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Analysis of Codes: Love, Simon (Part 5)

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  In the last section we took certain scenes and shots from the film and broke it down about the camerawork.

Analysis of Codes: Love, Simon (Part 4)

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          This section was based on lighting and editing throughout the film Love, Simon.

Analysis of Codes: Love, Simon (Part 3)

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This section of the PowerPoint goes through setting and how we broke it down in the film Love, Simon.

Analysis of Codes: Love, Simon (Part 2)

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  This part of the powerpoint midterm is about Character analysis and appearance.

MIDTERM: Film Analysis of Codes: Love, Simon

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 Movie: Love, Simon GENERAL INFORMATION What is the film about?  In Love, Simon, everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year old Simon Spier, its not the typical story he had in mind. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying, and life-changing experiences. Genre: Drama, Comedy, & Romance Year Released: 2018 Director: Greg Berlanti Writer: Becky Albertalli, Elizabeth Berger, Isaac Aptaker Production Companies: 20th Century Studios, Fox 2000 Pictures, and Temple Hill Productions Distribution Company: 20th Century Studios Cinematographer: John Guleserian Costume Designer: Eric Daman CAST: Simon Spier: played by Nick Robinson Bram Greenfeld: played by Keiynan Lonsdale Leah Burke: Katherine Langford Emily Spier: Jennifer Garner  Jack Spier: Josh Duhamel

Setting, Set Design, and Props Preliminary Exercise 3 - Production Design

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 Production design is the overall look of the production. The props and sets can tell you what's going on as an audience member. It captures the unifying image of wardrobe, props, and set design. It has three main factors. It sets a scene's mood, can reflect the state of a character, and can articulate a stories themes. Production designers and sometimes producers are responsible for production design. They work together, also writers to understand the mood, props, and wardrobe in that one scene.    A films setting functions as a backdrop and container for action taking place in the scene. However it goes further then that. Its significance comes from the fact that it can reflect the themes and mood, style, and emotions of a film. Also indicating the historical and geographic context of the production. One key element in identifying genre is the mood of the film. If the film is upbeat it might be and action or comedy. If its calm and reserved it might be a drama.  Th...

Mise en Scene Preliminary Exercise 1

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  PART A: The objective of mise en scene is to understand the essence of filmmaking and everything that goes along with it. Directors do it all the time whether they realize it or not. It determines what will be included in the scene or on stage of the production. Those elements set up a scene in a movie enhancing the moving image on the screen to a art of purpose. PART B: