Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Italiene Neo-Realism and Bicycle Thief
Italian Neo-Realism first started during early 1935, when anti-Facist journalist Leo Longanesi urged directors to "go in the streets, into the barracks, into the train station;only in this way can an Italian cinema be born". American films influenced the age of Italian Neo-Realism because American movies portrayed the good life, which only could be found in America and did not show the images that reflected [Americans] lives".Very few films showed whats was actually going on in Italy during that time period, such Italy's transition from agricculture to manufacturing, which cause people to strruggle econimicaly. Once the neo-realism age of film making began it was characterized as a anti-Fascist movement. Cerare Zavattini stated that the aim of neo-realism was to show Italian life without embellishment and without artifice. Some films that showed the Italian Life were films such as Ladri di biciclette or Bicicle Theif and The Pastman Always Rings Twice, all these films used long takes and complex shoots and as well as street shooots to show the neo-realism between characters and surrouindings. Roberto Rossellini shows most clearly neo-realism link between the Resisitance movemen, whith his film Open City,1946 because this film shows actual footage of Nazi occupation of Rome and shows the hard times people had living under that rule. Another characteristic of neo-realism is the documentary type of shooting, which is clearly seem in the movie The earth Trembles,1948, because this movie relies on a nonprofessional cast. Once the movement sarted to fade away its prints keeped on moving forward because neo-realism influenced the French New wave filmmakers, also the ideas of neo-rea;ism carried over with "the emphasis on class conflicts and the use of non-professional actors".
Monday, March 15, 2010
Job Security
In this film there are two security guards, one is concerned about a chest that is on the monitor. One guard decides to go and check out the chest while the other stays back and "enjoys" himself, these shoots provide a good example of parallel action, as the guard gets to where
the chest is supposed to be at he finds that it is missing, he then finds out that it has been stolen by a burglar, the guard accidental jumps into the back of the burglars pickup. The climax of this film is when the guard makes it out of the pick-up and into a
taxi, but then the camera pans down to reveal that the taxi driver has the key that opens the chest. This last part leaves the audience in shock and in disbelief because one is left puzzled to how the burglar manged to pass as a taxi driver, also one is left thinking about what might happen to the guard because he is still in the same car with the burglar.
the chest is supposed to be at he finds that it is missing, he then finds out that it has been stolen by a burglar, the guard accidental jumps into the back of the burglars pickup. The climax of this film is when the guard makes it out of the pick-up and into a
taxi, but then the camera pans down to reveal that the taxi driver has the key that opens the chest. This last part leaves the audience in shock and in disbelief because one is left puzzled to how the burglar manged to pass as a taxi driver, also one is left thinking about what might happen to the guard because he is still in the same car with the burglar.
Reverie and the DSLR Revolution
In this first still of them both kissing, clearly shows the ability of this camera to capture in full details in an environment with dim light. Because both the guy and the girl are wearing colors that would be difficult to catch under that type of lighting, with such a clear picture, that gives emphasizes to the cameras ability.
In this second image of the girl in the dress, again it show the ability of the camera to capture in detail the image although it is in a low light environment, also it is impressive how the camera is able to capture the shoot with out it being grainy. To add on the camera focuses girl but the background is still very clear, which also demonstrates the cameras selective focus.
In this last image, the guy is in focus while the rest of the background is not, and the camera is able to clearly show the guy in detail, and its surprising because it seems like they are shooting in a completely dark environment. Cameras ability is great when shooting in dim light.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Rhythmic Match and Master Shoot
Rhythmic Match
1.I think that my story demonstrate the concept of rhythmic matching well, because theres some parts of the film were the actions match the sound. Also in the voice over it clearly explains what rhythminc matching is, which further demonstrates the concept. Some problems that me and my partner faced in creating this film was the acual matching of the actions with the movements because it was hard matching the movements of the character to the paste of the music. something that we could have done so that our film could have come out better would have been choose the music first and then shoot the actual film because then we could have got an idea to how we want the movements of the characters to be like. Another thing that we could have done better would be the story line because towards the middle the story gets confusing, so by making the actor lok at the door first and the introducing the second chracter it could have been less confusing.
