Monday 16 November 2009

FILM LANGUAGE

Camera angle, shots/ movement and positioning-
  • high angle 
  • low angle
  • eye line match
  • pan
  • tracking
  • crane
  • stedicam
  • extreme close up
  • close up
  • medium shot
  • long shot
  • extreme long shot 
  • rolling tilt
sound-
  • Diegetic sound- in the world of the film. if the characters play and act to the sound, (can hear it,) then it is diegetic.
  • Non-diegetic- sound which we do not recognize as part of the film world such as voice over or the soundtrack. 
Colour-
  • how different colour's represent different characters, such as red symbolizing danger.  

Monday 2 November 2009

Half Term Review & Preliminary Task

  • Learnt how to use 'Blogger' 
  • how to use the camera
  • the different names of the shot i.e Long shot, close up etc.
  • also the difference between the shots.
  • Filming, and keeping continuity in each shot
  • how to use Final Cut Express, editing our film, 'The Arrival.'
  • copy right free play, choosing the music for our films.
  • Textual Analysis
  • Learnt the ways to find detail in depth about a film 'Internet movie database.'
  • learnt about production and Distribution