14) CINEMA (shots and camera movements)

*DEADLINE 1 (VIEWFINDER): SATURDAY 13

*DEADLINE 2 (SKETCH): SATURDAY 20

(*OPTIONAL DEADLINE 3 (FINAL): SATURDAY 20)

You are going to learn about cinema.

There are different types of shots (planos) used in cinema, but also in comics. Read the next image (click on the image to see it bigger):

Now look at the next presentation using The Simpson as examples:

Shots and Angles from Rosa Fernández

*Explaining vídeo.

As you can see, shots can be really usefull, but also camera movements. They are also used in short films, films, TV, music videos... One example could be the Zoom you already know, but there are more:

ACTIVITY:

1) Viewfinder (for saturday 13):

- Your have to bring next day to class one medium doll/figure/character, your notes, ruler, pencil, colors and one bloc page.

- Create your viewfinder (visor) as a frame, to work with it as if we were filming or taking pictures of the character. It has to be 16x9 cm (one format used in television, for example).

- You can also decorate your viewfinder to make it more creative.

- Upload the viewfinder to the next Padlet.

2) Sketch (for saturday 20):

- Start working with your figure and your viewfinder.

- You will have to move the frame around your character to look for 5 different shots and 4 different angles.

- Copy what you see on your notes (draw as sketches) and don't forget to write the shot or angle you are working with.

- Upload the sketch with your shots and angles to the Padlet.

3) OPTIONAL: Final (for Saturday 20):

- Then choose 4 shot+angle to make them on a bloc page. It should be mixing one shot and one angle in a cleaner way, with ruler. Then color it.

- Upload the final one on the bloc page to the Padlet.

Open Padlet bigger here.

*DEADLINE 1 (VIEWFINDER): SATURDAY 13

*DEADLINE 2 (SKETCH): SATURDAY 20

(*OPTIONAL DEADLINE 3 (FINAL): SATURDAY 20)