Composition in StotytellingP.2

Answer the following questions in an in depth - paragraph:

1. What does this video essay say about the purpose of composition? What does the narrator have to say about the use of lines in the frame?
2. What does this video have to say about the use of artificial vs. primal control? How is this used in composition? Why?

Composition of a scene can create meaning. When the concept of the frame is not exclusively,  seen as a frame, it can convey a powerful meaning as well. Lines inside the frame can be used to guide the audience to a certain focal point. It is important to understand how they converge as well. For example, a character that is pushed to one side of the frame can feel trapped in their current lifestyle. However, lines are not necessary in order to create a focus. It is simply an available option. Artificial control lies in the aesthetic control of guiding the audience where they should be looking. Primal control identifies what subject has the most control in the specific scene. This concept is not only applied to human connections, but it can also be used between interpersonal connections with the environment. The "control" or the importance a subject holds can be identified through the size of the object in the frame.

Composition in Cinematography

Answer the following questions in an in depth - paragraph:

1. What are three things that you've learned in this video essay? How do these relate to what you've learned so far until this point in this class?
2. What does the narrator have to say about the frame? What is it used for?

Framing a shot is an expressive decision that indicates how the subjects or the environment inside the frame is exhibited to the viewer. This determines what the audience sees and what they don't get to see. However, the composition of a shot requires some technical skills. The shot must be able to convey the intended message, with proper structure. When deciding what the "proper structure" is for a certain scene, one must ask themselves, "why?" There are some pre-established composition strategies one may use in in order to create aesthetically pleasing shots. Rather than focusing on compositional variety, it is important to understand what the composition is saying. Proper composition can enhance the scene's meaning, much like color. Compositional strategies can help emphasize a certain point, convey a meaning. or suggest symbolism. The frame is often used to attract the audience's attention. For example, creating a "frame within a frame" pleases the audience's desire to create order in an disordered society. These can be used to incorporate subtext, such as separating different worlds.

Color in Storytelling

Answer the following questions in an in depth - paragraph:

1. What does this video essay say about the purpose of color? What does the narrator have to say about associative and transitional in storytelling.
2. What is one way you could use color going forward in your filmmaking considering what you've learned this week?

The purpose of color can be divided into two: associative and transitional. The repetition of a single color throughout the film can be used to help the audience associate the color with a certain idea. Once the association is established, subject can be referenced with the color without the physical presence of them. The establishment of a certain color scheme or the repetition of a color can allow specific color to be an outlier. This is the transitional use of color. Shifts in color pallets can suggest a character's development,  change in setting, or whatever the color change is highlighted in. These two types of color uses can be combined as well to enhance the story. Going forward, I would consider the colors I incorporate in my shots from clothing, setting, props, and framing. I would take into consideration the importance of luminance and saturation and the effect it has on the overall story.

Color in Storytelling

Answer the following questions in an in depth - paragraph:

1. What are three things that you've learned in this video essay? How do these relate to what you've learned so far this week about color in filmmaking?

Color has been around since the age of silent films. Early filmmakers often painted their films one by one in order to create a magical feeling to the film. Color was soon adopted as means of communicating different emotions. From studying the different psychological influences a color has on the viewer, color in film was chosen artistically to enhance the story. Through color, metaphoric storytelling became possible. For example, in a scene where only gold coins are tinted yellow, they represent the materialism that has consumed the people. Color can also be used to set the atmosphere of the story. Atmospheres such as gritty or dangerous can be conveyed by a certain combination of colors. Color is subjective among people and cultures. For example, red can be a symbolic color for strong love or hate. Color schemes can be used in films to create a well-balanced image. Complementary colors and analogous colors can be used to perform a specific psychological effect.

Color Theory for Video

Answer the following questions in an in depth - paragraph:

1. What are complimentary colors? What are tertiary colors? What is the difference between primary and tertiary colors?
2. How can colors be assigned meaning in a film?

Complimentary colors are visually appealing colors that can be found on the opposite sides of the color wheel. Specifically, there are colors that especially compliment one another: red-green. orange-blue, and blue-yellow. Tertiary colors can be found by mixing the secondary colors derived by the primary colors. Primary colors cannot be derived from any color, thus the name, PRIMARY color. In film, emphasizing a certain color can convey a time of day, shed light to a specific character, or grab the audience's attention for an important scene. Color can be utilized within in a film by associating them with a socially constructed idea. Different cultures associate different colors with different meanings, and thus, a film from different cultures may utilize color in distinctly different ways. Color can also be "given" a meaning within the film by constantly associating a certain color or color scheme to an idea.

Color in Digital Filmmaking P.1

Answer the following questions in an in depth - paragraph:

1. What are three ways that the video mentions color can enhance filmmaking?
2. What is color sub sampling? What are the drawbacks or benefits of 8 bit color? What are the drawbacks or benefits of 10 bit color?

Implementing color in film can be used as a visual cue for location, represent the the overarching theme of the movie, and provide temperature for the film. Color sub sampling reduces the color resolution while keeping the luminance resolution the same. 8 bit color, most often used in consumer cameras and DSLRs, can display significant deterioration in the quality of the image when heavily color graded due to the lack of available information. Although 8 bit color has drawbacks in post production, it is perfect for playback. On the other hand, 10 bit color, in ProRes or DNxHD, has twice the color information as compared to the 8 bit. Because of this feature, files captured in 10 bit is perfect for most professional post production.

Color P.2

Answer the following questions in an in depth - paragraph:

1. What led to technicolor taking over color filmmaking? What films really drove the adoption of the process?
2. How did Eastman color affect the development of color filmmaking? What were some of it's pro's? What were some of it's con's?

Technicolor was a new, innovative way for color to be displayed on screen. This process was especially convenient because it was able to be played back in standard projectors. With the help of the new Imbibition, a process where another black gel was incorporated in addition to the magenta and green gels, films were able to contain more colors. One of the most famous films that drove the adoption of the process was The Toll of the Sea. Eastman color was developed during a time period in which Technicolor was holding a monopoly in the color film industry. Some benefits of Eastman color includes its affordable cost, the ability to wok in conventional cameras, and the fact that no specialized lighting or lab process was required. Although the technologically superior Technicolor had a significantly richer color compared to Eastman color, audiences were ready for a new change in the color tone.