Final Assignment Evaluation

Final Assignment Evaluation

·        Introduction to your assignment - explain the genre Film Noir, history, time period, clothing etc.)

The genre that we were set was Film Noir, this genre is basically that which generalizes all films that are black and white and made from around the 1890’s, also Film Noir Films were being made and were mainly based around the American Prohibition (a large scale ban on any form of alcohol and it’s consumption), causing a large amount of gang crime and “Bootlegging” to take place, Stereotypically in these films there would be:

·         A Damsel (usually in distress)

·         A Villain (usually evil)

·         A Hero (usually saves the damsel from the villain and creates a “happy ending”)

·        Your research – what images inspired your poster/DVD shots and why?

The ones I found on the internet were the ones I used to create the CD cover and poster, the first one was a film named “Film Noir”, the poster had a man walking away from the camera, with his shadow trailing behind it (it seems to have been edited on Photoshop), the next poster is one advertising “Perfect Sleep”, a Film Noir Film, the man on the cover is kneeling down pointing a gun towards (what would appear to be the ground), the third Poster that I found whilst on the net was one advertising “This Gun For Hire”, another Film Noir Film produced in 1942, similar to the other two films, the actor has a pistol in his hand and is wearing a trench coat and a hat (both fitting with the Film Noir theme/genre), every one of the films displayed their films in different ways so you could identify the films and their individuality.

·        Characteristics of film noir photography lighting – (detail the three-light technique)

The lighting in these films would usually be quite low, but they may use lighting like overhead lights (ones usually placed on the sealing in buildings) possibly a fill light, but again they would try to make the lighting levels quite low to create atmosphere.

·        What were your ideas? Detail your four photo-shoots at home and at college.

I remember have some friends take some shots of me wearing my suit and hat (as the inspector in a Film Noir Film) but apart from that I don’t remember taking any other shots outside of collage (at home).

·        Photography. What did you have to take into account, i.e.: location, times, props, models and equipment?

I took into account the locations I was limited to, the only limitation I had with the camera was the fact I didn’t fully understand how to operate the camera fully.

·        Contact sheet examples for all your test shots detailing the camera settings used

(One sheet x10 images per shoot).

I made a contact sheet for the images I took whilst in the studio (the ones I am dressed in my suit), each picture; I took a different pose, the first one was where I was kneeling down, pointing my fingers (made out to be a fake pistol) at the ground, the next few shots were ones of me (from the chest up), making different poses; some of the pictures had me with my head tipped at a slight angle so you couldn’t actually see my face very well.

·        Editing processes/techniques used (include screen shots)

I defiantly used the “Un-saturate Tool” to make all of my images Black and White, I also used the magic wand tool and the rubber tool, I mainly had to use the rubber tool to get rid of some of the lines when I was attempting to separate the pictures on my contact sheet so I could choose which ones were my favorite.

·        Examples of your four final photographs (one from each shoot)

The first of my favorite shots is one where I am standing up, only the top half of my body is in this picture, (I think this type of shot is a cut-away), with my head slightly bowed- I like this shot because; although you can see the actor’s face, if you don’t know who they are- you could still be wondering who the person is.

The second of my favorite pictures is on with pretty much all of my body in the shot, this time I am kneeling down, pointing a pretend gun at the ground, I like this because again- if you don’t know who they are- you could still be wondering who the person is because of the fact the face is only partially shown.

My third favorite picture is one where I am standing up, this time I am … I Like this photo over the other photos that I took because…

·        A4 portrait poster and DVD artwork.

·        What would you do differently next time and what did you learn from your first assignment?

·        In your opinion, does your final images, poster and cover meet the assignment brief? Explain why.

Short Film Questionnaire

Short Film Questionnaire

• What age range do you fall under

14 - 18      19- 23    

24- 27       28- 32

• Do you have a religion, if so please state (optional)

Comment Box

• What kind of hobbies/ interests do you have?

Comments Box

• How long would you expect a short film to be?

1-4 minuets         5-7 minuets

8- 11 minuets      12- 15 minuets

Over 15 minuets?

