Exercise 5

We decided to make a film about a man who is lonely and caught up in the hustle and bustle of the world. In the end he takes the time to take in Christmas that is all around him.

The locations used were NYC primarily Union Square, the 14th St PATH station, Union Square Starbucks. Also used were Newark Penn Station, Fanwood, NJ, and an NJ Transit train.

The camera being used is a Samsung

Shot List:
3T Shot of Pat in the PATH station
Medium shots capturing the fast paced nature of New York City
Medium shot of NJ Trasnsit train pulling into station
Closeup of Pat on the Train from two angles
Low Angled closeup of Pat with Christmas lights behind him
Wide shot of Santa and a Christmas tree
Tracking closeup of Pat walking with Manger and Christmas tree in background
Wide shot of Pat walking up to and away from a Christmas home display.
Closeup of Pat cheering up at the sight of the Christmas display.

Smoker Station Analysis

I have examined the exterior of Kean University’s Center of Academic Success (CAS); concentration to the left Smoker Station. In between the outer concrete wall of the CAS and the smoker station is a traditionally standard-sized pinetree. The tree is bordered by black mulch and a few traces of orange leaves that also surrounds three to four shrubs on the opposite direction of the smoker station. One shrub is fairly small compared to the remainder of bushes. It has two to three dandelions sprouting out of it’s branches. The smoker station itself is a squared stainless steel box supported by a thick black pole. The face of the station has two open compartments used to dispose cigarette butts. Ironically, the steel has little but obvious black stains, more so on the left of the box. Finally, the center face of the station has a insigne of a cigarette that lies beneath the words “Smoker Station.”

Chapter 4 - Sequence

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• Find a box of tissues

• Detach the tissue paper

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• Grasp the tissue

• Elevate the hand

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• Place tissue over the nose

• Exhale through the nostrils

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• Fold the tissue (Covering the discharge)

• Put down the tissue box

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• Find Nasal Spray

• Check the expiration date (Do no use if past due)

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• Twist the top off the lid (to the right)

• Lift off the cap

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• Place spray inside nostril (of whichever one is clogged) and squeeze.

• Close the Nasal Spray. You should be fine...
  ...for 5 minutes x.x

Chapter 2 - Chiaroscuro / Digital / Portait

Chapter 3 Review Groups

How Can You Exaggerate the Closeness of Cars During Rush Hour?


If you are unfamiliar with the closeness of an object in your perceptive view or in this case, cars, you can generally judge it by how much space or area it occupies. If a car takes up a large portion of the road you can perceive it to be relatively large. However, even if you believe you know the size of an object, seeing the object close-up gives you a more graphic weight/estimate of what it is shown rather than far away. An easy way to remember, in a more exaggerated approach, would be to take the outline of new jersey from a map. Observing it, in comparison to the other sates of America, makes it appear small or medium at best but when focusing the state in a close-up, gives the viewer a more accurate perception.

Exercise 2 - Expressive Lighting

Touch by Isabelle Gauthier 2007.

The lighting, the clarity and sharpness, the framing, the focus point are all harmonized into this composition. I like the color and depth of this particular photo. Gauthier is more often know for shooting pin-up type models, focusing on rockability aspect of a model via tattoos nd piercings. I find that within that style, she is most efficient. This image shows her experimental side that tends to stay away from bright colors and glamour within the model. I like it because by doing this, subsequently she adds color and glamour to the photo without trying; so as to speak, she focuses more on the surface of the shot, i.e., lighting and focus, rather than the model itself.

Exercise 1

Horizontal

Image "framed" by Architecture or Nature

Vertical

Nose Room

Head Room

Screen Direction Movement

Focus; Depth

Point of View

Foreground

Midground

Blank Space

Background