Design Brief

Having researched new waves and analysing three American new wave films it is clear that they share a common theme in that they are about the rejection of everything that came before, whether that be with social issues or actual filming techniques. I specifically looked at the American new wave and found that they spoke strongly about social issues like the Vietnam war and equal rights, the youth were known for there counterculture attitude, listening to psychedelic rock and taking drugs.

I plan to film at established location such as museums, shopping centres and galleries, as well as in a bedroom. I will be using natural lighting for all my footage as I want my audience to be very much aware that they are watching a film. The main action will be the shots from the bedroom, with footage from established locations layered over the top with a low opacity, so it can be seen but only a little.

I plan to intercut all of the scenes randomly with each other to make the film void of any strict narrative, I will be using jump cuts to create jarring transpositions, this will also make the audience more aware that they are watching film. The main sound used within the film will be the non-diegetic backing music, I will also be using little bits of diegetic sound, just a few lines hear and there, these will be recorded using the camera's microphone and so will be bad quality but I feel like this supports my aim of wanting the audience to be aware they are watching a film. I also want my subject to be very much aware they are being recorded, there is no problem with my subjects looking at the camera whenever they feel like it and direct references like waving at or talking to the camera.

Shutter Speed

In photography, shutter speed is the length of time when the film or digital sensor inside the camera is exposed to light. The amount of light that teach the film or image sensor is proportional to the exposure time. 1/500th of a second will let half as much light in as 1/250th. Slower shutter speeds are often selected to suggest movement in a still photograph of a moving subject, whilst excessively fast shutter speeds can cause a moving object to appear unnaturally frozen.

Shutter Speed 100 from Jakob Morrison on Vimeo.

This is a short video to show the recording quality of a fast shutter speed. This was recorded using a shutter speed of 1/100th of a second.

Shutter Speed 30 from Jakob Morrison on Vimeo.

This is a short video to show the recording quality of a slow shutter speed. This was recorded using a shutter speed of 1/30th of a second.

Process

The two short videos produced are effective in showing the difference between a fast and slow shutter speed. I struggled at first cause I was unsure on what to film.

Problem Solving

As I have said I was unsure on what to film when I started but when I realised that I just need to get it done to show that I know the difference between shutter speeds. With this in mind I decided to film me spinning around so it was me moving rather than the object I was filming.

Justification of Decisions

See below each video

Recommendations

If I was to re-shoot this task then I would definitely capture a moving subject like a river or fountain, as I feel this would demonstrate the difference between fast and slow shutter speed much more effectively.

Health and Safety

Before filming, health and safety of the public and crew must be considered, this is incredibly important to do because an injury to crew or public can result in a film being delayed, going over budget or being scrapped entirely. Therefore potential risks must be considered such as the weather, location aspects and members of the public.

When filming, the floor conditions must be taken into account at all times, ensuring there aren't any objects that could result in a person slipping over or damaged equipment. All wires must be taped down at all times to ensure that no one will trip over them and hut themselves or damage equipment. When shooting with a tripod, precautions must be taken to ensure that it will not fall over and break anything or hurt someone, when using a tripod, you must be extra aware of other people's workspace so that you do not invade it or that they do not invade yours, this is how accidents happen.

When shooting in the photography studio, all wires must be taped down to ensure no one hurts themselves or damages the lighting equipment. Studio lights should always be turned off at the plug when not in use to ensure the bulbs can cool down before being handled as the bulbs can become very hot and could burn someone or potentially break when moved.

Basic Editing Techniques Video Essay

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Process

The final video produced is fairly effective in showing and explaining different editing techniques. I struggled with this to start with because I was unsure on how to replicate some editing techniques.

Problem Solving

Working within a group to record our original footage was probably the hardest part of the task mainly because we weren't a very organised team, to combat our team's lack of organisation I tried to plan ahead.

Justification of Decisions

This video was produced to show the basic editing techniques with a brief explanation for each shot. I have provided my own example as well as a cinematic example to show why such a technique might be used when.

Recommendations

I definitely would re-do shots that contain certain techniques such as the Kuleshov effect and the intellectual montage, these were difficult techniques to replicate and as such made sure that I found the best cinematic examples for these techniques.

Cinematic Examples:

Kill Bill Vol 2

Turbo Kid

Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Inception
Watchmen
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Kuleshov Experiment
Mission Impossible
October
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Psycho
Apocalypse Now