Camera Shots
Different camera shots can be found above!
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Your test this Friday
Test
Six
1. What kind of camera have we
been talking about this week in class?
2. What type of media (card)
does it record to?
3. Explain Aperture/F-Stop and
what it does?
4. What does ISO stand for?
5. What does ISO do?
6. Explain Depth of Field
7. What does FPS stand for?
8. How many Frames Per Second
is the average movie shot at?
9. Explain the Rule of Thirds
10.
What is Bokeh?
11.
Picture of Canon 5D asking to identify all its parts. This will be for 11-16
12.
Bonnus: If you want one thing to appear in focus and everything around
it to appear out of focus would you set your Aperture at a High number or a Low
number?
NEXT
WEEK:
Camera
Angles, Three point Lighting, Shooting Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Set up
test Next Friday.
Rule of Thirds
ISO stands for International Standards Organization and it is a standardized industry scale for measuring sensitivity to light.
DSLR stands for Digital Single Lens Reflex.
Kevin Nations website
ISO stands for International Standards Organization and it is a standardized industry scale for measuring sensitivity to light.
DSLR stands for Digital Single Lens Reflex.
Kevin Nations website
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
Grades due this FRIDAY
Remember if you have something that you need to do for me (Test, Quiz, Project) the information to study is below. Now some class info may NOT be listed but you can google or ask your teammate for notes:
8 Core group of the production team:
Producers
Director
Unit Production Manager
Production Accountant Production Supervisor Production Coordinator First Assistant Director Second Assistant Director
Six phases of filmmaking? Development
Pre Production Production
Post Production Distribution Exhibition
History of film begins in 1890s Vaudeville programs.
Single scene.
1897 George Melies built first studio out of glass. It was modeled after large still photography studios and it had cotton stretched over the ceiling to diffuse light on really sunny days.
What was the execution of Mary Stewart? First Special FX Movie.
Up to 1913 most films were still made in New York but since Thomas Edison Inc. held the patens on the film industry most filmmakers moved southern California and Texas.
Kalem Company were the first to send crews on location to shoot movies (no studios)
Kalem also pioneered the female action heroine from 1912, with Ruth Roland playing starring roles in their Westerns.
1902 A trip to the moon is the earliest known/example of the Sci Fi Genre.
Films then were under a minute and until 1927 done without sound.
Films were usually accompanied by live bands to enhance film experience.
First rotating camera was built in 1897 and so were the first studios
Panning shot camera was built by Robert W. Paul in 1897 on the occasion of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. His shot was referred to as a PANORAMA.
In 1900 the close up shot was invented (some say that DW Griffith invented it) First use of animation was 1899
Director
Unit Production Manager
Production Accountant Production Supervisor Production Coordinator First Assistant Director Second Assistant Director
Six phases of filmmaking? Development
Pre Production Production
Post Production Distribution Exhibition
History of film begins in 1890s Vaudeville programs.
Single scene.
1897 George Melies built first studio out of glass. It was modeled after large still photography studios and it had cotton stretched over the ceiling to diffuse light on really sunny days.
What was the execution of Mary Stewart? First Special FX Movie.
Up to 1913 most films were still made in New York but since Thomas Edison Inc. held the patens on the film industry most filmmakers moved southern California and Texas.
Kalem Company were the first to send crews on location to shoot movies (no studios)
Kalem also pioneered the female action heroine from 1912, with Ruth Roland playing starring roles in their Westerns.
1902 A trip to the moon is the earliest known/example of the Sci Fi Genre.
Films then were under a minute and until 1927 done without sound.
Films were usually accompanied by live bands to enhance film experience.
First rotating camera was built in 1897 and so were the first studios
Panning shot camera was built by Robert W. Paul in 1897 on the occasion of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. His shot was referred to as a PANORAMA.
In 1900 the close up shot was invented (some say that DW Griffith invented it) First use of animation was 1899
1900 first motion pictures that can be considered as films.
First multi reel film was in 1906
The first theatre was called the Nickelodeon in Pittsburg in 1905
Who was DW Griffith?
The Photo Drama of Creation?
By the 1920s America was outputting 800 feature films annually (82% of the global total) How many are made on average now?
