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Creative Industries Evaluation: Term 01 2011 - Dance Video

Synopsis
My dance video was a dance based on jerking and Dougie which is a freestyle dance movement. Also known as a street dance, the dance itself consists of moving your legs in and out called the "jerk" and incorporating other moves such as the "reject", "dip", and "pin-drop". People who dance the jerk usually wear skinny jeans varying from the unusual to the usual colours and considered a rejection of the baggy pants style. Many elements of scene and the raver are used in the jerkin' movement, such as bright coloured clothing, tight pants or novelty graphic tees.
 Evaluation of Film Progress

Introduction:

Has your film been edited to engage the audience initially and to establish the tone of the piece? 

yes i agree my film has been edited to engage an audience's perspective.

What are you going to do to engage the audience? Describe the sounds, lighting, shot types and effects that fit with the genre of your film and how you will incorporate these at the start of your film.

The music is the most important choosing the right music for a jerk dance is very important as it connects the dancer to the type of music presented. The effects used were moving the camera in and out and mainly focusing on their feet and arm movements. The genre for this film is Dance.

Have you included credits at the start or end of your film?

What information should be included here?

I had included credits both start and finish but my video would delete every lesson.

Editing techniques

Have you created links between shots and throughout the film to emotionally engage the viewer with your story ( i.e. is your film tied together through theme, colour, story, objects etc?)
My dancing movie isn't based on emotional engagement more so getting people involved in the types of street dances, Just a few kids enjoying what they love to do and that is dancing. 

Competencies

jpg - photographic
gif - Flash movie image
html -website page (code)

Vector image vs bitmap image

Vector images are clear, can be zoomed on, without lost of clarity
Bitmaps are pixels

Wave mp4 files - Music files

Gig - Space
The gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage. The prefix giga means 10 in the International System of Units (SI), therefore 1 gigabyte is 1000000000bytes
terabyte
A terabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. The prefix tera means 10¹² in the International System of Units (SI), and therefore 1 terabyte is 1000000000000bytes, or 1 trillion (short scale) bytes, or 1000 gigabytes. 1 terabyte in binary prefixes is 0.9095 tebibytes, or 931.32 gibibytes. The unit symbol for the terabyte is TB or Tbyte. 



Zoom in -Command + , Command - (Zoom Out)
Apple D  - De-select
Apple T - Free Transform
Command C & V - Copy & Paste
Command S - Save
Clone tool - Alt tab and clone then make a new layer
Canvas Size & Image Size
PSP - Photoshop document

FILM POSTER QUESTIONS

1. What Genre will you be creating a poster for?
Horror/Scary
2. What colour scheme would suit this particular genre?
Red and White
3. What textures and type of shapes would best suit this genre?
a sharp, contrasting textures
4. Who is the intended audience for your website?
Adolescents over the age of 18+
5. After looking at the websites
Da Font OR 1001 FONTS
Which fonts would suit your film genre?
Dingbats - Horror/Halloween Fonts via DA FONT 
1001 FONTS - Fire or Horror Fonts
What is an appropriate title for your film?
Night of Living Dead



Include images, textures and colour examples on your blog

Career Opportunities

A possible career opportunity is Multimedia Computing, Multimedia includes animation, game, design, web content, art design, graphic design, video, music and presentation. The multimedia industry produces entertainment in advertising and presentation. 

To work in any multimedia career personal qualities such as creativity, innovation and artistic talent is useful as well as vibrant charisma, personalities and working well with others. These types of skills often help with work, aside from the usual skills obtained through learning and other skills like mathematical and analytical skills.

The abilities vary from job to job. While a graphic designer may need computing skills, mathematics and programming, a multimedia manages marketing and execution of tasks. other types of work involves knowing what customers want and creating a presentation for them, producing sound, animation or video and knowing how to use computer programs like Flash, dreamer and Photoshop. 

You may need to specialize in many encompassing fields such as visual design, 2D - 3D animation, web contents and music production.

Work Experience is usually offered in many jobs, workers usually begin as assistants and are asked do copy and proof read but can work their way up by demonstrating responsibility in the work environment. The hours can change dramatically because of the stress of some projects.

There are many multimedia degrees available through universities and colleges. Language is also very important in order to build the communication in dealing with customers. These programs focus on computer science and aesthetics, giving students the skills needed to excel in advanced programs. 

Imovie Revision Test - 2

1. How to import footage to the timeline?
Using a USB port or firewire cable plugs he camera into your computer
- You can simply drag movies USB port into clips or File - Import

2.  Opening a New project, What type of project should you choose and what settings are appropriate for this program?
- When opening a new project - Setting 1080i, save to hard drive ( Because it's such a big folder) 

3. How many frames per second do you need to set this project to in Imovie's preferences?
- 25 fps (iMovie) Preferences

4. How do you separate and remove the audio from the footage?
- Separating the sound from the video

5. Describe the process of uploading a sound effect from a website and bringing into your timeline?
 - Upload sound effects - Type into Google, Choose a Sound Effect - Dowload & save as QuickTme movie then Import and Save
 6. Imovie have a help desk?
- How to reflect colour on an image while everything else stays black and white ?

