Information, Media & Telecommunications - CINEMATOGRAPHER
Becoming
a cinematographer! Making your own video
Middle
Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking
Australian
Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Literacy
1. You are to learn from a Master! While looking at this tutorial, take notes and compare with a partner:
YouTube: Cinematography
- Learn from a Master: Richard Michalak
(40 minutes)
https://youtu.be/KwtpJ3T8eK4
2. You are to create your own video story about an interest or hobby. Use Celtx's storyboard function to create the storyboard using still photos.
3. Using your iPhone or Tablet, shoot your video.
4. Using iMovie or Movavi , edit and complete your movie. Share with your class
iMovie |
Movavi |
Cinematography
can be ... a screen character?
Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Literacy
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Numeracy
Australian
Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability
1. With a partner, read the following article
in The
Conversation September 2014 by Paul Ramaeker, Lecturer in Film,
University of Otago.
2. Using the information contained within this article, create a timeline of the changes in film lighting and technology using one of the free online timeline creation tools: either Capzles or Dipity. Compare with a partner. Have you captured all the relevant dates and changes? How did you present it - with pictures, videos and text?
Capzles |
Dipity |
3. Read the following article "How
to enhance character with cinematography"
4. With your partner, work out arguments "for and against" for the statement "Cinematography can be ....a screen character".
5.
Discuss as a class.
Practice
being a Focus Puller
Primary
Middle
Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Personal and social capability
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Numeracy
" There are many way to practice pulling focus.
A good, easy starting point is to train your distance estimation."
1. Grab a tape measure, or even better, a compact laser measure, and put it in your pocket.
2. Now, as you go about your day, whenever you get the chance, try to guess the distance of objects you encounter. For example, you just walked in your living room, what’s the distance between the end of the couch and the TV?
3. Take your best guess, then measure to see how close you were.
Do this long enough, and you will “calibrate” you eyes to the point where you’ll be doing this without even thinking." (Source: Lens Notes)
4. Optional Extra - Focus Racks
The third distinct category of focus pulling is the focus rack. Normally, the focus puller’s job is to make focus transitions as seamless and unobtrusive as possible, so as not to distract the viewer. However, every now and then there are certain situations where the act of pulling focus itself is utilised as an expressive tool. The video below does a good job of explaining when and when such focus racks are used. (Source: Lens Notes)
YouTube:
The Art of the Focus Pull
https://youtu.be/tT_qv9ptauU
You are to view as many great movies as possible and note the use of the focus rack as an expressive tool. Put together either a Tik-Tok or a short movie of your findings.
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