Classwork

 This is the Classwork blog to show how we learned the technical elements, concepts, media terms and theories! This blog consists of some of my teachers presentations and the work we did in class. 
This blogpost was made by me. 

CAMERA 

CAMERA MOVEMENT

This was the YouTube video that the Teacher gave us to know about camera angles that includes with movement, and this was really informational and helpful for our projects to know what camera movements to use in the storyboard and while, filming.

Fixed	Camera remains static	Calm, peace, normal
Push in	Camera moves slowly toward subject	Brings the audience closer, more involved, getting more serious.
Pull out	Camera moves slowly away from subject	Takes audience away from the action, leaving a character. Detaching from subject
Pan	Side to side, camera fixed	Reveal information, mirrors natural head movement of the audience.
Tilt	Up and down, camera fixed	Same as pan, just a different direction
Dolly	Camera moves around freely	More immersive, we are moving inside the subjects world, we feel part of the action
Tracking	Camera moves around on tracks	Similar to dolly, but smoother.
Crane		Reveals the epic size of the setting, landscape.
Handheld	Camera is shakey	Very natural, immersive. High energy
Zoom	Zoom	Brings audience closer to budget. Draws our attention to something.

CAMERA ANGLE AND MOVEMENT (Teacher presentation)

 

MISE EN SCENE ( Teacher presentation )

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This video showed about the technical element which was Mise-en-Scene, this showed on how all of the elements in a scene creates a meaning, influences a certain mood, and conveys a theme. Effective mise-en-scene makes scene more immersive and enhances storytelling which lets the audience interpret the different aspects of the narrative through the visual cues.

EDITING & SOUND ( Teacher presentation )

Description	Effect
Diegetic sound	Sound that can be heard by the characters within the media text.	Add a sense of realism. Reveal information to characters (and then audience)
Non diegetic sound	Sound that can only be heard by the audience.	Enhance meaning, create an emotional response in the audience
Trans diegetic sound	Sound that transitions from one to the other.	Creates a link between the audience and the world. More immersive

Description	Effect
Melodic	Positive and pleasing connotations	Enhances a positive scene. Create positive emotions in the audience.
Discordant	Harsh and unpleasant connotations.	Enhance negative scenes.  Create suspense, tension, anxiety
Contrapuntal	Has an opposite tone to the on-screen visuals.	Adds deeper meaning to scenes. Insight into the character's thoughts. Maybe they seek pleasure in doing bad things.

Continuity Editing	Non continuity editing
Straight cut (cut) Eyeline match  Shot /reverse shot Cutaway / Insert  *Match cut	Cross cut (parallel cut) Flash back Flash forward Jump cut  *Match cut

This was a guide about editing techniques and this showed on how seamless and unnoticeable the edits in films or videos are. The meaning of editing is the process of selecting, arranging, and assembling shots in a specific sequence to craft an impactful story. Types of editing techniques such as, cuts, fades and transitions allows the filmmakers to build tension, make juxtapose scenes for contrast. 

SOUND

This video about sound/audio helped us on how to record sound for a film or a project that we are working on, this was really helpful as most of our phones cannot record audio that clearly and the audio that was recorded may be hard to get and it could look off in the video, so knowing how to hide the microphone or phone made it really easy to film and audio would be way better to hear for the audience.

Theories

5 NARRATIVE CODES

- Hermeneutic : a narrative technique where a writer withholds information from the audience to create an enigma, or mystery, that the reader must solve.

- Proairetic : a narrative code that refers to actions that build suspense and interest in a story by implying further action.

- Semantic : refers to the use of specific words, images, sounds, or symbols in media to convey a direct or implied meaning.

- Symbolic : involves elements that carry a deeper, often abstract meaning beyond their literal sense. Symbolic codes represent ideas, emotions, or concepts.

- Cultural : based on shared social and cultural meanings, which may be understood differently depending on the viewer's background. Cultural codes rely on context and cultural knowledge.

