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From Script to Movie – Cinematic Devices (Camera Range)
Imagine you are directing a science-fiction movie about a monster that is threatening Paris. How can you make this threat seem real
to the film's viewers? How can you communicate your vision on the screen?
 http://www.learner.org/exhibits/cinema/directing2.html
Your turn
- Study the information given on this webpage.
- Check your knowledge of camera work in this
 gap-fill exercise.
- Here are descriptions of three movie scenes. Choose one and decide which cinematic devices (camera work / lighting / sound effects,
etc.) as well as locations and settings you would use to achieve the best effect. Discuss your visions with pairs/groups who chose the same
scene.
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Lynn and Jeanie watch the confusion they have created at Natalie's debutante party by making copies of the invitation and passing
them out to all the punks in the city.
Pretty Woman
Julia Roberts puts her hand in the jewelry box, Richard Gere snaps it shut, and she laughs.
Pulp Fiction
Vincent and Mia dance in the twist contest.
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