The Jazz Singer (first talkie)
Wings. First and only silent film to win an Oscar. Filmed at Kelly Base in San Antonio for a budget of $2 million from September 7 1926 – April 7 1927. Directed by William Wellman and released by Paramount Pictures. Only director at the time with WWI experience. First film two show two men kissing and first film with wide release to show nudity.
For Fridays test:
Who belongs in the production office?
Production staff. UPM, Production Supervisor, Production Coordinator, APOC, Production Secretary, Office PA’s and Office Interns.
Why is it important to know who belongs in Production Office? So you know who DOESN’T belong.
What is the best way to answer the phone in the Production Office? Production this is (NAME).
The Production Assistant or PA is thought to be half a rung up from? an Intern.
Good Production Assistants are worth their weight in gold yet as a group they are often the lowest paid.
What is an intern? Interns are students or individuals new to the industry who lack the experience and contacts.
What is the benefit for the production to have interns? Because they work for free!
What are the six major Hollywood Studios? Universal
MGM
Columbia
Paramount
Disney
FOX
(and sometimes Sony)
What was the House of Un-‐‑American Activities Committee?
During the post WWII era what was the biggest threat to movies and theaters?
First multi reel film was in 1906
The first theatre was called the Nickelodeon in Pittsburg in 1905
Who was DW Griffith?
The Photo Drama of Creation?
By the 1920s America was outputting 800 feature films annually (82% of the global total) How many are made on average now?
The Jazz Singer (first talkie)
Wings. First and only silent film to win an Oscar. Filmed at Kelly Base in San Antonio for a budget of $2 million from September 7 1926 – April 7 1927. Directed by William Wellman and released by Paramount Pictures. Only director at the time with WWI experience. First film two show two men kissing and first film with wide release to show nudity.
For Fridays test:
Who belongs in the production office?
Production staff. UPM, Production Supervisor, Production Coordinator, APOC, Production Secretary, Office PA’s and Office Interns.
Why is it important to know who belongs in Production Office? So you know who DOESN’T belong.
What is the best way to answer the phone in the Production Office? Production this is (NAME).
The Production Assistant or PA is thought to be half a rung up from? an Intern.
Good Production Assistants are worth their weight in gold yet as a group they are often the lowest paid.
What is an intern? Interns are students or individuals new to the industry who lack the experience and contacts.
What is the benefit for the production to have interns? Because they work for free!
What are the six major Hollywood Studios? Universal
MGM
Columbia
Paramount
Disney
FOX
(and sometimes Sony)
What was the House of Un-‐‑American Activities Committee?
During the post WWII era what was the biggest threat to movies and theaters?
What is Cinemascope?
The House Un-American Activities Committee investigated Hollywood in the early 1950s. Protested by the Hollywood Ten before the committee, the hearings resulted in the blacklisting of many actors, writers and directors, including Chayefsky, Charlie Chaplin, and Dalton Trumbo, and many of these fled to Europe, especially the United Kingdom.
During the immediate post-war years the cinematic industry was also threatened by television, and the increasing popularity of the medium meant that some film theatres would bankrupt and close. The demise of the "studio system" spurred the self-commentary of films like Sunset Boulevard (1950) and The Bad and the Beautiful (1952).
Distressed by the increasing number of closed theatres, studios and companies would find new and innovative ways to bring audiences back. These included attempts to widen their appeal with new screen formats. Cinemascope, which would remain a 20th Century Fox distinction until 1967, was announced with 1953's The Robe. VistaVision, Cinerama, and Todd-AO boasted a "bigger is better" approach to marketing films to a dwindling US audience.
Gimmicks also proliferated to lure in audiences. The fad for 3-D film would last for only two years, 1952–1954, and helped sell House of Wax and Creature from the Black Lagoon.
The House Un-American Activities Committee investigated Hollywood in the early 1950s. Protested by the Hollywood Ten before the committee, the hearings resulted in the blacklisting of many actors, writers and directors, including Chayefsky, Charlie Chaplin, and Dalton Trumbo, and many of these fled to Europe, especially the United Kingdom.
During the immediate post-war years the cinematic industry was also threatened by television, and the increasing popularity of the medium meant that some film theatres would bankrupt and close. The demise of the "studio system" spurred the self-commentary of films like Sunset Boulevard (1950) and The Bad and the Beautiful (1952).
