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Chris McNairFilm and TV Year 2UAL Extended Diploma: Creative Media Production and TechnologyUnit 12 Specialist Study in Creative Media ProductionFigure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 1 – Clapper Board (, no date)CONTENTS TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Chapter 1 - Who am I? PAGEREF _Toc504054871 \h 4Chapter 2 – The Report PAGEREF _Toc504054872 \h 18Chapter 3 - Experimentation and Skills PAGEREF _Toc504054873 \h 25Chapter 4 - Unit 12 Presentation and Plans for Unit 13 PAGEREF _Toc504054874 \h 34Chapter 5 - Weekly Schedule of Work PAGEREF _Toc504054875 \h 35Chapter 6 – Peer Reviews PAGEREF _Toc504054876 \h 40Chapter 7– Weekly Progress Tracker PAGEREF _Toc504054877 \h 41Appendix PAGEREF _Toc504054878 \h 46Appendices 1 – Unit 12 Criteria and Work to be Produced PAGEREF _Toc504054879 \h 46Appendix 2 – Students Calendar, Checklist and Scheme of Work PAGEREF _Toc504054880 \h 46Appendix 3 – Chapter Bibliographies PAGEREF _Toc504054881 \h 49Cover Page PAGEREF _Toc504054882 \h 49Chapter 1 PAGEREF _Toc504054883 \h 49Chapter 2 PAGEREF _Toc504054884 \h 49Chapter 3 PAGEREF _Toc504054885 \h 49Table of Figures TOC \h \z \c "Figure" Figure 1 – Clapper Board (, no date) PAGEREF _Toc504054886 \h 1Figure 3 - Who Am I Mind Map 16/09/2016 (Chris McNair, 2016) PAGEREF _Toc504054887 \h 4Figure 4 - Who Am I Mind Map 25/03/2017 (Chris McNair, 2017) PAGEREF _Toc504054888 \h 5Figure 5 - Who Am I Mind Map 04/01/2018 (Chris McNair, 2018) PAGEREF _Toc504054889 \h 6Figure 6 - College Timeline - first 2 terms (Chris McNair, 2017) PAGEREF _Toc504054890 \h 16Figure 7 - Spielberg Trailer (New Trailer Buzz, 2017): PAGEREF _Toc504054891 \h 18Figure 8 - University Speech (Harvard University, 2016): PAGEREF _Toc504054892 \h 19Figure 9 - Steven Spielberg's Advice (Yellow King Film Boy, 2017): PAGEREF _Toc504054893 \h 19Figure 10 - Directing Advice (Red Carpet News TV, 2016): PAGEREF _Toc504054894 \h 20Figure 11 - The Importance of Clasic Films (American Film Institute, 2011): PAGEREF _Toc504054895 \h 20Figure 12 - Casey Neistat Introduction (National Geographic, 2014): PAGEREF _Toc504054896 \h 21Figure 13 - Casey’s Work Ethic (Conway Wealth Group, LLC, 2016): PAGEREF _Toc504054897 \h 22Figure 14 - Genuine Content (Jyske Bank TV, 2014): PAGEREF _Toc504054898 \h 22Figure 15 - Viewing Devices (SpikesAsia, 2014): PAGEREF _Toc504054899 \h 23Figure 16 - Sherlock Holmes transition montage (konradnoises, 2017): PAGEREF _Toc504054900 \h 25Figure 17 - Transitions to add to your film (Zach Ramelan, 2014): PAGEREF _Toc504054901 \h 25Figure 18 - Expectations (Chris McNair, 2016): PAGEREF _Toc504054902 \h 26Figure 19 - Level Down (Chris McNair, 2016): PAGEREF _Toc504054903 \h 26Figure 20 -Creative transitions within films (Jacob Syrytsia, 2016): PAGEREF _Toc504054904 \h 27Figure 21 - Kingsman Forest Transition (ImageworksVFX, 2017): PAGEREF _Toc504054905 \h 27Figure 22 -Reasons not to use creative transitions (TravelFeels, 2017): PAGEREF _Toc504054906 \h 28Figure 23 - Solid Blinds (blocblinds.co.uk, no date) PAGEREF _Toc504054907 \h 29Figure 24 - Venetian Blinds (blinds-2go.co.uk, no date) PAGEREF _Toc504054908 \h 30Figure 25 - Rolling Shutter Diagram (, no date) PAGEREF _Toc504054909 \h 31Figure 26 – Rolling Shutter Example (Anton River, 2010): PAGEREF _Toc504054910 \h 32Figure 27 - Guitar Rolling Shutter (Kyle Jones, 2011): PAGEREF _Toc504054911 \h 32Chapter 1 - Who am I?During my life time my values and interests have changed lots and I expect them to carry on changing into the future. Overall I have gained more experiences which has increased number of interests I have and values I have. I have also dropped some values and interests. As you can see below I have found 2 past mind maps of my key interests, experiences and values. By comparing them to each other and comparing those to the one I just made, you can see how the key things in my life have changed.Date of completion for figure below: 16/09/2016Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 3 - Who Am I Mind Map 16/09/2016 (Chris McNair, 2016)As this one is mainly pictures and you may not know what they mean I will describe the pictures that you might not be able to work out in words (left to right from top to bottom): The Flash (TV show), Doctor Who (TV show), Education, Albert Einstein, PlayStation, The Arrow (TV show), YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, (I can’t remember what the cat in the doughnut symbolised), The Big Bang Theory (TV show), Astronomy, Casey Neistat, Hyper Cars.Date of completion for figure below: 25/03/2017Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 4 - Who Am I Mind Map 25/03/2017 (Chris McNair, 2017)Date of completion for figure below: 04/01/2018Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 5 - Who Am I Mind Map 04/01/2018 (Chris McNair, 2018)As you can see some things have stayed the same on all 3 maps: Casey Neistat, YouTube/Youtubers, animals. These are my key interests and just because they are not on the map doesn’t mean I am not interested in it, it just means there was something I found more interesting. In the last map you may be wondering what the difference between hobbies and interests are. Hobbies are things I enjoy doing at the moment. Interests are things that either I would like to do someday or things that I like to do but I don’t do often or things I used to do but no longer do. An example is kart racing. I am very interested in that but due to it being expensive I only go once per year for my birthday. I used to do kayaking regularly, but I quit so I would have more time to do my college work. I would like to learn archery in the future perhaps at university if I have time.My favourite media product was difficult to come up with as there are so many. Probably Christopher Nolan’s “Inception” is my current favourite film. The reason this film appeals to me is because it has got a fairly complex plot. It makes me think and contemplate my own life as well as the characters in the film’ses. It is intellectually stimulating. All the Christopher Nolan films that I have watched have made it to my top 50 films. They all tend to make me think. It is not really a film to watch to relax. Probably my favourite