Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Vision Assigment
As a student who took experimental video and who is taking cinema theory right now, this film made a lot of sense to me.
It was nice to see important people in the industry talking about their experiences.
I really like the fact that everybody was talking about experimenting and various serendipitous experiences they had.
I watched a talk by David Lynch couple of weeks ago, he was asked if he has any experimental film makers he liked a lot and his answer is "film in a way is an experiment because its giving action and reaction until the thing feels correct and this thing of intuition is a tool for the filmmaker". I think he was just trying to get away with not answering this kind of answer to avoid admitting he was highly inspired by Maya Deren and Kenneth Anger while making Blue Velvet and Mulholland DR.But I kind of agree with what he was saying. I believe that most things can't be planned before hand while shooting a movie and most part of the movies even though they are well planned are shaped in the set in that specific time of the day with all of the changes in the location no one in the set can really control.
I think that is one of the most exciting things about filmmaking. That's why I'm not good at working with storyboards. I just like to take my camera find a location and start shooting and if you are a good film maker and have a good eye for lighting, movement and composition you can make great movies by trusting your instincts.
One of the most inspiring thing in the movie was what Conrad Hall said about In cold Blood "The visuals were crying for him".
It was nice to see important people in the industry talking about their experiences.
I really like the fact that everybody was talking about experimenting and various serendipitous experiences they had.
I watched a talk by David Lynch couple of weeks ago, he was asked if he has any experimental film makers he liked a lot and his answer is "film in a way is an experiment because its giving action and reaction until the thing feels correct and this thing of intuition is a tool for the filmmaker". I think he was just trying to get away with not answering this kind of answer to avoid admitting he was highly inspired by Maya Deren and Kenneth Anger while making Blue Velvet and Mulholland DR.But I kind of agree with what he was saying. I believe that most things can't be planned before hand while shooting a movie and most part of the movies even though they are well planned are shaped in the set in that specific time of the day with all of the changes in the location no one in the set can really control.
I think that is one of the most exciting things about filmmaking. That's why I'm not good at working with storyboards. I just like to take my camera find a location and start shooting and if you are a good film maker and have a good eye for lighting, movement and composition you can make great movies by trusting your instincts.
One of the most inspiring thing in the movie was what Conrad Hall said about In cold Blood "The visuals were crying for him".
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Pencil Story (Split)
Since the story is so simple and kind of boring, I made a split screen version which keeps the audience more engaged.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Shot Sequence
Shot Sequence -
The Cutting Edge of Balloon Delivery
2:02
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e7bNwvdJhk
1. Wide shot of the set, 7 seconds
HOSTESS: Welcome to Volume 4, the Qualitex Balloon Network Curriculum Series.
2. Close-Up of the Hostess, 4 seconds
HOSTESS: Let’s review some interesting facts about balloons and gas.
3. Medium shot in the back of the delivery van as a man installs a net, 4 seconds
HOSTESS: In the event of stray balloons, some kind of safety net across the cab section is critical.
4. Close-Up of the net, 2 seconds
5. Medium Pan of the 3 Employees in a studio setting with a black background, 0:04
TRAINER: You will go out with this bouquet of balloons and you’ll be dressed a certain way, and you are
6. Close-Up of the Trainer, 9 seconds
TRAINER: representing the company Beautiful Balloons. So what you need to do is develop a persona. This isn’t just,
7. Close-Up of Employee #1, 4 seconds
TRAINER: “I’m Jamie Smith”. It’s, “I’m Jamie with Beautiful Balloons.” And you are
8.Close-Up of the Trainer, 5 seconds
TRAINER: totally at one with the company. In fact these people that see you and hear you, when think of you they think Company.
9. Medium shot of the 3 Employees from behind the Trainer, 2 seconds
EMPLOYEE #1: (sultry voice) Happy Birthday
TRAINER: Well, alright! Jamie.
EMPLOYEE #2: (cheerful voice) Happy Birthday
TRAINER: Wow, that was cheerful, wasn’t it! Mike try another one.
EMPLOYEE #3: (Bugs Bunny voice) Happy Birthday
TRAINER: Haha, ok. Dropping your guard, that’s what this is about.
10. Close-Up of the Hostess, 10 seconds
HOSTESS: While your staff are practices these scripts with silly voices, they’re also practicing different personas and developing different delivery styles.
11. Close-Up of the Trainer, 3 seconds
TRAINER: You as yourself can just be invisible.
12. Medium Shot of Employees #2 & #3, 3 seconds
TRAINER: So that the persona we see through you is the
13. Close-Up of the Trainer, 1 seconds
TRAINER: Beautiful Balloons persona.
14. Close-Up of the Hostess, 5 seconds
HOSTESS: Score each person and evaluate each presentation on the following points:
15. List of the Delivery Process, 27 seconds
HOSTESS:
Quality of their smile
Introducing themselves first
Stating why they’re here
Presentation of the bouquet
Making the recipient feel special
Singing Happy Birthday
Plugging company name
Restating the announcement
Bowing or curtseying
Exiting with a smile
Controlling the event throughout
16. Close-Up of the Hostess, 9 seconds
HOSTESS: Following these strategies will keep you on the cutting edge of balloon deliveries. I’m Cythia Hyer and we’ll see you next time on the Qualitex Balloon Network.
