Monday, 12 May 2014
Saturday, 10 May 2014
media key terms
In our lesson we were looking at different technical terms that can be used when analysing a film. I'm going to find there meaning and write a definition so that I remember the ones that I'm not to sure on.
Key camera angle definitions:
Framing: The process of selecting what is to be framed by a particular film or shot, for example; characters, setting and iconography.
Rule of thirds: The rule of thirds is a guideline which applies to the process of filming and photography.
Depth of field: Depth of field is the distance between the nearest and furthest object in the scene that appearance exceptionally sharp in an image.
Deep focus: It's a photographic and cinematographic technique using a large depth of field.
Shallow focus: This technique is the opposite to deep focus which incorporates a small depth of field.
Focus pulls: Focus pulls are used to shift the focal point from one part of a scene to another. For example; an actor may be in focus at a distance of 20 feet from the camera at the far side of the room and the shot includes a telephone in the foreground which is out of focus, as the phone rings, the actor turns and the focus puller pulls focus so that the phone becomes sharp and the actor goes out of focus.
Key camera angle definitions:
Framing: The process of selecting what is to be framed by a particular film or shot, for example; characters, setting and iconography.
Rule of thirds: The rule of thirds is a guideline which applies to the process of filming and photography.
Depth of field: Depth of field is the distance between the nearest and furthest object in the scene that appearance exceptionally sharp in an image.
Deep focus: It's a photographic and cinematographic technique using a large depth of field.
Shallow focus: This technique is the opposite to deep focus which incorporates a small depth of field.
Focus pulls: Focus pulls are used to shift the focal point from one part of a scene to another. For example; an actor may be in focus at a distance of 20 feet from the camera at the far side of the room and the shot includes a telephone in the foreground which is out of focus, as the phone rings, the actor turns and the focus puller pulls focus so that the phone becomes sharp and the actor goes out of focus.
cutaway:
A cutaway is a shot that's usually of something other than the current action. It could be a different subject (eg. this cat when the main subject is its owner), a close up of a different part of the subject (eg. the subject's hands), or just about anything else.
The cutaway is used as a "buffer" between shots (to help the editing process), or to add interest/information
Key
Denotation: The first and simplest level of a meaning of an image.
Connotation: A meaning attributable to an image beyond the obvious denotational level.
TV Dramas are frequent over exaggerated portrayals of real life. e.g. romance and death through strong stereo typical characters
Representation: Key concepts of the process whereby the media constructs versions of people, places and events in images, words or sound for transmission through media texts to an audience.
Enigma: A narrative structure that narrates the creation of riddles or problems to be sorted by resolution
A cutaway is a shot that's usually of something other than the current action. It could be a different subject (eg. this cat when the main subject is its owner), a close up of a different part of the subject (eg. the subject's hands), or just about anything else.
The cutaway is used as a "buffer" between shots (to help the editing process), or to add interest/information
Key
Denotation: The first and simplest level of a meaning of an image.
Connotation: A meaning attributable to an image beyond the obvious denotational level.
TV Dramas are frequent over exaggerated portrayals of real life. e.g. romance and death through strong stereo typical characters
Representation: Key concepts of the process whereby the media constructs versions of people, places and events in images, words or sound for transmission through media texts to an audience.
Enigma: A narrative structure that narrates the creation of riddles or problems to be sorted by resolution
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
preliminary task- filming
This is our short clip for our preliminary task we had to film someone walking through the doors and sitting down having a one on one conversation with them. Overall i thought it was successful but their are a number of different elements we will need to improve on when it comes to filming our final product
Thursday, 1 May 2014
Music
Music plays an integral part in films. Music is normally used to express a character's emotion. It is also used to heighten the drama of the film and establishes the relevant mood. The music can also enable you to know the time or setting of the film. The Music is extremely important as it can be used to set the mood so its key that you use the right music to convey the mood or the scene.
For our opening sequence we all had to have a unsigned artist for the music. The music that we were going to use is rap/hip-hop as it would compliment and go very well with our character and the scene setting the mood, as our film is has elements of youth culture and gang violence and the music would also represent that.
We spent a very long time looking for the right music as we thought it is an extremely important part within our opening sequence. Once we found the correct song we the had to edit and put it in within our production we had to fade it in and out as there is a camera shot of me turning up the volume in my car so its important it fades in to make it look correct and flow. We then made sure it faded out when he picked up the gun to add a sense of realisation and worry which really make the audience stop and think whats going to happen as when the music cuts out it feels like he hits reality.
For our opening sequence we all had to have a unsigned artist for the music. The music that we were going to use is rap/hip-hop as it would compliment and go very well with our character and the scene setting the mood, as our film is has elements of youth culture and gang violence and the music would also represent that.
We spent a very long time looking for the right music as we thought it is an extremely important part within our opening sequence. Once we found the correct song we the had to edit and put it in within our production we had to fade it in and out as there is a camera shot of me turning up the volume in my car so its important it fades in to make it look correct and flow. We then made sure it faded out when he picked up the gun to add a sense of realisation and worry which really make the audience stop and think whats going to happen as when the music cuts out it feels like he hits reality.
Friday, 25 April 2014
Target audience
For our opening sequnce we had to think of our target auidnece and the age range we were targeting. After watching our opening sequnce we decided that our target auidnec would be people ranged between the ages of 15 to early 20s. We have decided that it would be this age as our film is about gang culture and involves crime and some mild vilonce
Foley Sound
Foley sound- Foley sound are sound effects added to the film during post production (after the shooting stops). They include sounds such as footsteps, clothes rustling, crockery clinking, paper folding, doors opening and slamming, punches hitting, glass breaking, etc. etc. In other words, many of the sounds that the sound recordists on set did their best to avoid recording during the shoot.Without Foley, a film sounds empty and hollow.
When me and jack came to recording our Foley sound we made sure we already made a list before hand so that we knew exactly what we needed to record. Foley was extremely important within our production as the sound made it realistic and engaged the audience.
When me and jack came to recording our Foley sound we made sure we already made a list before hand so that we knew exactly what we needed to record. Foley was extremely important within our production as the sound made it realistic and engaged the audience.
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