources How information is evaluated and published, to help inform their personal evaluation process
I think is is always best to make sure your sources are accurate and reliable.
Using inaccurate, irrelevant, or poorly researched sources can affect the quality of your own work
I agree and it is a waste of time to look into false information.
The best thing to do is to use the key concepts involved with your topic.
key words may also help you eliminate unuseful information.
Good research questions often make you look for causes/effects of an issue, relationships between events and ideas, and/or solutions to a problem.
I agree this is why my research is based on they cause and why for my topic.
Gale Ebooks: Find the library’s research databases page, and select Gale Ebooks from the General section (at the top)
This is the best research out there I always use galebooks.
pay attention to issues that interest you, and take note of concepts, organizations, people, studies, or events that you might want to research further.
I always like to research on the most important information like the things that led to this issue.
If you ask a librarian for help, they may also show you some tips about searching in the resources.
I belbel that asking people for help will also benefit your research.
Choosing the wrong search tool may just waste your time and provide only mediocre information, whereas other sources might provide really spot-on information
Google is less reliable than academic journals.
You may disagree with some of what you read. If you do, follow through and test both methods to see which provides better results.
I think wikipedia is not the best way to research for the best results you should have a hands on paper and pin. Along with a computer for your research. You should research in academic journals, historical letters, and ebooks.
Did you spend enough time finding the best tools to search? What is going really well, so well that you’ll want to remember to do it in the future?
I think these are good question to ask during research make sure you have enough information to elaborate on your topic.
Wikipedia Easy access; list of references Professor doesn't seem to like it; maybe misinformation?
I agree wikipedia lies about a lot of information. I think she should use articles instead.
Alisha thinks that maybe Sarah shouldn’t have entered the entire thesis statement as the search, and maybe she should have tried databases to find articles.
I agree she should have researched on topics related to feminism.
Understanding a range of searching techniques Understanding the various tools and how they differ Knowing how to create effective search strategies Being open to searching out the most appropriate tools
These are very effective strategies to use in research. This allows people like me and sarah to better our understanding on topics.
Most videos include closed captioning or subtitles so they are accessible to a wide range of viewers.
Some people may not speak english so this is beneficial to understand the language.
Your college library also owns videos including documentaries, performances, feature films, and more
I find this useful because students get to have access to free education movies. This is a privilege.
They can provide ideas to narrow a broad topic down to something more researchable
I believe references are important to fully understand information. This can help you to know what to research about.
They sometimes contain visuals like photographs or colorful graphics to keep the reader’s attention.
I like that magazine show pictures or data this helps me understand more clearly.
They can provide powerful evidence to back up claims you’ve made in a research project.
I found the most reliable information from academic journals.
Physical books (and some ebooks too) are often hand-selected by librarians because of the quality of the author and/or content. They often contain a bibliography, footnotes, or endnotes that can be used as jumping-off points to find other relevant sources.
In history we read books and created essays over them. I got insight into what historians thought.
Over time, more in-depth exploration and analysis of the event often comes from government studies and scholarly journal articles.
I agree I got to learn about hands on primary resources in academic journals.
Persuasive (also known as argumentative): Persuasive assignments ask you to clearly take a stance on an issue and then support that stance with evidence.
I used this persuasive strategy in my english writing a lot.
Number and types of sources required - examples: journal articles, books, websites, et
I have researched tons of personal journals and articles in my classes.
In college assignments, it's important to understand what's expected of you. Take some time to critically read through the assignment instructions and look for details
I agree it is important to understand what the professor is asking from you.
“Know what you don’t know” to identify any information gaps
I also try to find new information and add in things that I never knew about.
travelling in circles and retracing your steps. But it’s worth it! This uneasy feeling is necessary in order to get you moving on the road to research victory and finding those perfect pieces of information
There have been many times where I get stuck or confused during research.
The purpose of research should extend beyond your college classes. We as humans are naturally curious and research helps us make sense of our world.
I agree research should make your brain think and ask new questions.
Is it really the best way for your current situation? What other options are there?
I find a variety of different options and biases when I do research.
It’s rare that you’ll start a search from absolute zero. Most of the time you’ve at least heard something about the topic, even if it is just a brief reference in a news story, lecture, or reading.
Most topics I research into I have a understanding about what they are but, I always find something new.
What is it that you don’t understand about that thing? What is it that you need to find out so that you can understand it? How can you express what you need to find out?
These are some great question to ask yourself when you don't understand information.
Information Need Leads to Questions Your lack of knowledge on a topic might reveal itself in lots of different ways.
I agree even in church my pastor has touched based on information that helped me understand more in school.
Because of the widely varying quality of new information, evaluation is also a key element of information literacy, and will be addressed in future weeks.
finding out new information can help with future assignments.
The scale of information available varies according to topic, but in general it’s safe to say that there is more information accessible now than ever before.
Online textbooks and AI technology has advanced this privilege in research.
One of the most important things you can do when starting to research a topic is to scan the existing information landscape to find out what is already out there.
I agree already knowing certain information is beneficial to research.
something many of us take for granted. We may mistakenly assume that we already know enough to proceed.
I agree people assume they have enough information I admit I have done this before.
One of the first things you need to do when beginning any information-based project is to identify your personal need for that information. This may seem obvious, but it is
I think the basics is always important you need to know what you are researching about and, create research on those specific topics.
Manage time effectively to complete a search
I think I could be better at time management I struggle with this.
Use background information to underpin the search
I use background information in all of my research.