The Language of the Moving Image

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The Language of the Moving Image
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Describing Video

• Composition
• Shot Types
• Transitions / Editing
• Camera Movement
• Special Effects

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Composition

• Remember the bandwidth!
• Screen size may be small
• Divide the screen into 3 for tracking and
  newsreading
• Remember to focus the audience
• Plain backgrounds
• Few subjects 180 Degree Rule
• Make subjects stand out No green jumpers on a
  grass covered hillside!

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Shot Types

• Extreme Long Shot
• Long Shot
• Medium Shot
• Close Up
• Extreme Close Up

• Held or prolonged
• High Angle Shot
• Low Angle Shot
• Over The Shoulder

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Transitions / Editing

• Wipes
• Fades
• Cuts
• Dissolves

• Continuity
• Jump-cuts
• MTV Edits
• Cross-cuts
• Follow-cuts
• Sound-bridge

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Camera Movement

• Zoom
• Pan
• Track

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Special Effects

• Only ever use
• Black and White
• Sepia
• Computer not camera
• Never really use!

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Lighting

• Light sources should be behind the camera or
  pointing toward the subject and away from the
  lense
• Be aware of shadows
• If light must come from behind, ensure that the
  light is blocked by the subject or that the
  subject is lighter in colour than the background.

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Lets Get Creative

• Putting it all together.
• Amelie first for interest.
• Amelie again with a critical eye to how the
  meaning is contstructed.

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Didnt you mention Bandwidth?

• Bandwidth and streaming media are like to sides
  of a balance.
• Complexity Size Vs Network
• Some comparisons

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