Reflection : This blogpost helped me keep in check on the technical elements, concepts, media terms, and theories within the media industry mainly. This was also helped me understand better about all the different meanings. The teacher was good at explaining each terms that we didn't know till now, this will help me in the future for exams or other things in real life about the media industry.

Filming Schedule

 This is our Filming Schedule for our project on Component 1

Scene	Date/Time	Location	People	Equipment	Other
All	18 January 2024, 17:30	Taman Festival Bali	Maxine, Shannon, Kenneth, Bams ( possibly another dude )	Drone, Camera, Phones, Laptop, Car	Few other actor props to make it more immersive

Screen Test

 This is the Screen Test for our Component 1!

As a class, everyone participated in the Screen Test to say a line from the script / video and audition it infront of the class.

Reflection : Most of the students in class didn't take the Screen Test seriously and said the lines properly, so the auditions might be a bit not expected to be great but, at least some were decent when the audition was going.

Script / Screenplay

This is our Script & Screenplay for our Component 1!

Scene 1

Actors: Mac, Bams, Kenneth

Characters:

Max: Max

Bams: Greg

Kenneth: Kenneth

Killer:

[In the forest, fire crackling. Shot cuts to inside the tent. 2 Teenage boys and 1 girl playing an ouija board.]

Kenneth: I'm hungry, i'm gonna get a snack real quick

[Kenneth gets up and goes to the car to grab a snack, potato chips]

[killer kills kenneth]

Max: its been like 10 minutes, where is he?

[bams gets up to go look for kenneth, sees snack on the ground, kenneth nowhere to be seen]

bams: what the-

[max's scream can be heard from the distance, cuts to black and title]

(if need extra scene)

[scene cuts to intense music, atmosphere, shaky camera, dim lighting, and running, max/bams hiding from killer from behind the pillar]

Max: (heavy breaths, pov shot with shakey camera and flashlight.)

[killer suddenly grabs max from behind, camera falls to the ground facing to the right of them, allowing just a limited distance for the killer to be seen dragging max]

Max: yells are muffled with cloth on mouth

Reflection : Max did the screenplay, there isn't much needed screenplay as it is mainly visuals that will explain most of the things that are in the film opening.

Storyboard

 This is our Storyboard for our Component 1 Project!  ( Storyboard made by Shannon )

This is our rough sketch to outline the main plot of the film opening, this was done quickly as a group and it gave us a good idea of how the scene will progress. Now, my teammate Shannon will start to develop it into a more detailed storyboard. 

This is the more developed storyboard that was made by our team member Shannon, it is more detailed and has more clear intentions on what the scenes are going to be.

Reflection : Most of the storyboard was made by our team member Shannon, this gives us a more detailed information about each scene is going to be about and this will help for when we will start filming next term.

Location Scout & Risk Assessment

 This is our Location Scout & Risk Assessment blogpost to show what dangers and locations are there in our film opening!

4 Locations per Group Group ( Max, Bams, Kenneth, Shannon )

Images: 

Location
Address:	Taman Festival Bali, Padang Galak No.3
Scene:	All scenes (camp, chasing, etc)
Advantages of location:	It's abandoned and can give the scary atmosphere that we are looking for. It is close to school
Disadvantages of Location:	May rain, may have bugs or snakes, no roof. May have to work around tourists
Alternatives:	one of our houses
Risk Assessment
Risk:	Who is at risk:	How to avoid risk:	High, Medium, Low risk:
1. dangerous animals	everyone involved	assess surroundings first	low
2. Rain	everyone involved, equipment	Check the weather app before we actually go there,  determining what date we are going to film in.  Use a cover for the equipment that is not in use, take an umbrella	Medium
3. Rocks and Pebbles, tripping hazard	Everyone Involved	To remove the rocks to decrease the risk of tripping or falling when filming the actors or when the camera person is filming	Medium

Reflection : It was very hard finding the specific good locations for our horror genre film opening. This will inform us with the dangers that may be in the location we have picked, thus this will help us as the team identify and be more aware of our surroundings when we arrive in the location.