In Class Mon Oct 1st

a political response

lets look at a couple of storyboards
- look at the point of view of the camera
- consider how scenes are shot and how they tell a story


You should have your Current Event picked and you should be considering storyline ideas and how you want to frame shots.

In Class Mon Sep 29th

* I'm Voting Republican
* Obama is the Anti-Christ

Review Project 1


Figure out groups for project 2


Lets talk about framing shots and the meaning of angles.
camera angles wiki

• high-angle shot
• low-angle shot
• bird's eye shot
• wide angle
• close-up
• mid shot
  
• Dutch angle

Ask yourself these questions:
* What is the relationship of the viewer to the characters in the film?
* What direction are the characters moving from shot to shot, scene to scene?

In Class Wed Sep 24th

Review exporting to Youtube and full quality DV

Work on your project.


I will collect your .DV , full quality files at the end of class!




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In Class Mon Sept 22nd

Work on Project

In Class Wed Sep 17th

How Aware are you?

Assignments that need to be completed by 9-17-08

* show me your 2 GB Flash drive (you can get one at the Bookstore or at the Rite Aid on Chestnut street)

* Your Youtube account hooked up to the class blog & hartwickdigital.com

Lets Talk about Cecil B.



Work on the Project

In Class Mon Sep 15th

iMovie
Transitions
Effects
Music & audio effects


Cecil B. Demented

1) narrative
- how does the story progress through time?
- how are the main characters revealed? When in the storyline?
- what genre is the film? does it stay true to its genre or does it break conventions?
- is the film about the medium itself? does it incorporate the context of the medium into the films storyline?
- have you seen this storyline before? where?


2) use of camera angles and perspective
- how does the director use camera angles to control point of view?
- how does the perspective add to the context of the scene?
- does the director use a predominate angle through out the film or a variety?
- how does the angle effect the mood of the scene?


3) content
- what are the main colors in the film?
- how does the use of color effect the mood?
- how realistic or surreal is the environment? how does this play a role in the narrative?
- how does the film use or break stereotypes?
- is the film beautiful or sublime?
- what era of technology is the film? does this change during the film?



Don't Forget *

Assignments that need to be completed by 9-17-08

* show me your 2 GB Flash drive (you can get one at the Bookstore or at the Rite Aid on Chestnut street)

* Your Youtube account hooked up to the class blog & hartwickdigital.com

In Class Wed Sept 10th

BRING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA TO CLASS!






NATURE ~ ART ~ IDEAS

where does Existenze fit on this chart?
how about the Simpsons movie?

where does your visual interest lie on this chart?



Lets talk about the film.
Existenze

eXistenZ is a 1999 psychological thriller/science fiction film by Canadian director David Cronenberg. from Wiki

lets answer the questions:
1) narrative

2) use of camera angles and perspective

3) content


iMovie

In Class Sept 8th

*Lab Fee $75

Basics of Film and Video
- Frame Rate = Frames Per Second = FPS
- Persistance of Vision
- Interlaced vs Progressive
- New ATSC (replacement for NTSC) standard
- all digital video files are compressed with a Video Codec


* how does film look different then video?


Film
- 24 FPS
- analogue
- popular sizes are 8mm, 16mm, 35mm & 70mm
--- most feature films are 35mm
--- most indi-films are 16mm (traditionally)


DV & DVD Digital Video
- 30 FPS
- digital
- Aspect ratios 4:3 or 16:9 (wide screen)
- screen resolution is always 72dpi
- DV codec resolution is 720 x 480 pixels for NTSC
--- when translating animation from Flash make the resolution 720 x 534


HD, HDTV, DVD & HDV Digital Video
- 30 FPS
- digital
- screen resolution is always 72dpi
- 720i is 1280 x 720 pixels
- 1080i is 1920 x 1080 pixels


Digital Resolution Comparison Chart



Deconstructing Film and Video
- we are looking at 3 different aspects of a film or video

1) narrative
- how does the story progress through time?
- how are the main characters revealed? When in the storyline?
- what genre is the film? does it stay true to its genre or does it break conventions?
- is the film about the medium itself? does it incorporate the context of the medium into the films storyline?
- have you seen this storyline before? where?


2) use of camera angles and perspective
- how does the director use camera angles to control point of view?
- how does the perspective add to the context of the scene?
- does the director use a predominate angle through out the film or a variety?
- how does the angle effect the mood of the scene?


3) content
- what are the main colors in the film?
- how does the use of color effect the mood?
- how realistic or surreal is the environment? how does this play a role in the narrative?
- how does the film use or break stereotypes?
- is the film beautiful or sublime?
- what era of technology is the film? does this change during the film?




Where does this movie fit on this chart?