film that doesn’t require much brain power to watch is “why him”.I have quite a few inspirational media practitioners but my main one is Casey Neistat and possibly Steven Spielberg. I have a lot of media practitioners that I look up to but being inspirational is not how I would describe them. This is because most of them are film directors and I really respect their films but I don’t know much about their life and who they are as a person. I just know there work. As Casey Neistat is a YouTuber and his videos are about his life and experiences, he is much more inspiring to me. Casey picked up the concept of making vlogs (video blogs) from other YouTubers but he put his own spin on it. He makes each day’s vlog into a short film. He does this by implementing B roll, cinematography etc. into his videos. He talks to the camera as if he was talking to a person which helps to get to know him better hence why I am inspired by him. I have enjoyed lots of Steven Spielberg’s films but it was his documentary “Spielberg” that inspired me. This documentary was an account of his life, like a video version of a bibliography. He explained about his journey. George Lucas also appeared in it for a short amount of time. He is one of my favourite media practitioners but as I don’t really know who he is as a person he can’t be one of my favourite inspirational practitioner.My skills have come so far since the beginning of the course. When joining the course I had hardly any skills. I now have lodes. I had some knowledge as I had done lots of stop motion animation and live films before I also started and lead a filmmaking club at school. But this knowledge was more about the story, camera and basic editing software. Since starting the course I have learned valuable technical skills. An example would be that I knew that I needed to point the camera at the subject but I didn’t know about how to frame it (rule of thirds, natural framing, leading lines etc.). I have created a timeline of the skills I have learned in the first 2 terms which can be found here: SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 6 - College Timeline - first 2 terms (Chris McNair, 2017)As you can see I have learned a lot in the first 2 terms. This is the case for term 3 as well as year 2 term 1. Term 3 and year 2 term 1 were set out a bit differently. In both these terms we concentrated on making a short film rather than having lectures on skills. But just because we didn’t have any lectures on improving skills doesn’t mean I didn’t learn any. We were left up to our own devices more. This meant we had more freedom in the area we chose to learn. The skills picked up were because of mistakes that I learned from as well as skills I researched. So for example after the last project I learned more about the skill of scriptwriting as I made a mistake of making the script uninteresting and have learned from it. An example of a skill I picked up by researching, is one of the transitions that I used on my last project. I prefer this method of learning as it is clearer how it relates to the particle work. Some of the skills I learned more in depth were: research, movement, pre-production paperwork, target audience, post-production (Avid) (Adobe Premier Pro), scene recreations, the exposure triangle, lighting, scriptwriting, transitions, colour correction, colour grading, special effects, camera movement, syncing audio, evaluating, organising, location scouting, directing, etc.I will focus on improving my skills over the next few months in order to prepare for the Extended Project. Some of the areas I will be looking into more are transitions and scriptwriting. The reason I have decided to look into scriptwriting is because I choose to have lots of dialogue in my last film project and it got a bit uninteresting. The reason I want to improve on my transitions is because a YouTuber I watch (Peter Mckinnon) has inspired me by uploading videos showing off cool transitions and how to make them. I tried to do a cool transition in my last project which worked out OK. Also the music video “BIG SHAQ MANS NOT HOT” also inspired me because it has a lot of good transitions that complement the music and movement of Big Shaq (artist). I guess this also links with improving my movement skills as movement can motivate the transitions. I would also like to improve the sound, video, and lighting quality but I won’t be able to afford a good microphone, a good camera or good lighting. So I am pretty much stuck with the college equipment. Unless I hire good equipment which I most likely won’t be able to afford either. I am currently working on my cinematography skills and I hope to develop them further. In order to learn these skill I will use a range of different mediums. I will use video courses that are available online on sites such as (What I’m currently using for the cinematography) and . I will also use YouTube videos. These YouTube videos will be from a variety of sources but I will definitely look at Peter Mckinnon’s transition videos. As I am a visual learner I have identified that the best way of me learning is through a video. That being said, I will also ask people around me and my tutors if they could give me a few pointers to help learn these skills in more depth. In conclusion I have found out things about myself that would most likely influence my future work. This is very useful to know as we learned about copy transform and combine and how everything you come up with is based on what you already know (experiences, watched films etc.). This chapter needs to include: -Your work on who you are? Your favourite media product, and/or your inspirational media practitioner (past and present).You also need to include your skills timeline which details the skills you joined the course with, and the skills you have nowYou also need to include your skills focus, which details and explains the skills you are considering developing and working on for your Extended Project.Chapter 2 – The ReportI have decided to research and analyse the aspects of my favourite two inspirational media practitioners (Steven Spielberg and Casey Neistat). As I haven’t been alive for very long and I don’t usually look at old films/old media products much, no media practitioner is dead or inactive so I am going to do two alive ones. Steven Spielberg (Film Director)I really enjoyed E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Spielberg (2017), War Horse (2011) and the Indiana Jones series. He currently directing Ready Player One (2018); I have never been so excited for a film in my life. The main reason he was one of my most inspirational media practitioners is because of his film Spielberg. Here is the trailer.