Importance of Sound
While watching the Into for Sahara, two different songs where played while the visual was playing. These different songs created different moods throughout the intro, and this displays how important music is to a movie.
Right Place Wrong Time (Light and joyful) - When this music was played while the intro was playing, a light hearted mood was set. It made the beginning of the movie seem very up-beat and happy, and signified that this was going to be a comic or warm-hearted movie.
Bad Dream (Dark and Sad) - However, when a opposite song was played, the intro deemed to be about a sad story of someones life/death. This made the mood very low and sinful. It displays how big a difference music can make to a visual, how it can change a fun mood to a sad and dark mood.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Part B - Analysing Clara's Storyboards Pictures
Picture 1 - In this picture there is a girl, who is displaying the "new girl" in the school walking into her first class. The class room is depicted as being a "dark" place due to the lighting. The new girl is also circled by light, which may be to display her loneliness and to highlight that she is by herself. This is also a low angled shot, to display that the new girl feels small, lonely and nervous.
Picture 2 - The lighting is still similar, as the classroom is dark and contains shadows. However, there is no light surrounding the new girl. The new girl is bend over with papers around her, which could identify that she has dropped her books and papers. This can be an embarrassing moment for a new girl, and people could be laughing at her. This then continues, as you see that the new girl is now coloured green. I feel that this is signifying her alienation from the other students, as she feels embarrassed and out of place.
Picture 3- This is a picture of a clock, on a basic wall. However, the new girl has been edited into the clock to make a strong effect of how time is passing. The girl has been edited into the clock so the picture can be related to the whole storyboard. Also, the girl may be in the clock due to the fact that the new girl may be continuously looking at the clock, due to her not enjoying her first day at her new school.
Picture 4- In this picture, there seems to be a normal sized tea cup. Next to the teacup is the new girl, however she is very small. This is to signify how small the girl feels, as she is new and thinks she doesn't fit in. Usually when you feel upset, you also feel small at the same time and unimportant. The teacup is placed into the shot as it makes the viewers identify that the new girl is small.
Picture 5- Here is a shot of the new girl at lunch or recess, and you can identify this as the girl is outside. The picture is taken from inside a building, as there is a border around the girl (because the shot was taken from inside a window). The girl is by herself, and she is in black and white. This is most likely because she still feels lonely and upset. The background is coloured to identify the difference in the girls colours and the outside colours.
Picture 6- This is the last picture in the storyboard, and the viewers can clearly tell that the girl is not black and white anymore, but rather she is coloured like the background. Probably because she is no longer by herself, and is with another school girl. Both of the girls face seems very happy and over joyed, because now they both have company. It signifies that the story has ended and the new girl is now happy and has a new friend.
TO BE CONTINUED
Picture 2 - The lighting is still similar, as the classroom is dark and contains shadows. However, there is no light surrounding the new girl. The new girl is bend over with papers around her, which could identify that she has dropped her books and papers. This can be an embarrassing moment for a new girl, and people could be laughing at her. This then continues, as you see that the new girl is now coloured green. I feel that this is signifying her alienation from the other students, as she feels embarrassed and out of place.
Picture 3- This is a picture of a clock, on a basic wall. However, the new girl has been edited into the clock to make a strong effect of how time is passing. The girl has been edited into the clock so the picture can be related to the whole storyboard. Also, the girl may be in the clock due to the fact that the new girl may be continuously looking at the clock, due to her not enjoying her first day at her new school.
Picture 4- In this picture, there seems to be a normal sized tea cup. Next to the teacup is the new girl, however she is very small. This is to signify how small the girl feels, as she is new and thinks she doesn't fit in. Usually when you feel upset, you also feel small at the same time and unimportant. The teacup is placed into the shot as it makes the viewers identify that the new girl is small.
Picture 5- Here is a shot of the new girl at lunch or recess, and you can identify this as the girl is outside. The picture is taken from inside a building, as there is a border around the girl (because the shot was taken from inside a window). The girl is by herself, and she is in black and white. This is most likely because she still feels lonely and upset. The background is coloured to identify the difference in the girls colours and the outside colours.
Picture 6- This is the last picture in the storyboard, and the viewers can clearly tell that the girl is not black and white anymore, but rather she is coloured like the background. Probably because she is no longer by herself, and is with another school girl. Both of the girls face seems very happy and over joyed, because now they both have company. It signifies that the story has ended and the new girl is now happy and has a new friend.
TO BE CONTINUED
Sources of Sound
Diagetic Sound
Sound that is coming from the imagery. For example, if you see a book drop then a crashing sounds comes.