Please State Below:

Comment Box

• Is my Short film long enough?

Yes/ No

If No, please state how long you may have like it to be:

Comment Box

• Did you enjoy my film?

Yes / No

If No, what could I improve?

Comment box

When you are giving feed-back, please make sure to include things like : more lighting, more special effects and generally anything else you think might need adding.

Was the location that I shot in suitable, was there anything about the place that  need to change, could you suggest a different location for future films.

Comment Box

This is a screenshot of the survey I created on Survey Monkey (https://www.surveymonkey.com)

Memory Check 07/12/15

Four areas of knowledge a freelance photographer must possess.

1.The ability to take photos.

2.Have knowledge of editing/ Photoshop 

3.Have knowledge of the equipment you're using.

4.Know how to create an "invoice".

Q2. What attributes would you say a freelance photographer should possess?

(for example – dependability. The role requires being reliable, responsible, dependable and fulfilling obligations)

1. Batteries,Tri-pod, Camera, Umbrella.

2. Good association skills with people.

3.Look at Google Maps to find out where you're going

4.Deal with change and be able to think on your feet

5. Make sure that you have all the contact details of everyone you're working with.

Key Research Terminology

Key Research Terminology

Daniel Semakula

Task 1

After taking notes on your tutors explanation of key terminologies, complete the following handout:

What is a Primary source? Using your own words/ making your own thing. Example: This is research that you made, for example; make a surveys focused on different people, or notes that you make, proposals anything you have made. Research that is THE original, what you made, you know exactly where it came from.

What are Qualitative results? Things that can't be put into graphs. Example: People's opinions, views, comments, quotes, views on the quality of things etc. You can use people's opinions as quotes to show that a service is good or bad. Identifying individual people is a lot easier this way, as no two answers can really be the same.

What are Quantative results? Information that could be made numerical. Example: Surveys that only have Yes or No questions, which can be easily put into graphs, tables, Bar Charts. For example: Do you have a car? Please circle ONE below. Yes/ No

What is Market Research? Finding out what your target audience wants. Example:Again, could be surveys, questionnaires, etc. that could provide what people what, you can find some of these on online, in magazines, brochures, etc.

What is a Secondary source? Example: Researching from sources that other people have made, i.e; other people's short films (you can find them online or in books, magazines etc.) and using them as something to inspire you. Websites are also Secondary sources as you didn't create the webpage or found the information (unless you made the webpage or the information),

                                                                                         

Perfect Sleep CD and DVD cover

The BBFC (British Board of Classification)

Notes

BBFC

British Board of Film Classification.

It is a non-governmental company, it is independent company, the guild lines are VERY strict since 1912 (103 years), they started classifying videos since 1984 when the Video Classification Act passed.

They give an age rating on films.

PG, U, 12, 12A, 15, 16, 18.

PG= Parental Guidance.

U= Universal

A bug’s life has an age rating of Universal, if it’s a Universal; the age rating is 4 and above.

Very mild language, for example; “damn and hell”.

Very, very mild violence.

No antisocial behavior or sexual behavior.

PG: Parental Guidance

It’s the parent’s fault what the child learns from the film.

Mild language for example “S*** and Son of a B****”.

Very mild sexual behavior, you wouldn’t really notice.

Mild violence.

12/ 12 A

Strong language for example “f***ing”.

Moderate violence.

Minor antisocial behavior.

Some but very mild gore.

15

Strong and often language “f***ing, bi*** etc.”

Sexual activity is quite often, they can show it; but they cannot show the rude parts, sexual reference and language is also included.

They can also allow racist and discriminatory context.

Moderate antisocial behavior.

Strong acts of violence and gore, but not to the extreme.

Horror can be rated as 15 but it cannot linger on sexual or sadistic threat

18

Adults are allowed to choose whatever films they like, but it cannot be harmful.

No theme is closed at this age rate.

Very strong violence and language (the extreme).

Very strong gore and horror (the extreme).

Real sex in some circumstances, total nudity and sexuality but it cannot be a sex work.

