Lights, Camera, Action!
Principles of Light
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Theatrical Lighting
Lighting for the stage (theatrical lighting) involves manipulating the qualities and functions of light to create the desired image or look.
4 major Controllable Qualities of light are:
* Intensity * Color * Direction * Movement
which influence the 4 functions of stage lighting which are:
* Mood * Selective Focus * Modeling * Visibility
" Stanley McCandless was perhaps the first to define controllable qualities of light used in theater. In A Method for Lighting the Stage, McCandless discusses color, distribution, intensity and movement as the qualities that can be manipulated by a lighting designer to achieve the desired visual, emotional and thematic look on stage."
(Information quoted from Scene Design and Stage Lighting by W. Oren Parker and R. Craig Wolf textbook)
EXAMPLE to Left: Photo demonstrates - Selective Visibility, Composition, Color as the eye is directed to the model, the surrounding environment is enhanced by lighting how it hits the fog, yet adds to reinforcing the mysterious of the model.
Photography & Video Composition
The Rule of Thirds
The rule of thirds involves mentally dividing up your image using 2 horizontal lines and 2 vertical lines, as shown below. You then position the important elements in your scene along those lines, or at the points where they meet.
The idea is that an off-center composition is more pleasing to the eye and looks more natural than one where the subject is placed right in the middle of the frame. It also encourages you to make creative use of negative space, the empty areas around your subject.
Think about what elements of the photo are most important, and try to position them at or near the lines and intersections of the grid. They don't have to be perfectly lined up as long as they're close.
Vertical subjects such as this lighthouse can split a photo in two, in much the same way as a horizon can do horizontally. To avoid this, position them off-center in your composition.
Image by Dennis Jarvis. http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/rule-of-thirds
Here the main subject has been placed at one of the intersections, and also along one a vertical line. The twig roughly follows the top horizontal line. The empty space at the bottom left provides balance and prevents the picture from feeling overcrowded.
Image by Prem Anandh.
It's a good idea to position people off to one side of the frame. This provides some "breathing space", shows the subject's environment, and stops the photo from looking like a mugshot.
We are naturally drawn to people's eyes. Place them at one of the intersections on the rule of thirds grid to give the shot a clear focal point.
Image by Megan Leetz.
As with many rules (at least in photography and poetry), the rule of thirds doesn't apply in every situation, and sometimes breaking it can result in a much more eye-catching, interesting photo.
Experiment and test out different compositions even if they go against any "rules" you've learned.
However, learn to use the rule of thirds effectively before you try to break it - that way you can be sure you're doing so in order to get a better composition, rather than just for the sake of it.
Project #1: Photo Story & Composition
Project #2 Stopmotion Blocks Project
Blocks Project Outline.pdfBeginning, Middle, End
Use one form for each of your top 3 ideas. (total 3 ideas/ 3 forms for team) Develop the beginning, middle, and end of the story and write those summaries in each column plus a few more ideas. Be sure it is legible (but does not contain your overall message or moral so others can tell you what they thought) because you will pass it around to get feedback from others.
Video Techniques
(more to come...)
Storytelling
How-To Tips
Apps & Websites to Assemble Production
WeVideo.com Option, but need to obtain a code and then use your School Google account to register.
iMovie with Garageband on an iOS device
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Sound Effects and Music
YouTube Sound Effects & Music
BBC Sound Effects: over 16,000 files
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Images & ClipArt
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