lighting.

Ambient Light	The light already present in a scene, before any additional lighting is added. More info: Ambient Light
Incident Light	Light seen directly from a light source (lamp, sun, etc).
Reflected Light	Light seen after having bounced off a surface.
Colour Temperature	A standard of measuring the characteristics of light, measured in kelvins. More Info: Colour Temperature Chart
Contrast Ratio	The difference in brightness between the brightest white and the darkest black within an image. More Info: Contrast Ratio
Key Light	The main light on the subject, providing most of the illumination and contrast.More Info: 3 Point Lighting The image below shows this: Below shows Key light with less glare (created when the camera is too close to a light) :
Fill Light	A light placed to the side of the subject to fill out shadows and balance the key light. More Info: 3 Point Lighting
Back Light	A light placed at the rear of a subject to light from behind. More Info: 3 Point Lighting The image below shows both key light and back light used. Notice the 'halo' effect above the sholder:
Hard Light	Light directly from a source such as the sun, traveling undisturbed onto the subject being lit.
Soft Light	Light which appears to "wrap around" the subject to some degree. Produces less shadows or softer shadows.
Spot	A controlled, narrowly-focused beam of light.
Flood	A broad beam of light, less directional and intense than a spot.
Tungsten	Light from an ordinary light bulb containing a thin coiled tungsten wire that becomes incandescent (emits light) when an electric current is passed along it. Tungsten colour temperature is around 2800K to 3400K. Also known as incandescent light.
Halogen	Type of lamp in which a tungsten filament is sealed in a clear capsule filled with a halogen gas.
Fresnel	A light which has a lens with raised circular ridges on its outer surface. The fresnel lens is used to focus the light beam.
Incandescent	Incandescent lamps produce heat by heating a wire filament until it glows. The glow is caused by the filament's resistance to the current and is called incandescence

Film openings

Flight Plan.

Below is the opening to Flight Plan, Our theme for our opening peice is a thriller. I have looked at various openings to Thrillers, below is one of them. This Film begins with a train going past, after it 'Touchstone Pictures and Imagaine entertainment present', follows, it is white writing on a black background which creates a eerie feel , this is the first thing you see so it sets both the mood, and the setting of a train station, The rest of the titles follow in the style of a train going past, the kind of shutter, line effect going over the writing is used to create this, this also give a tense feel to it. After the last name, the black screen fades out and shows a train with a woman sitting on the bench persumed to be waiting for the train.  This scene is the establishing shot and shows the back of the lady in  the middle of the screen, this automaticly make you think she is the main charecter. High Key lighting is used in this scene. The doors of the train open and the camera beings to zoom into her with the words 'Flight Plan' in white, fading in beside her, the pause here and the time it takes to zoom in also creates a feel of suspence, its almost like your waiting for something to happen now. The writing 'Flight Plan', which establishes the name of the film, flashes and fades back out, the camera then turns to the other side and shows the front of her face, this is the first time you see her, it continues to zoom it up to a 'Close up' viewpoint to show the worried emotion on her face. Quite a Soft High Key lighting is used here, this is to make you look more at her expression and less at the shadows. This sets the scene and mood for the rest of the film, the screen then blanks out and opens on a new scence, where low key lighting is used. This is the begining of the film. This will help me with openings because it shows new ways of setting a scene and creating the mood for the rest of the film. This opening scene captures your intrest in the film so it is inportant it is intresting and full of tension and suspense.



Saw 6.

the opening credits are writen in a weird font you see 3 versions of the text all in differn't sizes moving at differnt times across the screen also a few of the letters seem to twice every so often.
this is to create a creepy feel to the film.
the credits fade to black and fade in to part of jigsaws death traps
the producer uses Extreme Close Ups of the traps slowly revealing the trap to the audience
there is not alot of opening credits
to finish the opening we see the first two victims waking up and wondering where they are
using a medium close up

Presentations

Our ideas...
Connor presented our ideas while ryan filmed it and i wrote down notes. 
Idea 1
our first idea was taken from the film "LORD OF WAR" but instead we would show the LIFE OF A MACHETE in the hands of a local nut job then the scene changes to a crime scene.