 Case studies

A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints

The reason why this film has an age rating of 15 is because:

• There are "270" uses of the word "f***" in this film, with 13 uses of the words "Motherf***er"
• There are strong sex references
• There is soft drug use
• This film also contains violence

Bullet Boy

The reason why this film is rated 15 is because:

• The film contains strong forms of swearing ( for example "motherf***er" and "f**k" which is claimed to have been used 270 times)
• The film contains strong sex references
• The film contains soft drug use
• The film also contains acts of violence

An Education

"When classifying the film the key issues discussed by examiners were sex/sex references, theme, smoking, discrimination and language. An Education was rated PG-13 in America for ‘mature thematic material involving sexual content, and for smoking’." 

Therefore, the reasons why the film is classified as 12A  is because:

• There were mild sex references
• There is smoking involved
• Forms of discrimination
• Mild language

Information has been taken from the source below:

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/case-studies

Memory Check: 30/11/12

1)

The first picture has a medium zoom, a small aperture to create a greater depth of field, it is also cropped.

The second picture is symmetrical, it is also a wide shot.

The third shot uses the rule of thirds (the sand castle on the left hand side).  

The fourth shot is a cropped image, the zoom is medium, the aperture is small to create a larger depth of field.

 

2)

a) P8

b)F4

c)F8

d)F16

3)  If the shutter speed is 1/60^th of a second and the ISO is doubled from 100 to 200 what will the shutter speed be increased to?

a)1/500th

b)1/240th

c)1/120th

d) 1/100th

1/120th

5) Landscape shot- what aperture would give you maximum depth of field?

F22

Audience Profiling

Demographic Profile of CBeebies

Aimed at a specific religion? 

Not really, the program seems to be impacting on more that one or two religions simultaneously.

Is the program filmed in a specific location?

I can't really tell if the program is filmed in a specific locations because a lot of it is computer generated.

Is there a specific gender or age that the program is aiming at?

The program is aiming at around the 1- 10 year age range and no the program doesn't really target a specific gender.

Psychographic audience analysis

The audience of this show are most  likely primary school students, their hobbies and interests may not be properly formed yet (in other words, they may not know what hobbies and social interests mean).

Socio-economic status

The audience ma be described as students (if they are 5 years and over), if not i am not sure what they are classed as.

The type of class that people of this age might be put into is Middle working class/ lower middle class.

The audience may be described as students (if they are 5 years and over), if not I am not sure what they are classed as.

Demographic Profile of Grand Designs.

• A persons address (area): Most of Grad Designs are based in England, with some in Australia. 
• Religion- The program is aimed at all religions.
• Ethnic origin / Culture, the program is also aimed at people with different Ethnic Origins and Cultures.
• Age- The program is aimed at the age range of Young Adults, Adults and Seniors.
• Gender- The program does not focus on a specific Gender
• Sexuality- The program does not focus on a specific sexuality.

Psychographic audience analysis

• Consumer Lifestyle

The lifestyle of the Audience that the program aims at so 

Socio-economic status

• Social status

I.e. working class, middle class, upper class

• Economic status / earning power / profession

i.e. (employed, unemployed, homeowner, renting, car owner, public transport, holidays per year UK and or abroad)

My Demographic Information

My Demographic Information

Name : Daniel Semakula (Dan)

Age: 16

Location: Belper

Gender: Male

Employed/ Unemployed: Unemployed 

I have no Religion

My Psyhographic Information 

One category I fall  under indefinitely is Student.

My hobbies are a Bass Guitar and Keyboard, I am also very interested in space and The Universe, I also have a curiosity for Aliens, the kind of games I am into could be anything to do with that or any other game like Minecraft and Terraria.

My Socio-Economic Profile

Money: I do not know/ I do not wish to say. 

Class- Lower Middle Class?

Film Noir Poster Re-creation

Film Noir Poster Re-creation 

Below is the Contact Sheet for the images I have taken.

This is one of the images that I took, I am going to be using it to re-create the poster that is below the picture that is below this text.