2. I think we had a good camera work.what is surprising is that in this film the camera work was all done by hand and the shoots came out to be pretty good. The only bad thing would be that we did not have enough time to prep for a good setting location but we managed to somehow pull of the shoots we wanted in this film. One of the most creative shoots in this film would have to be the last shoot, because it is a pan of the camera from the plug outlet to the computer and the to my face. This shoot provides comedy to the film because the audience laughs at the end when they see the reaction of the character after his computer has been turned of.
3. Challenges that i had on the edit was putting all the movemets of the characters and some how making them match with thee music that i choose. To demonstrate my concept in the edit i had to take certain shoots that showed the actual concept in play. But again showing this concept was not eassy because it was hard matching the movements to the music.
Master Shoot
1. I think that in this film the concept of master shoot sequence was demonstrated very good because we clearly showed what its waw giving details and descriptions. Problems that we faced in this short film production was gettting the audio to work with the film because the llocation that we decided to film was a bad location for audio, which made it very hard not only in the edit but in the actual shooting itself. Other problems that we had was that the background noice on one lacation was so loud that we could not hear the actors speaking, which also turned out to be a problem in the edit because we had to raise and lower the audio levels on several parts.
2.I think that the actors were shoot well in the diouluge sceen because it clrealy shows our concept as the camera movement goes from over the shoulder shoots to close ups. Also the way the camera was spositioned in some sceens mmade it loook like the actor was superior to that of the other actor, which was good because thatshow we envisioned the actors to appear. Themost creative shoot would have to be the panning of the lady handing the note to the girl, because the pan was done nice an smooth. Also this shoot creates a sense of mystery because the audience is left to wonder whats in the note, the reason for this shoot beeing one of the most creative shoots in this film.
3.With this film there was alot of schallenges in the edit because first our audio levels were to luod and in some parts there was no audio at all. So to edit this film first I had to turn up the audion levels in the parts were they speak and turn it down when there is no conversation because of the bockground noice. To demonstrate my concept in the edit i had to cut from a lang shoot to a two shoot waist shoot then into a over the shulder shoot and then into a close up, by doig so I clearly demonstrated the master shoot sequence because it consited of all these shoots.
1.I think that my story demonstrate the concept of rhythmic matching well, because theres some parts of the film were the actions match the sound. Also in the voice over it clearly explains what rhythminc matching is, which further demonstrates the concept. Some problems that me and my partner faced in creating this film was the acual matching of the actions with the movements because it was hard matching the movements of the character to the paste of the music. something that we could have done so that our film could have come out better would have been choose the music first and then shoot the actual film because then we could have got an idea to how we want the movements of the characters to be like. Another thing that we could have done better would be the story line because towards the middle the story gets confusing, so by making the actor lok at the door first and the introducing the second chracter it could have been less confusing.
2. I think we had a good camera work.what is surprising is that in this film the camera work was all done by hand and the shoots came out to be pretty good. The only bad thing would be that we did not have enough time to prep for a good setting location but we managed to somehow pull of the shoots we wanted in this film. One of the most creative shoots in this film would have to be the last shoot, because it is a pan of the camera from the plug outlet to the computer and the to my face. This shoot provides comedy to the film because the audience laughs at the end when they see the reaction of the character after his computer has been turned of.
3. Challenges that i had on the edit was putting all the movemets of the characters and some how making them match with thee music that i choose. To demonstrate my concept in the edit i had to take certain shoots that showed the actual concept in play. But again showing this concept was not eassy because it was hard matching the movements to the music.
Master Shoot
1. I think that in this film the concept of master shoot sequence was demonstrated very good because we clearly showed what its waw giving details and descriptions. Problems that we faced in this short film production was gettting the audio to work with the film because the llocation that we decided to film was a bad location for audio, which made it very hard not only in the edit but in the actual shooting itself. Other problems that we had was that the background noice on one lacation was so loud that we could not hear the actors speaking, which also turned out to be a problem in the edit because we had to raise and lower the audio levels on several parts.
