AICE Media Studies A Level: Kevin P

  In Painting with Light, the main focus was to understand the fundamentals of light and film as it provides more value than getting straight to work with tools.  Creative Choices: Prioritize the vision you have to avoid repeating styles and habits. Ask yourself basic questions like what feeling are you trying to invoke in each scene ? Where are the major twists and turns ? How will your tools help you achieve your goals ?  Lighting Science: The most advanced tools are not needed to achieve the look you’re after. Practice through natural or practical lights like lamps, streetlights, stage lights will help you see the foundation of your look and then bring the other tools in.  Camera Movement: The position of the camera is the best way to define your look. Different shots include dolly shots, handheld tracking, jib moves, each of these ways help create an instant mood and help the viewer understand the purpose of what is being shown. Using different angles like high a...

  Images are key to good storytelling  Cinematography: playing back moving images within the frame  Anything that is not captured in the frame did not happen  Changes to the frame, camera, lens, field of vision should be done with a purpose  Keep the audience in mind. How do you relate this to them ?  Different camera angles can enhance the story in different ways  Lighting is key, always ensure the image is being taken clearly Depth of fields can achieve specific looks or effects that give more meaning to a certain situation  Exposure can affect moods and feelings that are created  Understand file formats in order to avoid difficulties later on  Slow motion and time lapse can add more detail to the images. It all comes down to what the creator is trying to present to the audience.  Good scripts convey mood, feeling of the work leading to storyboarding Set a good amount of time into production Keep researching, keep practicing ...

Storyboarding is essential to the production of a film. It provides a way to visualize the entire film before getting the equipment and cast to produce it. Through detailed work whether visual or written, a good storyboard should show the information needed.  Through the two ways described in the youtube video by Media Studies Insider, there are five main components to include in a storyboard: mise en scene, camera work, editing, shot duration, sound.  One thing I learned from the video is that one's art skills don’t need to be advanced for a storyboard. It is all about visualizing the entire movie in advance. The video used Peter Jackson with Lord of The Rings as an example of a successful film with a well executed storyboard.  The video described two ways to approach the story board:  More Art: Include emotion into drawing Detail lighting  Ex: How many shadows, how dark, how light will the scene be ?  You can include labels to easier identify  Has to...

THE MAN CARD documentary analyzes white male identity in politics from President Nixon to President Trump.  The trailer is summed up of quick cut shots which matches the tempo of the non diegetic sound added. Like in most films, the stylistic choice of matching the speed of the visuals with the background sound, appeals to the audience and keeps them engaged.  In order to encompass the focus of the history of presidents, the film incorporates vintage television shots that anchor the trailer. As the Presidents speak, the intensity of what they are talking about goes hand in hand with the emphasis added by the background sound.  As the list of Presidents went on, there were more modern day photos of Obama and Trump that were then quickly contrasted by present day news casts. These clips of Fox, and later on Trump at a few of his rallies, support the focus on the white male identity and politics and ties it back to society. In select shots, the director reinforces what is be...