Com Arts 155 1st Edition Lecture 18 Outline of Last Lecture I Combining Sound and Image II Elements of Sound Design III Technology Outline of Current Lecture I Basics of the Moving Image II The Camera in Motion III Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead Current Lecture Basics of the Moving Image Basics of the Moving Image Persistence of vision Sequence of images being projected that our eyes see as cohesive there is actually a disconnect between frames but since they move fast enough we can t tell Film records at 24 frames per second fps Except for The Hobbit movies the frame rate makes it look almost hyper real Video records at 29 97 fps When shooting video with the GH2 use 24 fps setting and NOT 30 fps It will give it more of a cinematic look and most importantly your footage won t crash Capital Fitness Commercial Movement Movement in and out of focus Use telephoto shot Movement adds to theme of activity helps move eyes to what the gym wants to show of Pans that go left to right and up and down They re motivated by the movement of the subjects Other times the camera is still and there is a lot of movement in the frame itself Movement of shadow Allows the viewer to project self into it The Camera in Motion Types of Camera Set ups These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Tripod Gives stability and you can still move very smooth Dolly Want camera to be in motion smoothly push dolly on track Steadicam Enable cinematography that wasn t possible with just dolly much more fluid Handheld Gives certain energy and life to it Associated to documentary work 3 Camera Studio Gives more of a stagey feeling Types of Camera Movement Pan Left to Right Tilt Up or Down Handheld Intentional or just what comes with it Tracking Moving through space Zoom Change the focal length with the lens Rack Focus Changing the focus of a lens within a shot Staging the relationship between subject movement and camera placement movement is the hardest part of directing to master Telling the actors how to move and coordinating that with the placement and movement of the camera Suggestions Don t go handheld with a telephoto lens Will emphasize jerky movement Handheld looks less shaky when your subject is moving Get the audience to pay attention to subject movement rather than jerky camera movement Wheelchairs make for inexpensive dollies Begin shots with subjects entering the frame Be careful where you start and stop shots Have the subject open a door or something Find the frame and stick with it until you find the next frame You don t want to have no focal point don t get sense of camera aimlessly wondering Stay loose and flexible Good to go in with plan but stay loose because things change Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead How to begin asking questions Meet as many people as you can and talk to them as much as possible Then look for themes Go in there and know as much as you can about whom you re going to be talking to Look for good story teller Start with basic questions to get them to warm up
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