2.I think that the actors were shoot well in the diouluge sceen because it clrealy shows our concept as the camera movement goes from over the shoulder shoots to close ups. Also the way the camera was spositioned in some sceens mmade it loook like the actor was superior to that of the other actor, which was good because thatshow we envisioned the actors to appear. Themost creative shoot would have to be the panning of the lady handing the note to the girl, because the pan was done nice an smooth. Also this shoot creates a sense of mystery because the audience is left to wonder whats in the note, the reason for this shoot beeing one of the most creative shoots in this film.
3.With this film there was alot of schallenges in the edit because first our audio levels were to luod and in some parts there was no audio at all. So to edit this film first I had to turn up the audion levels in the parts were they speak and turn it down when there is no conversation because of the bockground noice. To demonstrate my concept in the edit i had to cut from a lang shoot to a two shoot waist shoot then into a over the shulder shoot and then into a close up, by doig so I clearly demonstrated the master shoot sequence because it consited of all these shoots.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Solitude Trailer
In this shot the audience is attracted to both the guy and the girl standing over the fire, and the over the shoulder shot thats is seen create a sence of mystery for the guy that is talking to both the guy and the girl. This sceen is also shot in low lights wich also adds on to the myystery of the sceen and it is appropriate for the genre of the film which is horror. The tight framing also implies that the characters are afraid and scared of what might go on in their trip, also the framing implies that they are vounerable to anything that might be out there to harm them. At the begining of the film the camera height is at eye level so that the audience thinks that the characters are nutral about the situation that is at hand, but as the film progresses the camera height is raised above the soulder to show how the characters are weak and adds on to the frightfulness of the movie.
The camera motion in the trailer helps establish the horror theme in this movie because the slow moving shots at the sart of the trailer draw the audience into the tention of the film, and towards the end of the trailer the fast past shots show the classic horror theme bacuse the fast moving shots represent the panic that the character has at that moment. In one shot the car is moving allong the road and the camera goes into a slow motion shot of a car that has been wrecked allong the side of the road, this shot foreshadows bad things that might happen to the group of studentsand the slow motion brings better emphasizes and brings the audience closer to the characters of the film. Towards the end of the traisler the mnotion of the camera becaome quick and short this conveys a frightend emotion both the charaters and the audience feel, also in dramatic part the motion of he camera becomes slower which adds on to the tension of the characters. The director also does a good job of translating camera motion to dramatic and suspenful shots wich represent the characters emotions at the time.
The camera motion in the trailer helps establish the horror theme in this movie because the slow moving shots at the sart of the trailer draw the audience into the tention of the film, and towards the end of the trailer the fast past shots show the classic horror theme bacuse the fast moving shots represent the panic that the character has at that moment. In one shot the car is moving allong the road and the camera goes into a slow motion shot of a car that has been wrecked allong the side of the road, this shot foreshadows bad things that might happen to the group of studentsand the slow motion brings better emphasizes and brings the audience closer to the characters of the film. Towards the end of the traisler the mnotion of the camera becaome quick and short this conveys a frightend emotion both the charaters and the audience feel, also in dramatic part the motion of he camera becomes slower which adds on to the tension of the characters. The director also does a good job of translating camera motion to dramatic and suspenful shots wich represent the characters emotions at the time.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Avatrar Behind the Scene
1. What challenges did James Cameron have in realizing his vision?
One challenge that James Cameron had was putting themes together, that play out throughout the movie and intertwine with other themes. Also other challenges faced with the creation of this film was making the avatar character believable and making Pandaro itself believable because of the many factors that made Pandsora unique, such as the animals and the plants in Pandora.
Another challenge with the making of this film was capturing the real facial expressions of the actors, and making all of the avatars movements similar to that of the actors. Cameron had to make the actors walk as if they were in the jungle, which made it even more difficult for him because they could not actually film in a real jungle.
2. What was the process used creating Pandora?
The process used in the creation of Pandora was difficult because in order for the director to create such a planet he laterally had to envision a something that was out of this world. For example the animals of Pandora were so exotic that it must have taken a long time creating them, also the production crew had to base the animals used in the movie to real animals on earth. The plants also had to be based on real plants on earth, in order to make the audience believe that Pandora itself and all the biological things in it are real.
