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

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.

Me

Name: Umut Ozover
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