Wednesday, December 3, 2014
The Kuleshov Effect
The reason why this is a Kuleshov Effect is basically this is the definition of it, and how it is used. You have many people with blank faces and then you have another scene in which there might be soup and what would be the expression on his face be, it would be blank, but you could assume it being a good thing and the person being hungry.
In this video they explain again what the Kuleshov effect is, and a really cool way they did that was showing it in the Dark Knight Rises, in which the fight scene from Bane and Batman. There are many people in that room going on and you see 3 of them Cat-woman, and 2 other guards, but their faces are blank. Could assume that Cat-woman is having remorse thoughts, or the guards are thinking wow Bane or Batman are actually tough. This would be the present day one.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
German Expressionist
Nosferatu
1922
F.W. Murnau
The reason why this is expressionism is because how they use the subjective point of view shot, and how you see the monster for a while in a shadow form and then you actually see it and how weird and maybe disgusting it looks.
One film that it might of inspired would be the movies Insidious because during the whole movie you don't see what the monster looks like it is just a drawing of an outline, but then when it comes up in the end then it actually hits you as wow this is what it looks like.
The Last Laugh
F.W. Murnau
1924
This whole movie shows a great subject view because it is about one guy and he was at his "A" game then gets kicked down by being demoted it a job and his life gets turned around.
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927
F.W. Murnau
This movie is also really well in the fact that it is a defining movie about love and how in the end it works out, but the one dies and it is lost forever. It is almost like the basic plot line of "A Fault In Our Stars". It emphasizes anti-heroic means.
Metropolis Review
Film Analysis
Film Director- Fritz Lang, looked it up on IMDB or on the end Credits. You can tell the film makers took a long time to create this film, mainly because all of the backgrounds or stages were all built from hand.
From watching the movie there were a lot of major themes including father and son, the rich people or owners to the working class, man versus machine, biblical references, there was a love connection and a chasing film for him chasing after his loved one. One other thing you can tell from Fritz Lang, is that he had a deep passion with this movie including the facts of him making all of these films a different type of movies nowadays. Now there is a thriller movie or even a romantic films, because of Fritz Lang.
We can tell what was going on because there was a lot bigger corporations and they have the big dollars and they were hiring people to do their work. But then also the owners were actually getting greedy so they wanted to change it to machine corporations, kind of like the themes from Willy Wonka and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. After there was the World War 1 going on and there was battles their, so maybe that is where he got his violence from.
For who it was made, it was mainly the audience of the 1927 people, and really it was to entertain them back then, but now, not as much because of the time period we are in, and really how we are so in depth with action movies. I saw the movie, it was an excellent movie when you are critic, most people would say it was boring, but how I saw it was on a restoration movie, because most of the film was lost over the decades, and therefore when it was just words for a while, those are the parts that are lost, and the other big thing was there was commentary. The movie would be a bit difficult without knowing some of the background, because some people might not of gotten the references to the bible or anything. So there it was an excellent piece of art to view as a film maker
Other references to other movies, include Star Wars IV V VI, or even Star Trek. But really any movie could be related like father and son, like there was a new movie out now called The Judge and that is about father and son, and some brainstorms when they were thinking about it probably Metropolis came up.
The other connection like traditional movie, I don't believe this has a traditional movie because I feel like it was the creator of all movies, it was the defining movie of every movie, you could say it was the building block of every movie nowadays, because of all of the issues it brings up; including the father/son rivalry, and without this movie maybe Star Wars would of never been created, or even movies like the Godfather. Categories like horror, action, suspense, this movie Metropolis had it all including action with the chase sequences and the over exaggerated fighting. It had horror with the creepy science man Rotwan. It even had suspense when how would you know who was going to die the fake Maria or the real Maria.
In Conclusion, Metropolis excellent piece of art to enjoy for Film Making.
Film Director- Fritz Lang, looked it up on IMDB or on the end Credits. You can tell the film makers took a long time to create this film, mainly because all of the backgrounds or stages were all built from hand.