3. How has performance capture changed the filmmaking process?
Performance capture has changed the filmmaking process, because the director do not have to rely on the animation of a character because with performance capture the director can get the actors interpretation off the character on the spot, making it more realistic. Also with cgi technology it allowed the director to take the emotions of the actors in any scene and translate that to the actual character in the movie. Capturing facial expressions changed the film making process because animators were no longer involved in creating the characters emotion from scratch. Cameron was able to capture true human emotions from a non-living character, which makes it unique because it sets the stage for more realistic films in the future, because of the revolutionary impact performance capture had on the filmmaking process.
4. Around four hundred million dollars was spent on making and marketing this film. The problems that the news corps faced was that if the movie did not amazed the audience in the first week, that the movie overall would be a financial lost. I think that the money spent on this film limits the director’s message in the film, but make the actual delivery of the message much more interesting than other films. Because the amount of money spent on the production made the movie more realistic and more appealing toward the audience, which in terms caused the huge profit of the whole production.
5.I did not really pay attention to racial stereotypes that people suggest that they were used in this film, but after going back to the film, the message of racial stereotypes are present because the navi people are seen as the weak and the white people are seen as the superior race. Also the message that James Cameron is conveying about the military is clearly seen throughout the film, because through military power the white people are able to suppress the navi people. Also expressing the message of human imperialism, because the white settlers wanted to take control of the planet Pandora. I thought that the message about the military that Cameron is trying to convey can be seen in present times because a superior nation can take control over other inferior nations, which is clearly seen throughout this movie
One challenge that James Cameron had was putting themes together, that play out throughout the movie and intertwine with other themes. Also other challenges faced with the creation of this film was making the avatar character believable and making Pandaro itself believable because of the many factors that made Pandsora unique, such as the animals and the plants in Pandora.
Another challenge with the making of this film was capturing the real facial expressions of the actors, and making all of the avatars movements similar to that of the actors. Cameron had to make the actors walk as if they were in the jungle, which made it even more difficult for him because they could not actually film in a real jungle.
2. What was the process used creating Pandora?
The process used in the creation of Pandora was difficult because in order for the director to create such a planet he laterally had to envision a something that was out of this world. For example the animals of Pandora were so exotic that it must have taken a long time creating them, also the production crew had to base the animals used in the movie to real animals on earth. The plants also had to be based on real plants on earth, in order to make the audience believe that Pandora itself and all the biological things in it are real.
3. How has performance capture changed the filmmaking process?
Performance capture has changed the filmmaking process, because the director do not have to rely on the animation of a character because with performance capture the director can get the actors interpretation off the character on the spot, making it more realistic. Also with cgi technology it allowed the director to take the emotions of the actors in any scene and translate that to the actual character in the movie. Capturing facial expressions changed the film making process because animators were no longer involved in creating the characters emotion from scratch. Cameron was able to capture true human emotions from a non-living character, which makes it unique because it sets the stage for more realistic films in the future, because of the revolutionary impact performance capture had on the filmmaking process.
4. Around four hundred million dollars was spent on making and marketing this film. The problems that the news corps faced was that if the movie did not amazed the audience in the first week, that the movie overall would be a financial lost. I think that the money spent on this film limits the director’s message in the film, but make the actual delivery of the message much more interesting than other films. Because the amount of money spent on the production made the movie more realistic and more appealing toward the audience, which in terms caused the huge profit of the whole production.
5.I did not really pay attention to racial stereotypes that people suggest that they were used in this film, but after going back to the film, the message of racial stereotypes are present because the navi people are seen as the weak and the white people are seen as the superior race. Also the message that James Cameron is conveying about the military is clearly seen throughout the film, because through military power the white people are able to suppress the navi people. Also expressing the message of human imperialism, because the white settlers wanted to take control of the planet Pandora. I thought that the message about the military that Cameron is trying to convey can be seen in present times because a superior nation can take control over other inferior nations, which is clearly seen throughout this movie
Thursday, December 17, 2009
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