For this project I looked back on the production of the Alcoholic Project: Objective POV. What you set out to achieve The briefing for this project was to produce an objective sequence of an alcoholic looking for a drink, getting distracted and then continuing to drink. Since the course notes had been primarily about framing,… Continue reading Project 5: How to Learn
For this exercise, I recorded the shots from the objective POV of an alcoholic looking for a drink. As I was using a different actor this time, I decided to change the story a bit and take advantage of the possibilities that an objective POV allows. I kept to the same location (kitchen and living room)… Continue reading Exercise: An objective POV
In this exercise you are asked to explore how the feeling of a shot changes depending on the camera angle that is used. The typical shots to consider are the High Angle shot, Low Angle shot and the Neutral Angle shot. A neutral angle shot is taken at the same eye level as the subject and tends to… Continue reading Camera Angles
For this exercise you are given a briefing for an alcoholic alone at home. You are to draw up the storyboard, noting the shot sizes and what should be in the frame. it’s an exercise in working out what should be in the frame to convey the story. You then record the shots and do… Continue reading Exercise: Shooting a short sequence
For this exercise I have used three images. What I found interesting is that the strongest images I found were mostly negative emotions; fear, vulnerability and despair. I tried looking for more positive images and struggled to find them. I then looked at other blogs and realized that most other students had also found images that generate… Continue reading Exercise on Emotive Frames
For this exercise you are asked to visualize a set of situations and then draw up the storyboard of what you would see and answer a series of questions. This is a subjective view exercise. Talking to someone in a shop What was left out at the edges? The refrigerated stand with cakes in it… Continue reading Exercise: Visualisation
The OCA study guide states that ‘The choice of frame defines the viewpoint of the audience. Where we appear to be looking from alters our interpretation of what we see.’ This section is dealing with choices that the director makes in terms an objective or subjective shot (3rd or 1st person storytelling).[pg 19] I think… Continue reading Subjective and objective shots
For this exercise you need to choose a picture identify a series of smaller frames within the picture that you can use to create a new story place the new images in order and accompany them with notes outlining your new story upload image sequence to the blog I chose the ‘School of Athens’ painting… Continue reading Exercise: Building a story
For this part of the exercise, you are required to make up your own story and present it in five frames. This is my story, which I hope is slightly funny: Frame 1: A group of two adults and two children set off to camp in the forests. They not your typical rugged, outdoor types and… Continue reading Exercise: Telling a Story Part 3
For this part of the exercise, you are to look at other students stories and answer a series of questions. The first blog I looked at was Choe’s (https://chloeclikproductions.wordpress.com/page/2/), who’s blog is amazing. Her energy seems to bubble off the pages. And I wish I could draw like that! What is the story? The story is… Continue reading Exercise: Telling a Story Part 2
