Blog #9 Inspiring Short Film / Video Online

I chose this short film because it told a story without using any words. The Dp and director used only visuals and audios to paint the portrait for the viewers.I find it's message extremely powerful - racism, in ANY form, is not acceptable and we must unite to fight against it! However, we live in a world where intolerance of difference - be it religious, cultural or any other - is the norm. My Favorite shot is 3:18 the depth of field changes over and the shot is beautiful.

Blog #8 Shot x Shot Analysis of a Scene

Scene 1: Starts off with Usher receiving a phone call from his mistress. She tells him that she is 3 months pregnant. For this scene they used a variety of shots. They used a close up, extreme close up, mid waist shot, medium close up, side profile, and front view. It's kind of strange to use that many different frames for one scene but the editor put it together nicely. The director used multiple depths of field for the first scene. At first he/she used a soft depth of field and than it turned into a very strong one. the depth of field changed as the shot frames changed. The focus faded in and out as you can see from the screen shot above where Usher is out of focused and comes back in to view crisp and in focus.











The next scene is a totally different scheme from the previous one. Instead of switching frames every 2 seconds the DP decides to do one continuous shot from the studio to Usher's car. The director used a 3rd persons view to capture the entire scene and conversation with his friend. Although their is no on camera Dialogue it is very clear that Ushers friend is asking me where he is going and by the look on ushers face and his body reactions you can tell what he is saying. The director is telling and capturing 2 moments at once. The fist moment is Usher singing and telling us the story of how he ended up cheating and the director used the settings around Usher to tell the second story of how Usher was feeling as he left the studio.

Blog #6 Portrait of a Place

Director: Trey Moore
Director of Photography Micah

TRUST NO ONE from UA, Telecommunication and Film on Vimeo.

Blog #7 Lighting Examples / Still Photos You Like

Picture 1 “The Beautiful SADE”: This is an image of a famous soul singer named Sade. I chose this picture because to me she is a very beautiful natural woman and the photography captures the essence of her face and beauty. The light and depth of field makes you focus on her facial tones. There is a slight shadow casting over the lower portion of her body, which causes the viewer to stay focused on the upper portion of her face; the soft depth of field on the background keeps the viewers attention centered on the middle of the image where her face is.




Picture 2 “Frazier Misses”: This is a famous image of the boxer Muhammad Ali dodging a vicious punch from Heavy Weight Champion Joe Frazier. I chose this photo because of the visual capturing that was used in the photography. The lights make you focus on the two boxers in the center of the ring. The angle makes Ali seem extra long and allusive. The picture was taken at a lower angle making the two fighters look big, strong, and powerful. I thought it was intriguing that you can actually see the lights in the photo, but yet it doesn’t take away from the focus of the fighters.


Picture 3 “Ali Punch”: This is a photo of Muhammad Ali delivering a furious left hand to boxer Floyd Patterson. I chose this image because it captured the strength and power of Ali’s punch. It is a mid waist shot and the lights are deemed on every part of the photo but Ali’s powerful left hand. To make the left arm even more powerful you see Floyd balling up for cover. The background being pitch black helped the viewer focus on the punch and two fighters even more.

Blog #5 Discuss pre-production planning for Portrait of Place shoot

I decided to make my movie a drug deal gone bad. In preparation for my movie I will use a fake gun, fake cocaine (baking soda), and some real money (really 300 ones wrapped in 20's). The movie will show a setup between a guy and he's girlfriend. I hope that you all like it. I plan to use wide shoots and close up shots. I will shoot a outside scene which will look a little hazy to give a grainy feel.