Final Cut Pro was definitely a little overwhelming, but Jay explained the basics very well. For me, it seems as though it must take months, probably years to master this software, but just learning the basics can help in producing well edited videos. I have become accustomed to iMovie, and Final Cut Pro seems to blow iMovie out of the water.
Jay did a great job in letting us play around with the effects, transitions, etc. and pausing us to teach us more features of the software. One thing I could not really understand is the use of audio in Final Cut Pro. I have learned how audio works and can be edited in iMovie, but I did not get a good grasp of it in Final Cut Pro.
It is going to take a lot of time to become accustomed to this software, but because of its many capabilities, I am excited to learn more about all of its features.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Reflection on Lighting
The lecture on lighting has been very interesting thus far. I always wondered the purpose of all the different position of the lights like when I was being photographed for a yearbook or something. I also never understood the purpose of an umbrella and lighting. It was really cool to learn the logic behind the lighting positioning- like at 5:00 and 7:00. I now understand the purpose of some lighting- like in interrogation rooms when the light only comes from overhead and nowhere else.
When thinking of certain ways to use lighting, I thought of the HBO series 24/7 I had watched over Christmas Break about the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers. It was 4 episodes but at the end- HBO highlights certain player's faces in close up shots. This can be seen starting at 2:27 in the video below:
HBO used lighting so that the players faces were fully light. I think they were trying to emphasize the players bruises, scars, or missing teeth, and the full-facial helped emphasized this.
When thinking of certain ways to use lighting, I thought of the HBO series 24/7 I had watched over Christmas Break about the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers. It was 4 episodes but at the end- HBO highlights certain player's faces in close up shots. This can be seen starting at 2:27 in the video below:
HBO used lighting so that the players faces were fully light. I think they were trying to emphasize the players bruises, scars, or missing teeth, and the full-facial helped emphasized this.
Scavenger Hunt
This is my wide shot. It captures the 6000 block of york road- I live on the house to the far right, and the two houses to the left are full of other Greyhound friends.
This is my medium shot. It is closer than the wide shot of the houses- and just focuses in on my house.
This is my close-up shot. It is a picture of my roomate, Mike Hubbard. I tried to keep his shoulders in the shot so that it was not an extreme close-up shot. When I took this picture, he was playing Fifa 2012 and was annoyed I had to pause his game. (hence the facial expression of frustration).
This is my medium shot. It is closer than the wide shot of the houses- and just focuses in on my house.
This is my close-up shot. It is a picture of my roomate, Mike Hubbard. I tried to keep his shoulders in the shot so that it was not an extreme close-up shot. When I took this picture, he was playing Fifa 2012 and was annoyed I had to pause his game. (hence the facial expression of frustration).
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