Non-Diagetic Sound
Sound that is unrelated to the visuals.
-Doesn't seem to be related
Timing of Sound
For example, you expect the sound of the book crashing to the ground be heard at the same time the book is falling in the visual.
Sound that is coming from the imagery. For example, if you see a book drop then a crashing sounds comes.
Non-Diagetic Sound
Sound that is unrelated to the visuals.
-Doesn't seem to be related
Timing of Sound
For example, you expect the sound of the book crashing to the ground be heard at the same time the book is falling in the visual.
Examples of Editing
Jump Cut - Often used in interviews and documentaries where their is a lot of information but they need to cut out some.
Slow Motion/ Montage- Used in music clips breaks up narrative, to make more effective and have more rhythm.
White transition - Mystery shows, used to transition at different angles.
Still/ Though frame - More effect when they start rhythm
Form cut- Just like a match cut, takes the place of another picture
flash cuts- Music videos, cuts quickly between different shots. Makes more effect and to contribute to the rhythm and sound, dramatic.
Fast Motion/ time compression - Creates a time pacing, time lapse.
Tempo/ rhythm - match up editing to mix with music
freeze frame - freeze frame at end to make more dramatic (same as still frame).
Slow Motion/ Montage- Used in music clips breaks up narrative, to make more effective and have more rhythm.
White transition - Mystery shows, used to transition at different angles.
Still/ Though frame - More effect when they start rhythm
Form cut- Just like a match cut, takes the place of another picture
flash cuts- Music videos, cuts quickly between different shots. Makes more effect and to contribute to the rhythm and sound, dramatic.
Fast Motion/ time compression - Creates a time pacing, time lapse.
Tempo/ rhythm - match up editing to mix with music
freeze frame - freeze frame at end to make more dramatic (same as still frame).
Monday, February 20, 2012
Jeep Commercial Analysis
What comments can you make about the rhythm of this commercial?
The rhythm of this commercial is very up-beat and tense. At the beginning the rhythm starts slowly as does the beginning of the song. The rhythm of the video is made to match the rhythm of the song, as it makes the commercial more effective in displaying its message across to the readers. During the middle of the song the rhythm of both music and video gets very high paced, and makes the commercial seem for exciting. The method of their match cuts to combine with the music is very effective in displaying the commercial.
How does the editing manipulate the passage of time?
The editing of the commercial manipulates the passage of time due to the use of colours, particularly in the sky. Also, they show the Jeep in a variety of locations which would symbolize the passage of time. This is because a car cannot drive to two locations very quickly. There is also a wide range of colours and kinds of Jeeps, and this says how many people use the cars to make customers feel secure in purchasing this vehicle. With the colours, in the beginning the video is in a orange-tone which would symbolize sunset, and as it continues the colours begin to become blue, as in the middle of the day.
Are there any graphic matches and how are they used to enhance the commercial?
There are many graphic matches in the Jeep commercial, and these are used to enhance the commercial. A graphic match is when two shots are taken in the same place but of different things. An example of when this was used in the commercial, was when a shot was taken of someone driving a Jeep, and then another shot was taken in the same angle but of a different person driving it. This is used to enhance the commercial as it provides security to consumers that many people have purchased the car and it makes the vehicle seem very good and trustworthy. It also makes the commercial seem more up-beat which makes the commercial more interesting and exciting.
The rhythm of this commercial is very up-beat and tense. At the beginning the rhythm starts slowly as does the beginning of the song. The rhythm of the video is made to match the rhythm of the song, as it makes the commercial more effective in displaying its message across to the readers. During the middle of the song the rhythm of both music and video gets very high paced, and makes the commercial seem for exciting. The method of their match cuts to combine with the music is very effective in displaying the commercial.
How does the editing manipulate the passage of time?
The editing of the commercial manipulates the passage of time due to the use of colours, particularly in the sky. Also, they show the Jeep in a variety of locations which would symbolize the passage of time. This is because a car cannot drive to two locations very quickly. There is also a wide range of colours and kinds of Jeeps, and this says how many people use the cars to make customers feel secure in purchasing this vehicle. With the colours, in the beginning the video is in a orange-tone which would symbolize sunset, and as it continues the colours begin to become blue, as in the middle of the day.
Are there any graphic matches and how are they used to enhance the commercial?
