Emme Landry's Blog

Panning- showing art supplies, give viewer idea of what's going on low angle- show main character and him holding camera high angle- give different perspective establishing- sets up setting over shoulder- give look from Silas Smith's perspective close up- show tinfoil piece prop mid shot- show working rule of thirds- provide new way of showing character's actions long- show entire scene and setup two shot- both actors wide- can see whole set shot reverse shot- go back and forth to provide drama

We're planning on filming at a house, as we can create a set of an office or a film studio. By using an empty room, we can add a desk, a camera, and pieces of clay to be moved around. We plan to film all shots at one time, and then edit these together. That way, after editing, if we need more shots, we can go back and film more at the same location, or, if need be, at a new location with the same setup. After filming, we found it was simple to set up using this location. A corner with a desk i it gave us room to move around while showing a lot and providing a lot of various angles.

In the video we made, we wanted to keep the dialogue relatively moderate. Although, when filming, we found that the more dialogue we added, the clearer the picture became. (office ambiance music plays until phone rings) Silas: Not again. (Silas picks up phone) Silas: Boss, I've been at it for three months and the budget has been cut twice. I'm almost ready to quit. (Silas goes on computer) Silas: Where's the file? Where's the file? (clicking consistently on computer keys) Silas: I hate this job Gerald. (throws phone at side of couch and then picks it up to see cracked screen) Silas: Darn it, third cracked screen of the month. (Dog runs up to work area and swipes paw across table, throwing artwork) Silas: Are you kidding me Zeus? ( shoves dog and cuts to close up of dog and Silas with dramatic music) Silas: Get down! ( door slams in distance and Silas' wife walks in yelling) Silas' Wife: Silas the bills aren't paid what are you doing? Where is...

Miles Johnson: We chose him to play Silas Smith, a stop-motion artist who's working on a new film. Miles Johnson is best fit for the role because he has natural assets that qualify him for the role and relate to the vision of who we had in mind. He's had acting experience in middle school plays. As this is a scene with very little dialogue, we chose someone who can show emotion and facial expressions well. He also can use body language to portray emotion rather than just through speech. As well as this, he fits the part well physically. He looks the right age for the role (early 20s), and also is the correct height that we're searching for. We decided to only have one character in this because the first two minutes are only showing him trying to film. As it focuses on him, there is no necessity to add extra characters.

 In The Dark Knight (2008), the first scene is a shot waist up of a masked man shooting a grapple out of the window. It then cuts quickly to zoom in on him holding the mask in his hand, while standing on the street. The scene continues to cut back and forth between the man getting into a car and two more masked men escaping out of the building using the grapple. Their is an aerial shot of the characters gliding from building to building. Three men in the car then begin to rob a bank. They're dressed in jakcets and pants, indicating that it's cold outside.

The opening scene flashes between a dancing man and the credits. There are feet moving in front of him, and everyone in on beat. The sound plays a crucial role in this scene, because it's a musical. There's an over the shoulder shot of the man that seems to be the "leader".  There's a lot of short cuts, and different angles(low,high,etc). The camera follows the man walking, seemingly to be on a dolly. The setting is in a circus arena, with horses and people dressed in costumes. They seem to be on a set, as they don't show the outside of the arena.

Mamma Mia is a drama musical that hit the theaters in 2008, created after the play "Mamma Mia". The opening scene of Mamma Mia starts with a shot straight down of dark ocean water. The camera pans up to show the shadow of someone on a small row boat. It switches to an aerial shot, and then a wide shot, of the boat moving toward land. There is then shot reverse shot of the character, who is now visible as a blond woman, walking towards a mail slot. A close up shows she's carrying three letters in her hand. The scene quickly cuts to a man riding a scooter. First, there's a closeup of his eye tattoo on his knee, then a shot of his shoulder's up, another further back, and then a side view of him driving away. Another cut shows the camera panning up a building. There is then a two shot that leads to a man greeting people.  Yet another cut shows dogs running out of a door way, and view of a man's shoe's as he steps out as well. It pans up to show the view of the...

The opening scene of La La Land starts with a pan of cars all stuck in traffic, showing drivers' neck up in their car. It continues until it zooms in on a woman signing in her car, beginning the first song of the musical. She gets out of her car, and the camera moves outward, as she starts dancing between 2 cars. The frame stays between cars, but just pushes backwards as more people join her. The camera physically turns around. The majority of this scene involves the camera following the characters;there are a lot of long cuts.

The opening credits of Forrest Gump follow one object on its path; a white feather. It goes through a city, through trees, buildings, and in the clouds it travels, then to a street and there is a closeup shot as it lands at Forrest Gump's feet while he's sitting on a bench. The credits are rolling through all of this. As the credits stop, he picks up the feather, showing his shoulders up, and places it in a book. The bus then pulls up... Instrumental music was playing the whole time, but as the feather comes to him, it slows and eventually stops.

My project choice is a film. My idea for a film is about a stop motion artist who has a breakdown after losing his patience. The film fades in showing the claymation pieces and the artist playing and moving them. Eventually, he gets fed up and throws everything off the table, and screams. The screen goes black, and flashes the title:Motionless.

Film production interests me because it is something that students my age rarely get experience in. To be able to create a film, you're able to share ideas that you thought you would never be able to do anything with. At least, at this age. Different kinds of camera shots and scene layouts interest me, because I have always wanted to be a film maker. I possess excessive knowledge of the subject, as well as  a different mindset or creative outlet, although I haven't had much experience with film making first hand. This project might be challenging due to my lack of experience. People my age have never tried to produce a film. I've made short videos before, but never a real film or something so professional. So, I can use this opportunity to gain experience.

Print journalism might interest me because you can express your creativity through writing. As well as this, you can pick and choose what photos you want to add.  Being able to write articles about relevant topics, or even just ones that are interesting to you, is intriguing. I possess advanced literary skills, including vocabulary and figurative language in writing. So, the magazine project would be a good fit. Also, I am skilled at putting photos together in a creative way. I can make the cover for the magazine look very put together. I also enjoy photography, and have taken photography courses at Sarasota High. The challenges I would face is keeping all of the information organized, and put in the right place.