Understanding Cinema, Modernism, and Curriculum Vitae Basics
The Art of Cinema
The Cinema: is the art of representing moving images on a screen through photography. The process of making a film consists of three phases:
Script Development
- A script is developed following these guidelines: select an idea, write the plot, develop the argument, and write the literary script with structured scenes.
- Develop the technical script. The final script is usually presented in two columns.
Filming Planes and Angles
- In the filming of a movie, the director decides how to resolve the scenes, considering camera movement, planes, angles, and sound effects.
- Images with the plans take on different values and can be classified into:
Long Shots (Descriptive)
- Great shot: Used to provide external context and shows a lot of the picture.
- Shot: Shows the human figure, the whole body, and the action as a whole.
Medium Shots (Narrative)
- American plane: Shows the human figure from the knee up.
- Medium shot: Shows the human figure almost to the waist.
- Short mid-plane: Shows the human figure to the chest.
Close-up Shots (Dramatic)
- Primer flat sample: Shows the head and shoulders of the character.
- Close-up: Shows a very specific part of the character or object.
The shooting must also consider the angles taken:
- Chopped or high angle: The camera is placed above the character, presenting them as shrunken.
- Contrapicado or low angle: The camera is placed below the character, presenting them as exalted.
Assembly (Editing)
- Assembly involves selecting, combining, and organizing the shots to create a structured and coherent story.
- Ways to tell a story in film vary depending on the assembly and rhythmic narrative.
- When assembling the narrative, time is considered, and the story is often told in a linear fashion.
- In assembly, all elements of the film are coupled rhythmically to give naturalness to the action and create a proper rhythm and ambience.
Linguistic Loans
Loans: These are words from other languages that Castilian has incorporated into its lexicon over the centuries.
Modernism and the Generation of ’98
In the late nineteenth century, there was a renewal in art and thought that caused the return of some romantic features. Artists reflected themselves and not reality but created another, more attractive reality or exposed their own privacy. The recovery of the subjective and the desire for formal perfection in artistic work is the foundation of modernism. In Spain, Modernism coexists with a group of intellectuals called the Generation of ’98. The modernists sought evasion of reality through the expression of the fantastic, from the sumptuous and sensual. The Generation of ’98 addressed topics of current Spanish events and had a modernist style but created a more cosmopolitan and extravagantly rhetorical style thanks to the introduction of neologisms and cultism. The lexicon of the Generation of ’98 is easier, for clarity of description, and sometimes used archaisms to give a greater feeling of authenticity and popular spirit. The literary genre used by the modernists is lyric poetry; the novel and essay are used by the Generation of ’98.
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Personal Information
- Name and surname
- Date and place of birth
- Marital status
- Current address and phone number
- DNI (National Identity Document)
Qualifications
- Studies, degrees, diplomas, etc.
- Language proficiency level
Professional Experience
- Companies where you have worked
- Positions held
Other Information of Interest
- Driver’s license
- Hobbies
- Travel availability