Review shots images of individuals,
reflect on rule of thirds
changing angles of shots
changing focal lengths
is red present and distracting
then, break into groups of five and
go over the camera and white balance, focus, etc. etc.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Thursday January 22, 2015_Sequences
Sequences.
What they are and how they work.
Everything that you do will be useful every time you take a picture. The sequence, and the process of making a sequence will be the foundation for everything that you will do.
Sequences are how things move cinematically. It differs from the home video as there are edits/ cut, different shots, etc.
In no more than six to eight shots, you will show a classmate performing a simple task.
Multiple shots will create a short sequence.
Project:
Rules to Sequences:
open to page 43 in the text. review the material
The key to sequences. There are two things that you must absolutely must change everytime to change shots.
1, You want to change the focal length (ie. transitioning between XLS, MS, LS, etc. etc.)
2, You want to always change the camera angle... (by at least 30-45 degrees)
CUTAWAY
The cutaway will save your life!!!!!!
The cutaway is the one shot that lets you change the length and order of sequence.
A cutaway is anything that is a part of the scene, but not the main action
Initially, you will want to try and shoot to match actions. But, if you are not able to, then you have the cutaway shot available to help create a smooth transition between shots.
you always want to cut on the action to create the invisible cut. What that means is when the figure
Clean entrance and clean exit.
These are things that are important. You may or may not use them all the time, but because you have clean entrance and exit. It will save you.
You should have an empty frame, then the body enter into the screen. You will then say "action" and the scene will begin. the clean entrance can also trace an action... being a hand picking up a pencil, or another action that only merits a portion. Once again, it's a good idea to show clean entry and exit to convey the idea of a complete task being executed within the scene.
THE 180 DEGREE RULE
\You never want to reverse the direction of cross the line when shooting a shot. 180 degree rule
Three ways you can cross the line:
1. Using a neutral shot (any shot that is dead on frontal view of someone's face).
2. Move the camera while it is rolling. This exposes the viewer to the action of crossing the 180 degree line, and prevents any confusion or jarring of the audience.
3. The actors will move WHILE the camera is rolling.
My simple sequence__listed
1. Long shot snack machine. Man entering and walking up to the machine,
2. Medium shot of face glancing in to glass window (looking at snacks)
3. close up of doritos
4. medium shot of man smiling
5. xtreme close up money coming out of pocket/and
6. medium close up of inserting money keypad entry
7. close up of wheel spiraling the food until it falls
8 long shot of man grabbing food, then eating (walking off screen)
What they are and how they work.
Everything that you do will be useful every time you take a picture. The sequence, and the process of making a sequence will be the foundation for everything that you will do.
Sequences are how things move cinematically. It differs from the home video as there are edits/ cut, different shots, etc.
In no more than six to eight shots, you will show a classmate performing a simple task.
Multiple shots will create a short sequence.
Project:
Rules to Sequences:
open to page 43 in the text. review the material
The key to sequences. There are two things that you must absolutely must change everytime to change shots.
1, You want to change the focal length (ie. transitioning between XLS, MS, LS, etc. etc.)
2, You want to always change the camera angle... (by at least 30-45 degrees)
CUTAWAY
The cutaway will save your life!!!!!!
The cutaway is the one shot that lets you change the length and order of sequence.
A cutaway is anything that is a part of the scene, but not the main action
Initially, you will want to try and shoot to match actions. But, if you are not able to, then you have the cutaway shot available to help create a smooth transition between shots.
you always want to cut on the action to create the invisible cut. What that means is when the figure
Clean entrance and clean exit.
These are things that are important. You may or may not use them all the time, but because you have clean entrance and exit. It will save you.
You should have an empty frame, then the body enter into the screen. You will then say "action" and the scene will begin. the clean entrance can also trace an action... being a hand picking up a pencil, or another action that only merits a portion. Once again, it's a good idea to show clean entry and exit to convey the idea of a complete task being executed within the scene.
THE 180 DEGREE RULE
\You never want to reverse the direction of cross the line when shooting a shot. 180 degree rule
Three ways you can cross the line:
1. Using a neutral shot (any shot that is dead on frontal view of someone's face).
2. Move the camera while it is rolling. This exposes the viewer to the action of crossing the 180 degree line, and prevents any confusion or jarring of the audience.
3. The actors will move WHILE the camera is rolling.
My simple sequence__listed
1. Long shot snack machine. Man entering and walking up to the machine,
2. Medium shot of face glancing in to glass window (looking at snacks)
3. close up of doritos
4. medium shot of man smiling
5. xtreme close up money coming out of pocket/and
6. medium close up of inserting money keypad entry
7. close up of wheel spiraling the food until it falls
8 long shot of man grabbing food, then eating (walking off screen)
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Session 3_January 20, 2015
Review images that were taken in the last class based on XLS, LS, MLS, MS, MCU, CU, XCU
Look at how the images fall into the rule of thirds,
Is the color red present in the image... is it a distraction?
