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.