Photography brings a visual language that is universal in understanding. We must then understand its vocabulary which consists of shapes, textures, patterns, lines, colours, shade of light to dark and sharp to blurry images. Just as we must learn to arrange words in a coherent order in order to make sense when we write or speak, so too must we put visual elements together in an organized manner if our photographs are to convey their meaning clearly and vividly.
Composition means arrangement: the orderly putting together of parts to make a unified whole; composition through a personal, intuitive act. However, there are basic principles that govern the way visual elements behave and interact when you combine them inside the four borders of a photograph. Once we have sharpened our vision and grasped these basic ideas of principles, then we will have the potential for making our photographs more exciting and effective than ever before.
In the paast 2 weeks we have been studing how to use Photoshop learning how to use the
dodge tool
clone stamp
layers
colour
crop tool
healing brush
i started of with an image from inception by duplicating the layer and placing James Bond girl onto the scene.
and by using the crop tool cloning there heads onto different bodies. by doing this i created a new image by manipulating two old images of film posters. by creating a sexy dangerous look for a film cover. with the danger of the burning city in the background and with the sexy bond girls ontop of the layer.
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Camera Operating
I learnt about camera functions, timecode, white balancing, aperture settings, focussing etc.
I also learnt how to put up a tri pod and was able to bubble it for a steddy role. you benefit more using a tri pod you dont get the shake when when your hand holding it.
In our filming, we used a Sony DV180. Like the one in the picture below.
We used this camera to produce shots such as 'close ups', ' medium wide shots' and 'establishing shots'. These were all used to create tension within the audience or to highlight aspects of a scene. We also used the establishing shot to show where we were location wise. We had to take into account the compositions of the shots. Such as rule of thirds and the 180 degree rule. I learnt to be cautious when filming to not have too much space or too little space above the subjects head. As well as being cautious of too much space between the subjects as it distracts the audience. This taught me to move objects away from out of the background. Continuity is also a very important factor, as it makes a huge affect on the audience. Therefore we had to remember to keep the background the same in each shot. On a few occassions I had to do a retake for a few shots because of this. Some of the shots we use are like the ones below. These shots are important because without them, it confuses the audience.
close up
medium wide shot
Establishing shot
