Friday, 20 January 2012
Thursday, 12 January 2012
evaluation of rush video
For this task myself and my group had to film a short sequence which was a boy band waiting to go for an audition on the Xfactor. We also were not allowed to edit or use final cut pro to edit out mistakes or sound etc so we had to get all the footage in the right order with no mistakes, we were also not allowed to do more then one shot so were not allowed to make no mistakes delete and do the scene again so it was quite a difficult task.
The advantages of using this method of making movies is that the footage is filmed very quickly and also without having to edit you can upload the film quickly, so using this method of filming saves allot of time because you don't have to bother with editing. Massive dis advantages to not being able to edit your filmed footage is when you are actually filming the footage it has to be done perfect so you cant make no mistakes because your not able to edit them out. Another dis advantage to not being able to edit is you cannot add or take out pieces of footage or audio so the film wont be the best possible filmed movie cause its all quite rushed and no editing makes it look very amateur.
I personally didn't like not being able to edit my footage because i felt the film could have been so much better and more effective with the use of editing. I also didnt like not being able to do more then one shot for each scene because i found it more difficult to make the video work.
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Editing - the invisible arts
When a character is focused all his reactions etc and also the camera shows other shots of people and scenes which are fast and frequently shown to create an effective mood for the situation, different shots of all charters short shots to longer shots for close ups to long shots, this builds tension and pace.
Cross cutting is when two different scenes or actors are compared from different places, scenes the cross cuts displays both actors in different places doing individual things but we as the viewer get the idea of what they are aiming to do, tells two peoples story in the same amount of time and almost together.
Reaction shots are when a characters actions and others reactions are shot on the same scene back and forth so we as the viewer can see the reactions of the people watching and also the actions of the people which are provoking these reactions.
Seamless editing is when us as the viewer does not no what is going to happen next.
Our mind does not know what is going to happen next and keeps us as the viewer entertained and builds our expectations up about what is going to occur.
A Jump cut is a moment of discontinuity of an image or footage. This editing looks like a mistake but in fact its not, it quickly jumps from one piece of footage to another. the images are also shown whilst the voice or audio is still playing whilst different images are still going.
A flash back is when footage goes back in time and the person who experiences the flash back is reminiscing their past. This uses of editing achieves showing the persons past effectively and makes things easier to understand why the charters place is currently there at the present time. for example in a film called dead man shoes there are flash backs of the main charters disabled brother being bullied and abused by a group of people and later on the older brother gets his revenge on each person involved in the group.
Editing can be used poetically by using images and story line which can confuse the viewer and may not particularly have a specific meaning but can be interpreted as many different meanings to the scene.
Cross cutting is when two different scenes or actors are compared from different places, scenes the cross cuts displays both actors in different places doing individual things but we as the viewer get the idea of what they are aiming to do, tells two peoples story in the same amount of time and almost together.
Reaction shots are when a characters actions and others reactions are shot on the same scene back and forth so we as the viewer can see the reactions of the people watching and also the actions of the people which are provoking these reactions.
Seamless editing is when us as the viewer does not no what is going to happen next.
Our mind does not know what is going to happen next and keeps us as the viewer entertained and builds our expectations up about what is going to occur.
A Jump cut is a moment of discontinuity of an image or footage. This editing looks like a mistake but in fact its not, it quickly jumps from one piece of footage to another. the images are also shown whilst the voice or audio is still playing whilst different images are still going.
A flash back is when footage goes back in time and the person who experiences the flash back is reminiscing their past. This uses of editing achieves showing the persons past effectively and makes things easier to understand why the charters place is currently there at the present time. for example in a film called dead man shoes there are flash backs of the main charters disabled brother being bullied and abused by a group of people and later on the older brother gets his revenge on each person involved in the group.
Editing can be used poetically by using images and story line which can confuse the viewer and may not particularly have a specific meaning but can be interpreted as many different meanings to the scene.
Introduction to editing
Editing is a process of selecting different shots and footage, putting them together to tell a much more clearer story.
