Goal

To under­stand how com­po­si­tional shots influ­ence view­ers emo­tional inter­pre­ta­tion of sub­ject matter.

Objective

Use shot com­po­si­tion to give the impres­sion an inan­i­mate object has emo­tion or personality.

Background

• http://​www​.hel​veti​cafilm​.com/​c​l​i​p​s​.​h​tml
• http://​vimeo​.com/​1​5​0​3​2​988
• http://​www​.medi​a​col​lege​.com/​v​i​d​e​o​/​s​h​o​ts/

Exercise:

Select a part­ner and brain­storm a ten (10) sec­ond video in which an inan­i­mate object is filmed in such a way as to leave an impres­sion with the viewer that the object us alive. The empha­sis is on implied move­ment and com­po­si­tional ele­ments, rather than full blown stop motion move­ment. Your video must include each of the fol­low­ing shot types at least one time:

• Wide Shot
• Medium
• Close Up
• Cut in or away

Bonus credit for videos that effec­tively use at least one of the fol­low­ing shots:

• Birds eye
• Cross­ing the line
• Point of View

Map out a sim­ple shot list and film your shots. Using a cell phone or dig­i­tal video cam­era, shoot your video using the time pro­vided in class. Feel free to use any app to edit, includ­ing ded­i­cated mobile apps. The final out­put set­ting will vary, but try to to get as close to the required specs as pos­si­ble. Sound is optional.

Technical Specifications

Cre­ate the ani­ma­tions at the fol­low­ing settings:

• File Size/Export Set­tings: HDTV 1080, 29.97fps
• Ren­der Set­tings: Best and Out­put Mod­ule: H.264
• 44.1kHz, 16 bit, 2 chan­nel audio
• File name: xyz_art378_exer00_part00.mp4

• The fol­low­ing rubric posted on D2L will deter­mine exer­cise score: Exer­cise Grading

Techniques

sto­ry­board, sketch­ing, shoot­ing, editing

Materials

paper, pen­cil, cam­era. edit­ing software