Remember that sometimes the way it looks in real life is different than on camera. Sometimes it is important to move people in uncomfortably close or farther apart than what seems natural to get the right shot.
Remember to use the leading looks.... does the direction that the person is looking have plenty of room to the edge of the screen.
Remember not to have too much headroom and don't chop off any of the tv or something that someone is looking at.
Are people looking right into the camera? Should they be looking into the camera? What does that suggest? What does that reveal?
HEADROOM is one of the key things to watch. People tend to try and put the eyes in the middle of the screen.
Finishing the discussion on composition: from page 33 in the Bare Bones Text\
1. Angles-Reality has three dimensions. in pictures we have only 2D. to give the illusion of depth we show things at an angle so we can at least see two sides.
moving yourself of the camera in certain ways can help give that illusion of depth. Prefer 3/4 view portraiture to straight forward or profile. So, whenever possible, try and show at least 1 1/2 eyes, preferably 2.
Unless you have a specific reason, always shoot at eye level with the subject. When the camera and the subject are at the same height it gives the feeling that the viewer and the subject are of equal value.
when the camera is higher than the subject, it gives the feeling that the subject is inferior, small, less important.
when the camera is lower than the subject, it gives the feeling that the subject is superior, larger, more important.
By raising or lowering your camera, you can subtly influence how your viewer will perceive your subject. This is used to great effect in horror films and political TV commercials.
Frames within the frame: Often you can make a picture more intersing by using elements of your location to create full or partial frames within the camera frame.
Leading lines:
a nice way to direct eh viewer's eye to your subject is through the use of leading lines.
principle of convergence. Where lines converge the eyes naturally will follow.
Avoid empty corner that direct the viewer into an area where there are not items of interest
In the background: Always always always be mindful of what is in the background of your composition. This is one of the hardest things because we are not used to looking for this. \
Avoid busy backgrounds, too busy can lose the figure itself.
Avoid people in the background creating a distraction in a scene. One quick way to remove distraction is to move forward, lower the camera, and shoot upwards.
BE READY TO CONTROL EVERYTHING IN THE SHOT. MOVING ANYTHING THAT IS NOT NECESSARY OR IMPORTANT TO PROPELLING THE MOVIE FORWARD.
\
Look at how the images fall into the rule of thirds,
Is the color red present in the image... is it a distraction?
Remember that sometimes the way it looks in real life is different than on camera. Sometimes it is important to move people in uncomfortably close or farther apart than what seems natural to get the right shot.
Remember to use the leading looks.... does the direction that the person is looking have plenty of room to the edge of the screen.
Remember not to have too much headroom and don't chop off any of the tv or something that someone is looking at.
Are people looking right into the camera? Should they be looking into the camera? What does that suggest? What does that reveal?
HEADROOM is one of the key things to watch. People tend to try and put the eyes in the middle of the screen.
Finishing the discussion on composition: from page 33 in the Bare Bones Text\
1. Angles-Reality has three dimensions. in pictures we have only 2D. to give the illusion of depth we show things at an angle so we can at least see two sides.
moving yourself of the camera in certain ways can help give that illusion of depth. Prefer 3/4 view portraiture to straight forward or profile. So, whenever possible, try and show at least 1 1/2 eyes, preferably 2.
Unless you have a specific reason, always shoot at eye level with the subject. When the camera and the subject are at the same height it gives the feeling that the viewer and the subject are of equal value.
when the camera is higher than the subject, it gives the feeling that the subject is inferior, small, less important.
when the camera is lower than the subject, it gives the feeling that the subject is superior, larger, more important.
By raising or lowering your camera, you can subtly influence how your viewer will perceive your subject. This is used to great effect in horror films and political TV commercials.
Frames within the frame: Often you can make a picture more intersing by using elements of your location to create full or partial frames within the camera frame.
Leading lines:
a nice way to direct eh viewer's eye to your subject is through the use of leading lines.
principle of convergence. Where lines converge the eyes naturally will follow.
Avoid empty corner that direct the viewer into an area where there are not items of interest
In the background: Always always always be mindful of what is in the background of your composition. This is one of the hardest things because we are not used to looking for this. \
Avoid busy backgrounds, too busy can lose the figure itself.
Avoid people in the background creating a distraction in a scene. One quick way to remove distraction is to move forward, lower the camera, and shoot upwards.
BE READY TO CONTROL EVERYTHING IN THE SHOT. MOVING ANYTHING THAT IS NOT NECESSARY OR IMPORTANT TO PROPELLING THE MOVIE FORWARD.
\
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Session 2 _ 1/15
Review
1. the rule of thirds
2. balance and leading looks-we always look at the eyes and secondly, we look at where the eyes are looking.
