POV & POT Shot

Point Of View & Point Of Thought

What is a POV shot?

A POV shot is a shot where it shows what the character is looking at in their perspective. The shot puts the audience in the characters shoes. 

What is a "point of thought" shot?

A point of thought shot gives an idea of what the character is thinking along with emotions and other aspects.  

Why are they important?
So the audience can understand the emotions and thoughts from the character's perspective and allows them to understand the characters, deeply. 


https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/power-point-view-pov-shots/

Tone - English Film Study

Tone 

What is the tone in a film?

Tone simply means the brightness. The tone determines how the audience should be feeling and the vibe that is given off.

What are the 3 elements of tone?

Tone can be categorised into three:

- Lighting 

- Exposure

- Art Direction

How and why does Coppola use tone in the classic film of " The Godfather" 

He uses it to express the feelings and vibes that should be given off. For example, the wedding happening outside has a lighter tone and people are dressed in lighter colours. In stark contrast, the conversation happening inside involves darker lighting and darker art direction. This is done to express the emotions the audience should be feeling. During the wedding, everyone is happy and joyful whereas during the conversation inside the characters give off a sombre vibe.

How can directors control the feelings of the scenes?

TONE!

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-definition-of-tone-of-the-movie

http://theseventies.berkeley.edu/godfather/tag/wedding-scene/

Establishing Shots

Establishing shots 

What is an establishing shot?

Predominantly a long shot which is taken to establish a scene of a film. 

Why is it used?

It is mainly used at the start of a film to set the setting of the film but can be used throughout the movie to change from one setting to another. It shows the relationship between the character and their location. 

Why are establishing shots usually the most expensive?

This is usually the most expensive shot because the audience is able to see everything. 

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Over The Shoulder

Over The Shoulder Shot

The effect of the over-the-shoulder shot shows connection between characters in a film. In stark contrast, a single shot will disconnect your characters.  In this scene which was given to us, the director changes the shot from an over-the-shoulder to a single shot which shows that the characters are on a different page and therefore show a disconnection. Theresa is then brought to a close-up shot that completely isolates her. 

Visual Contrast

Visual Contrast

What are ways directors can contrast in a film?

- Tone 

- Production Design

- Blocking 

- Directing The Camera

-Colour 

What is contrasted In Spike Jonze's ad?

In Spike Jonze's ad involving the homepod, he contrasts the lighting, tone, colour, production design and blocking in the ad. 

Why did he contrast these things?

At the start of the ad, it is dark with minimal lighting and raining giving a sombre and depressing vibe to the audience. The character is confined and the camera angles suggest she is cramped and weak. Actors and including herself are dressed in dull colours. However, as she arrives home and communicates with the homepod the lighting brightens and she reveals a white shirt. The tone changes to give off a happy vibe. Camera angles change to display she is now free to move and enjoy herself. 

In short, he contrasted lighting, blocking, colour, tone and production design to show that a homepod can turn depressing day to a jovial one. 

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Production Design

Production Design

What is production design?

The production design is the overall look of a scene in a film from what is in between the character and background. 

What makes up production design?

Production design can be made up of props, costumes, lighting, camera angles, sets and locations. This helps communicate the current mood, emotion of the character and theme of the film. 

What are the three main things production design can help reveal?

The production design - in film - is very important because it can set the mood of a scene, reflect the emotions and feelings of a character and show the theme of a film. 

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The Bystander Effect - English

This is a short piece of writing that I have written while doing an English activity. It's about the bystander effect. If you do not know what the bystander effect is have a read:

Have you heard of the bystander effect? Probably not. This is when humans -like us- are given the opportunity to help somebody but instead, we sit there still relying on somebody else. 

Studies show that when there are more people in the room we are less likely to help somebody but as the number of people decreases the time we take to help somebody also decreases. Why is that?

We as humans show empathy, so why is it when comes to assisting others we back down? There are numerous reasons. One reason might include you are too anxious or afraid to stand up in front of everyone and assist the victim. Eventually, somebody will offer to help, but after a long time. 

Others include using the phrase “somebody else could do it”. This means relying upon someone else in the room when in fact they are doing the exact same thing. 

So have a think, have you ever been a bystander?

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