There was a lot of movement for both the actors and the camera. Considering that the room setting is relatively clustered with objects, Antonioni would have to consider where the actors should move to as well as the position of the cameras. Most of these shots had to have been planned beforehand, because of the series of tracking and panning shots that went with the actors’ movements creating some sort of synergy between the two. I thought this was quite evident at 1:56 where the camera tracks to the left and pans to the right to bring David Hemmings into view.
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Analysis/Reflection 5 Question 3
May 19, 2014 by kimberlyteoh
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Analysis/Reflection 5 Question 2
May 19, 2014 by kimberlyteoh
The reading I chose to focus on for this question is “Developing a crew” by Rabiger, M.
When working on anything that requires a group collaboration, it is important for the group members to clearly know what their roles are and the responsibilities that come with it. Fully understanding what your role entails will lead to a more efficient system of cooperation because you will know what you need to do and what you don’t need to do. I think of it this way; we’re all cogs in the same machine and the machine will work when the cogs are going in the right direction. If one of those cogs goes in a different direction, the other affected cogs will stop and the machine won’t work as well as it should.
Another point I’ve taken is that for a film project, there is a certain chain of command and this was made clear with Figure 28-1. This was relatively useful because it clarifies who should answer to who and such.
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Sketch Film
April 11, 2014 by kimberlyteoh
My god. I took 3 hours to get the hang of Korsakow and boy, it was fun! Sure, there were problems here and there that made me scream inside a little… but solving them was the fun part.
What were the problems? First, my brain decided to complicate things by thinking, “I should link the videos with keywords that are based on what they have in common! Yeah!”
No. No. Baaaaad idea. Needless to say, I wasted 30 minutes doing that while wondering why Korsakow was being mean to me.
What I learned: Just use keywords based on what the video is about. Seriously, what the heck, brain. I hate you.Next problem, linking the videos evenly. I kept having two or four vids linked to one video.
What I learned: Piece of paper. Pencil. Plan.
Alternatively, I could’ve used the SNU Rating for SNUs with four vids linked to them. Didn’t use it because it felt messy to me at the time.Last problem, SNUs of the clock and window with three shades are placed differently compared to other SNUs.
What I learned: I downloaded these two videos from my Vimeo channel. However, Vimeo only allowed me to download them in Standard Definition. If they were in High Definition, it wouldn’t be placed differently. How do I know this? I downloaded one other video I had in HD and compared results.
Another thing I learned that wasn’t on the technical side but on the conceptual side was that, when you go in with an idea, you’ll probably end up with something different. Kind of like planting a bean seed but it ends up growing into a sunflower or a hybrid.Category Uncategorized | Tags: | No Comments
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Several shots of something slow
April 3, 2014 by kimberlyteoh
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Several shots of something fast
April 3, 2014 by kimberlyteoh
Man… that last one took me so long just to get it right.
Note: The rubber band didn’t hit the lens since I did put something in front of it.Category Uncategorized | Tags: | No Comments
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Sketch task #3
April 3, 2014 by kimberlyteoh
Super late but I figured I might as well upload these even if I couldn’t come to class last week.
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Film-TV Reflection/Analysis 02
March 26, 2014 by kimberlyteoh
Question 4
The first thing I noticed was the constant change in lighting so I presume that the white balance was not adjusted properly. I imagine the script could be done with more visual humour and could play around with television tropes since the overall concept of nervous guy meets/likes hot girl seems cliche. The casting was fine, however, I found the female lead’s character to be a little unusual because she kept smiling the whole time. This made me think she was a little creepy to be honest. The camera movement was very smooth and static when it needs to be. I also liked how there were motifs in the film with both props and camera technique which gave me a general idea about what the film was about and gave the film its own “style”.Category Uncategorized | Tags: | No Comments
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Film-TV Analysis Reflection 02
March 25, 2014 by kimberlyteoh
Question 2
Sound and visuals must not support each other. Instead, they are to compliment each other. They must never engage in a relationship where one is reliant on the other.
It took a while for me to wrap my head around Bresson’s notes of cinematography and the conclusion I’ve come to is that sound and visuals must never be equally important in film. Through a personal anecdote, it slowly made more sense to me. Imagine, watching a film while playing an app on your iPad thinking it will be fine because you can listen to the audio assuming that in some way, it will help you understand what is going on in the film without using your eyes. However, what will happen when the sound’s role is diminished and more importance is given to visuals? Answer is, you would be lost because you did not watch what happened in the film.
This leads to the second point, “an eye solicited alone makes the ear impatient” and vice versa. Appealing to sound and visuals at the same time may make the viewer bored. There needs to be a balance, a relay, so that the viewer is kept interested in the film both visually and aurally.
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Film-TV Analysis/Reflection 02
March 23, 2014 by kimberlyteoh
Question 1
The use of silence and diegetic sounds at the beginning of this film initially made it feel not terrifying which, to me, conveyed the man’s reaction/emotions to his situation however, later on they were transformed into sounds used to create tension. When the man notices the clown, a non-diegetic sound pops up, hinting that he feels less comfortable and indirectly tells the viewer to feel uncomfortable as well (this was what I interpreted). It pops up again when we are shown the clown which suggests that this is no ordinary clown you should be laughing at but a clown that could potentially harm you. If these sounds were not inserted in the film, I would probably think otherwise. When the clown sits near the man, a barely audible music starts playing to intensify the feeling of horror during their conversation. All in all, the sounds in the film were used to amplify the feeling of fear, especially the unnerving silence which I thought was the dominant sound throughout the whole film.If memory serves, the Japanese version of The Grudge felt almost similar to this film in terms of sound.
In this scene from the movie, silence was also the dominant sound along with the use of diegetic sounds to create tension and the feeling of terror leading from it (1:34). The non-diegetic sounds were also used to amplify the character’s reactions/emotions.Category Uncategorized | Tags: | No Comments
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Integrated Media 02 Task
March 20, 2014 by kimberlyteoh
From the darkness, a hero of light cometh!
…I’m sorry, I couldn’t help it.Category Uncategorized | Tags: | No Comments