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Which film that we screened in class was your FAVORITE?
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Pierrot le Fou
Who is the best actor in a film we have seen?
Bicycle Thieves
From which of the following countires would you like to see a movie?
Citizen Kane
His Girl Friday
What is your favorite movie we have seen thus far?
The Rules of the Game
Which of the following Hollywood classic films have you seen?
The General
One of my favorite camera techniques that the film crew uses is slow motion. We can see extremely fast motions occurring slower. For example, we can see a lizard running across water in slow motion. Without slow motion, we would not be able to tell what is happening because the lizard is moving extremely quickly. Shooting at 2000 frames per second we can slowly see the lizard take each step on top of water. Also, the use of close-ups add to the intensity of each shot. It also helps that these shots are shots of objects or places that have never been filmed before. Not only is it the camera techniques, but it is the mise-en-scene that builds the suspense and interest. The directors introduce extreme camera angles to spark the interest of the audience and to see what is happening fully. For example, when the crew filmed whales on their heat run, they used a helicopter to get a high angle shot. They also used a fishing boat to get a less extreme high angle shot and even divers with cameras to get close ups and low angle shots to admire and exaggerate the size of the whales. The show is very well done and the camera crew knows how to spark the audiences interest and keep them interested the entire time.
ReplyDeleteI love this show! It's amazing how they capture footage especially the one the documented on fish. The underwater scenes were incredible because they were able to zoom so close to sharks, seahorses, and other really cool fish you almost feel like you're underwater with the camera. I completely agree with Jake about the camera angles used. They help create suspense and curiosity because the camera is used (for the underwater scenes) both above the water and under the water. When the camera is used about water it is mostly to set a sense of location for the viewer. When the camera is underwater, the viewer is able to escape into a whole new world. The show is extremely fast-paced and keeps the viewer interested the entire time. To do this, they show many different scenes with a variety of different fish or some sort of animal and then give a description of them while showing close ups and action shots of how they live. It's a great show and I would highly suggest it to anyone who hasn't seen it yet!
ReplyDeleteI too am a big fan of Earth, not only how well put together the actual film is but also how astonishing the footage they get. I cannot believe that they can catch what they do on film. Literally some of the things they get on film are once in a year events, or even once every couple of years. I always wonder if they leave the video camera at the scene of what they're trying to film or if they continually follow the animals for months at a time until they get what they are looking for. The show covers across the globe with plants and animals from every continent but what really impresses me is the continuity between each scene. There are no jump cuts but rather each new scene has a fading technique that works perfectly with the scene prior to it to make it look like a seamless transition. This gives an illusuion that everything in the world is related and that is one of the goals of the show and they accomplish this goal by perfect filming and editing.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this show is amazing. I also wonder how they are able to get the shots for the show. One part of the show I find fascinating is at the very end the show they play a thirty second long segment following the cameramen. These segments detail the process of filming certain animals. It's amazing the extent that some of these camera men go through to get the shot they need. One segment follows a camera man filming a specific species of bird in the Amazon. The camera was waiting to film one specific moment between two birds that's extremely rare to actually see. To do this, he built himself a hiding place and waited there for almost five days. The dedication that these camera men have allows Life to be the great show that it is. Without the camera men, there would be no amazing shots in Life.
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