Framing a shot: Practice with stills

Today in our media lesson we sorted ourselves in to groups of three, to take a range of photos to test how different angles and camera shots work. Here are some of the photos we took:

 

Close up:

Close up of some berries on a tree at Tupton hall school.
Taken with an Iphone 5s camera.


A close up shot is a great way to focus on a specific object or person. It draws the viewers attention to the specific subject so they can focus on the detail and question what this means.


An extreme close up:

An extreme close up is a great way to focus on what specific thing. It means we can't see where this image is set and makes us question what's going on in the film or programme.


An establishing shot:

An establishing shot is a way of the director and producers too present the scene to the audience for the first time. It is usually used to present the town, city, village or general area of wear the rest of the content will take place.


 

Post-production

Post production is the editing of shots and clips after they have all been put together to create the episode. Post production is usually done to edit colours on a programme. To make is brighter, bolder and more visually appealing and interesting to the viewers. For example in the programme 'Utopia', the makers were aiming for a certain appearance, the comic book look. To achieve this, comic book artists, Munden and colourist Aidan Farrell colour corrected each shot in post-production. They did this to make skies look bluer, suits look brighter and grass appear greener. They wanted the colour to be bolder and more exciting. Vibrant colours are necessary to create more of a non literal feel to the episodes, maybe to remind people that is all based on a comic book and should not be taken as seriously as the subject matter appears. Here are a couple of edited shots from Utopia.

Starting Media

 

 

This is my first ever blog and it will be all about my love for films and why I chose to take Media at sixth form.

Firstly, I have loved films from being a child. I've always had a lot of love for all things Disney. Media is a huge part of my life, as is the case for most teenagers! We use social media sites like twitter, facebook, instagram, tumblr to express our feelings and thoughts everyday.

   

I've always loved photography. Which is why I am very excited to learn how to film and edit images and sound. I've always been very select in my tastes visually and sonically and I love vintage footage and classical melodies pieced together and modernised. I have been inspired to want to learn how to create music videos by one of my favourite artists Lana Del Rey. She created the music video for 'video games'. The video includes many pieces of vintage footage which she has always loved or are videos she has recorded in places that mean a lot to her.

 

Here are a couple of links to the music videos that have inspired me to take media at sixth form!

Lana Del Rey - Video Games
Lana Del Rey - Carmen