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Research: Camera Composition

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 Today we learned in class about how we learned about Camera Compositions in Media. My task was to focus on the Depths of Fields such as the Deep Depth of Field and the Shallow Depth of Field.  The Deep depth of field focuses on both the subject and the background while the Shallow depth of field focuses on only the subject while blurring out the background.

Research: Camera Angles

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Camera angles are shots that are taken from a specific angle to show an emotion in a film. They are used almost in every film. Low angle: A shot taken from below the subject pointed up. This is used to show insignificance in oneself or to make the subject being shown taller to be stronger. High angle: A shot taken from above the subject pointed downwards. This is opposite of the Low angle shot as it creates a feeling of dignity and to make the subject looked upon weaker. Dutch angle: A shot taken by tilting the camera. This type of angle is used to sometimes create confusion as the subject may tilt his head when confused. Overhead shot: A shot taken directly above the subject, showing a birds-eye view of the environment surrounding the subject. This is used to show the area and is usually zooming out by the second. Eye level: A shot taken towards the eye level of the subject. This can intensify the relationship between the consumer and the subject as it creates immersion that the subje...

Research: Camera Framing

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 Camera Framing is a technique used to show the relation between a subject and another subject, sometimes objects are also included. Single shot: A shot showing one subject. This can indicate loneliness or create a sad environment. 2-5 shot: Shots containing either 2,3,4 or 5 subjects. This can show relation between a couple people, family, groups, or between friends. Crowd shot: Shot containing multiple people, usually a mob of people > 5. This can create a full emotion as it may be extremely crowdy or maybe fear as a crowd of people may be running at you like zombies. OTS: Over the Shoulder shot is a shot that is shot over a subjects shoulder. The subject is usually looking at another subject. This is used to show a conversation between two people or to contrast the two. POV: Point of View shot is a shot that is depicted of being a perspective from someone. This can create immersion for consumers as it may seem that they are taking place in the film. Furthermore, this is used ...

Research: Shot Sizes

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Today in class we learned about shot sizes, which are used in cinematography. The main 9 shot sizes are as follows:  Establishing shot, which opens up a new environment in a film as it directs to the general surrounding environment and conditions of the area.  Master shot that creates the relationship between subjects in a film with either other subjects or objects, usually spaced out a bit.  Wide shot which, like the Master shot, can be a shot of a subject and the environment. However, it can be emphasized as the distance shown is greater and can create a 'field' around the subject filmed. A Full shot shows the body motion of subjects as the shot contains that of the subjects whole body. It is used to show movement of the body such as dances. Medium Full shot / Cowboy which shows intensity, sometimes at the climax of the story which involves a shot that is around the waist. It is referred to a Cowboy shot sometimes as it is used a lot in cowboy/western movies in which th...

Analysis: Inheritance

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Analysis: Audience

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Preliminary Exercise: Genre and Iconography

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