Monday, 23 June 2014

Example of short film - Right Place by Kosai Sekine (Future Shorts)

  • A man with OCD
  • Narrative
  • Use of sound - voice over: post synchronised music, music: pace changes ambient
  • Linear storyline (has beginning, middle and end)
  • Editing - fast cutting rate
  • Camera - A lot of shot types used: macro photography, extreme close up, static
  • Representation: one key character and 2 more

Reflections on the Music Video Task

  • Focus - main subject in frame, focus ring, zoom
  • Shot types - variety
  • Aperture, ISO, shutter speed, white balance. Controls light and quality
  • Green screen
  • Role of performance
DSLR Task on location
  • Movement - focus
  • 180 degree line
  • Lighting - mood

Notes on DSLR Cameras


  • Off/on button on the top
  • On goes to pic mode
  • Move to top – video
  • 60 shutter speed – should be 50 (usually)
  • Aperture - Scrolling the wheel means the aperture can change (the amount of light taken into camera) – lower number, brighter
  • Top button iso – the lower it is the darker the image (ideally should be low)
  • When zoomed in can change aperture for lighting as it can make it darker
  • Depth of field - Change aperture to lower pulls the focus to you
  • Exposure – brightness/darkness
  • Over exposed – too much brightness
  • Under exposed – too much darkness
  • Shutter speed affects exposure  - higher shutter speed, the darker the image (50 a good number)
  • Difference between fixed lenses and how much some can zoom and how the others can’t
  • White balance AWB – affects the colour
  • Bottom right custom white balance
  •   If outside – daylight can be used