17. Wide shot of the Hostess in the set, 4 seconds
18. “Everything Is Terrible”, 9 seconds
The Cutting Edge of Balloon Delivery
2:02
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e7bNwvdJhk
1. Wide shot of the set, 7 seconds
HOSTESS: Welcome to Volume 4, the Qualitex Balloon Network Curriculum Series.
2. Close-Up of the Hostess, 4 seconds
HOSTESS: Let’s review some interesting facts about balloons and gas.
3. Medium shot in the back of the delivery van as a man installs a net, 4 seconds
HOSTESS: In the event of stray balloons, some kind of safety net across the cab section is critical.
4. Close-Up of the net, 2 seconds
5. Medium Pan of the 3 Employees in a studio setting with a black background, 0:04
TRAINER: You will go out with this bouquet of balloons and you’ll be dressed a certain way, and you are
6. Close-Up of the Trainer, 9 seconds
TRAINER: representing the company Beautiful Balloons. So what you need to do is develop a persona. This isn’t just,
7. Close-Up of Employee #1, 4 seconds
TRAINER: “I’m Jamie Smith”. It’s, “I’m Jamie with Beautiful Balloons.” And you are
8.Close-Up of the Trainer, 5 seconds
TRAINER: totally at one with the company. In fact these people that see you and hear you, when think of you they think Company.
9. Medium shot of the 3 Employees from behind the Trainer, 2 seconds
EMPLOYEE #1: (sultry voice) Happy Birthday
TRAINER: Well, alright! Jamie.
EMPLOYEE #2: (cheerful voice) Happy Birthday
TRAINER: Wow, that was cheerful, wasn’t it! Mike try another one.
EMPLOYEE #3: (Bugs Bunny voice) Happy Birthday
TRAINER: Haha, ok. Dropping your guard, that’s what this is about.
10. Close-Up of the Hostess, 10 seconds
HOSTESS: While your staff are practices these scripts with silly voices, they’re also practicing different personas and developing different delivery styles.
11. Close-Up of the Trainer, 3 seconds
TRAINER: You as yourself can just be invisible.
12. Medium Shot of Employees #2 & #3, 3 seconds
TRAINER: So that the persona we see through you is the
13. Close-Up of the Trainer, 1 seconds
TRAINER: Beautiful Balloons persona.
14. Close-Up of the Hostess, 5 seconds
HOSTESS: Score each person and evaluate each presentation on the following points:
15. List of the Delivery Process, 27 seconds
HOSTESS:
Quality of their smile
Introducing themselves first
Stating why they’re here
Presentation of the bouquet
Making the recipient feel special
Singing Happy Birthday
Plugging company name
Restating the announcement
Bowing or curtseying
Exiting with a smile
Controlling the event throughout
16. Close-Up of the Hostess, 9 seconds
HOSTESS: Following these strategies will keep you on the cutting edge of balloon deliveries. I’m Cythia Hyer and we’ll see you next time on the Qualitex Balloon Network.
17. Wide shot of the Hostess in the set, 4 seconds
18. “Everything Is Terrible”, 9 seconds
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
10 Things I Learned
Panning and tilting
Tilting and panning are good for revealing the subject or showing another aspect of the frame. Especially when subject doesn’t fit into the frame.
Subject moving, camera not moving
When camera is not moving and subject is moving the distance between subject and camera is really important. Subject spends more time in the frame if it’s far away from camera. Also it the shot becomes very generic and not specific to that particular situation.If the subject is moving and the movement is vertical (walking away from camera or walking towards camera) it spends more time in the frame then it does while moving horizontally.
Both camera and subject moving
When camera and subject are moving, it gives a feeling of chasing. We know that we are supposed to watch that subject and follow it.
Subject not moving, camera moving
When subject is not moving and camera is moving the scene becomes more specific to subject than they both are moving at the same time. I think this is best when focusing on emotions or specific characteristics of the subject.
Subject not moving, camera moving
When subject and camera are both not moving it’s just boring. Or I just couldn’t find a good use for that.
La Jetee
I really like the ending. I love it when the story resolves in the very end of movies.
Since they only used pictures I always felt like people in the pictures were dead. Especially at the beginning some of the Paris photos made feel like it could be related to war.
Using only photos made sounds and the voice over more important. Since we had less to register than a time based (I mean 24 fps or so) I could pay more attention to the voice over. So there was some sort of balance I guess.
Also when you have more time to spend on one single image framing and angles of that image becomes more important.
Also because of voice overs and black&white photos it had a documentary feel to it .
It was amazing to see that they could create a movement just with fading effect.
Since they only used pictures I always felt like people in the pictures were dead. Especially at the beginning some of the Paris photos made feel like it could be related to war.
Using only photos made sounds and the voice over more important. Since we had less to register than a time based (I mean 24 fps or so) I could pay more attention to the voice over. So there was some sort of balance I guess.
Also when you have more time to spend on one single image framing and angles of that image becomes more important.
Also because of voice overs and black&white photos it had a documentary feel to it .
It was amazing to see that they could create a movement just with fading effect.
Me
Department: MFA Design+Technology
Year: 2
Related Coursework: http://umutozover.com/video.html
Related Skills: After Effects, Photography, Final Cut, Protools
Three Films You Like: Elephant, La Finestra di Fronte, Match Point
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