From watching the movie there were a lot of major themes including father and son, the rich people or owners to the working class, man versus machine, biblical references, there was a love connection and a chasing film for him chasing after his loved one. One other thing you can tell from Fritz Lang, is that he had a deep passion with this movie including the facts of him making all of these films a different type of movies nowadays. Now there is a thriller movie or even a romantic films, because of Fritz Lang.
We can tell what was going on because there was a lot bigger corporations and they have the big dollars and they were hiring people to do their work. But then also the owners were actually getting greedy so they wanted to change it to machine corporations, kind of like the themes from Willy Wonka and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. After there was the World War 1 going on and there was battles their, so maybe that is where he got his violence from.
For who it was made, it was mainly the audience of the 1927 people, and really it was to entertain them back then, but now, not as much because of the time period we are in, and really how we are so in depth with action movies. I saw the movie, it was an excellent movie when you are critic, most people would say it was boring, but how I saw it was on a restoration movie, because most of the film was lost over the decades, and therefore when it was just words for a while, those are the parts that are lost, and the other big thing was there was commentary. The movie would be a bit difficult without knowing some of the background, because some people might not of gotten the references to the bible or anything. So there it was an excellent piece of art to view as a film maker
Other references to other movies, include Star Wars IV V VI, or even Star Trek. But really any movie could be related like father and son, like there was a new movie out now called The Judge and that is about father and son, and some brainstorms when they were thinking about it probably Metropolis came up.
The other connection like traditional movie, I don't believe this has a traditional movie because I feel like it was the creator of all movies, it was the defining movie of every movie, you could say it was the building block of every movie nowadays, because of all of the issues it brings up; including the father/son rivalry, and without this movie maybe Star Wars would of never been created, or even movies like the Godfather. Categories like horror, action, suspense, this movie Metropolis had it all including action with the chase sequences and the over exaggerated fighting. It had horror with the creepy science man Rotwan. It even had suspense when how would you know who was going to die the fake Maria or the real Maria.
In Conclusion, Metropolis excellent piece of art to enjoy for Film Making.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Camera Angles & Chase Sequence
Camera Angles have a huge importance to films or else you will be looking at footage at just eye level. That would make a movie very bland. So therefore adding an angle not just help people be entertain, it will add up to the suspense to the film or movie. I also learned that there is a different angle every 4-5 seconds. Rarely is there the same angle for anything. Filmmakers use Camera Angles just like how I said it adds to the suspense, or to the romance, or to the action; it will all depend on what the film is about, but it adds variety to the film that you are trying to create. During the making of our film is was really good for an idea, but to actually capture it on film was difficult, but in the end we ended up doing so. But the hard part was to take this film and shorten it. I thought my final draft of 5 minutes was excellent, but here i had to shorten it and it was really difficult, but in the end my final cut was the best of 3 and 1/2 minutes. So I thought I did really well, giving a short film and a creative way of showing a chase sequence.
Friday, September 26, 2014
Camera Movements
Camera
Movements
Zoom-
It involves changing
the focal length of the lens to make the subject appear closer or further away
in the frame.
Pan-
moving the camera lens left, then right, looking left over the right is a pan.
Tilt-
Moving the camera up down, basically like a head nod, look up and then down.
Tracking-
A shot in which the camera is on a track and it follows a set of action, kind
of like following people walking in a straight line or so.
Dolly-
Moving in a motion that is coming in or out.
Camera Angle Vocab. and Video Example
Establishing Shot
POD- Its really emphasizing on the vertical and horizontal lines even leading lines
Long Shot
POD- The emphasis in this video is really variety the different views of the outdoors including the building top and the guy fishing
Medium Shot
POD- In this film they focus on repetition of vertical lines
Eye Level Shot
POD- This is eye level shot and they are focusing on not only the height of the boy but in the beginning they were focus on over the shoulder shot and the fact it was a hotel and it had formal balance on each side.
