Key Terms in Simple Form

Frame Rate - the number of images per second. Film is generally 24fps. TV is generally 30 or 60fps.

Exposure - the amount of light that comes through the lens.

Aperture - the hold in the center of the lens that light travels through.

F/stop - measure of how big or little the aperture is.

They are fractions. F/2 means the the aperture is 1/2 as big as across as the lens is long.

F/16 means the aperture is 1/16 as as big across as the lens is long. 

Less light comes in at F/16. 

Color temperature - identifies different colors of light sources.  Hotter outdoor light is blue.  Indoor light is warmer. You can "white balance" to perfect your color. It ensures your whites represent as white.

ISO - indicates the sensitivity of the film. The lower the number, the less sensitive and the more light             you need to get a usable picture. Each time you double the ISO number, you halve the amount of light needed to get a usable image.  Low ISO generally produces a higher quality picture. Higher ISO generally produces grainier images. 

Questions

What's the direction of media?

Do the films that are nominated for Academy Awards resonate with you?

Does whether a film or series win an award get you to see it?

When you are looking for media, where do you find it?

Do reviews matter? Who influences you to watch something?

Establishing a Place

The Revenant

Becoming Men

Knowing Camera Options

This tutorial will give you an overview of the camera settings.

Defining a city

The opening scene of "Manhattan" is a black and white ode to the city of New York. Here is the original scene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga5IIuuFHBg

How does New York change as it goes along?

Here, someone takes the music and the voiceover and updates the piece with new footage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4FgnAVFgM

Think about how the music and the voiceover aligns with the images. What kind of transitions are used between shots?  Where is the camera positioned?

Welcome!

Hi everyone, welcome to our class blog.

We will be starting off the semester by writing our personal artist statements. Please post on your blogs. 

This short statement is to help you and your potential audience get an initial glimpse of the media maker behind the work. It is an important part both of thinking about yourself as a creator, a producer of ideas, images and more, and of getting the word out about your work. It may seem tricky to develop a statement when you may not have a large body of work, but the statement is aspirational, a route to the future as well as a statement of your current interests.
You should think about your personal motivation, as well as about the medium in which you work (or in which you hope to work!) and your background.
More Questions to think about: Where do your curiosities lie? What have you studied that interests you? What experiences have helped shape your worldview? Try to be specific. Questions of memory? Family relationships? Identity? Music? Theater? Politics?
What about influences? Are there certain artists or filmmakers that you admire or appreciate? TV Shows? Websites? Games?
Most importantly, think not only about “what you’re interested in,” but about why something interests you, and about what you are trying to say with your work. What truths about the world or your life are you trying to (or hope to) express in your work? What are you truly passionate about? In other words, it's not enough to say, “I’m interested in graphic novels.” Rather, dig into what graphic novels might express that you identify with, for example, “I’m interested in showing that humor can help people broach the most difficult ideas and feelings.”