What makes a good interview?
People respond to your interest in what they are saying.
Questions are a guideline. Allow flexibility.
LISTEN
Have a conversation but let your subject speak freely - DON'T INTERRUPT.
People want to talk about what they care about.
Saturday, 28 September 2019
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
Koyaanisquatsi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOIvJTuCrlE
This documentary is famous for it's Philip Glass score and its amazing cinematography. A complete story in images. This is just one section.
This documentary is famous for it's Philip Glass score and its amazing cinematography. A complete story in images. This is just one section.
Ferris Bueller - Chicago Art Institue scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mj4Jluiftw
This scene from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
According to John Hughes, the scene at the Art Institute of Chicago was "a self-indulgent scene of mine—which was a place of refuge for me, I went there quite a bit, I loved it. I knew all the paintings, the building. This was a chance for me to go back into this building and show the paintings that were my favorite." The museum had not been shot in, until the producers of the film approached them. "I remember Hughes saying, 'There are going to be more works of art in this movie than there have ever been before,'" recalled Jennifer Grey "And then this picture (Georges Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte), which I always thought this painting was sort of like making a movie," explained Hughes. A pointillist style, which at very very close to it, you don't have any idea what you've made until you step back from it. I used it in this context to see that he's (Cameron) looking at that little girl. Again, it's a mother and child. The closer he looks at the child, the less he sees. Of course, with this style of painting. Or any style of painting really. But the more he looks at, there's nothing there. I think he fears that the more you look at him the less you see. There isn't anything there. That's him." According to editor Paul Hirsch, in the original cut, the museum scene fared poorly at test screenings until he switched sequences around and Hughes changed the soundtrack. "The piece of music I originally chose was a classical guitar solo played on acoustic guitar. It was nonmetrical with a lot of rubato. I cut the sequence to that music and it also became nonmetrical and irregular. I thought it was great and so did Hughes. He loved it so much that he showed it to the studio but they just went "Ehhh." Then after many screenings where the audience said "The museum scene is the scene we like least," he decided to replace the music. We had all loved it, but the audience hated it. I said, 'I think I know why they hate the museum scene. It's in the wrong place.' Originally, the parade sequence came before the museum sequence, but I realized that the parade was the highlight of the day, there was no way we could top it, so it had to be the last thing before the three kids go home. So that was agreed upon, we reshuffled the events of the day, and moved the museum sequence before the parade. Then we screened it and everybody loved the museum scene! My feeling was that they loved it because it came in at the right point in the sequence of events. John felt they loved it because of the music. Basically, the bottom line is, it worked."
This scene from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
According to John Hughes, the scene at the Art Institute of Chicago was "a self-indulgent scene of mine—which was a place of refuge for me, I went there quite a bit, I loved it. I knew all the paintings, the building. This was a chance for me to go back into this building and show the paintings that were my favorite." The museum had not been shot in, until the producers of the film approached them. "I remember Hughes saying, 'There are going to be more works of art in this movie than there have ever been before,'" recalled Jennifer Grey "And then this picture (Georges Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte), which I always thought this painting was sort of like making a movie," explained Hughes. A pointillist style, which at very very close to it, you don't have any idea what you've made until you step back from it. I used it in this context to see that he's (Cameron) looking at that little girl. Again, it's a mother and child. The closer he looks at the child, the less he sees. Of course, with this style of painting. Or any style of painting really. But the more he looks at, there's nothing there. I think he fears that the more you look at him the less you see. There isn't anything there. That's him." According to editor Paul Hirsch, in the original cut, the museum scene fared poorly at test screenings until he switched sequences around and Hughes changed the soundtrack. "The piece of music I originally chose was a classical guitar solo played on acoustic guitar. It was nonmetrical with a lot of rubato. I cut the sequence to that music and it also became nonmetrical and irregular. I thought it was great and so did Hughes. He loved it so much that he showed it to the studio but they just went "Ehhh." Then after many screenings where the audience said "The museum scene is the scene we like least," he decided to replace the music. We had all loved it, but the audience hated it. I said, 'I think I know why they hate the museum scene. It's in the wrong place.' Originally, the parade sequence came before the museum sequence, but I realized that the parade was the highlight of the day, there was no way we could top it, so it had to be the last thing before the three kids go home. So that was agreed upon, we reshuffled the events of the day, and moved the museum sequence before the parade. Then we screened it and everybody loved the museum scene! My feeling was that they loved it because it came in at the right point in the sequence of events. John felt they loved it because of the music. Basically, the bottom line is, it worked."
