For assessment 4, I will be working with Áine, Darcey, Louise and Quinlin to shoot a short scene, where two characters walk out from a building, into a car and have a short conversion. We plan to shoot this scene twice, once at night and…
On Monday, Robin got the whole class to turn our Building 13 classroom into a functioning set so we could experiment with a number of different lighting set ups. He assigned roles for each of us, and as Darcey and I were given the task…
For this class exercise, we had to film a short scene where two actors have a short conversation outside an elevator before they walk outside, meaning there is a shift in the lighting conditions. I was operating the camera with Quinlin directing the scene. As…
I, Tonya Scene Analysis: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/samantha-phelps/2018/03/22/i-tonya-scene-analysis/ Exercise 2 Reflection: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/samantha-phelps/2018/03/15/exercise-2-reflection/ Exercise 3 Reflection: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/samantha-phelps/2018/03/21/excercise-3-reflection/
For my scene analysis, I’ve chosen a short clip from I, Tonya, the recent biopic about America figure skater Tonya Harding. This scene shows Tonya, played by Margo Robbie, preparing to perform the Triple-Axel while a man who has been paid by her mother taunts her from…
Today in class we watched back our edited videos for exercise 3. It was really interesting seeing how another group approached the same script and constraints we were given. The first exercise our group completed required us to shoot a number of shots capturing a…
For exercise 2, we had to shoot a series of portraits with different depths of field. Our group decided to shoot outside on Bowen St because we thought that available light would be better than the lighting in Building 10. First we tried to get…
Blog links Reflection: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/samantha-phelps/wp-admin/post.php?post=463&action=edit Exercise 1: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/samantha-phelps/wp-admin/post.php?post=465&action=edit Painting Analysis: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/samantha-phelps/wp-admin/post.php?post=467&action=edit Scene Analysis: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/samantha-phelps/wp-admin/post.php?post=471&action=edit
This short sequence is composed of 3 shots. The first shot of Frances has a hard light directed on her hair, which has spilled over a little on to her face. There is very little fill and the shadows appear quite dark, however we are…
In Eric Revillious’ “The Ward Room” from his “Submarine” series, the key light source of the light bulb is very directional. It appears much like a theatre spotlight, as it is so clearly focused on the two men at the table. There is some fill…