Monday, 22 November 2010


She is obviously a nurse. You can see this from her costume. Her posture suggests shy, but serious; tense, but calm; and hesitant, but forward. Facial expression give an intimidating view, as she is staring in an evil way. Looks harsh and unfriendly. Not the type of person to strike up a conversation and engage in friendly banter. Looks emotionless, dead even, her skin colour is very pale which emphasis the dead effect. Blank expressions, more career orientated as she is in her uniform for the picture. Her uniform could also hint towards the fact that she is a good person as she is a nurse and they help people. Her hands suggest slight tension and nerves mainly toward the camera, and camera man. Her posture is very stiff and lifeless. Her smile is forced and her expression changes suddenly after flash of camera. Her only movement is that of her fingers twitching. Her voice is very deep and slow. No effort when talking. She’s probably thinking – hurry up and get this over with! She is generally dull and depressing, personally I would never want to meet her! She has one of those faces that just make you laugh for no apparent reason. There is natural lighting coming in from the top right corners of the frame. This draws us more to her facial expressions and enhances the fact she is bored. Also as she is still, could suggest that she is too scared to move – fear.

Boxer man, Aggressive, dangerous, facial expressions suggest excitement but also make us scared of him. He likes to pose, this shows he can be very vain at times. Relaxed pose, then suddenly he goes into hard man mode. He’s showing off his skills. Wearing red, to show danger, anger, violence.
Also a gold belt, to show a champion or expert at boxing. The belt being gold suggests that he has experience and has been doing this for a while. Camera man says he is “very sweet”. He is a bit full of himself, likes to be the centre of attention. Having fun while doing the intense sport, as well as posing and showing how vain he is!  

Family…
Mum, looks like she is in late 40’s, she is very talkative, confident and flirty toward the photo man. She keeps looking down toward the floor, as if  she is impatient. Looks like she is trying to hard. Make out as if they are a perfect family. Although not everyone is playing along. Dad, Facial expressions suggest he is embarrassed, agitated and doesn’t like being fussed over. Body language – hands placed together in preparation for the coming events – when Paper was taken away, shows he doesn’t want to be there. Looking around, not looking directly at the camera. “as soon as your ready” Son, Rolling his eyes, looking like he's almost about to fall over form tiredness and boredom. Costume suggest that he hasn’t tired to look presentable, unlike the father, mother and Nan. Size also suggest he likes his food, therefore he get what he wants. Nan, stereotypical Nan, very quite, just listening to the rest of the family. Looks amused by others disappointments – dad – very typical cloths for a Nan, glasses suggest she is very old. 

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Monday, 1 November 2010

Worm's Eye View



A Worm's Eye View is a shot taken from the ground looking diagonally upwards or straight up from the ground as if were looking from a worm's perspective. The lack of mobility of the camera reflects the common tendencies of the worm. This can be used to emphasise the length or height of  a subject in the frame. You can use this shot in many various angles as long as it is kept in a lower shot from the subject.

Crane Shot



A crane shot is a shot taken by a camera on a crane. The most obvious uses are to view the actors from above or to move up and away from them, a common way of ending a movie. Using this shot it gives the audience a birds eye view of the scene, which also lets them see more detail within the frame. This can also be called "Bird's eye view" or an "Aerial shot", the names for this technique may differ but it is clear that its affect in a sequence can be successfully portrayed and can easily help to enhance the quality of a production.

Reverse Tracking Shot



This is a Reverse Tracking Shot. The camera moves away from the subject in the frame. This is usually use to create the effect that time is moving past them, it could be either fast or slow. But the camera is always in focus with the original subject never letting it out of the frame.