Friday, 13 September 2019
Royalty Free Music
Some resources for music
- Audiosocket https://www.audiosocket.com/
- CC Mixter http://ccmixter.org/
- Chicago Music Library https://www.chicagomusiclibrary.com/
- Free Music Archive http://freemusicarchive.org/
- Internet Archive Audio Archive https://archive.org/details/audio
- Jamendo http://www.jamendo.com/en/
- Open Music Archive http://www.openmusicarchive.org/
- Opsound http://opsound.org/
- Petrucci Music Library http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page
- Public Domain 4U http://publicdomain4u.com/
- Stock Music http://www.stockmusic.net/index.cfm
- The Music Bed http://themusicbed.com
- Kevin MacLeod www.incompetech.com
Define a Place Rubric
160 Assignment 1 - Rubric for Portrait of a Place
10% of final grade for course
DUE BY END OF CLASS LAB -- SEPTEMBER 25
DUE BY END OF CLASS LAB -- SEPTEMBER 25
Production: Shooting style reflects key concepts learned in lecture– use of different camera positions and angles. Were the frames intentional? Were they communicating the space through composition? Were the shots in focus, and steady? Pans, tilts, and handheld dynamic movements were employed intentionally. No zooms. Variety of subjects in frame (light, humans, nonhumans). No actors used. Each student captured at least 10 different shots.
Post-Production: Did they use the tools taught in lecture and lab? Pacing that contributes to story. If music was used, was it employed purposefully and effectively? No music videos.
Concept: Clear, with a purposeful structure– beginning / middle / end– or other conceptual structure that aids in communicating the essence of the space.
Followed project guidelines: One location (or a contrast between 2 spaces), observation of the space and its details, Time: 1-2 minutes.
Team Player/ Professionalism: Did they follow along and pay attention during camera demo? Did they show up on time on the day of shooting and actively participate? Did they come to class prepared, with their hard drive for both editing days, and participate in the editorial process?
Timeliness: Class time was used wisely, project exported and embedded onto student blogs on time.
Premiere Editing resources
Here are some resource files on adobe premiere. They are from Creative Cloud 2017 edition, but they are still relevant.
Getting started with Premiere:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LAYChTOcHcYLGv7jeFvPRgfAby57RSuh
Exporting:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1c4pJwwXaxcdx6SGaVNaDrJ8WWVC_KOZy
Getting started with Premiere:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LAYChTOcHcYLGv7jeFvPRgfAby57RSuh
Exporting:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1c4pJwwXaxcdx6SGaVNaDrJ8WWVC_KOZy
Defining a City
The opening scene of "Manhattan" is a black and white ode to the city of New York. Here is the original scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga5IIuuFHBg
How does New York change as it goes along?
Here, someone takes the music and the voiceover and updates the piece with new footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4FgnAVFgM
Think about how the music and the voiceover aligns with the images. What kind of transitions are used between shots? Where is the camera positioned?
Same filmmaker, different city, now in vibrant color, "Midnight In Paris"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHJ3yEUiSoo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga5IIuuFHBg
How does New York change as it goes along?
Here, someone takes the music and the voiceover and updates the piece with new footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4FgnAVFgM
Think about how the music and the voiceover aligns with the images. What kind of transitions are used between shots? Where is the camera positioned?
Same filmmaker, different city, now in vibrant color, "Midnight In Paris"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHJ3yEUiSoo
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Tuesday, 3 September 2019
Monday, 2 September 2019
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