white balance scale (Kelvin)

In class we learned about certain lights to use when shooting.

We learned about gels, to make conflicting light sources even in a shot.

Colour balance makes everything neutral....

Audio Mixing- Moving image

Today in class we learned about audio mixing, and sound bridging between cuts. We learned how to mark in key frames and use them to increase volume in certain areas in order to create a natural sounding flow. With the key frames, we were able to see how loud in decibels the cuts and audio tracks were, and that helped us to create a good feel to the whole interview.

Interview with Anita Asi

Trying to sync the recording with the clips that were cut took a while, but I finished it.

I put in cross dissolve effects in at the last minute.

woo…

I decided to leave the swearing. It's raw and casual, who are we trying to kid?

It's us, so I left it uncut, the way I wanted it to be.

Just 2 friends kicking it.

Video analysing 4

The Record breaker.
By Brian Mc Ginn
Theme: perseverance
Live action/ documentary

Source http://www.shortoftheweek.com/?s=ashrita

Byline: Ashrita Furman holds the official record for the most Guinness world Records by one individual. This is his story

Structure: Structured as an interview with cuts to old videos, random takes of him and his record breaking videos.

I like this video because it reminds me of the time I spent in the library reading the Guinness book of records and seeing him pop up over and over again, he became memorable. It was cool seeing what he was like. he's funny which I'd probably should of got from his random records.

Mid- shot of record breaker, breaking the walking backwards record.

Opening wide shot of Ashrita breaking the biggest hula hooper record.

Wide shot of Ashrita breaking another record (self explanatory photo)

video analysing 3

Pockets
By DANIELS
Special FX

Source http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2012/10/12/pockets/

Byline: A homeless man bored of eating the same food every night, promises his girlfriend a special dinner, so decides to rob a stranger who turns out to have special pockets.

Theme: Crime

Structure: A series of events. 3min video…

I thought this was a funny but cool video, but I mean the possibilities with that jacket though… I also thought it was kinda creepy, because when the rob-ee started fighting back the sadistic look that crossed his features was just evil.

Editing techniques:
Using special effects Daniels made an awesome and creative film…
The lighting is quite green and it contrasts against everything that is red in the shots.
Mostly mid shots.

Mid-shot of the robber slamming a stranger walking past.

In a strange turn of events, in a mid shot, the robber slips a hand into the mans pocket then realises that said hand is coming out of his own pocket. So the man that he's robbing really, has one of the coolest jackets I have ever seen.

Shown in a mid-shot, The man that was being robbed has become the antagonist of the film. He open s up his jacket to reveal that he has a lot of pockets. He then uses those pockets to get close to the robber enough to punch him which turns into the weirdest fist fight ever.

In a close-up, shown after the man that was being robbed ate hot "pockets" This shot becomes the climax of the film, in a last ditch effort to save his girlfriend, he shoves his fist into the other half of the hot pocket. 

Shown in a mid-shot, his fist comes out on the inside of the mans stomach killing him.

A mid-shot of the robber burning the jacket which starts a chain reaction burning everything else that the pockets in the jackets lead to.

Mid shot of the guy burning from his pocket.

video analysing 2

Brady
By John Heeg and Chris Westlund.
Live action

Source http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2014/08/11/brady/

Byline: A wheelchair bound boy watches as his mother falls in love with the high school volunteer at the pool where he does aquatic therapy.

Theme: Illness

Genre: Drama

Structure: Shown in the life of a boy and the development of a relationship in that time…

I chose this video because of how light it is though the ideas are sad but still not rated. Seeing the story from his perspective, we're still able to understand what's happening more than he does, but he does pick up on his mothers unhappiness, and I get the feeling that he does blame himself but doesn't think much of it because he is still a young boy. I think this video is sad because it shows how his mother really likes the instructor, but his obvious rejection cuts deep and it shows that. What I like about this film is it could've been over dramatic with longer scenes, but it wasn't.

Camera techniques.

There isn't a lot of dialogue. theres a lot of music where there are closeups of the little boy showing that he is watching the interactions between his mother and the man. I think It shows how perceptive he is, and slightly how mature he is.When I think of a boy  his age, I expect to see him happy and playing around. He's really quiet, and I know it's him being wheelchair bound that keeps him quiet.
At touching scenes, the music is free, serene, but still light at the same time.

Close-up/mid-shot of the mother checking out the volunteer swimming instructor, setting the base of the buildup for when she asks him out.

Close-up/mid-shot of the little boy watching the interaction between his mother and the man- close enough to see his contemplative expression.

Close-up of the mother crying in the car after getting rejected, her back to the son, though he is able to see the expression of her face in the rear-view mirror.

Close-up of the mother showing her expression- she's trying to smile for her son though she's going through a heartbreak.

Video analysing

Writers block
By Tom Gran and Martin Woolley (Spin kick Bros)
Flash animation

Source : http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2014/04/17/writers-block/

Byline : A prison for criminally poor writers, a gang of cons get ahold of a script for their own lives, trying to write a way of escape  on a type writer.

Theme: Crime…

Structure: A series of events. A man would type, not long later the event he typed would happen.


Editing techniques: there were a few close ups getting the really gruesome visuals of the inmates. There was a lot of text sticking to the script writing in the storyline. When It didn't show the words being typed in close ups, it had dialogue that was in sync with what was happening.

It would show close ups of what was typed like a play script and in the picture below, in a wide shot, it shows whats happening as well as capturing the inmates watching and realising what they've discovered- a script of their lives.

In the picture below, its a close up of a writer trying to type their escape.

In the picture bellow is shows text, which only last for barely a second and the letters are moving so it's hard to see, but it reads " exit prison yard"

This to me gives a comic book feeling to it, like all of a sudden it's become an action comic, with the bold red colours, with words over lapping.

Then like a switch being flipped as you read the last line in the picture above, a close up shows whats happening in the picture below, which is shown in a close up of the inmates. 

Theres a chase between the writer and the inmates and the writer uses the type writer to create traps to slow the inmates down. Theres over lapping words in shorts, in the one below the words are reversed but readable, and what looks like under the words, is the inmates realising that they're being shot at.

 

In the end the writer gets away, and theres a mid shot of him just outside of the prison gates in a clean pressed suit, making him look like the winner in this whole scenario, emphasised by a close up of the last remaining inmate as the doors just in his face and he realises he won't ever escape.

  

Close up of the script with the Film makers names crossed out and the type writers name is replaced.