SHOT DESCRIPTIONS
1. Explain 3 camera techniques for creating storyboards.
Camera Framing - frame size is based on how close or far a subject is from the camera.
Camera Angles - camera angles grab our attention by creating dynamic scenes as well as creating depth within a frame.
Camera Movement - when there is plenty of action between characters or objects, the camera may remain static or move amongst the characters. Where there is minimal action in a scene, camera movement creates energy by moving within the environment.
2. What is a two shot? When should two shots be used?
A two shot is when twoo characters occupy the frame and are often used to convey a conversation, whether an argument or discussion, between characters.
3. What is a canted angle? What types of films use canted shots?
A canted shot views an image off-center, or tilted, so that the subject appears diagnol and off-balance. Canted shots are used extensively in horror films, psychological dramas and crime pictures.
4. When should close-ups be used?
Close-ups should be used when trying to create a close connection between the audience and a character or when isolating a significant detail.
5. What type of shot would you use to establish two people arguing? Why?
You would use a two shot because it shows both people in the scene at the same time, which is better for an argument.
6. Who made the zolly shot famous? How does it work?
Alfred Hitchcock was famous for the zolly shot, which is a dolly shot in combination with a zoom.
7. When would you utilize a tilt-up shot?
A tilt-up shot is often used to reveal a subject by degrees, such as showing a character's feet first as the camera travels up the body to the face.
STORYBOARDS
1. What is visual storytelling?
It is telling a visual story through the form of storyboards.
2. How does visual storytelling differ from film and animation to interactive games?
Movies and animation are linear forms of visual storytelling where the audience listens and watches passively. Games and mutlimedia applications, on the other hand, are interactive programs where the user both actively views and manipulates the program.
3. What are two ways to format a story?
To tell it or to show it.
4. What is the difference between showing and telling?
If you tell a story, you try to entice the audience into imagining its content. However, if you are going to show the audience, you must rely less on telling and more on showing.
5. What are the elements of the hero's journey?
The Calling - sometimes the calling is a traumatic event.
Threshold - the point where the hero takes action, or passes from the ordinary world into the extraordinary world, which is filled with danger and challenges.
Initiation - it is during this stage that the hero faces both challenges and obstacles on his/her journey.
The Abyss - this is the point where the hero must face her greatest fears.
Transformation - when the hero conquers the abyss, transformation occurs.
The Return - final stage of the journey.
6. What is the hook of a story?
The hook of a story is what draws the reader or viewer in.
7. What are storyboards? How are they similar to the comic strip?
Storyboards are a series of sketches that are used as a planning tool to visually show how the action of a story unfolds, whereas comic strips entertain, the storyboard is a tool that facilitates production.
8. What industries use storyboards?
Advertising campaigns, video games, television series, forms of multimedia, web design and industrial and governmental videos.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Visions Of Light
1. Why were the early non-talkie movies so free with camera movement and location?
3. Why did "Citizen Kane" have such a great impact. List some reasons.
- It tried to do something new and out of the box by combining filming techniques
- It worked with a bunch of different lenses and tried using low-shots, which at the time was more experimental to see what would happen
- It used light and shadows in a way that no other movie in its time did
5. How was colour first introduced to film?
They were first introduced to films through the use of filters. Filters would help in the way that they would give the films a colour. The downside was that it was only one colour.
6. What effects did the widescreen format have on cinematography?
It allowed directors to capture more things on camera and on screen so that people could see more. Also, it created new jobs in the film industry in the form of the Director Of Photography.
9. The track-back/zoom-in shot in Goodfellas signified a psychological change in the relationship between the two protagonists- How did the visuals change with this effect?
The characters in the booth do not move but everything outside through the window is, which is a trick on the eye and is a cool effect.
In that time period, the movies were silent so there was no worries about background sounds or noises disrupting the film or anything in it. All the focus was on the movie itself.
2. What were the issues with the very first talkie movies?
One of the issues was that at that time, the technology wasn't as advanced as it is today, which cause a lot of problems for the equipment and the movies themselves. The equipment was often difficult to handle and sometimes in the movies the sound would be messed up due to the lack of proper technology.3. Why did "Citizen Kane" have such a great impact. List some reasons.
- It tried to do something new and out of the box by combining filming techniques
- It worked with a bunch of different lenses and tried using low-shots, which at the time was more experimental to see what would happen
- It used light and shadows in a way that no other movie in its time did
4. What is Film Noir?
It is a genre of film that uses numerous techniques such as low-lighting and dark shots in its movies.
5. How was colour first introduced to film?
They were first introduced to films through the use of filters. Filters would help in the way that they would give the films a colour. The downside was that it was only one colour.
6. What effects did the widescreen format have on cinematography?
It allowed directors to capture more things on camera and on screen so that people could see more. Also, it created new jobs in the film industry in the form of the Director Of Photography.