Close-up Shot
POD- This is video is just the extreme close-up of the eye of the girl in Psycho, but has curved line s in it of the eye and the eye lashes
Birds Eye Shot
POD- This shot shows a lot of the vertical lines and horizontal lines in the parking lot
Worms Eye View
POD- This video is just someone on a amusement park ride, it shows vertical lines but I would say it really is Unity with everybody in the same order and fashion in the seats.
Extreme Close up
POD- This has the formal balance even spacing everywhere
Reaction Shot
POD- This clip shows formal balance especially when they throw the frisbee
Point of View
POD- In this short film, it shows the life of this guy in the morning and really the easiest thing to say would be there would be a lot of variety, and yes that is true, but also what is true is that everything had formal balance, everything had symmetry.
Over-the-Shoulder
POD- It shows variety and it has vertical lines through the shot.
POD- Its really emphasizing on the vertical and horizontal lines even leading lines
Long Shot
POD- The emphasis in this video is really variety the different views of the outdoors including the building top and the guy fishing
Medium Shot
POD- In this film they focus on repetition of vertical lines
Eye Level Shot
POD- This is eye level shot and they are focusing on not only the height of the boy but in the beginning they were focus on over the shoulder shot and the fact it was a hotel and it had formal balance on each side.
Close-up Shot
POD- This is video is just the extreme close-up of the eye of the girl in Psycho, but has curved line s in it of the eye and the eye lashes
Birds Eye Shot
POD- This shot shows a lot of the vertical lines and horizontal lines in the parking lot
Worms Eye View
POD- This video is just someone on a amusement park ride, it shows vertical lines but I would say it really is Unity with everybody in the same order and fashion in the seats.
Extreme Close up
POD- This has the formal balance even spacing everywhere
Reaction Shot
POD- This clip shows formal balance especially when they throw the frisbee
Point of View
POD- In this short film, it shows the life of this guy in the morning and really the easiest thing to say would be there would be a lot of variety, and yes that is true, but also what is true is that everything had formal balance, everything had symmetry.
Over-the-Shoulder
POD- It shows variety and it has vertical lines through the shot.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
CVTV EP Definitions
PHOTOGRAPHY AS ART
Photography is more than combining cameras, lenses, and film; it is about using those tools in combination with the elements and principles of design to create visual art. Understanding how to use the elements and principles will turn your “snap shots” into photographic works of art. Define the following terms.
Elements of Design
Line:
• Leading
o lines within an image that leads the eye to another point in the image, or occasionally, out of the image.
• Vertical
o Lines going up and sometimes out of frame can convey a sense of growth, strength and power as well as create interesting patterns within your images.
• Horizontal
o Often act as a dividing point in a photograph. Layers of horizontal lines can create rhythm or patterns in an image that can become the focus of an image in and of itself.
• Diagonal
o Diagonal lines generally work well to draw the eye of an image’s viewer through the photograph. They create points of interest as they intersect with other lines and often give images depth by suggesting perspective.
• Curved
• allow the eye to explore an image in a smooth, free-flowing manner.
http://char.txa.cornell.edu/language/element/element.htm use this website to figure out what each type of line represents.
Principles of Design
Balance:
• Symmetrical- an image which can be divided into two equal parts which are mirror images of each other.
• Asymmetrical- The opposite of symmetrical. When you divide it in half there will not be equal parts
Unity: occurs when all of the elements of a piece combine to make a balanced, harmonious, complete whole.
Variety: is to combine different elements (differences in shape, color, line, texture...) into one composition,
Movement / Rhythm: Rhythm movement in which some elements recurs regularly. Movement is the path the viewer’s eye takes through the artwork, often to a focal area
Emphasis: piece where one is superior or dominate over the others
Proportion / Scale: refers to the size of an object (a whole) in relationship to another object (another whole).
Repetition / Pattern: Repeating visual elements such as line, color, shape, texture, value or image tends to unify the total effect of a work of art as well as create rhythm.