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 7 - Spielberg Trailer (New Trailer Buzz, 2017): also inspired me with a 20 minute talk at Harvard university (below). Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 8 - University Speech (Harvard University, 2016): SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 9 - Steven Spielberg's Advice (Yellow King Film Boy, 2017): is a clip of Quentin Tarantino talking about the advice Steven Spielberg gave him after his film was a commercial failure. I think is very good advice and as you can hear Quentin also thought so. When you’re in a bad place usually after failing at something it is very difficult to see the whole picture and you get consumed by this failure and you blow it way out of perspective (e.g. I won’t make ever make a successful film again). Steven says when you make another successful film not if you make another successful film. This is reassuring because it also shows that Steven believes in him. Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 10 - Directing Advice (Red Carpet News TV, 2016): SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 11 - The Importance of Clasic Films (American Film Institute, 2011): you can see here Steven affirms the importance of watching old films. This is something that I find difficult similarly to his children. After hearing this I am now going to try to force myself to watch old films.Stevens past is filled with iconic people. He snuck into studios when he was young and saw a lot of famous people including Alfred Hitchcock. Steven grew up with George Lucas (most famous for star wars) they both worked on some Indiana Jones films together.Casey Neistat (YouTuber)Casey Neistat is a YouTuber/filmmaker who has worked with big companies such as 20th century fox and Nike. He used to make daily vlogs (video blogs) about his life but he made them into short films. He brought filmmaking into the YouTube world using tripods to vlog as well as drones. This hadn’t really be done before on YouTube. He now has appeared in lots of the annual YouTube rewinds as a symbol of the platform. The internet is growing in usage and with the rise of the internet there is a decline in TV watching and possibly cinema viewers. We saw this happen with things such as DVD’s and CD’s in musics case. People are downloading music from iTunes and other places rather than going to a shop to buy CD’s and the same is starting to happen for films with sites such as Netflix and home cinema systems. This is the main reason Blockbuster went bankrupt. This means it is important to bring the film industry to different platforms such as the internet through websites such as YouTube. Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 12 - Casey Neistat Introduction (National Geographic, 2014): is a good introduction to Casey Neistat as he explains who he is and what he stands for.One of the Casey’s quotes that has stayed with me is “Story is king. Everything else is slave to story”. It can sometimes be easy to get carried away with equipment and shape the story around the equipment and locations instead of the other way round. So an example of this would be if I got a drone camera and got carried away with it so I felt the story had to include lots of drone shots and end up shaping it around the drone shots even if it wasn’t required for the story. It is used as a tool. So if the story needs a drone shot then you have the tools available to do so but if it doesn’t need a drone shot then don’t use one at the expense of the storyline. If you have a screw that needed unscrewing then you would use a screwdriver not the fancy new spanner you got, the same applies for filmmaking.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 13 - Casey’s Work Ethic (Conway Wealth Group, LLC, 2016): is an interview shows how hard Casey works. As he said he goes to bed at 12:30 and wakes up at 16:00 for 7 days a week. This takes an enormous amount of dedication especially when starting these habits/schedule for the first time. He get 3.5 hours of sleep per night which is under half the recommended time (8 hours). This shows what sacrifices Casey has made to do what he enjoys as a living. I noticed that having not much sleep is a common trait in successful people as it allows them to work more. I have had quite a lot o f nights where I haven’t slept (or slept for less than 3 hours) in order to complete work and it is very difficult as you start to feel sick and get headaches but you have to work through them if you want to complete the work. Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 14 - Genuine Content (Jyske Bank TV, 2014): talks about a BS meter. Minding the bad language he is basically saying people can tell if content is fake or real. If content seem real and genuine then people are more likely going to watch you. He was saying that in the modern world people are so used to watching fake and unauthentic content that they get a custom to it which means that if you want to stand out then you have to be extremely honest and transparent with your content. This is the main reasons we keep on doing “who am I?” tasks. It’s because who you are as a person should come through in every bit of content you create. This makes for better content as without even meeting your audience it allows you to connect with them on a much deeper level. You’re telling the audience who you are and how you see things which is completely unique to you. This is where originality comes from as no one has the exact DNA as you and no one has experienced the exact things as you have in your life. Originality is what also sets people apart. Casey brought originality to the vlog world on YouTube with his idea of making each vlog into a film. The vlogs are also about his life and his experiences which adds even more originality.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 15 - Viewing Devices (SpikesAsia, 2014): you can see here Casey talks about how more and more people are watching media content on mobile devices. This makes visuals less important and the story more important. This is because of the smaller screen, the cinematic shots don’t look as visually impressive as a bigger screen. Most of Casey’s content that I have consumed has been via my phone. ConclusionOverall, I can learn a lot of things from these two people. The main 2 takeaways for me is Casey Neistat’s work ethic and Steven Spielberg’s advice to Quentin Tarantino. Casey’s line “Story is king everything else is slave to story” and Stevens advice about watching old films as well as new is also a big takeaway for me.This chapter needs to include: -Your research, your analysis of that research and your conclusion of how that research is going to facilitate your work for your Extended Project.You can produce either of these reports, or both.Product Report which will detail all aspects of your favourite media product. Covering research, analysis and application of that research. This should be a personal report, it is about why you like it, but it is also about its contextuality, its relevance to the wider world of media and it’s place in the development of media products i.e. was it ground breaking? Genre creating? Technology driven? OrPractitioner Report, which will look at two inspirational media Practioners that you feel have influenced your media development. There should be a present one (active in the last 10 years) and a past one (technically dead! but can be not active in the last 10 years) . The report will cover your research, analysis and application of that research. This should be a personal report, it is about why you like them, why you chose them. It is also about their contextuality, and their relevance in the wider world of media i.e. were they ground breaking? Genre creating? Etc etc!Do not just choose one because it is less work. You choose the report that is most relevant to you, and ideally, to benefit you, you do both reports. The more you research, the more informed you are, the better your decision on your Extended Project will be, and therefore the better your Extended Project will be.Chapter 3 - Experimentation and SkillsI am going to be experimenting with transitions. I will be asking the question “how can creative transitions improve storytelling?” I will do research into the subject and conduct experiments based on that research and then evaluate the experiments against the research and original question and hopefully learn more through doing so. I will also draw on previous knowledge to support my answer to the proposed question. This can be a very valuable skill to learn as transitions can be implemented in every film I make and this tool may be able to help me tell a story in a more interesting way. I will use YouTube videos as my main source of research as they can show the end result where as a book magazine or webpage cant. I will start my research by looking at Sherlock Holmes as I remember being impressed by some of the transitions when watching the series.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 16 - Sherlock Holmes transition montage (konradnoises, 2017): longer video also gives a few transition ideas. He talks about flashing to white. I used a flash or dip to pink in my first project to symbolise the love between the two characters. The flash or dip to colour is more subtle than the other transitions that I have looked at and is also more versatile.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 17 - Transitions to add to your film (Zach Ramelan, 2014): SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 18 - Expectations (Chris McNair, 2016): my last short film I researched and practiced the ‘pass by effect’ as shown in Sherlock above (example below).Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 19 - Level Down (Chris McNair, 2016): essentially consisted of layering the 2 clips on 2 video tracks and creating a mask on the top layer and either add 2 keyframes and create a motion tween or go frame by frame either manually or with premier’s track forward tool. I learnt that this transition can be variable in difficulty. Unfortunately I didn’t know about the easy way until I had done the difficult way. When there is a consistent movement speed and the transition line is straight then it is as easy as putting the 2 clips on different tracks and creating 2 keyframes. It becomes harder when the movement speed is variable and the transition line isn’t straight and even if the transition line changes and it’s a long clip. You would have to put the clips on different tracks and go frame by frame drawing around the transition line for each frame. So an example of this effect at its easiest is if the camera was on a dolly track moving at a constant speed and a beam passed in front of the camera. A more difficult example would be if a person walked across the screen fairly far away from the camera and was also moving at an inconsistent speed. The transition I did was a bit of a combination of 3 transition. The custom wipe transition or pass by effect, a colour transition and a matching frame transition. Below is examples in films where they have used a matching frame transition. Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 20 -Creative transitions within films (Jacob Syrytsia, 2016): of these are animations as it is far easier to do the transitions in a computer as opposed to in real life. This is mainly because there is a lot more factors to take into consideration such as the exact lighting and colour correction etc. It is possible to do in real life as it is done in Kingsman (below).Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 21 - Kingsman Forest Transition (ImageworksVFX, 2017): you can see above they used a sun flare to make the transition seem smoother.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 22 -Reasons not to use creative transitions (TravelFeels, 2017): you can see in the video above there are draw backs to overusing creative transitions. Like most things in film, creative transitions are there if it improves the story or to keep the story flowing in an interesting way. Using a creative transition just because you can is a bad hobbit to get into. I have mentioned this before. As he said in the video the best film was one that didn’t use creative transitions but told a good story. I guess what I’m trying to say is I want to learn how to do these creative transitions so I have the knowledge at my disposable rather than to use at every opportunity. As you can see in the Sherlock Holmes montage they used the transitions to enhance the storyline or to make it flow more easily. All the transitions had purpose within the storyline. Creative transitions can stand out more than regular transitions. This means they draw the attention of the viewer. This is why it is important that you are not drawing the attention away from the story but rather further in. Sherlock does this well as the transition is influenced by the story rather than the other way around. For example the first scene of the drink cups changing into John Watsons eyes. They were drinking prior to the transition and the story was that they were having drinks together in a park. It not only is compatible with the story it furthers it. It is showing the connection between John Watson and these two people. It could be that John Watson is watching these two people but it defiantly adds a connection.I will attempt to copy some transitions from Sherlock Holmes in order to improve my skills. I will attempt the door transition first as that is my favourite. This would have been a good transition to use in my last project as there was a scene starting with the character walking through a door and I wanted to show the connection between the character reading the text message how the text message influenced his decision. I also wanted to show the passing of time which this transition would achieve. I also could have used on screen test like they do in Sherlock Holmes to show the text message. That would be better than filming the phone because I came across some problems focusing on the phone. Here is my attempt at the door scene.I will also be looking at the rolling shutter in cameras and what effects it can create. I will be asking the question of “How can a rolling shutter effect your sfootage?” I will be using a range of resources. All the resources I use will be on the internet as that is the most accessible research platform and it will have enough information for the purposes I require. Based on my research I will decide whether I can do experiments. This is because while I know the basic premise of a rolling shutter I don’t know if my phone or any other accessible camera is capable of it.As I mentioned I don’t know much about this topic my current knowledge on rolling shutters is that they distort the image when there is a fast moving object. My current knowledge comes from a behind the scenes video I saw about Hardcore Henry (2015). As you can see in the video below they had a problem with the rolling shutter as it was all shot on 2 go pros.Youtube is currently blocked find video laterYou can imagine it by using the analogy of some blinds.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 23 - Solid Blinds (blocblinds.co.uk, no date)As you can see in the picture the only way to let light in through the window is to open the blinds by rolling them up. This is similar to a rolling shutter. A shutter opens and closes as many times as there are frames. So usually there are 24 frames per second. A frame is just a picture. It is like one of those flip books that you flip through and see a moving image. Films at 24 frames per second play 24 pictures in a second to create the dilution of a moving image. Each frame or picture is taken by the camera shutter opening to let in light (photons) hit the image sensor behind. A rolling shutter opens and close in the same way these blinds open and close but way quicker. This can either be vertically like these blinds or horizontally. They can also come from corners if you have a disk like spinning shutter. This means that in the case of a horizontal rolling shutter (from bottom to top) the bottom part of the shutter will open first letting the light hit the image sensor before the light at the top hits the shutter. As this is so quick it usually isn’t noticeable but when you have fast moving objects it becomes more noticeable.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 24 - Venetian Blinds (blinds-2go.co.uk, no date)Total shutters also known as global shutters are a bit like these blinds. You pull the cord and all of the light comes through the window at the same time. This means the all the photons (light particles) hit the image sensor at the same time. Total shutters are usually slower than rolling shutters and more difficult to make. CMOS image sensors use rolling shutters and CCD sensors use total shutters. CMOS image sensors usually deliver the image quicker therefore clearing the sensor quicker for the next shot. This allows for larger frame rates for a cheaper price. CCD are more expensive, more complicated and have a slower processing speed (so usually lower frame rate). This is why higher end cameras usually have a total shutter as they are more expensive and if you get an expensive CCD sensor then you can get high frame rates anyway also to more serious filmmakers rolling shutters are a lot more of a problem. Due to them being cheaper and less complicated DSLR’s and smartphone cameras have CMOS sensors and therefore have rolling shutters. Due to Hardcore Henry being entirely shot in POV (point of view) and also being an action film the only way they could shoot this is with very small versatile cameras such as go pros. This meant that they were stuck with the rolling shutter as fitting a complicated sensor into a small camera is impractical. This diagram explains a rolling shutter well. The image sensor is on the left and you can see the top part of the image sensor (row 1) is exposed to light first then row 2 is exposed to light and so on and so on.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 25 - Rolling Shutter Diagram (, no date)In the blinds analogy above I explained about the rolling shutter in terms of a physical shutter that mechanically moves. This is because it is a lot easier to explain. There is also an e-shutter (electronic shutter). This is an electronic shutter built into the image sensor. It achieves a similar effect. You can have a rolling shutter and a total shutter with both a physical shutter and an e-shutter. E-shutters are usually used for filming and mechanical shutters are usually used for pictures. Almost every camera that has the ability to film has an e-shutter. Most cameras don’t have a fast enough shutter to blink 24 times a second (most used frame rate). This means when you film with a camera the shutter is constantly open and it uses the e-shutter of the image sensor. You may be wondering why even get a camera with a shutter as it is more expensive. The reason was because when film was used in cameras by exposing it to light it ruined the film. That why the shutter was there to stop light hitting the film when it wasn’t meant to. On modern digital cameras using an e-shutter needs more power and if you know about ISO then you will know that more power equals more grain/noise. Even in expensive cameras that could have the ability of taking film with the mechanical shutter it is not generally used. This is because it is a moving part. Moving parts make noise. This means if you are recording video and want to also record audio you would be hearing the shutter. If you have ever taken a picture with a DSLR or similar camera with a shutter then you will notice the noise it makes.It is easiest to see this effect taking place in propeller blades as they are very fast moving and large objects. This short video explains a rolling shutter in a more visual example.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 26 – Rolling Shutter Example (Anton River, 2010): shutter aren’t always bad and can create interesting effects. Like this guitar strings being turned into waves.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 27 - Guitar Rolling Shutter (Kyle Jones, 2011): will try to replicate this test. I will do it with my phone at different orientations so I can work out the direction of the rolling shutter of my phone camera. This was shot on the iPhone 4. From this video I can see the rolling shutter is horizontal when the phone is portrait. I expect my phone (iPhone 5c) to also have a horizontal rolling shutter as it is made by the same company – Apple. I may even try holding a mirror over my hand. This could create an interesting effect. When doing this I would also have to have my phones flashlight on. As you can see in the video the strings were only visible as a silhouette as the light outside the guitar exceeded that of back of the guitar strings. This chapter needs to include: -The research questions, research plans and analysis of that research, for each of your experiments and skills development. Each experiment needs: -An introductionA clear explanation of what was undertaken A conclusion of how this information was used by you.ExampleIntroduction I am interested in lighting. I want to see how it is possible to film at night so that you can still see the action. I think this is an interesting skill to develop as it is making me further understand the technical aspects of lighting, and shows how lighting can become part of the narrative.Research Question – How to film at night? (so you can still see the action)Research plan – Literature review of any YouTube videos of “How to film at night”. Review on “Making of DVD’s” from famous night based films – any film noir filmReview any Ted TalksInternet search on the technical aspects of Analysis of Literature Review – what has your research revealed to you? What did you find out? What of that new information can you use? Design your Experiment – using your analysisExperiment – in TV studio, in Bedroom, outside.Analysis – of results of experiment, what worked? What didn’tExplanation of what was undertakenFollowing my literature review, it became clear that my darkness was never going to be real darkness. I had learnt the type of lights and reflectors that I needed to use. I practiced in a variety of locations. I then showed the footage to peers and lecturers to gauge their opinion. I also posted it to Twitter and gain some very helpful responses. ConclusionIt didn’t do what I really wanted. To get the scene as dark as I wanted, the actors had to have unnaturally bright lights on them which was not the look I wanted. It looked to staged and filmnoir”e”. I am going to experiment now, with filming at dusk, to see if that gives me more tonal variation, and allows for the feeling of dark, but the ability to see the action.We must be able to see all that you do. It does not serve you just to post the footage of “My filming in the Dark”. We must see the whole journey, from start to finish. You need to tell us what you did, what you learnt and how you might use it.You must also include any experiments that don’t work, and tell us why. You can learn as much from what went wrong as what went right.Chapter 4 - Unit 12 Presentation and Plans for Unit 13This chapter will include your presentation that you have given to the class and lecturers detailing the work and research you have produced, and your analysis of how that work, research and experimentation have informed your plans for Unit 13.Chapter 5 - Weekly Schedule of Work Week 1 w/c January 1st2018Introduction to Unit 12PowerPointTasks to be undertaken this weekApprovedMonday am x 3 A’s not inWednesday am x 3N/AMonday pm x 2A’s not inThursday am x 3N/ATuesday am x 2Thursday pm x 1Listen to the overview of the unit.Tuesday pm x 2Friday am x 3Create a “who am I” mind map and write about it and my favourite media practitioners and media product.Wednesday am x 2Friday pm x 1Write about the skills timeline and talk about the skills that I want to improve.Week 2w/c January 8th 2018The Report PowerPointMain Research Question: -ApprovedTasks to be undertaken this weekMonday am x 3Wednesday am x 3Listen to PowerPoint on this week’s tasksMonday pm x 2Thursday am x 3Research Steven SpielbergTuesday am x 2Thursday pm x 1Research Steven SpielbergTuesday pm x 2Friday am x 3Research Casey NeistatWednesday am x 2Friday pm x 1Research Casey NeistatWeek 3w/c 15th January 2018Experimentation and Skills PowerPointMain Research Question: -ApprovedTasks to be undertaken this weekMonday am x 3Wednesday am x 3Listen to PowerPoint on this week’s tasks and come up with the questions I want to ask for experimentationMonday pm x 2Thursday am x 3Research 1st question topicTuesday am x 2Thursday pm x 1Research 2nd question topicTuesday pm x 2Friday am x 3Conduct ExperimentsWednesday am x 2Friday pm x 1Evaluate ExperimentsWeek 4w/c 22nd January 2018Main Research Question: -ApprovedTasks to be undertaken this weekMonday am x 3Wednesday am x 3Monday pm x 2Thursday am x 3Tuesday am x 2Thursday pm x 1Tuesday pm x 2Friday am x 3Wednesday am x 2Friday pm x 1Week 5w/c 29th January 2018Main Research Question: -ApprovedTasks to be undertaken this weekMonday am x 3Wednesday am x 3Monday pm x 2Thursday am x 3Tuesday am x 2Thursday pm x 1Tuesday pm x 2Friday am x 3Wednesday am x 2Friday pm x 1Chapter 6 – Peer ReviewsWeek 1Reviewed by:- Brandon VirtueReally well presented. You have met the criteria and answered the question “who am I?” very well. I like your choice of practitioner in Steven Spielberg and have learned about Casey Neistat. Week 2Reviewed by:- Gabby AbellaI can see at the moment, there is lots you want to add, but the work so far shows that you have really looked in to your research. Each summary of your research was detailed and relevant. A few pictures of your practitioners might be good to add too. Week 3Reviewed by:-Week 4Reviewed by:-Week 5Reviewed by:-Chapter 7– Weekly Progress TrackerProgress Tracker - Week 1Reflection on the work you have produced this weekOverall I am happy with the work that I produced. I managed to stay on schedule despite having a shorter week (as it was bank holiday on Monday). I found this week interesting as it made me think of who I am as a person. Writing/talking about your interests is always enjoyable. It also helped me identify more specific skills that I want to improve and how to build on them.Problems/situations you encountered this week and how you resolved themProblemResolutionNo problemsN/ANotes on Resources and Sources used in the production of this week’s postAs it about “who am I” all the sources came from me.ChecklistSpellcheckedProofreadIntroductionConclusionHarvardPresentationPublished////N/A//Lecturers Feedback, detailing further actions you need to take (student to complete)Jenni likes my work and thinks it expresses the theme of “who am I” well.Progress Tracker - Week 2Reflection on the work you have produced this weekThis week has gone OK. Research is not my favourite task but some of it was interesting. Because I was looking at 2 media practitioners that I like, it made the task more enjoyable compared to if we had to do people I didn’t like.Problems/situations you encountered this week and how you resolved themProblemResolutionNo problemsN/ANotes on Resources and Sources used in the production of this week’s postAll my sources were YouTube videos. This is because both people I researched create videos and therefore to best way to get to know them is through said medium. Most information about them comes from videos such as interviews due to neither of them having written forms of information e.g. blogs etc.ChecklistSpellcheckedProofreadIntroductionConclusionHarvardPresentationPublished///////Lecturers Feedback, detailing further actions you need to take (student to complete)Progress Tracker - Week 3Reflection on the work you have produced this weekThis week has been very interesting and I learned a lot. Finding out about the two topics was very interesting especially finding out about the rolling shutter as I had less prior knowledge and I always enjoy finding new things out. I have found this the best week this year. Looking over my work I am very happy with what I managed to do this week. I am excited to be able to use the things I have learned in my videos in order to improve my storytelling. Problems/situations you encountered this week and how you resolved themProblemResolutionNo problemsN/ANotes on Resources and Sources used in the production of this week’s postI used a wide range of sources, lots of them I didn’t use in my work as it was more relevant to photography than film but I also am interested in photography and I more learned about it as well. ChecklistSpellcheckedProofreadIntroductionConclusionHarvardPresentationPublished//////Lecturers Feedback, detailing further actions you need to take (student to complete)Progress Tracker - Week 4Reflection on the work you have produced this weekProblems/situations you encountered this week and how you resolved themProblemResolutionNotes on Resources and Sources used in the production of this week’s postChecklistSpellcheckedProofreadIntroductionConclusionHarvardPresentationPublishedLecturers Feedback, detailing further actions you need to take (student to complete)Progress Tracker - Week 5Reflection on the work you have produced this weekProblems/situations you encountered this week and how you resolved themProblemResolutionNotes on Resources and Sources used in the production of this week’s postChecklistSpellcheckedProofreadIntroductionConclusionHarvardPresentationPublishedLecturers Feedback, detailing further actions you need to take (student to complete)AppendixAppendices 1 – Unit 12 Criteria and Work to be ProducedUNIT 12- SPECIALIST STUDY IN CREATIVE MEDIA PRODUCTIONLearning Outcomes Assessment CriteriaWork to be producedAIM: Research and critically examine the influence of historical and contemporary contexts on their own practice.Understand the principles and practices of a chosen discipline in creative media production.1.1 Critically describe a range of contextual perspectives influencing a chosen discipline in creative media production.The Report Practioners ReportProduct Report1.2Apply knowledge of critical perspectives to inform own practice.Unit Portfolio and PresentationBe able to locate and evaluate information form a range of sources 2.1Identify a range of relevant academic and cultural sources for a personal research project.The ReportExperimentation and Skills2.2Critically evaluate information from a range of sources to inform ideas.Unit Portfolio and PresentationBe able to communicate ideas and arguments in a variety of forms. 3.1Apply academic conventions in the production and presentation of ideas.Unit Portfolio and Presentation3.2Effectively communicate ideas in appropriate formats.Unit Portfolio and PresentationAppendix 2 – Students Calendar, Checklist and Scheme of WorkWEEK 1 – w/c 1st January 2018Tuesday amRemainder of the weekCollege not open MonIntroduction to Unit 12Power Point 1 – Introduction to Unit 12What is expected i.e. Portfolios etcHow it works – Personal ScheduleStudy GroupsPeer ReviewCritiquesWhy – Unit 13WHO AM I?Objective for session: - Schedule Week 1 producedWork on your scheduleLast lesson of the week: -Peer ReviewCritiqueReflective LogWed pm (x3)Tues pm (a’s) Thurs am (x3)Introduction to Unit 12Power Point 1 Introduction to Unit 12What is expected i.e. Portfolios etcHow it works – Personal ScheduleStudy GroupsPeer ReviewCritiquesWhy – Unit 13WHO AM I?Objective for session: - Schedule Week 1 producedSchedule agreed with LecturerAdvisory Schedule: -Produce Timeline for skills development to dateMind Map on Who am I? – my favourite media products, my inspirational media producerMy skills focusWEEK 2 – w/c 8th January 2018Mon am (x3)Mon pm (x2)Remainder of the weekWed pm (x3)Thurs am (x3)Power Point 2 – The ReportHow to undertake a Literature Review, both generally and specifically for The Report, based on weeks 1 tasks – favourite media Practioners, and favourite Media Product and should tie in with skills focus.Objective for session: - Schedule Week 2 producedSchedule agreed with LecturerAdvisory Schedule: -The ReportWork on your scheduleLast lesson of the week: -Peer ReviewCritiqueReflective LogWEEK 3 – w/c 15th January 2018Mon am (x3)Mon pm (x2)Remainder of the weekWed pm (x3)Thurs am (x3)Power Point 3Experimentation and SkillsHow to structure an experiment – what is the research question and what is the research plan to find the answer to that question.Based on weeks 1 tasks – when you looked at your skills, and what you want to focus on.If you are unsure of what to do, then use the FEAR project to get you focused and doingSchedule Week 3 producedSchedule agreed with LecturerAdvisory Schedule: -Detail planed experimentation and skills task What is their research question and what is their research plan to answer that question? You can leave college if necessary and relevant.OrFEAR ProjectWork on your scheduleLast lesson of the week: -Peer ReviewCritiqueReflective LogWeek 4 and Week 5 w/c 22nd and 29th January 2018Mon am (x3)Mon pm (x2)Remainder of the weekWed pm (x3)Thurs am (x3)Independent Study now….Schedule Week 4 and 5 produced and approvedWork on Schedule – With constant checking by staffWork on your scheduleLast lesson of the week: -Peer ReviewCritiqueReflective LogWeek 6 – 5th February 2018Presentation and Progress Review Week – All students present their findings and possible thoughts on Unit 13. Portfolio made perfect!Self-Directed Study Week Appendix 3 – Chapter BibliographiesCover . 1973. Clapper Board. [ONLINE] Available at: . [Accessed 2 January 2018].Chapter 1N/AChapter 2VideosAmerican Film Institute. 2011. Steven Spielberg on the Importance of Studying Classic Films. [ONLINE] Available at: . [Accessed 4 January 2018].Conway Wealth Group, LLC. 2016. An Interview With Casey Neistat: Life's Priorities. [ONLINE] Available at: . [Accessed 4 January 2018].Harvard University. 2016. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg Speech | Harvard Commencement 2016. [ONLINE] Available at: . [Accessed 4 January 2018].Jyske Bank TV. 2014. Cannes Lions: Exclusive interview with filmmaker Casey Neistat. [ONLINE] Available at: . [Accessed 4 January 2018].National Geographic. 2014. Casey Neistat for Nat Geo's Expedition Granted | National Geographic. [ONLINE] Available at: . [Accessed 4 January 2018].New Trailer Buzz. 2017. Spielberg Trailer (2017) Steven Spielberg HBO Documentary. [ONLINE] Available at: . [Accessed 4 January 2018].Red Carpet News TV. 2016. Steven Spielberg Interview - Best Directing Advice. [ONLINE] Available at: . [Accessed 4 January 2018].SpikesAsia. 2014. Talking Storytelling with Casey Neistat. [ONLINE] Available at: . [Accessed 4 January 2018].Yellow King Film Boy. 2017. Quentin Tarantino Talks About Steven Spielberg's Advice After Flop. [ONLINE] Available at: . [Accessed 4 January 2018].Chapter 3VideosAnton River. 2010.?Why rolling shutter effect is on CMOS. [ONLINE] Available at:?. [Accessed 16 January 2018].ImageworksVFX. 2017.?KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE - Building a Jungle. [ONLINE] Available at:?. [Accessed 16 January 2018].Jacob Syrytsia. 2016.?Creative transitions in movies. [ONLINE] Available at:?. [Accessed 16 January 2018].konradnoises. 2017.?Sherlock - How Creative Transitions Improve Storytelling. [ONLINE] Available at:?. [Accessed 16 January 2018].Kyle Jones. 2011.?Guitar Oscillations Captured with iPhone 4. [ONLINE] Available at:?. [Accessed 16 January 2018].TravelFeels. 2017.?MORE REASON Why YOU Shouldn't Use TRENDY TRANSITIONS. [ONLINE] Available at:?. [Accessed 16 January 2018].Zach Ramelan. 2014.?5 COOL TRANSITIONS TO ADD IN YOUR MOVIE! + HOW TO ADD A FLASH OF WHITE!. [ONLINE] Available at:?. [Accessed 16 January 2018].Imagesblinds-2go.co.uk. no date.?Enjoy Cream. [ONLINE] Available at:?. [Accessed 16 January 2018].blocblinds.co.uk. no date.?Premium Roller Blinds with Pelmets. [ONLINE] Available at:?. [Accessed 16 January 2018].. no date.?Rolling Shutter vs. Global Shutter. [ONLINE] Available at:?. [Accessed 16 January 2018].ResearchJASON COLE. 2014.?The Math Behind the Rolling Shutter Phenomenon. [ONLINE] Available at:?. [Accessed 16 January 2018].Mike Briggs. 2017.?Will the Electronic Shutter Ever Truly Replace the Mechanical Shutter?. [ONLINE] Available at:?. [Accessed 16 January 2018].. no date.?GLOBAL & ROLLING SHUTTERS. [ONLINE] Available at:?. [Accessed 16 January 2018].Richard Butler. 2017.?Electronic shutter, rolling shutter and flash: what you need to know. [ONLINE] Available at:?. [Accessed 16 January 2018].Robert Hall Photography. 2016.?Electronic Shutter vs Mechanical Shutter in Mirrorless Cameras. [ONLINE] Available at:?. [Accessed 16 January 2018].Udi Tirosh. 2012.?EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ROLLING SHUTTER. [ONLINE] Available at:?. [Accessed 16 January 2018].. 2017.?Rolling shutter. [ONLINE] Available at:?. [Accessed 16 January 2018]. ................
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