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A Movie Lover's Guide to Film Language: Classic Scenes from Timeless Films
This program is very well done. The division into overview, clip and instruction is excellent. This will help teachers explain
the technology of film in a very concrete and interesting manner. - Alvernia College, PA
The program consists of a general introduction to film language and five "lessons" covering the major elements of cinematic
language: LIGHTING, CAMERA, MISE EN SCENE, SOUND and EDITING. For each of these lessons there is a short overview to introduce
the lesson and its film clip, which consists of an "original clip" of a scene from a classic film. This is followed by an
"instructional clip" that shows the same scene again but with synchronized voice-over commentary about the use of film language
it illustrates. The movie scenes come from recognized film classics such as: Carol Reed's "The Third Man" (Lighting), Buster
Keaton's "The General" (Camera), Fritz Lang's "M" (Mise en scene), Sergei Eisenstein's "Alexander Nevsky" (Sound), and Alfred
Hitchcock's "Sabotage" (Editing). This program is interactive allowing students to go directly from the introduction, to any
of the five lessons, to supplementary information about the classic films or to the glossary of film terms used in the program.
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Lessons In Visual Language Series
Silver Medallion; Television Society of Australia, Penguin Award For Best Closed Circuit Television Educational Program. Special
Commendation; Educare Australian Film Awards. This award-winning series, devised and narrated by Peter Thompson, deals with
the fundamental language of all moving images. Thompson opens our eyes to the basics of vision that we all take forgranted.
Imaginative editing, visual illusions and special effects constantly lead the viewer to redefine the meaning of the presented
image. Each program is crammed with dramatic examples and startling concepts guaranteed to stimulate creativity and provoke
discussion. The series as a whole, relevant to anyone involved in visual communication, can provide the framwork for an innovative
course in visual language.
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Lessons In Visual Language Part 1
Order The Series on DVD and Save $440! This award-winning
series, devised and narrated by Peter Thompson, deals with the fundamental
language of all moving images. Thompson opens our eyes to the basics
of vision that we all take for granted. Imaginative editing, visual
illusions and special effects constantly lead the viewer to redefine
the meaning of the presented image. Each program is crammed with dramatic
examples and startling concepts guaranteed to stimulate creativity
and provoke discussion. The series as a whole, relevant to anyone
involved in visual communication, can provide the framework for an
innovative course in visual language. Silver Medallion, Television
Society of Australia, Penguin Award for Best Closed Circuit Television
Education Program, Educare Australian Film Awards, Special Commendation.
This DVD covers Camera, Orientation, Framing, Shot Sizes, Lenses &
Perspective.
50 min.
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F1139DVD
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275.00
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Lessons In Visual Language Part 2
Order The Series on DVD and Save $440!
This award-winning series, devised and narrated by Peter Thompson,
deals with the fundamental language of all moving images. Thompson
opens our eyes to the basics of vision that we all take for granted.
Imaginative editing, visual illusions and special effects constantly
lead the viewer to redefine the meaning of the presented image.
Each program is crammed with dramatic examples and startling concepts
guaranteed to stimulate creativity and provoke discussion. The series
as a whole, relevant to anyone involved in visual communication,
can provide the framework for an innovative course in visual language.
Silver Medallion, Television Society of Australia, Penguin Award
for Best Closed Circuit Television Education Program, Educare Australian
Film Awards, Special Commendation. This DVD covers Editing, Rhythm,
Music, Image & Screen & Third Dimension.
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Lessons in Visual Language: Framing
The positioning of a camera "puts frame around the world " and divides it into off-screen and on-screen space. See how the
very choice of framing can define relationships, tell a story, create or release tension. Learn how we can convey information
about off-screen space: the world in front of, behind and "all around the world" defined by the frame itself.
10 min.
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Lessons in Visual Language: Shot Sizes
This program defines the basic shot types of the film and video vocabulary from wide shot to big closeup and discusses the
most effective use of each. Learn how to build up an action sequence from a combination of framings and the psychological
impact of common framing errors.
9 min.
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$ 99.00
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Lessons in Visual Language: The Third Dimension
Our eyes and brains use a variety of visual cues to construct three dimensional space. Thompson shows how we can use these
cues to define special relationships or to fool the eye. This program includes a number of startling optical illusions.
7 min.
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Lessons in Visual Language: Lenses and Perspective
In a series of convincing demonstrations, Thompson shows that the position of the viewer or of a camera, is the governing
factor in the perception of spatial relationships in the third dimension. He lays to rest the mistake idea that lens focal
length affects the appearance of depth.
9 min.
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Lessons in Visual Language: Movement & Moving The Camera
Thompson examines the way the human eye moves as it interacts with a visual scene and demonstrates how movements of the camera
must accommodate but not duplicate the movement of the eye. Three types of movement are analyzed: movement within the frame,
movement of the frame and movement of the camera itself.
11 min.
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F751
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Lessons in Visual Language: Orientation of The Camera
Thompson shows how we orient ourselves in space by a combination of what we see and other physiological cues. Moving images
lack these other cues so special efforts must be made to provide the viewer with a sense of balance and equilibrium. Learn
how moving images can be used to deliberately disturb the physiological equilibrium of the viewer.
11 min.
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Lessons In Visual Language: Image And Screen
Discover the sensory qualities of the filmed image, including luminosity, definition and grain. Thompson shows how it is
possible to manipulate exposure, depth of field and other factors to enhance or undermine an illusion of reality.
14 min.
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Lessons In Visual Language: Editing
This episode explores the ways in which editing can be used to reconstruct, rearrange or fragment physical space and sequences
of events. This program uses a hallucinatory psychological drama involving an estranged couple, a child and a fiery auto
wreck to show how editing is used to compress time, create imaginary spaces and pull the viewer through successive layers
of dream and reality.
10 min.
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F754
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Lessons In Visual Language: Rhythm
This program begins by exploring the wealth of natural and mechanical rhythms in the world around us. Thompson shows that
rhythm in film or video can be achieved by editing, by movement within the frame independent of editing or by the use of sound.
He shows how these strategies can be combined in imaginative ways.
10 min.
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F755
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Lessons In Visual Language: Music
This program explores the wide-ranging forms and functions of music for the screen. A series of compelling dramatized scenes
highlight the evocative and emotive power of music, as composer Bruce Smeaton discusses the structure and purpose of the score
he has created for each scene.
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F756
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