There are many graphic matches in the Jeep commercial, and these are used to enhance the commercial. A graphic match is when two shots are taken in the same place but of different things. An example of when this was used in the commercial, was when a shot was taken of someone driving a Jeep, and then another shot was taken in the same angle but of a different person driving it. This is used to enhance the commercial as it provides security to consumers that many people have purchased the car and it makes the vehicle seem very good and trustworthy. It also makes the commercial seem more up-beat which makes the commercial more interesting and exciting.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Horror Movie Recipe
Horror Recipe
Ingredients
Dark scenery
1 bloodthirsty murderer
body organs
mysterious house
big barren tree
ghosts/zombies
suspenseful music
blood
creepy clowns
howling sound effects
a six year old girl
a murdered teenager
private detective (father of girl)
kitchen knife
Method
1. Take your dark scenery and place it in the background of the scene, include the big barren tree in this.
2.Have your suspenseful house in front of the background, and make the 6 year old girl and detective/father
live their.
3. Play howling music in the background.
4. Have the six year old girl discover a murdered teenager covered in blood in a bathroom. Also have
suspenseful music playing in the background.
5.Make the private detective (father) be at work, and have the 6 year old girl call the father.
6. As the daughter is talking to the father, make zombies and clowns appear, and have them creepily
crawling towards the house.
7. Make the six year old girl take a kitchen knife and stab a clown. For extra effect, make sure organs pop
out from the clown.
8. Make the father rush home and discover a bloodthirsty murderer inside the house with the daughter.
Make sure blood is rushing all over her.
9. Make the father a detective and discover a knife on the floor.
10. Make him throw the knife towards the murderer. To make it extra creepy make sure the knife lands
right between the murderers eyes.
11. To make sure that the horror movie ends in a happy but creepy way, make the father and daughter
reunite and move to another house to live a perfectly normal life.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Picture Analysing
This picture seems to be set at some sort of factory. This is due to to the dark colours, work stations and working personnel. It also looks as though every man is working, and none is slacking off. From the perspective seen, you can only identify male personnel, and this could influence the fact that this is a very manly and old fashioned work station. This could be true, as most old fashioned factories are male-domineered as back then woman were not meant to work.There could be a problem or dramatic situation happening at this factory as there is a large colossal and swarm of men at the rear end of the picture. You can also identify a man running toward the front holding a paper. This could make viewers believe that a problem has arisen in the work force.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Cinematogrpahy Notes
Basic Film Terminology
Shot > Edit > Scene
A Shot is any continuous piece of uninterrupted filming.
An Edit is classified as any break in the film where one shot ends and the next shot begins.
The four most common types of edit are:
A Scene is a collection of shots, arranged through editing into a specific order. Scenes are commonly used to create a narrative.
Film Language
Elements used to elicit an emotional response in the audience.
Mise-En-Scene
Cinematography
Sound
Editing
Mise-En-Scene (French for Put-In-Scene)
This is the combination of all the visual element within the frame.
Style of Acting > Props > Setting > Lighting
Cinematography
Framing > Camera Position > Camera Movement > Focus > Perspective > Exposure > Speed
Editing
Graphic Relationships; Jump cut: shortens events; Match cut: Graphic matching of one
object visual element with another
Rhythm: beat of the film
Passing of time; rate at which the film operates Eg. 20 years in 1 hour
Sound
Music > Sound Effects > Dialogue
Shot > Edit > Scene
A Shot is any continuous piece of uninterrupted filming.
- Most shots last for no more than about 10 seconds
- The Camera or subjects may move during a shot, however the filming is uninterrupted.
An Edit is classified as any break in the film where one shot ends and the next shot begins.
The four most common types of edit are:
- Cuts
- Dissolves
- Fades
- Wipes (occasionally)
A Scene is a collection of shots, arranged through editing into a specific order. Scenes are commonly used to create a narrative.
- When reading film it is common to analyse individual scenes rather than specific shot.
- A scene with two characters having a conversation would likely consist of fewer shots than a fast paced car chase.
Film Language
Elements used to elicit an emotional response in the audience.
Mise-En-Scene
Cinematography
Sound
Editing
Mise-En-Scene (French for Put-In-Scene)
This is the combination of all the visual element within the frame.
Style of Acting > Props > Setting > Lighting
Cinematography
Framing > Camera Position > Camera Movement > Focus > Perspective > Exposure > Speed
Editing
Graphic Relationships; Jump cut: shortens events; Match cut: Graphic matching of one
object visual element with another
Rhythm: beat of the film
Passing of time; rate at which the film operates Eg. 20 years in 1 hour
Sound
Music > Sound Effects > Dialogue
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