3. Balance_Masses
when you are shooting, you want to balance out a frame with the masses of things, you can better achieve this by using a smaller object to create a balance, versus and equal sized object. using an equal sized object would make it seem static.
4. Be careful when using the color red. Red is drastic and pops in a film, thus drawing the attention away from the other subject matter that might be of importance.
(REVIEW Balance in Chapter 2)
Break out into groups and take the seven major shots.
1. the rule of thirds
2. balance and leading looks-we always look at the eyes and secondly, we look at where the eyes are looking.
3. Balance_Masses
when you are shooting, you want to balance out a frame with the masses of things, you can better achieve this by using a smaller object to create a balance, versus and equal sized object. using an equal sized object would make it seem static.
4. Be careful when using the color red. Red is drastic and pops in a film, thus drawing the attention away from the other subject matter that might be of importance.
(REVIEW Balance in Chapter 2)
Break out into groups and take the seven major shots.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Film and Video Production at Mid South
This class with follow along with this Textbook--
The Bare Bones Camera Course for Film and Video
Starting with Chapter 2:
composition is everything that is in the composition and frame is how it lines up in the composition window.
One of the first things that we want to do in video production is to start training our eye to be of the details of where everything is placed and all the background elements that are present.
Rules
1. Use a tripod-pan and tilting and getting used to the fundamentals of the camera. Once this has been learned, we can move on to carry and follow.
2. Rule of Thirds-the idea that in the creases of the frame divided in thirds, compositions will become more interesting.
When the person looks at the screen... the first thing that you see is the person's eyes. This is scientific. the second thing you will look at is what the person is looking at. Knowing this, you can use this to manipulate the action in a sequence. If you are doing a close up, you will want to have the person's eyes on the line.
Headroom is the space above the human head (avoid too much). Inexperiences Videographers tend to put the face dead center of the composition and have too much headroom. You might want to lower the head in the frame if there is a panning shot that reveals a beautiful landscape or dynamic feature within the composition.
3. Balancing out a Shot- Leading Looks
Screen left and screen right are terms that are used to distinguish which way a particular character might be looking in a shot or scene. Leave more room on the screen-side (particular direction) that any face might be looking.
4. The Seven Types of Shots and their abbreviations
A. Wide shot/Extreme long shot-- (WS/XLS) this would include a person's entire body and everything around them
B Long Shot (LS) This is a tight shot revealing the top of the head to the bottom of the feet. .
C. Medium Long Shot (MLS) Head to about the knees
D. Medium Shot (MS) Top of the head to about the waist.
E. Medium Close up-framing in the top of the head to just below the breast.
F. Close up (CU)-head and shoulders-don't cut the shot off above the shoulders and leave only the neck and the head. the neck will make for a
G. Extreme Close Up (XCU) As Close as you can get on a person. showing just the eyes or the mouth to reveal the emotions, or if camera shows an extreme close up of just the mouth chewing gum.
These are the seven basic shots.
b.
The Bare Bones Camera Course for Film and Video
Starting with Chapter 2:
composition is everything that is in the composition and frame is how it lines up in the composition window.
One of the first things that we want to do in video production is to start training our eye to be of the details of where everything is placed and all the background elements that are present.
Rules
1. Use a tripod-pan and tilting and getting used to the fundamentals of the camera. Once this has been learned, we can move on to carry and follow.
2. Rule of Thirds-the idea that in the creases of the frame divided in thirds, compositions will become more interesting.
When the person looks at the screen... the first thing that you see is the person's eyes. This is scientific. the second thing you will look at is what the person is looking at. Knowing this, you can use this to manipulate the action in a sequence. If you are doing a close up, you will want to have the person's eyes on the line.
Headroom is the space above the human head (avoid too much). Inexperiences Videographers tend to put the face dead center of the composition and have too much headroom. You might want to lower the head in the frame if there is a panning shot that reveals a beautiful landscape or dynamic feature within the composition.
3. Balancing out a Shot- Leading Looks
Screen left and screen right are terms that are used to distinguish which way a particular character might be looking in a shot or scene. Leave more room on the screen-side (particular direction) that any face might be looking.
4. The Seven Types of Shots and their abbreviations
A. Wide shot/Extreme long shot-- (WS/XLS) this would include a person's entire body and everything around them
B Long Shot (LS) This is a tight shot revealing the top of the head to the bottom of the feet. .
C. Medium Long Shot (MLS) Head to about the knees
D. Medium Shot (MS) Top of the head to about the waist.
E. Medium Close up-framing in the top of the head to just below the breast.
F. Close up (CU)-head and shoulders-don't cut the shot off above the shoulders and leave only the neck and the head. the neck will make for a
G. Extreme Close Up (XCU) As Close as you can get on a person. showing just the eyes or the mouth to reveal the emotions, or if camera shows an extreme close up of just the mouth chewing gum.
These are the seven basic shots.
b.
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