Camera Work

On the 25th of Septembre the class learnt all about the video camera and how it works. We learnt about the zoom, the focus, the time code, the aspect code which on our camera was 16:9 (wide screen), dB's, the apeture and also the shutter speed. We also learnt how to set our camera up. We learnt how to put the camera on the tripod, bubble it, put the mic in, put the battery in and turn it on and off. All of these skill will help us when using a camera.

The time code is how long left you have to record on your tape. It captures 25 frames per second, but you will only see the frame number go as high as 24 as it then resets to zero. We learnt that when we are out filming never to look back at our work until we get back and put our recordings onto the computer. If we did look at it while we were in the middle of filming, we might end up recording over other material we needed, leave some tape un-used or mess up the time codes. This would be bad.

The shutter speed is how fast the camera captures a frame and the apeture is how large the hole is at the front of the camera. The apeture basically controls how much light is let into the video camera.

Camera work

This shot shows Storm lurking from within the jungle. Because we are at the same level as Storm it makes us feel like we are equal and she is not inferior or superior to us.

This photo of Gabby is whats known as a 'Hero Shot' this is because the audience feels inferior to Gabby as she is shot from below so it seems like she is superior. Also as she is looking off into the distance which makes her look like she is in deep intelligent thought.

This shot that we took portrays Storm as an inferior character. This is done as it was taken from above and because the viewer looks at the picture and almost looks down on Storm it makes them feel superior.

Thriller Poster

This is my thriller poster. I created this by using Photoshop. I used these images to create more of a thrilling picture. For example the two girls running and leaping towards the centre character represents that she is inferior and powerless to the scary girls. I placed her in the middle as it gives the impression that she is being attacked from all angles, once again powerless and inferior to everything around her. I chose the fuzzy stripey background as it represents chaos and craziness which is rather scary. I also chose the red coloured writing for my title as it represents horror and anger. The reason I chose the title of ‘The Descendants’ is because the two scary girls appear to be descending on the middle character also it seems rather appropriate and scary. The fact that the character is in the centre at a lower angle than the other two scary girl’s means that she is shown to be weaker and helpless.