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Framwellgate School Durham AS media lesson 3 2014 - foundation portfolio - shots
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AS MEDIA STUDIESFoundation Portfolio - Shots
Learning Intentions
To learn basic terminology of shots To plan shoot covering range of
different shots To organise shooting to take place
before/ during next lesson (Thursday)
Success Criteria
All students will note down information about different kinds of shot and will plan a simple shoot
Most students will create a simple storyboard/ shooting schedule
Some students will devise a detailed storyboard/ shooting schedule
Types of shot
Extreme Long Shot (ELS) Long Shot (LS) Medium Shot (MS) Two Shot Close Up (CU) Extreme Close Up (ECU) High Angle Low Angle
Nike - Invitation
Extreme Long Shot
Extreme Close Up
Two Shot
Long Shot
Name the Shot
Task
3 minutes to correctly identify the shots
Label shots on left using titles from right(abbreviate where appropriate)
Mise En Scene
What appears in the shot (denotation) Costume Props Make-up Framing Setting
Purpose and effect Intended connotation
Explain the Mise En Scene
Task
Work in groups of 1/2 Given a number of shots to compose Given camera/ tripod to use for next three
days Select appropriate locations Follow instructions on sheet and complete
shoot
Upload footage onto computer by end of lesson on Thursday
Editing begins Friday 12th September Final submission Friday 19th September
Maintain blog throughout process
CAMERA BASICS
Classic “Don'ts”
Don’t... forget to charge battery or load media leave lens cover on leave camera on when not shooting have irrelevant people or things in shot catch camera reflected in window/ mirror get thumb or shadow in shot talk over shot edit shots “in camera”
Shooting Tips
Use a tripod –shots will look much better Run through the action before shooting
Make sure you’re covering everything, particularly if you have complicated movement
Start recording about 5s before the action starts You can edit this out later
Record at least 2 takes for each shot Record a “master” shot for each scene
Resolution
Cameras default to 1080/ 60 (HD resolution/ frame-rate)
Better set at 720/ 30 Whenever you turn on the camera
Check the bottom left corner of the screen If number is 1080, press “menu” button, select
“resolution” and select “720” You will always need to reset the frame rate to 30.
In the menu, click down to the second page Select “Stabilizer” Make sure the green tick is selected Click menu button The number at the bottom left should now read
“720P30”
Charging it Up
Make sure battery and charger with camera
Different cameras have different adapters
Battery should beconnected to the base unitin order to charge it
Camcorder Media
Mini-DV Tape|
Mini-DVD Disc
SD Card
Turning it on
Press the “on/off” button once Check the “mode” – you won’t be
able to record if the video camera icon is not selected
If you can’t see anything, make sure you’ve taken the lens cover off
Lens Covers
Some cameras have internal lens covers
The Powershots have the lens cover attached to the camera
Aspect Ratio
Some cameras default to an aspect ratio of 4:3(old TV standard)
Make sure you set your camcorder to 16:9 (or “widescreen”). You will usually do this via the camera menu
Zoom
To “zoom” (i.e. make the image bigger or smaller) , use the “W/T” slider (usually found on the “shoulder” of the camera
The slider is “touch sensitive” – the zoom will speed up or slow down depending on pressure
Advised not to zoom when recording; this will generally make your footage look amateurish
However, if you practice azoom a few times, it canlook quite effective
Focus
Most domestic camcorders use “auto-focus”
You can alter this, although you will need to experiment
You will find itdifficult tomaintain thefocus if yoursubject moves much
You are advised to only experiment with focus at your own risk
Light
Camcorders work best in reasonable light
If you shoot at night or in low light, image quality will degrade
Ideally, shoot during the day and then tint the image to create “day for night”
Otherwise, make sure you have enough light
Effects
Many cameras come with “effects” buttons
You are advised not to use these when you are shooting
You can create more powerful effects using the editing software, with the advantage that you can undo them if you don’t like them
Tripod Basics