Classwork: Camera, Mise-en-scene, Sound, and Edit

Here is classwork we were assigned to do individually where we learnt about camera angles and shots, mise-en-scene, different sounds, edits, and storyboards.

CAMERA 

Camera angles/shots are different ways of using the position and angles of a camera to convey emotions and tell a story. 

Heres a video of about camera angles that I search on YouTube and watch alone at home:

Here is materials from my teacher's presentation that I often refer back to for my projects.

Camera Angles

 

Camera Shots

Fixed	Camera remains static	Calm, peace, normal
Push in	Camera moves slowly toward subject	Brings the audience closer, more involved, getting more serious.
Pull out	Camera moves slowly away from subject	Takes audience away from the action, leaving a character. Detaching from subject
Pan	Side to side, camera fixed	Reveal information, mirrors natural head movement of the audience.
Tilt	Up and down, camera fixed	Same as pan, just a different direction
Dolly	Camera moves around freely	More immersive, we are moving inside the subjects world, we feel part of the action
Tracking	Camera moves around on tracks	Similar to dolly, but smoother.
Crane		Reveals the epic size of the setting, landscape.
Handheld	Camera is shakey	Very natural, immersive. High energy
Zoom	Zoom	Brings audience closer to budget. Draws our attention to something.

SOUND

Sound design can impact the emotions of the audience, and can help inform them of where a scene is taking place and what is happening. 

	Description	Effect
Diegetic sound	Sound that can be heard by the characters within the media text.	Add a sense of realism. Reveal information to characters (and then audience)
Non diegetic sound	Sound that can only be heard by the audience.	Enhance meaning, create an emotional response in the audience
Trans diegetic sound	Sound that transitions from one to the other.	Creates a link between the audience and the world. More immersive

Here is a video I watch to get a better understanding on sound designs in media:

	Description	Effect
Melodic	Positive and pleasing connotations	Enhances a positive scene. Create positive emotions in the audience.
Discordant	Harsh and unpleasant connotations.	Enhance negative scenes.  Create suspense, tension, anxiety
Contrapuntal	Has an opposite tone to the on-screen visuals.	Adds deeper meaning to scenes. Insight into the character's thoughts. Maybe they seek pleasure in doing bad things.

Melodic Example (The last part of the scene):

Discordant example:

Contrapuntal example:

MISE-EN-SCENE

Refers to the arrangement of actors, scenery, and props in a theatrical or film production:

Visual example of each MES (Credit to Kristine Blog post):

Here is a video I got from another student and watched about:

Here is a video I watched that helped me understand MES better through movie analysis: 

EDITING

the process of selecting, organizing, and preparing visual, written, audible, or cinematic material to convey a message or information. 

Here are types of edits (from my teacher's presentation):

 

Continuity Editing	Non continuity editing
Straight cut (cut) Eyeline match  Shot /reverse shot Cutaway / Insert  *Match cut	Cross cut (parallel cut) Flash back Flash forward Jump cut  *Match cut

STORYBOARD

Here is a layout of a storyboard with its a description for each feature.

This has helped me in making my storyboards.

My first ever storyboard that I made for an advertisement project:

Self-Reflection:

I enjoyed making this blog as it allowed me to recap everything I've learned about the basics of media production. This was time consuming but I have more than enough time before the deadline, which allow to work without pressure. For the recap I had to return back to old presentations and personal blog posts. I did research and digging about what I've covered last year which took awhile but it was very useful. This recap helped improved my understanding of these film-making media concepts and terminologies, as it refreshed my memory about it. I hope this recap will be useful for this project. I will implement very good concepts that I actually forgot about on the music video.