Week 2

Week 2 lecture summary.

What the lecture in week 2 was suppose to be about computer history or something, I’m kind of happy that the lecturer called in sick, because the one we had instead was much more interesting and fun.
One of the themes for the lecture was about who, how, where, why, when, what and to shoot a good film, the questions that the filmmaker need to “answer” to show the full range of different skills. Like, “who” a close up shows for the first who the character is, and the detail. It is also a perfect way to show the emotions.
“How” is kind of hard to express / explain so a single –medium series of close up is a good idea. Then there is the “where” a way to show that is to do a long shot, that catches the character and the surroundings so the where can be answered, it is usually to have it in the beginning to give the audience an idea of what is to come. “Why”, big close up is necessary, is to reveal more about the character itself.
Both wide shoot and long shot is an answer to the “When” question. Like for example a wide shoot of a watch, because time is difficult to explain. The most “common” way to answer the “what” question is by using a mid-shot. That is also a good way to shoot an action scene.
There is also a few “rules” that should be held in mind when you are shooting a person that is performing a monolog in some way, it is important that the is enough talking room, the person you are filming need to have the head in the middle of the frame. Not to close, or fare away from the camera. Another thing to be aware of is the head room, like not try to make a short person look taller or vice verse, and not to cut the head off the person you are filming. There is also the rule of “third” that if you make a 3*3 grid and the four intersections that then appear is where the face should be. 180 degree rule, which applies when it comes to shooting a monolog between two persons like this:












What we also discussed the different genres that are today, all from thriller, drama, horror, action, comedy and family. One of the genres that is really popular that evolves from crossing each other is “romance action” the big hit on the screen right now is the movie called Killers, with Catherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher . It is predicted that a genre like that will last for at least a decade. The movie cycle will always be in change, and maybe the next popular genre is family horror? Who knows. We just need to wait and se