ACTING

Important Acting Tips:

1- Don’t look at the camera
2- Stay in character
3- Use your body language to show your expression
4- Use face expressions to also show your expression/character
5- Use the space freely
6- Interact with your partner
7- Over-exaggerating is usually a good thing
8- Speak loudly and clearly
9- BE CONFIDENT!!!

Expressionistic Film

 

DUE: NOVEMBER 24th Tuesday

 

Good Portrait Examples

People Photos

Portrait Photography

For the next lesson you will be taking photos of people.  Let's take a look at some tips to taking photos of people.

CLICK HERE - 10 ways to take stunning portraits 

CLICK HERE -  Portrait Photography tips

Guidelines for this lesson:   DUE Friday, November 13th

Pay attention to the following rules:
             * The rule of Thirds
             * Depth of Field
             * LIGHTING, LIGHTING, LIGHTING
             * Unique Angles-Ones you have never seen but are relatable.
             * Be a directive in telling your subject how to move/position, how to smile
                and exactly what you want them to do.

You will need to take the following photo angles all due next Monday:
Using 4 different EXPRESSIONS with your model shoot:
1. Head Shot
2. Profile View
3. Full Body
4. Multiple People
5. Midview Shot
6. Fit to Frame

*20 photos of : Head shots
      Tips - Location can add to head shots
              - Play with the person looking into the camera and
                 in different directions, just past the camera          
              - Make sure you are in focus
              - Take a ton of pictures



 *20 photos of : Profile View (side view)
                        Tips - Take photos from both sides
                                - Take pictures on a small angle and all the
                                   way to the side too.
                   

   *20 photos of : Full body
                      Tips  -The whole body needs to be in the frame,
                                 but not too far back
                               -Do not cut anything off (hands, feet , etc)
                               -Environment
                               -Unique perspectives


  *20 photos of : Multiple People
            Tips  -Tell a story between 2 or more people or
                     -Show an emotion
                     -People in action (doing something)
                     -Think about the environment with the
                       message you are trying to portray.



  *10 photos of : Mid shot views/Unique angeles
            Tips - Make the background part of your composition.
                    - Shoot from different angles
                    - Patterned backgrounds can help
                    - Show 1/2 of the body (ish)
  

*10 photos of : Fit to Frame shots
        Tips - Get CLOSE, REAL CLOSE!!!
                - Your subject should go off the page on 3-4 edges

BLOG SITES

Create a blog site that will be an online portfolio of the projects and assignments that you create in Intro to Film and Photography.  Here is a checklist of what needs to be on your site:

            1. Create a background that matches who you are-it can be a photo you have taken
            2. Change the FONTS to match you-THEY CAN NOT BE THE DEFAULT FONTS
            3. Make 3 NEW PAGES-Photos, Photoshop and Films
            4. Upload all past assignments onto those 3 pages (For the photos, only upload the BEST)
            5. HOME PAGE-create a home page by clicking on NEW POST.  Here you should have
                a paragraph about what the site is about and a photo.  It can be one of your
                favorite photos you took or a photo that represents who you are.  It is up to you,
                but be appropriate.
            6. Make Color changes to your FONTS

Assignments we have done so far:

Films List:
Group Video #1-based on Story Conflict

Photoshop List:
Yearbook Designs
Photo Edit 
Any cool photos you manipulated in PS

Photos: (the Best of each of the following categories)
Objects
Landscape
RRR

Landscapes

Taking and looking at Landscape Pictures:

Tips for taking Landscape Pictures 1

Tips for taking Landscape Pictures 2

For your next assignment you are going to be taking Landscape pictures.  We will be going outside and taking landscapes around the building and then you may sign out cameras to take them after school as well.  For this assignment I want you to take at least 20 photo's of each of the following subjects:

1.  A building in the picture

2.  An object in the picture, does not need to be the focus

3.  Water, the Lake or River

4.  Trees/Hills

5.Sun Rise/Set  or SHADOWS

Example Photos:

1.

2. Photo by Mr. Doug Kishman

3.

4.

5. 

This last piece really is a wonderful picture in so many ways.  It has objects in the middle that lead you into the picture of the Rock/object in the lake with the sun setting in the background and the different colors and shapes within the clouds.