Distressed by the increasing number of closed theatres, studios and companies would find new and innovative ways to bring audiences back. These included attempts to widen their appeal with new screen formats. Cinemascope, which would remain a 20th Century Fox distinction until 1967, was announced with 1953's The Robe. VistaVision, Cinerama, and Todd-AO boasted a "bigger is better" approach to marketing films to a dwindling US audience.
Gimmicks also proliferated to lure in audiences. The fad for 3-D film would last for only two years, 1952–1954, and helped sell House of Wax and Creature from the Black Lagoon.
What is Filmmaking? Unit 1. TEKS C5. Presentation describing the
history of Filmmaking. (Advanced students must present 20 facts). Must present
the history and evolution of the various related fields of study in filmmaking, its
economic impact, and the interdependence between the technical and artistic
sides of filmmaking. They can do this with a video, traditional presentation or a
graphic model.
During the 1960s, the studio system in Hollywood declined, because many films were now being made on location in other countries, or using studio facilities abroad, such as Pinewood in the UK and Cinecittà in Rome. "Hollywood" films were still largely aimed at family audiences, and it was often the more old-fashioned films that produced the studios' biggest successes. Productions like Mary Poppins (1964), My Fair Lady (1964) and The Sound of Music (1965) were among the biggest money-makers of the decade. The growth in independent producers and production companies, and the increase in the power of individual actors also contributed to the decline of traditional Hollywood studio production.
The New Hollywood was the period following the decline of the studio system during the 1950s and 1960s and the end of the production code, (which was replaced in 1968 by the MPAA film rating system). During the 1970s, filmmakers increasingly depicted explicit sexual content and showed gunfight and battle scenes that included graphic images of bloody deaths - a good example of this is Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left (1972).
Post-classical cinema is the changing methods of storytelling of the New Hollywood producers. The new methods of drama and characterization played upon audience expectations acquired during the classical/Golden Age period: story chronology may be scrambled, storylines may feature unsettling "twist endings", main characters may behave in a morally ambiguous fashion, and the lines between the antagonist and protagonist may be blurred. The beginnings of post-classical storytelling may be seen in 1940s and 1950s film noir films, in films such as Rebel Without a Cause (1955), and in Hitchcock's Psycho. 1971 marked the release of controversial films like Straw Dogs, A Clockwork Orange, The French Connection and Dirty Harry. This sparked heated controversy over the perceived escalation of violence in cinema.
During the 1960s, the studio system in Hollywood declined, because many films were now being made on location in other countries, or using studio facilities abroad, such as Pinewood in the UK and Cinecittà in Rome. "Hollywood" films were still largely aimed at family audiences, and it was often the more old-fashioned films that produced the studios' biggest successes. Productions like Mary Poppins (1964), My Fair Lady (1964) and The Sound of Music (1965) were among the biggest money-makers of the decade. The growth in independent producers and production companies, and the increase in the power of individual actors also contributed to the decline of traditional Hollywood studio production.
The New Hollywood was the period following the decline of the studio system during the 1950s and 1960s and the end of the production code, (which was replaced in 1968 by the MPAA film rating system). During the 1970s, filmmakers increasingly depicted explicit sexual content and showed gunfight and battle scenes that included graphic images of bloody deaths - a good example of this is Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left (1972).
Post-classical cinema is the changing methods of storytelling of the New Hollywood producers. The new methods of drama and characterization played upon audience expectations acquired during the classical/Golden Age period: story chronology may be scrambled, storylines may feature unsettling "twist endings", main characters may behave in a morally ambiguous fashion, and the lines between the antagonist and protagonist may be blurred. The beginnings of post-classical storytelling may be seen in 1940s and 1950s film noir films, in films such as Rebel Without a Cause (1955), and in Hitchcock's Psycho. 1971 marked the release of controversial films like Straw Dogs, A Clockwork Orange, The French Connection and Dirty Harry. This sparked heated controversy over the perceived escalation of violence in cinema.
During the 1970s, a new group of American filmmakers emerged,
such as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas,
Woody Allen, Terrence Malick, and Robert Altman. This coincided
with the increasing popularity of the auteur theory in film literature and
the media, which posited that a film director's films express their
personal vision and creative insights. The development of the auteur
style of filmmaking helped to give these directors far greater control
over their projects than would have been possible in earlier eras. This
led to some great critical and commercial successes, like Scorsese's
Taxi Driver, Coppola's The Godfather films, Altman’s Nashville,
Allen's Annie Hall and Manhattan, Malick's Badlands and Days of
Heaven, and Polish immigrant Roman Polanski's Chinatown. It also,
however, resulted in some failures, including Peter Bogdanovich's At
Long Last Love and Michael Cimino's hugely expensive Western epic
Heaven's Gate, which helped to bring about the demise of its backer,
United Artists.
