prelim task

To film my Preliminary task I choose to use the studio as my location as it would enable me to set the lights up how I wanted, I used a spotlight on my two actors so it would make shadows on the actors face and therefore create mystery and enhance the actors facial expressions. Also the studio was a big space so the actor I used could walk into the room as this would create a sense of purpose I took an active role in this as I did everything on my own I set up the lights how I wanted, I cast the actors who I thought would suit the roles on offer. I then set up the tripod as the actor I used was tall so it took a bit of time to adjust the tripod.

The first shot I filmed was a wide shot of the actors performing the scene this was because I wanted to establish the set and get an overall perspective of the scene. I then choose to do an over the shoulder shot of the actors face so I could get his facial expressions and I would film two over the shoulder on each actor so I could switch between them so I could get there reactions as well as there movements. The final shot I use was a real close up of the actors face so I could catch every twitch of movement in there face, it also showed the lighting shadow and enhanced there look. I stuck to the 180 degree rule as this is vital to film making and it made it look more professional. To make the sure the actors were ready I used the term standby and when I was ready to shoot I said action and Cut at the end of the scene this made it clear to the actors and made sure that they were ready for the scene.

Photoshop

Photoshop

In a few of our lessons we looked at using photoshop and all the different ways in which it could be used. We used a variety of images from different films and game posters etc. Some of the ones we looked at were:

• Saw
• Grand Theft Auto
• Treasure Island
• The A team
• The Expedibles
• Up
• James Bond
• Cloverfield

                                                                                 This is the image I made in photoshop by  using various tools.

We looked at how we could manipulate and put together these images to create one completley different image. I used the image of Saw and the Grand Theft Auto poster and manipulated these two images through the tools on Photoshop. Some of the tools we used were:

• Stamp Clone                                       
• Lasso     
• Move tool
• Brush tool
• Colour replacement tool
• Smudge tool
• Burn tool
• Spondge tool

All of these tools made our image look realistic and effective without looking like they had been manipulated or edited and made our posters looke like they were for the actual film advertising for a thriller/horror genre film.

Photography composition

Photography composition

Composition:

Photography brings a visual language that is universal in understanding. We must then understand its vocabulary which consists of shapes, textures, patterns, lines, colours, shade of light to dark and sharp to blurry images. Just as we must learn to arrange words in a coherent order in order to make sense when we write or speak, so too must we put visual elements together in an organized manner if our photographs are to convey their meaning clearly and vividly.

Composition means arrangement: the orderly putting together of parts to make a unified whole; composition through a personal, intuitive act. However, there are basic principles that govern the way visual elements behave and interact when you combine them inside the four borders of a photograph. Once we have sharpened our vision and grasped these basic ideas of principles, then we will have the potential for making our photographs more exciting and effective than ever before.