Ancillary Tasks: Photos

Aselection of test photos were taken and then edited using PhotoShop. The pictures that were taken were cropped and then transformed into black and white, with a brown tint. This linked in with the House Style that was agreed on.

Camera Angles

Eye-Level
This is the most common view, being the real-world angle that we are all used to. It shows subjects as we would expect to see them in real life. It is a fairly neutral shot.

High Angle
A high angle shows the subject from above, i.e. the camera is angled down towards the subject. This has the effect of diminishing the subject, making them appear less powerful, less significant or even submissive.

Low Angle
This shows the subject from below, giving them the impression of being more powerful or dominant.

Bird's Eye
The scene is shown from directly above. This is a completely different and some what unnatural point of view which can be used for dramatic effect or for showing a different spatial perspective.

In drama it can be used to show the posisions and motions of different characters and objects, enabling the viewer to see things that the character can't.

The bird's eye view is also very useful in sports, documentries, ect.

Slanted
Also known as a 'Dutch Tilt', this is where the camera is purposely tilted to one side so the horizon is on an angle. This creates an interesting and dramatic effect.

Dutch Tilts are also popular in MTV-style video production, where unusual angles and lots of camera movements play a big part.

Camera Shots and Explinations

v  EWS (Extreme Wide Shot)
The view is so far from the subject that he isn't even visible. Often used as an establishing shot.

v  VWS (Very Wide Shot)
The subject is visible (barely), but the emphasis is still on placing him in his environment

v  WS (Wide Shot)
The subject takes up the full frame, or at least as much as comfortably possible.
AKA: long shot, full shot.

v  MS (Mid Shot)
Shows some part of the subject in more detail while still giving an impression of the whole subject.

v  MCU (Medium Close Up)
Half way between a MS and a CU.

v  CU (Close Up)
A certain feature or part of the subject takes up the whole frame.

v  ECU (Extreme Close Up)
The ECU gets right in and shows extreme detail

v  Cut-In
shows some (other) part of the subject in detail.

v  CA (Cutaway)
A shot of something other than the subject.

v  Two-Shot
A shot of two people, framed similarly to a mid shot.

v  (OSS) Over-the-Shoulder Shot
Looking from behind a person at the subject.

v  Noddy Shot
usually refers to a shot of the interviewer listening and reacting to the subject.

v  Point-of-View Shot (POV)
Shows a view from the subject's perspective.

v  Weather shot
the subject is the weather. Can be used for other purposes, e.g. background for graphics

Production Schedule

Having a production schedule helps and guides the group so they stay on track and acheive their full potential. This is why this schedule was created.

Date?	What? Where?
28/11/11	Meeting to begin first stage of filming/ plan
12/12/11	Beginning Green Screen (chorus)
02/01/12	Meeting for group to see where we are...make plans   (including ancillary)
02/02/12	Pictures for ancilary tasks
03/02/12	Reminising studio white screen video of girl
12/02/12	Greenwich villiage shots and filming for retro scene
15/02/12	Greenwich embankment
24/02/12	Editing and Review for filming
26/02/12	Editing and review of filming
29/02/12	Greenwich filming any redo’s
06/03/12	Editing all footage

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Follow house style to create:

v  Cd digipak

v  Cd promotional advert

v  T-Shirts

v  Vinyl (maybe)

v  Website

All need to complete at least 2 designs of each

Filming: Green Screen

One of the groups ideas was to use a green screen. The intention of this was to give the music video a some what comedy genre, which would be created by a studio based segment in the video. The humour in this shot was to be created by having the background on the green screen and then zooming out to show the whole of the studio and behind the screens footage.

After viewing this footage on the Video Editing Machines it became clear that this was not the most effective shot that can be used for the video. Instead of humour being created, the video looked very amateur as it was clear that the location was not a professional studio.