English 195 Film As Art Fall 2009 Michael
Dembrow, Instructor
Questions -
Ch. 6: Cinematography
Please answer the following
questions.
1. What is a long take (as
opposed to a long shot)? Why
would a director want to use this technique?
Give an example.
2. What is the difference in effect between a wide-angle lens and a telephoto lens? What are some of the reasons that a director might choose to use one or the other?
3. The textbook contrasts the cinematographic techniques used in
two great war films: Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory and
Robert Altman’s MASH. What are the principal points made by the
authors regarding the difference between the two styles?