Monday, March 27, 2017

Short Film Project


Short Film is the use of genre to tell a story. You have two choices: 
1) If your ALL of your story scenes are filmed by Tues Apr 11 then complete the Short Film as a full story. 
2) If they are not completed, shoot only the highlight scenes and complete a Short Film Trailer - the Promotional version of your project. 
Keep all work school appropriate! 

SHORT FILM DEADLINES: 
LAST DAY TO FILM FRIDAY April 14
EXPORT MONDAY April 17

 CLICK HERE for Project Requirements

Need Royalty Free Music?
 List of royalty-free-music sites
 https://incompetech.com/music/ 


Need Free Sound F/X? Careful - Make sure others don't have the same ones as you!
www.audioblocks.com/
https://www.partnersinrhyme.com/
http://soundbible.com/

Need Inspiration? Watch Trailers at IMDB.com: Movie Trailers!
Cinematography… It’s where you place your camera that helps tell your story...

Important: Use Correct settings of in-camera LIGHTING (Iris, Gain, Exposure) COLOR TEMPERATURE (White Balance) & OUTDOOR ND (Neutral Density) Filter

Establishing Shot – Wide or landscape scene;  communicates the sense of place
Low Angle Shot - looking up at the subject:

from Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs" 1992

High Angle Shot - looking down on the subject:


ECU (eyes) – use external lighting to enhance look
                                        From John Hughes "Ferris Beuller's Day Off" 1986
Reverse Angle Shot / POV- camera is the point of view of the subject: 
From Coen Brothers "Raising Arizona" 1987
  
Bird's Eye Shot - perspective from overhead: 

Worm’s Eye Shotperspective from ground level:                

Dutch Angle – diagonal angle: 
From Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing" 1989

Dolly – roll position forward or backward
Truck – roll the dolly left or right
Dolly Zoom - dolly in on subject while you zoom out                                                                                             
From Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" 1975


Rack Focus - shift M focus ring foreground to background:     


Crane Shot – body of camera is lifted or lowered by machinery to capture a landscape or the subject (you can DIY on a smaller scale) 
From John Ford's "High Noon" 1952


In-Camera Transition – while recording, shift the camera shot to an object / landscape or  blur focus or X zoom in - pause – frame shot at new location / begin recording again to reveal the scene change  


Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language.