Idea 2
our second idea we are going to film the whole scene in a FIRST PERSON prospective as he masacures a few victims then the scene changes to a crime scene

Idea 3
our third idea is that a group of "yobs" teenagers sneak into a abandoned factory and takes drugs having a good time. then a guy with a baseball bat enters wearing a hoody.. one of the teenagers start on him and ends up getting killed .. then the hooded charater takes on all the "yobs" while one person runs away and hides in a cupboard of some sort and the charater walks around searching for him , when the teenager thinks he's safe the hooded charater comes right up to the cupboard to scare the audience... then cuts to the opening title
The video below shows connor presenting our
ideas to the class:

Eastenders

Chryed Reunion.
The charecters included in this scene are: Chryed, Zainab, Christan, Jane
This scence begins with a long shot, this is to establish the scene. This then focus in gradually (tracking in) to inform you of the two main charecters. As the camera moves even closer in Medium shot is used to she the expression on the two charecters talking, Crab is also used in this scence to move as the charecters are talking. Shot/reverse shot is also used in this scene. When another charecter appears behind them Long shot is used of them and gradually moves into Medium shot. Two of the charecters then walk off and Medium shot is used as the camera follows them. Medium close up is also used in this scene as well as shot/ reverse shot when the two different charecters are talking.

Framing your shots..

Camera Shots!!
A camera shot is the amount of space that is seen in one shot . Camera shots are used to demonstrate different aspects of a film's setting, characters and themes. As a result, camera shots are very important in shaping meaning in a film. They are used to show emotion and help you to feel part of the film.

ELS-Extreme long shot.

This shot can be:

• a horizon shot
• an infinity shot
• an establishing shot
• a landscape
• a small figure in relation to a large building

LS-Long Shot.
This shot:

• Shows a whole figure, but closer to the camera
• Shows them in relation to their surroundings
• can also be an establishing shot

MLS-Medium long shot.

This shot:

• Shows more details of the charecter
• Retains the setting quite clearly in the mise-en-scene
• Shows the whole body

MS-Medium shot

This shot:

• Is roughly from the knees or waist to just above the head
• Is sometimes called a 'mid shot' or 'three quarter shot'
• is similar to MLS

MCU- Medium close up
This shot:

• Is from the mid-chest to the top of the head
• It shows much more detail of a charecter
• It can contain two people talking

CU-Close up
This shot:

• Shows head and shoulders
• Is very detailed
• Is used to show emotions and feelings/reactions

ECU-Extreme Close Up

This shot:

• Shows small part of a face or object
• Can also show extreme fear or emotion if tightly on the eyes

All the above is demonstrated below:

Camera Movements!!
These are used to help show emotion and follow the charecters within the shot.

Crab

Camera moves completely tp the left or right. Also called TRACKING SIDEWAYS.

Pan

Camera pivots left or right, but stays fixed to the same point

Boom

Camera moves up or down (as though it's in a lift)

Dolly

Camera moves in/out from subject. Also called TRACKING IN/ OUT

Zoom
Camera zooms in/ out from subject. This is not strictly a camera movement becasue it's the lens that moves, not the camera - it is an optical effect.

Camera Angles!!

Camera angles are used to position the viewer so that they can understand the relationships between the characters. These are very important for creating meaning in film as well as in other visual texts.

Bird's eye angle
is an angle that looks directly down upon a scene. This angle is often used as an establishing angle, along with an extreme long shot, to establish setting.

High angle
is a camera angle that looks down upon a subject. A character shot with a high angle will look vulnerable or small. These angles are often used to demonstrate to the audience a perspective of a particular character. The example above demonstrates to us the perspective or point of view of a vampire. As a viewer we can understand that the vampire feels powerful.
Eye-level angle
puts the audience on an equal footing with the character/s. This is the most commonly used angle in most films as it allows the viewers to feel comfortable with the characters.

Low angle
is a camera angle that looks up at a character. This is the opposite of a high angle and makes a character look more powerful. This can make the audience feel vulnerable and small by looking up at the character. This can help the responder feel empathy if they are viewing the frame from another character's point of view.
A Dutch angle
is used to demonstrate the confusion of a character. The example above should disorientate you.