7. Why didn't the director of The Godfather care about drive-in theatres and how dark his film was?
The director used dark lighting in his movie to build tension and help create his characters better. He didn't care about drive-in theatres because the dark lighting is one of the main things that made his film great and in my opinion, the greatest movie of all time.
8. How did the director of photography use colours in The Last Emperor?
He used a lot of bright colours like yellow and orange for example, to show happiness and positivity and dark colours to show sadness.9. The track-back/zoom-in shot in Goodfellas signified a psychological change in the relationship between the two protagonists- How did the visuals change with this effect?
The characters in the booth do not move but everything outside through the window is, which is a trick on the eye and is a cool effect.
Media Arts Trip
BASQUIAT, THE FILM:
1. The editing of the hotline call was interesting with the voice-over and the camera pointing directly at Jean-Michel Basquiat (JMB)-- What was the effect? What did the director have JMB do with his facial expressions?
The effect was that Jean-Michel was on the phone and we could hear the conversation but he wasn't talking. We just saw his facial expressions as to how he was feeling through each point of the conversation.
2. In the beginning of the film, JMB looks up at the buildings and sky to see a surfer on a blue wave-- What does this signify to you? Near the end of the film, he sees the surfer fall-- What might this be symbolizing?
I think that it signfies the beginning of his rise to fame and popularity and when the surfer falls in the end it symbolizes how everything in his life and career went wrong and it all came crashing down.
3. How does Julian Schnabel show the passing of time in JMB's relationship with Gina (the bed scene)?
4. List a couple of 'perspective shots' that you found interesting in the film.
Any shots with Jean-Michel Basquiat and where he would be on drugs I found to be interesting because it shows the craziness that those drugs did to him.
5. How does the music in the film lend itself to the story?
The music in the movie is very unique and has it's own distinct sound just like Jean-Michel does with his paintings and his lifestyle.
6. How does the film critique 'fame'?
The film shows that a lot of the time when people become famous they lose sight of what matters and get carried away with the money and power they have and it eventually leads to their downfall.
7. How do the film segments from vintage videos and TV shows add to the story- refer to a specific example.
THE "PERSPECTIVES" WORKSHOP AT THE NFB, WITH THE DOCUMENTARY RIP: A REMIX MANIFESTO:
1. It was the film and filmmaker's intention to keep art open sourced and accessable to all people and now that RIP: A Remix Manifesto is uploaded to its official site, viewers are encouraged to remix it. How effective is this documentary and its production in getting this intention across?
I feel that this documentary is extremely effective in getting this intention across because the entire film itself talks about remixing and the modification of forms of art, whether it be music, film, photography, etc.
2. Brett states, “… a media literate culture emerged, able to download the world’s culture and transform it into something different.” What do you think it means to be “media literate”?
I think it means that the people know how to properly interpret and understand the media when they portray something and know how to use forms of social media as well.
3. Do you think sampling can be considered an instrument akin to guitars, drums etc?
I don't think it can be considered an instrument at all but I think it can be considered more as an art form rather than an instrument.
4. How would you describe the style of editing in this film? What techniques were used to attract your attention?
I think that the editing in this film first and foremost is very modern-style and fast. The jumps from clip to clip are all very unique and different and have some cool element to them. For me personally, the techniques that caught my eye would be the ones where for example, the director would be talking about a fact and it would cut to a still image of something relating to the fact. I found that to be really cool and effective.
5. The film is presented as a four part “remix manifesto”. Did this succeed as a storytelling technique? Why or why not?
I think it did because it showed four different areas in which this topic is an issue and a problem and gave different perspectives, which helped the viewer understand everything better.
6. Brett Gaylor uses a lot of music samples and clips from popular TV shows and movies. Do you believe the film would succeed in using “fair use” as a defence if it was sued for using images or music illegally?
I think that if the big corporations were fair people it would but they are so blood-thirsty and greedy that they would find a way to get around fair-use one way or another.
JULIAN SCHNABEL'S PAINTING EXHIBIT AT THE AGO:
1. Julian Schnabel’s Painting for Malik Joyeux and Bernardo Bertolucci (V) is reminiscent of the scene in his film Basquiat where Jean-Michel Basquiat looks upward and sees surfers streaming across the sky in Technicolor. Like film, surfing has been a visual thread throughout Schnabel’s artistic practice. How can the ideas of 'water' and 'surfing' act as a metaphor for freedom of the imagination?
I think that when people think of water they imagine being free and forgeting about all their worries being out in the open water and when you are surfing you feel like you're on top of the world because it is such a rush and it is associated with water as well.
