Media 4 schools

we had a media day in the vale hotel. we learnt how to use the camera, we learnt that we should leave a few scounds of filming after each scene so it means that it will be easier to edit.We ment so famous poeple including neil jenkins,nicky piper and ieuan evans. we had to interview them and ask them some questions. we then had to film them tteing off.

StoryBoard

Today in media we learnt about STORYBOARDING. a storyboard visually tells the story of an animation panel by panel, kind of like a comic book.

Your storyboard should convey some of the following-
-Who's in the frame/scene
-What people are saying to one another
-how much time has passed between each film
-where is the camera?

Psycho shower scene

Today in media we had to look at the famous shower scene.We had to look at creation of suspense,use of music,camera work and editing.
There was around about 42 uses of editing, the edits start off slow then start to get faster as the music starts.
At the begining there is deigetic and non-deigetic sounds there is deigetic sound at the begining of the scene when she walks into the bathroom the non-deigetic sounds comes when the killer opens the shower curtain.
There isnt many uses if camera there is mostly editing, the camera zooms in on the killer when he walks into the room. The next big use of camera was when the camera does an extreme zoom into the plug hole then zooms out of the dead womens eye.

Saul Bass

In media we have been asked to analysis two of Saul Bass opening sequences. The two sequences we are going to analysis are psyhco and virtigo,Both of these films are directed by Alfred Hitchcock
We watched both of the opening sequences in our media lesson,we had to write notes on the image, use of camera, colour, Graphics and the music.

Saul Bass is best known for his design on motion pictures like the psycho and vertigo opening sequences.
The first opening sequence we had to analysis was for psycho...

The opening sequnces of psycho has no use of image and no use of camera because Saul Bass has just used Graphic design, he has used vertical and horizontal lines which split the screen,
the music is very dramatic and discordent which fits well with the graphics which are dull and fast. The music is orchestral and consists of string instruments including the violin. The credits are quite plain and the font is very clear and stands out on the black backround

The next opening sequence we had to analysis was Vertigo...

The opening sequnce of vertigo uses an image of a womens face the goes to a close up to her mouth. Then camera then slowy moves up her face to do an extreme close up of her eyes, her eyes are open wide and looking around like she is scared of something and looking for something. The camera then looks like it falls deep into her eyes.It is all black and white until it turns into red this gives the image of danger.While the camera is losing it self into the womens eyes Saul Bass uses a kaleidoscope affect which gives the inpression of spiraling into darkness, fear of the unknown.

My favourite opening sequnce is vertigo because i think it gives more of a dramtic feel and more of a insight into the film it also shows the both use of camera and graphics.

So far in media

So far in our media lessons we have studied films made by other students in our school and also other schools and college's to see what camera shots they have used. we have also learnt three important principles when filming. 

These are - 

Match on action

Shot-reverse shot 

108 degree rule 

Match on action is to use this technique in editing, cut from one to shot to another. This creates  an impression of continuity despite the fact that you might have shot the shots week's apart.

Shot-reverse shot, this effect is so common it is used in everyday t.v and in big hollywood films. shot-reverse shot  is when to characters are in conversation, one character faces left and the other faces right, so you can edit between a character talking  and a character listening.

108 degree rule. when filming a sequence of a room you need to imagine a line is drawn across the room cutting it in half

Hello

Hello my name is Jamie Hyett. This is my first blog , and i am making it for media studies in Pencoed. I think this will be a easy way to keep up to date with everything i learn in my media lessons

i hope you enjoy my blog.. jamie (: