Blog #6

The story board and Overhead shots.

In the scene that was in the first few minutes of video followed the rules of the Rule of Thirds and the 30 rule but did not follow the rule of 180. The director followed the rule of Thirds by always keeping the characters in some proportion of Thirds in relation to the rest of the shot such as in the beginning it would take 3 of "Naruto" to fill up the entire screen which means he takes up some form if one third. This is a vital part of the camera process because it keeps the eye focused on the things that are supposed to have some sort of meaning or importance. The director also followed the 30 Rule by always keeping new shots at least 30 degrees away from the previous shot in order to keep a good flow going on inside of the scene. The main way that the director kept this rule in use is by skipping from one side of the room to the other which is far away from 30 degrees from the previous shot. The one thing that the director did not follow was the 180 degree rule which was broken often with not that much space between it.  The main way that the director broke this was by jumping from behind Naruto to the other side of him on the behind shot which breaks the 180 degree rule if only by a little but still breaks it. The director broke the 180 rule most likely for the purpose of giving us a more look at how much power Naruto has by using a low angle shot up towards him while also giving us new perspective of Naruto. The directors talents are actually very nice in correlation with the scene as a whole because it uses different sides of the large room that has smaller jail cells inside of it to cause depth and the shot cuts and angles used caused a sense of emotion towards the characters in the jail cells. THANKS FOR READING THIS!

Blog #8

                                        The Chase Scene from The 2nd Sherlock Holmes Movie

The Theme of the movie from the scene is that our main characters are running away from the "bad guys" and trying to stay alive long enough to bring them down. This is a very Active Theme because it is clearly shown that we are meant to follow the characters running and not the ones trying to kill them. 

The theme is reinforced by the Space, Rhythm, and Movement primarily and has some line and shape in them slightly. The reasons that space is vital is because the space is very deep because they are in a woods and the sight of the trees in the background cause the scene to look very deep. The Rhythm of the scene is very sporadic because of the intense slow motion compared to the average running of the scene which is clearly a use of tension and release because the tension is built up during the slow motion parts and is released as the group runs again at normal speed. To further explain this it would be like holding a string taught while the scene is moving at a normal pace and when the slow motion parts of the scene happen the string is pushed together to give some slack which gives our eyes a break from following a very taught string or rhythm. Movement is also a key part of the scene because the group is in constant motion because they are running away from a hail of gunfire and explosions. The shape and line of the video cause together some contrast and affinity because most of the trees are very straight up and down while the group keeps stumbling forward to stay in motion. All of these together convey the theme because they are very jagged shots and cause a great deal of tension because the group is running for their lives which causes us to align with the group as they run. 

Blog #7

Chihiro and Haku falling

Vash Screaming Peace and Justice Happily.

The Color and Lighting in the pictures are in heavy contrast. First the Hues of the colors are completely different considering that the main hues of the first picture is skin tones and white with some pink and green which is not as eye popping as the second picture which was  yellows and reds contrasting against the dark blue sky. The brightness is what really sets these two pictures apart from each other, the brightness of the first picture is more contrasted because of the night sky that is setting the overall lighting in the picture so the characters colors seem brighter than they are but, the brightness in the two are similar at the same time because both characters in the first video are very bright and the overall colors in the second picture are very bright the brightness of the red coat and his blond hair. The last part of color is the saturation. The contrast in saturation between the two are very different, in the first picture the colors are saturated because of the night sky in the background which is a very saturated blue. The second picture has almost no saturation except for the gloves that he is wearing which shows the contrast in the picture like the colors in the first picture. The second thing that can be compared is the overall lighting. In both the pictures they are lacking in the feel on shadows because they are in either a well lit area with no shadows or it is at night when no shadows can occur. The next thing is Symbolism which is not really represented in the lighting in the pictures but more in the colors than anything. The final part of lighting is the mood which is show in the first picture as the lighting done at night, the characters are well lit compared to the dark background which sets the mood of happiness. in the second picture the mood is one of happiness and joy not only because of what the picture is but the lighting sets the mood of happiness and joy due to the very bright lights.