2. Who are Malik Joyeux and Bernardo Bertolucci and why would he dedicate a painting to them?
Malik Joyeux is a professional surfer and Bernardo Bertolucci is renowned Italian film-maker. With this title, Schnabel links the artistry and risk-taking of filmmaking to surfing, which was another one of his passions.
3. American art superstar Julian Schnabel has spent his life pushing the limits of painting and crossing artistic boundaries as an award-winning filmmaker-- How do you feel he was pushing the limits of painting with what you saw in his show at the AGO?
I think that he was trying to get people to find very deep meanings behind very simple paintings like the surfer for example. On the exterior it might seem like nothing special but if you really think about it there are so many different meanings behind it just waiting to be unfolded.
The effect was that Jean-Michel was on the phone and we could hear the conversation but he wasn't talking. We just saw his facial expressions as to how he was feeling through each point of the conversation.
2. In the beginning of the film, JMB looks up at the buildings and sky to see a surfer on a blue wave-- What does this signify to you? Near the end of the film, he sees the surfer fall-- What might this be symbolizing?
I think that it signfies the beginning of his rise to fame and popularity and when the surfer falls in the end it symbolizes how everything in his life and career went wrong and it all came crashing down.
3. How does Julian Schnabel show the passing of time in JMB's relationship with Gina (the bed scene)?
4. List a couple of 'perspective shots' that you found interesting in the film.
Any shots with Jean-Michel Basquiat and where he would be on drugs I found to be interesting because it shows the craziness that those drugs did to him.
5. How does the music in the film lend itself to the story?
The music in the movie is very unique and has it's own distinct sound just like Jean-Michel does with his paintings and his lifestyle.
6. How does the film critique 'fame'?
The film shows that a lot of the time when people become famous they lose sight of what matters and get carried away with the money and power they have and it eventually leads to their downfall.
7. How do the film segments from vintage videos and TV shows add to the story- refer to a specific example.
THE "PERSPECTIVES" WORKSHOP AT THE NFB, WITH THE DOCUMENTARY RIP: A REMIX MANIFESTO:
I feel that this documentary is extremely effective in getting this intention across because the entire film itself talks about remixing and the modification of forms of art, whether it be music, film, photography, etc.
2. Brett states, “… a media literate culture emerged, able to download the world’s culture and transform it into something different.” What do you think it means to be “media literate”?
I think it means that the people know how to properly interpret and understand the media when they portray something and know how to use forms of social media as well.
3. Do you think sampling can be considered an instrument akin to guitars, drums etc?
I don't think it can be considered an instrument at all but I think it can be considered more as an art form rather than an instrument.
4. How would you describe the style of editing in this film? What techniques were used to attract your attention?
I think that the editing in this film first and foremost is very modern-style and fast. The jumps from clip to clip are all very unique and different and have some cool element to them. For me personally, the techniques that caught my eye would be the ones where for example, the director would be talking about a fact and it would cut to a still image of something relating to the fact. I found that to be really cool and effective.
5. The film is presented as a four part “remix manifesto”. Did this succeed as a storytelling technique? Why or why not?
I think it did because it showed four different areas in which this topic is an issue and a problem and gave different perspectives, which helped the viewer understand everything better.
6. Brett Gaylor uses a lot of music samples and clips from popular TV shows and movies. Do you believe the film would succeed in using “fair use” as a defence if it was sued for using images or music illegally?
I think that if the big corporations were fair people it would but they are so blood-thirsty and greedy that they would find a way to get around fair-use one way or another.
JULIAN SCHNABEL'S PAINTING EXHIBIT AT THE AGO:
1. Julian Schnabel’s Painting for Malik Joyeux and Bernardo Bertolucci (V) is reminiscent of the scene in his film Basquiat where Jean-Michel Basquiat looks upward and sees surfers streaming across the sky in Technicolor. Like film, surfing has been a visual thread throughout Schnabel’s artistic practice. How can the ideas of 'water' and 'surfing' act as a metaphor for freedom of the imagination?
I think that when people think of water they imagine being free and forgeting about all their worries being out in the open water and when you are surfing you feel like you're on top of the world because it is such a rush and it is associated with water as well.2. Who are Malik Joyeux and Bernardo Bertolucci and why would he dedicate a painting to them?
Malik Joyeux is a professional surfer and Bernardo Bertolucci is renowned Italian film-maker. With this title, Schnabel links the artistry and risk-taking of filmmaking to surfing, which was another one of his passions.
3. American art superstar Julian Schnabel has spent his life pushing the limits of painting and crossing artistic boundaries as an award-winning filmmaker-- How do you feel he was pushing the limits of painting with what you saw in his show at the AGO?
I think that he was trying to get people to find very deep meanings behind very simple paintings like the surfer for example. On the exterior it might seem like nothing special but if you really think about it there are so many different meanings behind it just waiting to be unfolded.
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