Friday, August 31, 2018

Assignment 3 Shots Comments

   During this whole week, I made comments on two other students blog post that mention each of the four shots out of twelve that I picked as my favorites and evoked some sort of feelings after watching them. I chose to comment on Eric's and Lenka's blogs.

   A few shots that is  my favorite from Lenka's blogs are the head-on shot, cutaway shot, close-up shot, and freezeframe. All of Lenka shots really made me feel like I was watching a comedy and I even had so much fun that I went out and watch all of her clips. Also, the way she demonstrated those four shots were impressive and very accurate. This is the comment I left on Lenka's post:

  "wow I really like what you did in this blog Lenka :D! A few shots that are my favorite are the head-on shot, cutaway shot, close-up shot, and freezeframe. I like the head-on shot because I really believe Elise was gonna throw her bag at the camera making me feel intense in my seat as the action came rolling like an 3-D. The cut-away scene was hilarious as we see how "shook" Lia was to see Jonathan and Elise to argue over something possibly "shocking". The close-up shot is what I may call aesthetic as you close in to the insect making me feel as if we are being transition to a new scene. the freezeframe was overall great because how Katie just stood still in a middle of the store, genuinely hilarious.

  After Lenka's post, I went and veiwed Eric's blogs. Eric was quite the unique one and i think he enjoy playing the drum so that is cool too know :D (got to know a little bit of something new about your classmate everyday! you dig?). Some of my favorite shots from Eric is the extreme close-up shot, the flash shot, the low angle, and the headshot angle. This is the comment I have left on Eric's post: 

"Great job with the shots man! My personal favorites are the extreme close-up shot because as you zoomed into the dogs eyes, I felt like I was about to be suck into some flashback of what that stuffed dog has been through. The flash shot was also impressive because I was a little surprise to see a quick flash of whatever when it was when I expected a face. In the headshot angle, I could feel the intensity of the drumstick going full speed spinning toward the camera and at last the low-angle shot was pretty impressive also. The angle shows me that you are getting ready for school and I can feel it be a daily routine as you constantly do the same thing."

Overall, this is a fun and cool assignment :)!

Sunday, August 26, 2018

Story Board Shots

 ASSIGNMENT WEEK 2 - DIFFERENT SHOTS


 This is the "Extreme Close-Up". This camera angle is a zoomed-in shot on a small detail, for example, the eyes of a subject.

  This clip is an example of the "Close-Up". A close-up shot is a shot of a part of a subject or object, such as a hand and the mouse in the clip above.

This is the "Flash" shot. A shot commonly used for jumpscaresby briefly showing something.

Now the video above introduce the "Head-on Shot". The head-on shot is when the action come directly at the camera. Me punching the camera was the action.

In the following clip above we have two shots taken at once;the "cameo shot" and "full shot". A full shot is a long shot that reveals the subject full body from head to toe, meanwhile a cameo shot is a shot showing the subject being filmed by either a neutral or black background color.

Just as the previous clip above this clip shows two different type of shots. The clip above demonstrates the "eye level" shot and the "choker" shot. The eye level shot is a shot of the subject at eye level, shown as we are in Sergio eye level wether he like it or not. This is also a choker shot because this is a very tight close-up of Sergio's gigantic head; showing his face expression.

This clip of Kenneth introduce the "Freeze Frame" and the "Reaction Shot". A freeze frame is a shot repeating from the same exact frame appearing that everything is "frozen". At the same time, this clip is a close shot of Kenneth reacting to something off camera.

  This is a "follow shot". I (the camera) follows the subject (Kenneth) as obviously stated in the name.

This last clip I am demonstrating is a long shot that shows a location and the mood. Sergio is walking around the school and frantic. Making this a "Establishing Shot" because we can already establish a situation and setting.

This is a "Low Angle" shot. A shot filmed down low, often looking up at the subject.

  The clip above is the "Point-of-view" shot: a shot from the character's point of view.
 Although this a poor demonstration this is what is called the "Cutaway" shot. A shot that is related to the main action of the scene but briefly leave it.

(All definitions come from AFI Screen Education. )


Thursday, August 16, 2018

   I am in this class for serious business only. I am trying to earn my AICE Diploma so I can save some money for college because I am broke as shoot. Also I thought I would be recording and directing some top notch entertainment and not be blogging like a wallflower trying to break out of his shadow as he enters his first year of high school but this blogging thing can work too.