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Blog #5

Fly Me to The Moon- Frank Sinatra

Fly Me to The Moon- Jason Mraz

      Frank Sinatra

LISTENING FRAMEWORK

(SIMPLIFIED)

LISTENING PHASE 1 (Rhythm)

Tempo [slow, medium, fast]- Slow

Source [where is the rhythm coming from?]-Franks Voice

Groove [describe how the personality of the rhythm]- Jazzy, swayful, Sing

LISTENING PHASE 2 (Arrangement)

Instrumentation [which instruments drive the song?]- Saxophone, Bass, Drums, Various Woodwinds. Various Brass.

Structure/Organization [how is the song built?  Order, patterns, etc.]- Intro /  Verse 1 / Verse 2 / Chorus- Outro.

Emotional Architecture [Draw how the song build and drop?]- Slow build up then climax and medium end.

LISTENING PHASE 3 (Sound Quality)

Balance

- Height [high and low of frequency]- fairly high and stays consistent

- Width [stereo panning left/right]-  Not very wide

- Depth [layers of instruments - via loudness]- Not very deep.

               

                Jason Mraz

LISTENING FRAMEWORK

(SIMPLIFIED)

LISTENING PHASE 1 (Rhythm)

Tempo [slow, medium, fast]- Medium

Source [where is the rhythm coming from?]- The Ukulele

Groove [describe how the personality of the rhythm]- Poppy, Bouncy, Happy

LISTENING PHASE 2 (Arrangement)

Instrumentation [which instruments drive the song?]- The Ukulele

Structure/Organization [how is the song built?  Order, patterns, etc.]- Intro /  Verse 1 / Verse 2 / Chorus- Outro.

Emotional Architecture [Draw how the song build and drop?]- Much Higher start then a little lower and a dramatic end.

LISTENING PHASE 3 (Sound Quality)

Balance

- Height [high and low of frequency]- Moderate Height

- Width [stereo panning left/right]- Not Wide

- Depth [layers of instruments - via loudness]- Not Deep.

The Lyrics for both songs are the exact same but the arrangement of the words are different because the style and structure and groove of the songs are different which and the emphasis in the lyrics is also different because each artist wanted to display a different feeling from the song. The melody of the song is the exact same in the aspects of following the same pattern but the tonal qualities are different because they are both played on different instruments and one is sang to a full on jazz band while the other is sang just to a Ukulele. The Melodic tones of the Frank Sinatra are fuller than the sounds of the Jason Mraz song because there is a larger sound backing up the sounds. The Musical Qualities of these songs are perfect for their own styles, The rhythm of the first song is very smooth and jazz like which causes a swing feeling and a smooth transitioning song. The second song is one that has more pop and spring to it which also allows for a good transition in the song but not as smooth as the first song. The Timbre for the songs are  completely opposing though, The first song had a great amount of timbre because of the overlaying sounds of the jazz band mixed with Frank Sinatra's singing and the overall intensity inside of the piece is much higher than the cover. In the Second song the timbre is much less because the only sound occurring is the Ukulele and Jason Mraz singing which also allows for a much lower intensity. The version of the song that I like better is the Frank Sinatra Version because it has much more feeling behind it and has overall a better sound behind it because the sound is fuller and the speed is perfect to emphasize certain lyrics inside of the song. Also the Jazz Groove of the song allows for me to be able to dance around whenever I hear the song playing which in my opinion means the song is better than other versions and covers of the song. 

Blog #4

Watch From Minuet 0:00 - Minuet 3:15

I Had some Trouble posting it as a file so I copied it and pasted it into this as pictures.

 The scene as a whole was done well by using Listening Modes and Space. The Listening Mode that was used the most in this scene was Casual and at times Semantic. The casual sounds that were used were the characters own voices which are real sounds and the sounds of a character hitting the ground or the chains rattling as the main character struggles to break free. Some of the Semantic sounds were the ones that had to do with the electricity that was used to shock the main character several times during the scene, the sound itself was not the real sound of someone or something getting electrocuted but rather the representational sounds of someone getting shocked. Another aspect that was used well in the scene was the use of Space. The use or Size, Distance and, Perception and Directionality was in the different camera angles that were used. If the camera was behind the main character then the sounds occurring and the characters voice itself was louder and seemed to move towards the other side of the room while if the character that was speaking was off screen the voices and sounds seemed to be trailing off into an echo but still in the same direction of the camera but because of distance was somewhat distorted.