#10-CAMERA MOVEMENT & COMPOSITION

Nice to see you again, Reader!

    In class we learned about camera movement and composition.  The composition and movement of a film are very important. There are different aspects that make up the composition of a shot, two main ones are framing and depth. 

Framing

• Rule of third: The rule of thirds is a way of composing visual images. The frame is broken into thirds. Things on the left or right third of an image would qualify as the rule of thirds.

Depth of field 

• Shallow focus: In this type of focus it’s clear that the filmmakers want you to only focus on that character. You can’t really see anything that happening on the back or see anything coming. The viewers are just as blind to their surroundings as is the character.

  
  

  
  
  

• Standard focus: With this focus it focus mainly on the character, but you can see other things happening in the back. For example, people approaching, or a vehicle, and flashing lights passing by the character.

  
  

  
  
  

• Deep focus: This focus allows you to get a clear view of what’s happening. You can see things that the characters are touching or passing by. It can connect you with what the characters are doing in that shot.

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#9- CAMERA ANGLES

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    Besides camera shots there’s also other important thing that goes into filming; like camera angles. These are very important because they add a message and different perspectives to view the scenes.

    Some of the angles we covered in class include:

• High angle 
• Long angle
• Canted angle 

High angle

    This angle shows how little a subject or thing can be. It shows no power over the scene, it can show weakness or vulnerability. This can reflect the feelings of the characters in that scene, that feeling of being less than. 

Low angle 

    Unlike high angles, low angles show dominance and assertiveness. This can show how the character feels after something happens, we can usually see how their attitude shifts and or that they are showing their greatness.  

Canted angle 

    This angle shows loss of control, canted angles are not your typical angles that’s why they show an uneasiness. With this angles we can see the psyche of a characters start to spiral and change.

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#8- CAMERA SHOTS PT2

Welcome back to the blog!

This blog would cover the following shots:

• Wide shot 
• Two-shot
• Aerial shot 
• Point-of-view shot
• Over-the-shoulder shot

Wide shot

    A wide captures everything that happens in a scene. With this shot you can see both the subject and their background. This is used to capture important information or to capture the attitude of a subjects full body reaction. 

Two-shot 

    A two shot has two subjects interacting in a scene. With this scene you can see both of the subjects reactions and the dialogue between them. 

Aerial shot

 

   In an aerial shot you can see everything from a high angle but usually there’s no shadow of the things below. This shots are captured for the audience to see the view of a place from high up.

Point-of-view shot

 

   This shot captures what that character is doing. With this shot you can see how the characters views the world and how it affects the film. 

Over-the-shoulder shot

    An over the shoulder shot is used to capture the reaction of the other characters expressions. This captures a conversation between two subjects. It causes the audience to pay attention to detail of the characters relationship.  

    Overall, this was a good lesson and I learned a lot of things. When taking the pictures I found myself looking for the right timing to make the pictures look good and show the camera shots we leaned about in action. I’m looking forward to learn more about filmmaking in the future.

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Original photographs used

#7- CAMERA SHOTS

Hi again!

    A few days ago in class we learned about different shots when filming. There were a numerous amount of shot with very meaningful and entertaining reason. The thought process that goes into each shot in a movie can create a whole different world and it goes beyond watching and feeling as part of the story. Each shot serves a purpose and this filmmakers take their job serious, I found it so captivating to knowing when watching a movie that those shots were chosen to invoke a message to the audience. 

    Some of shots we leaned include:

• Establishing shot
• Master shot
• close-up shot and extreme close-up
• mid shot
• long shot
• wide shot
• Two-shot 
• aerial shot
• point-of-view shot
• over-the-shoulder shot

    For todays blog I will like to talk about the first six and the other would be talked in the next blog. 

    

Establishing shot

    This shots are usually used to set the scene or introduce to a new scenery in a film. As you can see in this shot, it's taken from a far away view. In this picture you can see the view of the whole place the trees, the sky and the basketball court.

Master shot

    In this shot we can see the subjects in action. Master shots can usually also be called wide shots although there are some differences between the two. Master shots include everything that happens from beginning to end.

Close-up shot

    For this shots we can see a subjects face up close. This is used to capture the emotion a character is going through, but this can also invoke emotions to the viewer. Close-ups can also help connect with the subject and therefore make it more entertaining to watch. 

Extreme close-up shot

    This type of shot is used for specific reasons, to capture something that is important for the plot or for the viewer to know. With this shot it clearly brings attention to small details that need the full attention of the audience.

Mid shot

    A mid shot shows characters from their head to waist. It's commonly used to capture dialogue. With this shot both the subjects and their surroundings have equal presence. Filmmakers use this shot to capture the subjects face while also showing what's happening around them.  

Long shot

    In a long shot you can see the characters full body and also capture some of the things that surround them. Long shots are used to see the way the characters react from head to toe. you can see everything they do, for example if they are picking up a piece of paper from the ground. They show this shot for the audience to see what's happening and therefore know what to expect to see next. 

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Original photographs used

#6- USING CANVA PT3

Welcome again!

    This is the last blog about what I learned on Canva. So let’s begin talking about, lesson 6. This is by far my favorite lesson, I learned so many new things. First of all, we learned how to animate pictures, which I found extremely interesting, I’be never seen something where you can make the picture move. Another thing we did was animate text, which I already knew this can be done. It was interesting to learn the different ways you can animate text. Additionally, I also wanted to bring up animating graphics to move, this was like animating text but with pictures instead. 

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    For Canva lesson 7 we learned different apps that we can use in Canva to spark up our designs and creations.  We learned how to create our own barcodes, this really can come in handy for adding certain links to designs. We learned how to draw on Canva, I really liked this because drawing can help edit things and also can help you get creative. And lastly, we learned how to create avatars. This was very fun to do, I tried to make it as accurate as possible but there’s certain features Canva doesn’t have yet. Either way, it was enjoyable to create a little person to go in my designs.

    Overall, using Canva was a really eye opening experience, there is so many things you can learn in this website. I found this assignment fun and entertaining to do. 

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