Episode of Series “Lessons in visual language”.
An award winning series of nine programs devised and narrated by Peter Thompson which explores the language of moving pictures. Each program takes a single idea and explores it in a way designed to inform, explain and stimulate discussion. 1. Framing (10 min) 2. Shot sizes and framing faults (9 min) 3. Third dimension (7 min) 4. Lenses and perspective’s (9 min) 5. Movement and the moving camera (11 min) 6. Orientation of the camera (11 min) 7. Image and screen (14 min) 8. Editing (10 min) 9. Rhythm (10 min).
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
325237
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cinematography
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Appreciation
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)