Here is the poster that I am going to be re-creating using the picture I have above, I will have to "Desaturate" the picture; or make is Black and White, but apart from that, I won't have to change anything else.

Here are my re-productions of the poster above. The left hand side picture is the poster (A4 size) and on the right hand side is the DVD cover (133mm x 190mm size)

This is the first stage of my poster and DVD cover, the second stage will have the age rating, the credits and the release date.

Below is the second an last stage of my poster and DVD cover

Memory check; 23/11/15

Memory check 

1. What does the acronym DSLR stand for? Describe the difference between a bridge camera  (like the ones we use in our lesson) and a DSLR.

Digital Single-Lens Reflex Camera 

You cannot change the lenses of a bridge camera round, the quality of low light level pictures is generally worse.

2. Name four genres of photography where a zoom lens is used.

Wildlife Photography, Journalism, Landscape shots, Sports Photography, Portraiture Photography.

  

3. The key light is the name given to the main source of light we are using during a photo shoot. Name four sources of light you could use to produce this light on future assignments.

Bulb/ Strip Light, Torch, Red Head Light, Flash, Candle Light, Natural Light (Outside), Camera Light.

4. What does the term ‘considered’ mean when referred to your final shots?

You may have a set of photos and you will choose, for example 5 out of those pictures that you think are the best.

Film Noir Photography Schedule

Film Noir Photography Shooting Schedule

Shooting Inside or Outside?	First or Second Week?	Name Of Shot/ Poster?
Inside Shots	Second Week	Perfect Sleep + This Gun For Hire (see *1)
Outside Shots	First Week	Film Noir + Private Eyes (see *2)*1 – These are the two photos I am going to try and re-create, because they’re outside they will be shot on.

*1 – These are the two photos I am going to try and re-create, because they’re outside they will be shot on 

*2 – These are the two photos that will be shot on week two because they’re going to be shot outside

Film Noir Photography Blog- (Possible Proposal)

• These are the two that will be shot in the studio in collage, the props i'm going to use are just a trench coat/ or some kind of jacket that might resemble the one worn by the actor in the pictures below, I will take the pictures for outside in the second week, due to the fact we had a week off (which would have been week 1, I am going to have to shoot both my inside and my outside shots in the same week (week 2).

Film Noir Picture

1. I think that this photograph was taken around the 1940s because it is displayed black and white.

2. The message that the photograph could have been conveying is that the actor is lonely.

3. This image is easy to create to because there’s only the man’s chin and him holding a glass on a table (under a spot light and on a table)

Source: http://www.playbuzz.com/lyricstagecompanyofboston10/who-would-you-be-in-a-film-noir 

1. I think this image was also created around the 1940s again because of the grey style (black and white) look.

2. The image would be easy to create because there’s only one person, I can easily re-create the expression on the man’s face, I may be able to re-create the background, I don’t know if I can re-create the clothes though.

Source: http://wesclark.com/webnoir/the_set_up.html

1. I think this image was also created around the 1950s because again it is black and white.

2. It is easy to re-create because the man is holding a pen to his mouth and not a cigar, which is lucky for me because I don’t like smoking and I am not old enough to buy one anyway.

https://shannahphillips.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/img_3910.jpg

1. I think that this picture may have been taken around the 2000s because although it looks old, the clothing that the man is wearing look quite modern (in my opinion)

2. However, I think that this image may be good to re-create because there’s only one person, and I could create a filter to place in front of the camera.

Source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/401242648026571504/

1) I think this image was taken around the 1950s because of the old fashioned clock, the look of the lady in the background and the fact it is displayed in black and white.

2) Also it would be easy to create because I can be the person reflected in the clock, I could still get the time of the clock (within the nearest 5 minutes) and I could use the settings on the camera to make the image black and white.

3) I will be taking this shot at home, with the sealing lights (which are soft lights) as lighting, I will be using one of the clocks I have at home and hopefully it will be reflective enough to show my face.

Source: http://widescreenworld.blogspot.co.uk/2015_03_01_archive.html

  Source: http://ricknunn.com/strobist-setups/how-i-shoot-a-daylight-strobist-portrait