7. How do you cut a piece of footage from the timeline?
- Click on Footage - Command T

8. Discuss the functions of these two buttons:
- Function Clock is a symbol of the timeline
- The other one is for each separate shot

9. When you adjust this line - what does it d to your project?
- Adjusts the zoom of selected shots

10. What would you use these two buttons for?
 - If you have Firewire plugged in it will appear here

11. Describe what each of these menu items do?
- Bring in a Theme, make adjustments - Images into Drop Zone, etc.

12. Editing Menu - find the sub menus - What does it do?
- Transitions (One thing to the next)

13. Function of this button:

14. Viewing FUNCTIONS:
- Play , Rewind and Full Screen

FINAL CUT PRO.

PLAY PROGRAM









MUSIC, VIDEO & AUDIO

Making a Video

List the jobs done by the following members of the video production (Creative team)
1.    Executive producer: 
- An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production. Controls the budget and manages time line
2.    Writer: 
-the idea or concept and writes the script
3.    Producer: 
- In charge of the creative team, secures the service of the production crew, also prepare shooting schedules and on time and within budget.
4.    Director: 
- Directs the cast and crew, tells people what to do, explains the production to technical crew (Main Man), always have the final say
5.    Production manager:
- Co-ordinates all the different stages, and track the production for it to run smoothly
6.    Storyboard artist:
- Collaboration with the director to draw up sketches, gives the director a visual interpretation
7.    Camera operator/Lighting:
- Shoots the scenes and work with the lighting director, the visual effect or desired affect is created.
8.    Sound technician:
- They ensure that the dialogue is properly recorded, microphones and levels are correct. Post production - Final sound mix
9.    Talent:
- Actors/Casts the onscreen people that deliver the content
10.    Editor: 
- They finish off the production, music, graphics, special effects
11.    Define brief
- States the target audience, purpose and the intention, sets the limitation (budget and time frame) of the project, summaries the written outcome

Pre-production - Plans
12.    What is the purpose of the pre production stage?
- Plans of the shooting stage are put into place
13.    What are some of the tasks done in the pre production stage?
- Scripting, storyboard, shot list, shot breakdown, informing people, equipment hire, casting and locations -transport, catering, equipment hire and informing people
14.    Why is the pre-production stage so important to the production process?
- drafting is really important in the process, Preparation is the most important due to the production process
15.    What are three important things to remember in the pre-production process? 
 - Making sure you have a setting that is available to film
- working out where your going to be shooting
-These could be related to the stage in general or the work of those performing specialist roles


Production - Doing Stage

16.    What is the production stage also known as? (Think about its purpose)
- The shooting of the film, time is needed effectively, its important to get the shots and performance
17.    What are some tasks done in the production stage?
- camera operator/lighting - relate with the director and achieve in the story, understanding the moods, colours and dialogue and sound is recorded, once the scene is chosen they set the levels, proper audio levels, lighting don't want to be casting any shadows, get close tot the actors mouth, you don't want anything to obstruct the background noises.
18.    What are three important things to remember in the production process? These could be related to the stage in general or the work of those performing specialist roles.
- shooting schedule is followed, a variety of camera movements and always go for a safety shot, Safety issues very important to be aware of it - generally keep the set clean.
19.    What does ‘continuity’ mean? Why is it an important consideration of the production stage?
- "contunity" making sutain objects and items are still in the same place

Post-Production -
20. What is one of the major tasks completed in post-production?
-Shooting the project, time management crucial, quality control
21. What is the difference between an off-line edit and an online edit?
- Off line - rough cut edit
- Online - final cut edit
22. What are some of the tasks done by an editor?
- Cutting footage and audio and the rest of detail is added, sound effects, graphics, titles and maintaining the mood
23.  What task is done after an edit? What is the purpose of this task?
- A sound mix can be made, a sound technician adjusts all sounds so they correctly balanced, sound is a vital component, the sound mix is very important to the production

CINEMATOGRAPHY

 Cinematography: is about "Painting light in the dark" - Exposure, Compose and create movement .
"Visual Psychiatrist" Move the audience to think and make visual in life.


HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS

 
Camera Movement:
The start builds up anticipation by flowing the camera slowly with the movement of the girl builds up a fast paced of the speed in each scene, Slow-motion scene in each sector to enhance the fighting mode and emotion of the people around the central characters. Wide shots to create an involvement, The main blind girl had no choice but to fight so it portrays a trapped accusation. Straight cuts were also used. The focus was mainly on the two characters in the middle of the fighting area which created a two person characteristic. The subject is very focused and reinforce the people in the foreground. High camera shots created the whole idea of what is happening and the other people up above are looking down on them. Camera position is based mostly on the two characters and each scene the camera position changed.

