Classwork

Here is a summary of what we have been learning about in class. We learned about different types of Technical Elements (Camera, Sound, Mis-en-Scene, Editing) in Media, and creating storyboards.

Camera:

A camera captures emotion, perspective and size, using different shots, angles and images.

Camera angles:

Effects:

Long Shot: Shows the full subject and setting.

Extreme Long Shot: Shows the subject from afar.

Medium Shot: Balances subject and setting, often used for conversations.

Cowboy Shot: Focuses on action, often used in Westerns.

Close up: Focuses on the face or details, shows emotion or importance.

Extreme Close up: Highlights tiny details and intensity.

POV: Shows a characters perspective, creates immersion.

Over the shoulders: Shows one character from another's viewpoint, creates connection or tension.

High Angle: Makes the subject appear weak or vulnerable.

Low Angle: Makes the subject appear powerful or dominant.

Dutch Angle: Creates unease or tension.

Establishing Shot: Provides location and context, often helps sets a scene.

Here's a video that my teacher showed my class to give us a better understanding of camera angles. 

Camera shots:

Here's a video that helped me understand the different camera shots:

Sound:

Sound is the music and dialogue in media, which sets the mood and adds realism.

Here is a video that my teacher showed my class to give us a better understanding of sounds in media:

Non diegetic tones:

Here are clips that I've found on YouTube that include these non diegetic tones:

Melodic:

Discordant:

Contrapuntal:

Mise-en-scene:

Visual elements that can be seen within the frame or in a scene.

Here's a video that my teacher showed my class to give us a better understanding of Mise-en-scene:

Here is an example of Mise-en-scene that was done in class:

Editing:

By selecting and arranging the footage, you can manipulate your footage to create an engaging story. 

Long take vs short take

Here's a video that shows the difference between long take and short take:

Editing:

Continuity vs non continuity editing

Storyboards:

Storyboards are a series of drawings that visualizes how a story or scene will look before it's filmed.

Here's an explanation on how annotations are used in a storyboard.

Here's an example of a storyboard that my class did as a practice:

Reflection:

I had lots of help from Kristine doing this classwork, this is my first year in media so it was a bit difficult and time consuming for me to do, but I didn't mind it.