Introduction to Film
Art Appreciation
bjectives
Understands the basics of filmmaking
Appreciate film as art
Film/Cinema/Movies
:It is a complex process that involves the capturing
of images with the object called camera and
projected on screen.
:a story told by means of a series of continuously
projected pictures and a sound track.
:the art or business of making a movie.
Ontology of Film
▪ Film has a photographic
basis.
▪ Film is a succession of
automatic world
projections.
Analog Vs. Digital Camera
Director as the author
Francois Truffaut suggests that the
director is the author of the art of film.
5 Stages in Film Production
Development Pre-production Production Post-production Distribution
▪ Screenwriting ▪ Location ▪ Filming of ▪Editing ▪ Screening
▪ Storyboard ▪ Casting shots and ▪Sound ▪ Sales
scenes
▪ Crew ▪Effects
Elements of Film
▪ Narrative - A narrative is similar to the plot of the movie but a narrative
is talking about what the movie is, the characters, and the world.
▪ Cinematography - Cinematography is the way in which a shot is
framed, lit, shadowed, and colored.
▪ Mise-en-scene - Translated from French, it means "setting the stage"
but, in film analysis, the term mise en scene refers to everything in
front of the camera, including the set design, lighting, and actors. Mise
en scene in film is the overall effect of how it all comes together for the
audience.
▪ Sound – Sound includes dialogue, ambient sound, sound effects, and
music.
▪ Editing - Editing encompasses both the selection of which scenes end
up in the final film and how those scenes are pieced together.
Lav Diaz
Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan (2013)
Hele sa
Hiwagang
Hapis (2016)
Ang Babaeng Humayo (2016)
Ang Hupa
(2019)
References
• Credits to photos used. For discussion purposes only.
• (Wartenberg, Thomas, "Philosophy of Film", The Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2015 Edition), Edward N.
Zalta (ed.), URL =
<https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2015/entries/film/>)
• Sonsona, et al., An Eye for Art Appreciation: Perception and
Expression, 148.
• https://www.pinoysandbox.com/finals/elements-of-film/
