Film Project 2 Blogs Links

Film Project 2: Disturbed   Film Link:   <https://vimeo.com/295564570>   Film Project 2 Reflection: <http://www.mediafactory.org.au/zhen-wang/2018/09/25/disturbed-film-project-2-reflection/>   Blogs Links: <http://www.mediafactory.org.au/zhen-wang/2018/10/18/film-project-2-blogs-links>   Recruit Actors:   <http://www.mediafactory.org.au/zhen-wang/2018/09/25/recruit-actors-starnow/>   Write the Script:   <http://www.mediafactory.org.au/zhen-wang/2018/09/25/write-the-script/>   Film theories research:   <http://www.mediafactory.org.au/zhen-wang/2018/10/06/research-on-french-impressionist-film-menilmontant/> <http://www.mediafactory.org.au/zhen-wang/2018/10/07/research-on-french-impressionist-film-menilmontant-b/> <http://www.mediafactory.org.au/zhen-wang/2018/10/13/research-surrealist-cinema/>   Cinematography Research:   <http://www.mediafactory.org.au/zhen-wang/2018/09/29/cinematography-night-time-scenes> <http://www.mediafactory.org.au/zhen-wang/2018/09/29/cinematic-research-2/>   Fog technique:   <http://www.mediafactory.org.au/zhen-wang/2018/10/02/cinematography-with-fog/>   Camera movement class:   <http://www.mediafactory.org.au/zhen-wang/2018/10/02/continue-research-of-fog-get-a-sci-fi-look-with-dry-ice-fog/>   […]

Premiere Pro Class

Editing Dialog To make more intensive to the dialogue, edit clips to adjust the pacing of the scene. The method to do it is that find the sound wave and cut these clips basing on the high point and low point of the clips. As a result, the problem of jump show shows up. Use reverses […]

Research: Surrealist Cinema & Italian Neorealism

Surrealist Cinema Introduction: Surrealist Cinema prefers to use shocking, irrational, or absurd imagery and Freudian dream symbolism to challenge the traditional function of art to represent reality. (cineCollage, 2018) The main ideology of the Surrealist Cinema is breaking the traditional expectations of the audience by put unrelated images together to surprise them. Instead of the […]

Camera: Sony A7M3

The lens used in the Vlog: Sony 16-35 F2.8 Full Frame Positive The battery is much bigger now. Thus, it can last for a longer time. Same size as Canon battery. 1 battery can stay for 1 day Vlog shooting. The LCD screen is much better on the Sony A7M3. The filmmaker can watch the […]

Camera Movement

  Tripod: The movement is supposed to be motivated by something to drive the shot. Otherwise, the shot gonna be boring. Making sure there is the beginning, middle and the end to the shot. Hold 10 seconds in the beginning, 3 seconds for the movement and 10 seconds for the end. It gives more options […]

Cinematography with Fog

Cinematography with Fog! Fog is always a popular element in films, especially in horror films and suspense films. When we meet James to discuss our film project, he mentioned that we can use fog to make create the effect of indistinct. It is a good advice. Besides, it is a good chance to try something […]

How to Light For Darkness?

At the beginning of the semester, we have reshot the scene from the film called The Sixth Sense. The time-set is in the night. Thus, we shot it in a dark environment. The result is the footages are either too many super grainy or too bright. It makes me feel uncomfortable and it loses the […]