Tuesday:
Top 10 Modern Film Directors:
Films of the 70’s:
The French Connection: First R Rated Film to win an Oscar
Deliverance: Banjo Scene. Filmed in Georgia
The Exorcist: Directed by William Friedkin (who also Directed the Fench Connection) First Horror film to get an academy award nomination for Best Picture.
Chinatown: Roman Polanski.
Godfather Part I and II
Jaws: Steven Spielberg. First Summer Blockbuster. Shark Never Worked One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Carrie
Rocky
Taxi Driver
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Star Wars
Tuesday:
Top 10 Modern Film Directors:
Films of the 70’s:
The French Connection: First R Rated Film to win an Oscar
Deliverance: Banjo Scene. Filmed in Georgia
The Exorcist: Directed by William Friedkin (who also Directed the Fench Connection) First Horror film to get an academy award nomination for Best Picture.
Chinatown: Roman Polanski.
Godfather Part I and II
Jaws: Steven Spielberg. First Summer Blockbuster. Shark Never Worked One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Carrie
Rocky
Taxi Driver
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Star Wars
The Deer Hunter
Halloween
Texas Chainsaw
Animal House
Alien
Apocalypse Now
Friday, October 16, 2015
Previous Test you can study
Test ONE
1.
How many members of the CORE group of production
are there?
2.
Name all of the CORE group members
3.
How many phases of filmmaking are there?
4.
Name all of these phases
5.
The history of film began around what year?
6.
In 1897 who built the first studio? What was it
made out of?
7.
When is the sun highest in the sky?
8.
What was the first film to use Special FX?
9.
Why did several movie companies leave New York?
10. What
two states did these movie companies move to?
11. Who
was the first company to send crews on location?
12. Who
was Ruth Roland?
13. What
was the first Sci-Fi Film?
14. Who
directed this film?
15. Who
built the first rotating camera head?
16. When
was the first use of animation?
17. What
was the first movie theater called?
18. In
the 1920/s how many films was America outputting per year?
19. The
first “Talkie” (movie to have sound) was what?
20. What
was the first film to win an Academy Award?
21. The
most important item to budget for on a movie is what?
22. The
first Indie film to have a major impact on Hollywood was what?
1.
Who
belongs in the production office?
2.
Why is it important to know who belongs in
Production Office?
3.
What is the best way to answer the phone in the
Production Office?
4.
The Production Assistant or PA is thought to be
half a rung up from?
5.
Good Production Assistants are worth their
weight in __________
6.
What is an intern?
7.
What is the benefit for the production to have
interns?
8.
What are the six major Hollywood Studios?
9.
What Studio (that is NOT on the list above) made
Spider Man, Xmen and The Fantastic Four?
10. What
was the House of Un-American Activities Committee?
11. During
the post WWII era what was the biggest threat to movies and theaters?
12. What
is Cinemascope?
13. Who
are considered to be Baby Boomers?
***BONUS***
14. What
is the difference between Capitalism and Communism?
15. What
will Interns usually get paid with?
Test Three - Pre-Production:
1.
Name the
13 parts of pre pro:
2.
How many
weeks are there in pre pro?
3.
What happens in Week 1 of pre production?
4.
What happens in Week 2 of pre production?
5.
What happens in Week 3 of pre production?
6.
What happens in Week 4 of pre production?
7.
What happens in Week 5 of pre production?
8.
What happens in Week 6 of pre production?
9.
What happens in Week 7 of pre production?
10. What
happens in Week 8 of pre production?
11. Once
production has begun what does the 1st AD do on set?
12. What
does the 2nd AD do on set?
13. What
is the difference between a Camera Operator and a Cinematographer?
14. What
is a storyboard and what is its purpose?
15. Why
is preproduction important to filmmaking?
16. Name
the 6 phases of Filmmaking
**BONUS**
What was the last film to win the Academy Award for best
picture (film that won it
In 2015)?
What does an Executive Producer do?
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