Elliptical editing is editing which allows you to fill in the missing gaps from a story line, it tells you a story without having to show visual images. This also speeds up the movie and saves allot of time.
non-diagetic is editing which involves sound, the sound is being played only for the viewer to hear and not for the character, which means we can hear it and not the actors it is usually put in film to build suspense and tension.
Long shots are used to show the characters surroundings, this also makes us as the viewer feel like we are there with the character.
We knew as the viewer that she was looking and bending down to pick up the ring because of the different use of effective shots. The camera shows the character looking down towards the ground then it cuts to a close up of her hand picking up the ring.
Over head shots are used to show and set out the space were the actors are siting and the scenery, shows who is part of this scene being shown to the viewer.
The camera cuts to the other members of the group to show they are all speaking and listening to each other.
Shot reverse shot shows a conversation between two people and the shot angels go back and forth displaying both characters individually speaking to each other.
Eye line matching is used to show two people which are displayed in a shot reverse shot angel are speaking to each other, so there eye contact is fixed but they are both not used in the shot.
Wipe is a slick transition which moves one scene to a completely different scene in a modern and good looking way.
The reason why the camera cuts and shows each person which is in the scene and part of the group are all members of the group and also that they are all speaking and listening to each other.
Elliptical editing is editing which allows you to fill in the missing gaps from a story line, it tells you a story without having to show visual images. This also speeds up the movie and saves allot of time.
non-diagetic is editing which involves sound, the sound is being played only for the viewer to hear and not for the character, which means we can hear it and not the actors it is usually put in film to build suspense and tension.
Long shots are used to show the characters surroundings, this also makes us as the viewer feel like we are there with the character.
We knew as the viewer that she was looking and bending down to pick up the ring because of the different use of effective shots. The camera shows the character looking down towards the ground then it cuts to a close up of her hand picking up the ring.
Over head shots are used to show and set out the space were the actors are siting and the scenery, shows who is part of this scene being shown to the viewer.
The camera cuts to the other members of the group to show they are all speaking and listening to each other.
Shot reverse shot shows a conversation between two people and the shot angels go back and forth displaying both characters individually speaking to each other.
Eye line matching is used to show two people which are displayed in a shot reverse shot angel are speaking to each other, so there eye contact is fixed but they are both not used in the shot.
Wipe is a slick transition which moves one scene to a completely different scene in a modern and good looking way.
The reason why the camera cuts and shows each person which is in the scene and part of the group are all members of the group and also that they are all speaking and listening to each other.
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Unit 22 - 3 point lighting
Name of Light - Key light
Function - This is the most important light out of all three of themm, the key light provides the set with the brightest light, which fills the room, this is also known as the primary light.
Position of light - The light usually shines from a 45 degree angel depending on space, and is also usualy located from the left had side.
Name of Light - Back light
Function - The back light stops the image shown on camera looking flat and stops the image looking like part of the background.
Position of light - The backlight is located behind the image shown on camera, and just above the image and is pointed down at a 45 degree angel.
Name of Light - Fill light
Light function - This light allows the camera to see all the details from the image, the light helps to fill in images which may be blocked out by the use of just the previous two lights.
Position of light - The light is usually positoned on the right hand side of the set to get the full effect of filling in the blocked out images.
Function - This is the most important light out of all three of themm, the key light provides the set with the brightest light, which fills the room, this is also known as the primary light.
Position of light - The light usually shines from a 45 degree angel depending on space, and is also usualy located from the left had side.
Name of Light - Back light
Function - The back light stops the image shown on camera looking flat and stops the image looking like part of the background.
Position of light - The backlight is located behind the image shown on camera, and just above the image and is pointed down at a 45 degree angel.
Name of Light - Fill light
Light function - This light allows the camera to see all the details from the image, the light helps to fill in images which may be blocked out by the use of just the previous two lights.
Position of light - The light is usually positoned on the right hand side of the set to get the full effect of filling in the blocked out images.
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