Making Choices
Point of View:
• bird’s eye- down on an object
• worm’s eye- up to an object
Rule of Thirds: is applied by aligning a subject with the guide lines and their intersection points, placing the horizon on the top or bottom line, or allowing linear features in the image to flow from section to section.
Framing: when you create a frame inside of frame
Simplicity: The simplicity rule directs that you should keep the items in your photo relatively simple.
Tim Dexter and Eric Beam pd. 8
Photography is more than combining cameras, lenses, and film; it is about using those tools in combination with the elements and principles of design to create visual art. Understanding how to use the elements and principles will turn your “snap shots” into photographic works of art. Define the following terms.
Elements of Design
Line:
• Leading
o lines within an image that leads the eye to another point in the image, or occasionally, out of the image.
• Vertical
o Lines going up and sometimes out of frame can convey a sense of growth, strength and power as well as create interesting patterns within your images.
• Horizontal
o Often act as a dividing point in a photograph. Layers of horizontal lines can create rhythm or patterns in an image that can become the focus of an image in and of itself.
• Diagonal
o Diagonal lines generally work well to draw the eye of an image’s viewer through the photograph. They create points of interest as they intersect with other lines and often give images depth by suggesting perspective.
• Curved
• allow the eye to explore an image in a smooth, free-flowing manner.
http://char.txa.cornell.edu/language/element/element.htm use this website to figure out what each type of line represents.
Principles of Design
Balance:
• Symmetrical- an image which can be divided into two equal parts which are mirror images of each other.
• Asymmetrical- The opposite of symmetrical. When you divide it in half there will not be equal parts
Unity: occurs when all of the elements of a piece combine to make a balanced, harmonious, complete whole.
Variety: is to combine different elements (differences in shape, color, line, texture...) into one composition,
Movement / Rhythm: Rhythm movement in which some elements recurs regularly. Movement is the path the viewer’s eye takes through the artwork, often to a focal area
Emphasis: piece where one is superior or dominate over the others
Proportion / Scale: refers to the size of an object (a whole) in relationship to another object (another whole).
Repetition / Pattern: Repeating visual elements such as line, color, shape, texture, value or image tends to unify the total effect of a work of art as well as create rhythm.
Making Choices
Point of View:
• bird’s eye- down on an object
• worm’s eye- up to an object
Rule of Thirds: is applied by aligning a subject with the guide lines and their intersection points, placing the horizon on the top or bottom line, or allowing linear features in the image to flow from section to section.
Framing: when you create a frame inside of frame
Simplicity: The simplicity rule directs that you should keep the items in your photo relatively simple.
Tim Dexter and Eric Beam pd. 8
The Golden Means
Eric Beam Pd. 8
The Golden Means
The Golden Means derives from ancient Greece about 2500
years ago. It’s a mathematical constant of 1.61803398874989. Its not only a
mathematical constant, but also used in architecture and how to build. Mostly
from every website it brings up the Egyptians, and how they built The Great
Pyramids. Another widely used topic was Leonardo Da Vinci and his Divine
Proportion. It has all of his drawings which contained section aurea or known
as the golden section. He used it a lot during the painting of the “The Last
Supper” for dimensions of where Christ and his disciples sat and it was
directly proportion to the wall and windows that were in the background shot.
But it wasn’t widely used as Phi until the
1900s when a American mathematician named Mark Barr started to used Greek
letters to designate the proportion.
Composition Project
Our Camera Work for our first video wasn't bad, I think it was alright, we could of definitely done a lot better, but we were really constricted for this project. I feel like the editing process was actually easier than I would believe and it was really good, but all we did was shorten the clip, so it wasn't advanced. The most advanced thing I probably did on this project was jump cuts for one of the scene. Overall I feel like we the project done and it was on time. The only bad part was that I had to start the project completely over twice, but every time I started it, it was new and different every time. I would recommend to anyone who had to do this over be that redo the editing and don't have a set order to it.
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