Cinematography

Section 1: Movement 

In the making of one film, there are many types of camera movement that we can consider while watching these moving image. Since the word 'cinematography' ,according to Lacey(2009), means 'recording movement', this is one of the most important part in the making of each scene in cinema and television. 

     1.1) Crane shot 

High School Scene

FALTU College 

     The use of 'crane shot' is how the filmmaker shoots the scene by moving the camera above the air in order to create the sense of mobility in the scene and to give the audience the feeling of ubiquity. There are several use of crane shot and establishing shots in this movie to introduce the beginning of the new scene that are significant to the movie plot.This is how these two kinds of camera movement introduce the audience to the location where the main characters are present. For example, in the beginning of the movie, the use of these two shots guide us to the high school's classroom where the final examination has taken place. The second one is in the scene at the opening day of FALTU college where all the accepted students arrive.  

   

     

     1.2) Pan 

                            

                                

This is the camera movement that produces a mobile framing by moving the camera horizontally with a speed. This technique has been used in many scenes especially when the characters start singing and dancing. The Pan will move quickly through 360 degrees of a circle and cause the blurring in the scene which can be called as a 'whip pan'.

Athiprayoon W.                                                                              

Section 2: Quality

Shallow focus

In FALTU, the Shallow focus is used in the video scene where people are mounting the support for  FALTU college during its critical  period of being claimed as a fake college. The use of shallow focus in this scene gives the viewers feeling of documentary video. The shot will keep the sharp focus on one particular object or element in a scene by using 'close-up' shot which provide much attention to an individual's actions or thoughts.   

Section 3: Digital Technique 

Split Scene 

We found many uses of 'split scene' technique in FALTU's music video scenes. This is a technique that has been popularize among film and video production to show many simultaneously actions on the same scene by allowing one or more actors to appear twice at the same time.  

                                                                                       

                                                                                        Surathumrong S.

Section 4: Lighting 

4.1) High Key lighting

The High-Key lighting produce a very bright images with very few shadow on the subject. The bright light technique is popular among musical or comedy movies so as to give the entertaining atmosphere to the scene.    

4.2) Low Key lighting

The Low-Key lighting is often use a strong shadow to obscure some part of the figure in order to create a suspicious look to the scene or the character. For example, this scene, the use of Low key lighting has given the image of the primary school principal as an intimidating figure. 

Sartrapai S.

Reference: Lacey,N.(2009). Image and representation key concepts in media studies. China:Palgrave macmillan.