Assignment: Composition

Use the Google Slide Film Journal template to complete the write up below.

You will set the camera to Manual Mode and write down the f-Stop, shutter speed and ISO you used and write about why you used those settings.

Write 150 words to 250 words reflecting on your chosen final frame and your filmmakers intentions.

(150-250 words) This should be a short paragraph outlining what you did, how you created the frame, things you learned, difficulties you had.

Talk about your filmmakers intentions: personal goals that you are passionate about fulfilling. You do not need to fulfill your filmmakers intentions but should reflect on the process of learning.

These intentions could be as simple as developing a new skill or attempting a specific technique in their production work (such as creating a silhouette as a cinematographer or using a mask to create the effect of binoculars as editor).

Or they may be more abstract, attempting to create work that echoes a recognizable film style or the creation of a particular mood through their filmmaking work (such as the photographic feel of Grapes of Wrath [1940] or the use of photographic stills seen in Run Lola Run [1998]).

You are bound to come across successes and challenges as you attempt to fulfill your filmmaker intentions. It is important that you see the value of failure as part of the process of learning and reflect on it. (For context, this is 186 words)

The write-up must have - coherent thoughts and use of film language. Thoroughly explain how you achieved your goal.

The images - must be in focus, and well lit.