Monday, April 21, 2014
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Substitution on Monday
Hello everyone
Sorry I wasn't in on Monday(the 14th). There was a medical emergency.
In class the substitute had everyone go over the chapter on Sweetening Audio as well as the Advanced Editing chapter in the book. If you were not present in class please do these chapters on your own time before next class.
There was no homework. We will be discussing the final next Monday.
See you all then,
Lawrence B.
Sorry I wasn't in on Monday(the 14th). There was a medical emergency.
In class the substitute had everyone go over the chapter on Sweetening Audio as well as the Advanced Editing chapter in the book. If you were not present in class please do these chapters on your own time before next class.
There was no homework. We will be discussing the final next Monday.
See you all then,
Lawrence B.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Our Second Class
Hello everyone,
I hope you're staying safe in this bad weather.
For those of you who couldn't join us on Monday we talked about getting the right shots for your scene and framing techniques. Familiarize yourself with the establishing shot, the framing shot, and the careful use of close-up shots. We also discussed the use of a transition technique called the match cut.
Please take a look at all of these and read the newest assignment on the assignments page. From the book please read chapters 4 and 5. If you have Premiere available to you please do the tutorials. If you don't have Premiere at home please take the time to come to the 3rd floor and use one of the labs. The ACE center also has computers with Premiere installed on them.
Establishing Shots:
This opening for Stanley Kubrik's film interpretation of the Stephen King novel "The Shining" opens with an establishing shot of vast wilderness. A single road with a single car containing our characters travels through this nothingness to give a feeling of the isolation our characters will experience. An excellent use of establishing shot to tell us not just the where, but the feeling to expect from the movie.
An incredible crane shot opens Orson Welles' film "Touch of Evil". Starting with the placement of a bomb in the trunk of a car and traveling along with our main characters as they walk until it explodes, this crane shot is still an incredible work of cinematography today.
At 2:57 we see the establishing shot of the location the film will take place. The L.A. of the future is a heavily populated, urban, industrial land of seemingly endless city. The flames from the factories give the impression of hellish conditions and the industrial features give it an inhuman, uncaring quality. This establishing shot not only shows us the location but also sets the tone for the movie.
Framing Shots:
About halfway into this clip we can see the use of the hatch door and capsule interior to frame the actress in a fetal position.
At about 1:20 you can see the use of the Mrs. Robinson's leg to frame the shot of Benjamin.
Alfred Hitchcock and the Carefully Considered Close-Up
This link contains excellent analysis of the use of close-ups for narrative purposes in "Psycho".
The Match Cut:
I hope you're staying safe in this bad weather.
For those of you who couldn't join us on Monday we talked about getting the right shots for your scene and framing techniques. Familiarize yourself with the establishing shot, the framing shot, and the careful use of close-up shots. We also discussed the use of a transition technique called the match cut.
Please take a look at all of these and read the newest assignment on the assignments page. From the book please read chapters 4 and 5. If you have Premiere available to you please do the tutorials. If you don't have Premiere at home please take the time to come to the 3rd floor and use one of the labs. The ACE center also has computers with Premiere installed on them.
Establishing Shots:
This opening for Stanley Kubrik's film interpretation of the Stephen King novel "The Shining" opens with an establishing shot of vast wilderness. A single road with a single car containing our characters travels through this nothingness to give a feeling of the isolation our characters will experience. An excellent use of establishing shot to tell us not just the where, but the feeling to expect from the movie.
An incredible crane shot opens Orson Welles' film "Touch of Evil". Starting with the placement of a bomb in the trunk of a car and traveling along with our main characters as they walk until it explodes, this crane shot is still an incredible work of cinematography today.
At 2:57 we see the establishing shot of the location the film will take place. The L.A. of the future is a heavily populated, urban, industrial land of seemingly endless city. The flames from the factories give the impression of hellish conditions and the industrial features give it an inhuman, uncaring quality. This establishing shot not only shows us the location but also sets the tone for the movie.
Framing Shots:
About halfway into this clip we can see the use of the hatch door and capsule interior to frame the actress in a fetal position.
At about 1:20 you can see the use of the Mrs. Robinson's leg to frame the shot of Benjamin.
Alfred Hitchcock and the Carefully Considered Close-Up
This link contains excellent analysis of the use of close-ups for narrative purposes in "Psycho".
The Match Cut:
Match cuts form the basis for continuity editing, such as the ubiquitous use of match on action. Continuity editing smoothes over the inherent discontinuity of shot changes to establish a logical coherence between shots. Even within continuity editing, though, the match cut is a contrast both with cross-cutting between actions in two different locations that are occurring simultaneously, and with parallel editing, which draws parallels or contrasts between two different time-space locations.
A graphic match (as opposed to a graphic contrast or collision) occurs when the shapes, colors and/or overall movement of two shots match in composition, either within a scene or, especially, across a transition between two scenes. Indeed, rather than the seamless cuts of continuity editing within a scene, the term "graphic match" usually denotes a more conspicuous transition between (or comparison of) two shots via pictorial elements. A match cut often involves a graphic match, a smooth transition between scenes and an element of metaphorical (or at least meaningful) comparison between elements in both shots.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Welcome!
Welcome to DAT*224: Digital Video Production 2. This blog will
be a repository for our classwork as well as a place to check for
announcements and assignments. Please be sure to bookmark this site and
check it regularly throughout the semester.
I look forward to working with all of you,
L. Baker
I look forward to working with all of you,
L. Baker
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