Meeting Brief 7.2

While it was my original idea to focus on a individual who collected keycaps as I begun my storyboarding I was struggling to a story without the appearance of the community. Not only did this absence mean I was not completely the project brief but left me with a weak storytelling thread.  This was the original shot list I had:

Shot 1: Medium shot of Jake at his desk computer is in fame as well as keyboard
Shot 2: Close up on fingers typing on keys, long exposure (?) to capture led on keys and finger strokes.
Shot 3: Over shoulder shot of screen, would have forum post (GeekHack) in focus.

Shot 3 was originally important as I wanted to try and create the idea of community however without actual psychical interaction I am limited to the same area (a bedroom and desk) for a lot of the shots.

Shot 4: [Move outside] Checking mail taking from inside the house
Shot 5: Unboxing of the keycaps, close up on hands
Shot 6: Replacing caps, would try to take from above while he was on floor to create child like wonder of playing with toys
Shot 7: Long shot would have Jake standing at train station with board underarm like brief case
Shot 8: Jake waiting in fed square: he’s on the edge of the frame and a figure can be seen approaching in background
Shot 9: Close up on the exchange of key caps
Shot 10: Jake returning home and checking the mail again
Shot 11: Jake in bed with keyboard in 2/3 of the frame glowing.

Although I find this shots would make interesting stills they upon further reflection do not create a story. They would be much rather suited to another collection for future projects.

Over the weekend I’m hoping to get in touch with the games design community in Melbourne in order to see if a more interesting photo journal can be created.

Lightworks 7.1

In prep for project brief 3, Ceyda and I went to the studio to practice lighting and it’s effects on the face. It was a overwhelming experience and in hindsight I wish I had played more with the angles of the light, but overall it was a valuable shooting session. I enjoyed the control the studio offered, with the ability to just focus on the subject rather than background visuals, natural lighting and other interference.

f/9  1/4 s  ISO 800

f/10 1/50 s ISO 800

f/11 1/13s ISO 800

f/11  1/13 s  ISO 800

f/5.6  1/125 ISO 1600

f/5.6  1/125 s  ISO 1600 (exposure compensation)

This shot was mostly to practice fstop and shutter speed it took awhile to pick how much light I should let in. This is something I’ll have to be mindful of when shooting my third brief. I think I prefer the 3rd shot of Ceyda as the lighting while still looking natural unlike the first image, still adds a flare of drama and interest to the subject. I am curious to try reflectors to achieve this effect in the future rather than coloured light.

The high contrast shots are also a continuation of my work in project brief 2 as it is a technique I am still looking to practice. I still think I need to work on being mindful of spotlighting as I causes a gradient in the background. I also an unhappy of the focus in image five as it does not look as sharp. Im not sure if I can work this technique into my next project but it is definitely something I want to explore in my final photo book.