Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Final Exam Review

  • Establishing Shot = Wide shot
  • Eye level angle is best for an interview
  • High Angle shot gives the audience power and the subject as sense of helplessness
  • Back light helps create visual separation from the background
  • Jump cut is when two mismatched shots are put together 
  • News should be informative, emotional or controversial
  • Titles should not blend into the background of your video
  • A dutch angle is when the camera is tilted at an angle
  • The responsibility of the reporter is to be as fair, honest and accurate as possible

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Assignment for Friday, April 29

http://youtu.be/bRJ0Ei4hLWI

Watch the video, write a 3-5 sentence paragraph that summarizes the importance of camera movement and how it can affect the viewer.

http://youtu.be/fUsTpUzOhFY

Watch the video, write a 3-5 sentence paragraph that summarizes the importance of cinematography in filmmaking.

EMAIL YOUR ANSWERS TO ME

Monday, April 25, 2016

Assignment for Tuesday

Search the internet for 3D text tutorials using photoshop cs6. Complete a tutorial and email me the result. Consider using this technique for your next background slide.

Monday, March 21, 2016

Use of Color in Film

 Visit the link below and read and post a summary of the article "Color Theory for Cinematographers."Your summary must be at least 5 sentences long.

http://www.outside-hollywood.com/2009/03/color-theory-for-cinematographers/

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Camera Stabilization

Please answer the following questions by posting a comment. Use the link for more information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_stabilization

1. What does image stabilization mean and why is it important?

2. Describe in detail two techniques involved in camera stabilization.

3. How does optical image stabilization differ from digital image stabilization? Is one better than the other?

4. What happens to video when you have too much camera shake?