Monday, December 11, 2017
Midterm Challenge
For midterm, we were given the challenge to create a video to commemorate the completion of the pedestrian bridge here at SC State. The bridge is located over Chestnut street and is a great way for students staying in University Village and Campus Corner. Professor Harwood provided us with clips of the construction and ending ceremony to create a 30 second "Congratulations SC State" video.
Sequence Shots
This video is focused on capturing the action sequence shots. You typically see these shots in a lot of movies and as b- roll in television. We had to record shots of our classmates walking out of the Communications building. In this vide, we have Iris Gadsden as my star.
"I'm Ready For My Close Up."
In
production, the right lighting is always important. In my Advanced TV
Production class we worked with lighting and the different aspects of lighting
in video. The subject used for my examples is my classmate Iris Gadsden.
Key Light
This type of light is the primary light during an interview.
Positioned behind the interviewer's shoulder, it is placed
opposite to the camera. The job for this light is to
illuminate the subject's face.
Back/Hair Light
This type of light illuminates the space behind the subject's
head so that the subject stands out of the background. Bring
extra attention to the subject and puts spotlight on them.
Side/Fill
Light
The
side/fill light is to fill in the shadows created by the key
light. Its
purpose is to make sure that the light is even across
the
subject's face.
DIY Video Final Project
For the final project in my Advanced TV and Editing class, I chose to do a DIY video. My DIY video is on how to dye your hair. I was correcting my blue black dye from a week or so prior because I had two Wiz Khalifa patches in the front. It is mostly a visual video because the dye I used a dye that had different directions for different results. But basically start with clean dry hair then mix the color with volume 10 developer (2 parts color to 1 part bleach). Mix then apply and wait designated time before washing out. Simple and easy by my account. I mean I have dyed my hair 2 times prior.
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Lights! Camera! Pose!
In Advanced TV Production and Editing class, there are ways
to achieve the perfect lighting for the desired scene. There are four classiclighting techniques that are used to execute some excellent filming. Here are
some examples of the lighting techniques. We took pictures of fellow students
in Professor Harwood's class to demonstrate.
The classmate of whom I worked with was Iris Gadsden. These
are the four classic lighting techniques:
Rembrant
This lighting is used when the key
light light is set at a downward angle at a 45 degree angle in front of the
subject, the fill light is set opposite to the key light, even to the subject's
face, and the back light is set high at a 45 degree angle, like the key light.
Split/ 90 Degree
The Split (or 90 Degree) lighting is made when the key light is placed at
the eye level of the subject, and 90 degrees to the side of the subject's face.
Broad
Similar but not the same as
Rembrandt, this technique is set up exactly the same, but the subject's face is
turned off-center. This results in the broader side, the side turned towards
the camera, is in the light.
Butterfly
This lighting is named for the butterfly shaped shadow that
is created under the nose by placing the main light either directly above or
below the camera. Shooting will have to take place under the light source in
order to capture this look. This type of lighting is mostly used in glamour
shots to create shadows under the cheeks and chin of the subject.
Scary Face Lighting
We were able to hsve fun with this photo. Unfortunately, my model was not available so I had to do a self portrait.
I really did enjoy this project and learned a lot from it.
Taking Time To Reflect
This is a picture of classmate Christian Manning shot in
harsh glare with the sun directly behind him.
The picture is hard to see because the glare is making him
look darker than he appears.
Picture of Christian in the same position, directly behind
the sun, but with the Individual Outside Portable Light Reflector bouncing the
sunlight onto his face. This improves the overall lighting and quality of the
picture.
This picture shows fellow classmates Christian and Larell
demonstrating the use of the reflector as it redirects the sunlight upon the
subject.
This lighting is used widely when taking shots outside. Here's a link to how to use the light reflector and where you can purchase them.
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
2017 Solar Eclipse
On Monday, August 21st, the United States was able to witness a total solar eclipse. The last total solar eclipse viewed from the United States was on February 26, 1979 whose path passed through Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and North Dakota. This year the path of totality started in Salem, Oregon and ended in Charleston, South Carolina. Fortunate enough, Orangeburg, South Carolina was in the path as well as South Carolina State University’s Oliver C. Dawson Stadium being used an official site to watch the eclipse. While it was extremely hot as everyone waited patiently for totality, viewers were entertained by South Carolina State University’s Marching 101 band and cheerleaders. A white balloon was released from the fifty yard line to record the total solar eclipse from our location for the rest of the world to see. Around 1:14pm, the moon slowly started to cover the sun. It wasn’t until 2:40pm that everyone saw with every minute how dark it was getting. When it hit totality, everyone in the stadium went crazy! I was speechless and amazed at the sight before me. The whole experience was worth the wait. I plan to try to see the next solar eclipse in 2023 and the next total solar eclipse in 2024. Everyone should get to experience this at least once in their lifetime.
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