We have made a powerpoint presentation to show our ideas about our music video.
Feedback
We recieved some feedback from our powerpoint, some people told us that we could have included some more information on some slides and some images to make the powerpoint more interesting. But overall it was a informative powerpoint and showed our ideas clearly.
Friday 15 November 2013
Friday 11 October 2013
Task 5 - Music Video Inital Ideas
In our groups we decided to brainstorm some ideas for our music videos. This picture shows the mindmap that we created.
Friday 4 October 2013
Task 4 - Camera Shots and Camera Movement
I have taken various images for the different types of camera shots:
XLS/ELS – Extreme Long Shot
It is used to take a lot of action and scene shots that are taking place and it also helps to set the scene or location. My example of an extreme long shot is above.
LS – Long Shot
This is normally of a person from head to toe, this helps to identify the character and where they are in the scene. It allows you to see more of the character.
MS – Mid Shot
This is normally from the torso up, it shows the subject in more detail, used to give a better impression of the character.
CU – Close Up
This is normally of the face and head, and is very close up up. These type of shots are used to show the emotion of the character.
XCU/EXU – Extreme Close Up
This is normally of the eye, these type of shots are not used very much, they would be used to show emotion, such as someone crying.
Two Shot – Two people in one shot
This is when two people are in one shot together, these type of shots are often used to show relationship between two people.
Camera Movement
In groups we took videos of different camera movements, we filmed clips using the movements tilt, zoom, pan and tracking.
Camera Movement
Friday 27 September 2013
Task 3 - Narrative Structures
Task 3 – Narrative Structure
Linear (Sequential) Narrative
• A linear narrative is a story which its events happen in chronological order from the start to finish. The plot of the narrative is usually told without using flashbacks or flash-forwards. A good example of this is Of Mice and Men.
Non-linear (Non-sequential) Narrative
• Non-linear narrative narratives don’t run in chronological order and they can flash forward and flashback through the film. It is a disjointed narrative. A good example of this would be 500 Days of summer and Pulp Fiction.
Flashback
• Flashback is a scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point that the story has reached. In television and film, camera techniques and special effects are used to show the viewer that a flashback has occurred. This helps to avoid the viewer becoming confused.
For example ‘How I Met Your Mother’ use flashbacks in every episode, and the TV show ‘Lost’ used flashbacks as a main element. The films ‘Time Travellers Wife’ and ‘Titanic’ were also told in full flashback.
Realist Narrative
• Storylines that are believable to the audience, this is because they appear real, or they are based on a true story that has happened in the past. This is often used in horror films as it makes the audience feel more scared if it could have happened in the past. Soap operas are a good example of this as the storylines follow things that would normally happen in real life.
Anti-Realist Narrative
• An anti-realist narrative is something that doesn’t happen in real life. For example the Cadbury’s gorilla advert from 2007 is an anti-realist narrative as gorillas don’t play the drums in real life. An example of a film that uses anti realist is Donnie Darko.
Open Narrative
• An open narrative is where the story is left wide open, the viewer has to guess what happened. They are often used in crime dramas to keep the audience on their seats and guessing what will happen in the next episode. An example of this would be in a soap opera such as eastenders as normally storylines are left open at the end of an episode.
Closed Narrative
• A closed narrative has a beginning, middle and end. Like a story. The audience are aware that they are watching a story and they will expect and ending. Films like this would be Titanic, Of Mice and Men and Sweeney Todd.
Friday 20 September 2013
Task 1 - Single Camera vs Multi Camera Set Ups
Single and Multi Camera Set Ups
Within media production there is two types of camera set ups, these two camera set ups are single camera and multi camera set ups. Both types of set ups are very popular, single camera set ups are often used for things such as films whereas multi camera set ups are often used for capturing live events and soaps such as Coronation Street and Eastenders.
Single camera set ups involve filming a production using only one camera, this technique has been extremely popular since it was first adopted in the 1910s. There are many advantages of single camera set ups, for example using a single camera set up allows a production to be filmed in a different order, and this allows different scenes to be filmed at different times in the day which can be helpful. Single camera production can also help the final product to look more realistic and believable and it gives the director a lot more control over each scene and getting very precise lighting and the exact shot; it is also very helpful as if you need to retake a scene. As well as the advantages, single camera set ups do have some disadvantages. As each scene is shot with only one camera it can be very tedious as it takes a lot of time whereas a multi camera production would be able to do a full production much quicker as it involves more cameras to capture the scenes. It also takes a lot more time to edit the final production when using a single camera set up as each scene has been taken individually.
Multi-Camera set ups involves using more than one camera to film a scene, each camera is filming at one time. Normally the two central cameras focus on the general action and pan around the scene, whereas the two outer cameras focus on close up shots. Multi camera set ups have a lot of advantages, for example it is a lot quicker than using a single camera set up as there are multiple cameras which means multiple shots can be taken at the same time from different angles and normally the production is edited at the same time as filming which makes the process quicker. This works well for things such as soap operas as they have to make productions to a strict, regular schedule. Multi camera set ups are great for filming live productions as the different cameras can focus on different parts of the scene at the same time which means that each part of a scene does not need to be repeated. It also provides more footage and angles of a scene which can create a better production. As well as the advantages, it also has disadvantages. For example if someone in a scene makes a mistake, the whole scene will have to be retaken, whereas when using a single camera set up this problem can be avoided. Also another problem is that sometimes the cameras may capture certain things that you don’t want to be seen in the shot, for example the lights. Using a multi camera set up does not provide you with getting the exact shot each time and you are not able to have more control over how you position the lights as you have to be careful that they are not in the shot. Although it is very helpful using more than one camera, this could also create a problem as it is very costly paying for equipment.
Overall both set ups are equally as good, it just depends on what type of production you are shooting. Single camera set ups would be preferred for films whereas multi camera set ups are better for capturing live events.
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