Lesson 3
Resolution – num of pixels
Frame rate – number of pictures per second
Bitrate – number of bits transferred per second
White balance –balancing color temperature
Iso – sensitivity of your sensor
Exposure – how long the image is exposed
Focus and aperture - *
Flash – burst of light
Zooom – in digital cams, it basically enlargens the image
View or Scene Mode – portrait or landscape and depends on your model
Active camera – which cam is used.
Comparing Smartphone with the DSLR Camera
The Sony Ericson T616 in Charlie’s Angels Movie in 2003 epic double 0 – 7
Dili pa uso ang phones with camera. Gi advertise and katong mga new models with cams in movies.
Single Reflex Camera
- Film camera used before, with a flipping mirror. It is the DSLR without the “D”.
DSLR – digital version on slr. You canchange the lenses since wala naman ga rely on the lense since it is
digital.
Video capturing Mediums
- Celluloid Film with one side coated with chemicals which capture light then mana. Dinhi gikan
ang name na film.
- Magnetic Tape with magnetic particles which can be modified and read using electromagnetism.
- Memory Card
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The tech parts of a smartphone
- Lens assembly
- The sensor (ccd/cenix?)
- The screen
Video Production and Digital Photography
1. Composition
a. Putting together of elements in one shot
b. Rule of Thirds
i. Image that divided into thirds; the more important elements in the frame are
placed in the four points where the lines intersect.
c. Headroom
i. Put a little space on top of the head
ii. Don’t cut at the joints
d. Looking space
i. Put adequate space in the direction where your subject is looking.
e. Walking Space
i. Put more space in the direction towards where your subject is moving.
f. Leveling
i. Objects with many lines make sure it is leveled.
g. Background-Foreground Relationship
i. Your foreground and background should not have the same color.
ii. Your background should not be too cluttered to avoid overwhelming you
subject…
h. Using Color Creatively
i. Color can also be used to achieve certain effects. To get the viewer’s attention.
i. Reframing
i. Adjust your framing to your subject’s movements
j. Lighting
i. Light creates images, light
ii. Natural Light Source
1. 8 AM or 3 PM
iii. Artificial Light Source
1. Incandescent bulb, fluorescent lamps,
2. Unstable and may shift colors.
Ready Camera App
Work your body
- Your body is da way to manipulate the video or smartphone
Composition Positions
1. Know what your subject is
2. Avoid excessive headspace for close proximity subjects. 2/3 from the top of the frame the eyes
or the top line of the rule of thirds
3. Keep the subject in the viewing area and not cropped by the frame.
4. Add space to the direction where the subject is looking to. Looking Room
Filming in iphone
1. Prepare your content for filming.
2. Select a suitable location
3. Clean the camera Lens
4. Stabilize and Position smartphone(camera little bit below eye level and looking down)
5. Set up lighting(light is life) make the subject well lit to retain focus
6. Connect microphone(audio vs video)
7. Prepare phone for filming (ex. Prepare storage space, update software, charge battery)
8. Switch on flightmode/ donot disturb mode
9. Lock down camera settings (lock the manual settings)
10. Record a test video! (to check your setup if they’re ok hehe)
11. Record the video (AAL IZZ WELL!)
Visualizing Your Story
Types of shots
Shots by Size
-Closeup shot
shoulder up
Extreme close part of the face fills the screen
insert shot close up of a nobject
can be used to show details
- Meduim Shot
Reveals the upper body
-Full Shot
Whole body of the actor
-Long Shot
Cover more area than the full shot and establishes a setting.
Shots by Position
-MAster Shot
covers the entire sceen
to establish relationship between characters
-Establishing Shot
establishes the place
-Point of View Shot
shows the perspective of the character
-Reaction Shot
shows the reaction of the character
Close up or medium shot
-over the shoulder shot
includes the part of a soldier in the fore ground while the main character in the bg
used in conversation scenes
Shot by camera movement
-Traveling shot
camera moves with the character
-Panning Shot
camera pans horizontally
used as an establishing shot
-tilting shot
camera tilting upwards or vertically
Shot by Camera Angle
-High Angle Shot
-Low Angle Shot
-Bird's Eye View
-Worm's Eye View
-Canted Shot
slanting camera
Story Board
- comic strip of your film
Creating a story board
key scenes only
min frames 4
story board maximum 6 frames
