Class 4

Class Notes:

GOOD REFERENCES/EXAMPLES:
Jefferson Robbins on VIMEO 

The Incredibles
http://floobynooby.blogspot.ca/2013/12/the-cinematography-of-incredibles-part-1.html

Mad Men: camera truck out/in (the world warps around the character zooming in/out of), dolly shots, use environment (hallway, door, mirror, windows are all framing devices!!)

TONAL SEPARATION:
eye is attracted to white more than black, utilize gray scale efficiently, create high contrast.

eye is attracted to warm colors more than cool colors.

FLAT SPACE: emphasis 2Dnality, eliminate depth cues, no longitudinal planes; It's frustrated, tension, gloomy, bored, crammed, horror(?) orrr for humorous staging.
Any images becomes FLAT when it's blurred.  

DEPTH SPACE: really dimensional

LIMITED SPACE: combination of flat and deep space, 

AMBIGUOUS SPACE: when it's confusing... if you are using it intentionally, then don't do it. Anxiety, tension, confusion, used in horror film a lot.

LINE: lines lead the eye, straight line and curve line can bring out difference in personality change, or attitude (GRAD FILM USE) 

CLOSURE: human tend to make connection (put lines) between points of interest

AXIS: line of action for characters say a lot too

A good movie moves people, cinematography plays a supporting role and should be invisible.

Class 3 - Space

Class Notes:

-The challenge is to create illusion of depth on a 2D screen

Depth Cue: perspective

1pt perspective, 1 vanishing point

2pt perspective, 2 vp

3pt perspective, 

0pt perspective (mountain range, landscape, valleys etc.)

vanishing points attracts the eye

Depth Cue: size difference

further = smaller, closer = bigger

FG, MG, BG, separate objects onto layers, which creates the illusion of depth

Depth Cue: movement

-camera move

-objects in scene move (if move perpendicular to camera, the speed is very illusionary)

Okay, noww some exercise:

..*..wow, much curiosity.... * sniff sniff..*... such tail!

I am so glad that I didn't donate all of my Littlest Pet Shop toys.

Just in case if you're wondering what kind of camera was I using. It's not mine though.

Class 2 - Playing with Angle of View

First Class Playing with Parameter

Today's key words:

-camera lens (mm)

-focal length

-aperture

-f stop

-depth of field (manipulate viewer's focus, blur out unimportant components)

F-Stop:

the focal point was placed on the cube in the very middle; f stop = 25

f stop = 7

 Focus region scale:

f stop = 1.5; FRS = 1

FRS = 2.5

FRS = 5.5

 Focal length:

FL = 10

FL = 35 (Maya default)

FL = 50

Focal length on character models:

FL = 10

FL = 35 (Maya default)

FL = 75