TITANIC
 
MIS EN SCENE:
- Lighting, Setting, Acting, Props
Sightseeing tour is a ontrubuting prop in the movie and they wanted to show how close the iceberg was, the prapellas. The contrast between the people in the tour and the
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Camera, speed, exposure, focus, perspective, camera position and movement

EDITING:
Graphic relationships, rhythm, passing of time
SOUND: 
Music, Sound, Effects and Dialogue

FILM LANGUAGE

MISE EN SCENE

"Put in Scene"

This is the combination of all the visual elements within the frame

(Frame: The physical boundary that contains what the audience sees)

 Discussion of Mise En Scene

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Genre: Action
Fast-paced, fighting scenes, suspense, dark mysterious places
 cuts were used in the movie
Style of Acting: 
Over-acted, Indiana Jones acts mysterious and interacts with the props "hat and golden statue", makeup to enhance the face, boot polish to create the sense of the dirty heroic act
 Props: 
Whips, Guns, outback adventurous clothing -"the hat", cobweb, light
Lighting:
Dark lighting and shadowing was used which made the movie/scene more mysterious.
The temperature of the lighting was made hot, humid and in the scene of the dark cave the temperature turned cold - it creates the feeling of coldness, shiver and scary
Setting:
This movie was set in a mysterious outback forest. It reminds me of the wild west.










NOTTING HILL 

Genre: Comedy/Romance
Dominant close up to express the emotions and connection within the audience becoming an intimate relationship. Wide Long shot to create an atmosphere, setting and contrast. The genre suits this movie as it's creates a lovable but funny relationship between characters. Bird's eye view at the end of the scene created that metaphor of emphasizing the camera in a big picture.
Style of Acting:
The main two characters always make themselves really likable, down to earth when they act and show's their weakness as the audience can connect.
Props:
The clothing was casual, comfortable, stylish and fashionable to fit in with the time, the clothing is also fitted in to have an audience connection on a level. The "brownie" was used as a reward that was the most pathetic, and sharing the worst of the worst stories which had an intimate connection between friends, The Fence - William the character of Hugh Grant shows that he was nervous and holding back and emphasis how different and modest he was in he's character. The wheelchair contributed to the story was trying to show that Anne wanted to connect with Williams family by asking what happened, The bench symbolized true love; two people who experienced a life of long life.
Lighting:
Mood lighting, the temperature of the lighting was a warm temperature and "the park scene" a moon light was used to cool it down on a summer's night to portray that intimate moment the two had together.

EXPLANATION OF SHOT TYPES

Wide Shot - Body Language
Medium Shot - interview, news reading
Close up - to show their emotions, focus on the character
Extreme close up - Often used in genres like horror movies, distort the charactersubject
Low angle - to create control or power
High angle - looking up at the character makes the other character powerful

The space around the subject creates a different meaning
Too Much Headroom - Sad - side profile, alienation
Too Little Headroom - Body movement, Mostly seen in rap music videos

LOW ANGLE SHOT


Over her shoulder, its really dark and the lighting on the frog potrays (Good vs Evil) in both characters
 
 LOW ANGLE & WIDE SHOT
 To give some other perspective, its a short, long and wide, shows the setting and how short the man is.
Visual Clues: to create the sense of the height, is based in a office, the man is trying to open up the carbinet.
"Loose talk is Noose talk" - Trying to escape from a mental institution, he's dressed in a while lab coat

MAD HATTER

MEDIUM, CLOSE SHOT
Focusing on the mad hatter's head, the close shot introduces the character and sets the shot
Props/costumes and makeup
Gloomy background
 
 LOW ANGLE & MEDIUM SHOT
Visual Clues : War background, boss of the office, dressed in the old fashioned years
Overall meaning: He seems like he's thinking about the object he's holding
Emotions: Thinking, up to something

TERMINOLOGY

SHOT
A shot ia a continuous piece of filming without interruption from the time the camera is turned on and starts filming until is turned off.

• In general most shots last for no more than about 10 seconds
• The camera or subjects may move during a shot

 EDIT
An edit is a break in the film where one shot ends and the next shot begins

The four common types of edit are: 

•  Cuts 
• Dissolves 
• Fades 
• Wipes (Occasionally)

Edit types are selected to suit genre of the film and emotional intetion of the shot.


A SCENE
A scene is a collection of shots with a range of cuts .

FILM-NOLOGY & ELEMENTS

ELEMENTS OF CINEMA

• Emotional experience
• Entertainment
• Learn : Historic Events
• Story
• Perspective human condition, relation to characters
• Visually connect with characters

Is Cinema or film a text? (Elements)

• Storyline
• Setting
• Characters
• Sound
• Images 
• Lighting
• Shot type
• Props: colour scheme & Objects

The First Basic Rule 
Cinema is a visual art form. Cinema is not literature. A film is not a novel.

• However, a film is a text, ust as a play poem or novel is a text.
• Although the storyline is essential, when reading a film you must be able to examine, interpret and analyze the visual elements and style.