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

Film Noir Game Disk Cover

The poster below "L.A. Noire" was going to be a poster that I could try to  re-create.

The screenshot from Minecraft was something I could have used to make a background in my poster

Photography Project 16/11/15- For possible CD cover/ Film Poster

Film Noir Photography Proposal.

Shoot 1)

My first shoot might be shot in a room (or studio) inside collage, for props I’d find a toy pistol, a hat (preferably as similar as I can get to the hat worn by the man in the picture), I’d make sure there is low light, I’d have to Photoshop the shadow of the bird/ crow onto the shoulder of the man, I could make something to only let light shine through so it only shone on the man’s face, the angle I’d shoot the actor at would be approximately 45^°,the light level here would be low, there won’t be a fill light because I need the shadows as part of my shoot

The writing would have to change to something different, like the title of the film/game, the year it was made, the producer’s name and any other names that appear at the bottom of posters or on video game covers.

Maybe the ISO would be around 200 (2 ⁄ 10ths) of a second.

Also if the actor is carrying a fake gun, there may have to be sines everywhere stating that there is a photo shoot in progress.

Seen as I am inside for this shot, I won’t have to worry about being disturbed by people.

The shot that I'll try and re-create is the one below.

Shoot 2)

For this shoot (the one below) I will use a room (or studio) in collage, this time I’d have a high light level because then you can see the man’s face rather than struggling, also this my prevent the possibility of blur, for props; all I need is the right clothes and a toy hand-gun (or pistol), also as before, maybe the ISO would be around 400 (4⁄10ths) of a second , as far as Photoshop is concerned, hopefully there won't be much I have to do, apart from rotate the picture of the man a little so that it's like the poster below, the writing would have to change to something different, like the title of the film/game, the year it was made, the producer’s name and any other names that appear at the bottom of posters or on video game covers, I would have to be facing the actor (directly in front of him/her) and would have to make sure that the actor was holding the same or at least nearly the same pose as the one in the poster below.

Shoot 3)

Here I could shoot this outside (possibly) in a light area, maybe foggy or cloudy (if I can), obviously I’d have to make sure that there aren’t any people around for the shot, I’d have to make sure that no one trips over the tri-pod, I’d have to make sure I had permission to take the shot where I would be taking the shot.

Maybe the ISO would be around 400 (4⁄10ths) of a second, I would need to make sure that the camera was in focus and that it wasn’t grainy or blurred, the writing would have to change to something different, like the title of the film/game, the year it was made, the producer’s name and any other names that appear at the bottom of posters or on video game covers, I would have to be facing the actor (directly behind him/her) and would have to make sure that the actor was holding the same or at least nearly the same pose as the one in the poster below.

Shoot 4)

Here I could take this picture outside with the actor standing or hiding behind a wall, I could colour the background back in Photoshop, and the props I would need to bring would be a toy gun and the clothes that he/she will be wearing, as it is outside I would need to take into consideration other people’s needs, for example making sure that I am not obstructing a path what people are walking down, make sure no one trips over the tri-pod, I’d have to make sure that I have permission to take pictures in the specific area that I am taking the picture in.

The ISO could be around 200 (2⁄10ths) of a second and also I would need to make sure that the camera was in focus and that it wasn’t grainy or blurred, although I could have the background a little blurred (it's only a possibility), the writing would have to change to something different, like the title of the film/game, the year it was made, the producer’s name and any other names that appear at the bottom of posters or on video game covers.

  

Memory Check for Monday 9th November 2015

1) IOS - increasing this causes grain
Aperture- Low light levels cause the auto large setting
Shutter Speed - low light causes slow shutter speed, this can cause blur.
2) Key light- main sources of light
Fill light- fills in the shadows.
Back light (hair light)
3) Low light
4) Timing
Permission needed to shoot? Is it in a public space?
Weather- Equipment needed?
Health and safety concerns - AVOID ACCIDENTS
5) Don't touch light/ barn doors because they're hot!
Be careful of trailing wires and tripods.
Look after your equipment make sure it doesn't get stolen and make sure you are polite to the public.

Generic Conventions Of Film Noir: This gun for hire.

This gun for hire

Today we watched the first 5 minuets of a film from 1942 called "This Gun For Hire", 

In the opening scene to the film had a alarm clock sounding and the main actor/ character waking up, I think that the sound of the clock is non-diagetic as it was a sound you could see (you could clearly see where the sound was coming from), also in the opening few moments of the film, the man smacked the woman (seemed like a cleaner or something like that) because she tried to remove the man's cat from the room and he wouldn't allow it.

One shot that I noticed was one where the actor looked at the camera as if it was a mirror (conveying the message that there should be a mirror in the place of the camera).

Also in the opening scene there was a piano playing in the background, as you could not see who was playing it or where the piano was in the first place, it leads me to think that the sound was diagetic.

Source: http://www.film.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/gun-for-hire-vargtimmen.jpeg

A few minuets later I noticed that, in a kitchen there was a kettle whistling, this was a non-diagetic sound.

Below are pictures of an A3 piece of paper that has been folded in half, on one side are all the Generic conventions of Film Noir and on the other side are all the non-generic conventions of film Noir.

Below is the other side of the A3, this time it was all the non-diagetic conventions of film noir.

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