Proportions, female body:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiKcI49l5uc

Proportions, male body:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiKcI49l5uc

Gestures:

Scene from Refn’s Drive (2011) Opening scene

Polanski’s early film Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958)

homework: drawing in 2 point perspective

basic principles of shadow:

DJ Khaled, Jay Z and Future riff on the word “key.” Which scenes are high and which are low key lighting?

High–key lighting is a style of lighting for film, television, or photography that aims to reduce the lighting ratio present in the scene. This was originally done partly for technological reasons, since early film and television did not deal well with high contrast ratios, but now is used to suggest an upbeat mood.

Low–key lighting is a style of lighting for photography, film or television. It is a necessary element in creating a chiaroscuro effect. Traditional photographic lighting, three-point lightinguses a key light, a fill light, and a back light for illumination.

source: wikipedia