1. Different fonts

29/09/15

These fonts are all similar, but they are used very differently. 

The designers used them so the reader can read clearly, because it is not too complicated.

These images were found on Google Images.

 The writing is to tell you that this station is Hampton Court Station

 This sign tells you that the road to Nottingham is on the A52 and is half mile away

 The writing on this welcome sign is in capital letters so that the words can stand out

 This notice is to warn you that you need to put your mask or you suffocate and die

 This sign, even though it looks complicated,  tells you which road to go on

 This warning sign has its words stand out to tell you that there is something up road, including construction, road accident or diversion

Photoshopped face

17/09/15

I used healing, spot removing tools, paint brush and liquify to change my face.

I used a photo of a pub in Dormansland Surrey, the Royal Oak, because that was where I lived

Hell's Club

30/09/15




Today we watched a Youtube video about fictional characters meeting in club. These fictional characters were from different films. Hell's Club

Storyboard

30/09/15

Storyboards are very important in pre-production, because they help give the production team a visual instruction on how a scene should be set out and shot. It gives the costume designer and make up artists ideas on how the characters should look. It helps the prop designer to figure out what should be held by the actors and what props should be used in the scene. The storyboard helps the set designer to visualise the setting in his/her head.

I drew my own storyboard of a scene from the Walt Disney's The Lion King, I could only do the scene from 1:08 to 1:29 The Lion King-Remember Who You Are Scene

 

Members of the Production Team

29/09/15

Members of a Production Team

• Producer - In charge of the production team and his/her movie or TV series
• Director - Gives directions to the actors and camera crew
• Scriptwriter - Writes the story for the film, TV show or play
• Production manager - Manages the production team for the producer
• Production Coordinator - Coordinates the production process
• Production accountant - In charge of finance
• Post-production Supervisor - Give the movie or show the last touches to it perfect
• Stuntman or men - Does some of the dangerous acts for the actors
• Script editor - Makes a few changes to the script
• Location Manager - Decides the locations to film their set
• Camera operator - In charge of the camera and camera crew
• Production designer - Responsible for the overall look of the production
• Set designer - Designs the set, whether it is mundane or outlandish
• Make-up Artist - Makes the actor look different
• Costume designer - Make his wardrobe part of the set
• Caterer - In charge of feeding the crew and actors
• Unit nurse - In case there is any accidents
• Transport - To get to the locations they choose for their film or TV show
• Visual Effects - To make it look exciting
• Film Editor - To cut some unneeded footage
• Composer - Does the music soundtrack

3. The difference between SERIF and SANS-SERIF

30/09/15


Here is the difference between a Serif and a Sans-Serif font

A serif font contains small lines attached at the end of a stroke in a letter. (See example up top) While an sans-serif does not have a small line at the end of a stroke as a true serif does. So the only difference is the serif is there while sans-serif is not.

2. The difference between Typeface and Font

29/09/15


There is a difference between typeface and font:




Typeface is a set of fonts made of glyphs that share the same design feature. A typeface has an aspect in each font, comprised of style, weight, slant etc.




Font is the weight, size and style of a typeface. Every font has a set of variety, for a glyph, and a typeface includes fonts with the same shared design.




In conclusion, though typefaces and fonts are in description similar, they are not the same.

The importance of pre-productions

15/09/15

The importance of pre-productions

I learned that pre-production in film and TV is very important, because without it, any TV series or movie would be in disarray.

I researched that George R. R. Martin was approached by Hollywood producers after his book series A Song of Ice and Fire became best sellers, for feature films. In Martin's opinion, he made a good choice not to have his books made into movies, because he felted that too many things/details in his stories would be left out. Instead R. R. Martin's agent sent four of his books to David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, then they decided to adapt them into the series we know as Game of Thrones.

Pre-production in film and TV demonstrates how well people can work in a team

Actors are hired to perform, so they're usually given auditions to determine who is right for their roles. Some actors will usually say no if they are not interested. The actors need to be catered and well-fed when it is lunch time.

The production team will need to make a set, an aspect I learned from filming a fake scene. So they have to decide on where they would film and discuss whether to make their own set.

Dubrovnik, Croatia, the set of King's Landing

A script has to be written for the actors, to follow the instructions given by the director.

Finance is also a key essential to pre-production, because making a TV show or a movie is NOT free nor is it cheap.

Scene shooting

23/09/15

It was very inconvenient to be given a task of making a scene without being given proper planning, a script and instructions on how to set this scene out.

How the scene was set:

Me and Shane were walking from the wall outside the building talking about their time at College.

As we sat down (this scene of two characters sitting down would normally be done in films like Good Will Hunting), Shane has been giving a positive remark about the college.

I thought I would make this scene a bit more like Robin Williams and Matt Damon's scene by recalling how my life has been in other schools and with the other students and teachers, in a dramatic way.

So I tried my best to put Shane in Damon's shoes by saying how my life in college is somehow no different from my previous schools. But he didn't exactly understand why I tried sounding negative, he must have thought I was being rude.

Shane then suggested for the next part of the scene, we get up walk inside for no reason. Then we walked outside again and we went our separate ways and then for the last footage Shane runs for no reason in the same direction we previously went. I was personally put off by these last parts, because there was nothing about that fits with the previous footage we did and it made no sense what-so-ever.

I didn't learn anything about this experience, but I already knew what should have been done to make the scene better. was to put more planning and scripting into it.

Colour Wheel

22/09/15

Red - Anger- it is widely associated in the America, Japan, eastern Europe and Africa, however Hindu association with anger is black

Blue - Sadness- sadness or unhappiness associates with the colour blue by Native Americans, although it is black in Japan

Cyan - Uplifting- Cyan is hard to associate with anything because it's a mixture of blue and green

Orange - Warning?- it symbolises Energy and vitality, but it is also associated with Hindu and Buddha religion and is commonly worn by monks

Green - New Life- in the east green symbolizes new life, good luck and hope, though in other cultures green can be taken as greed, sickness and jealousy

Yellow - Surprise- Yellow in China is an sacred and honourable colour, but it also symbolize cowardice, mourning and hazard warning

Colour Harmonies

22/09/15

  Analogous                                           Rectangle

Split-complimentary                                  Square

Complimentary                                         Triad

Google Doc

My resilience

21/09/15

Today we did a resilience test about my strengths and weaknesses

Different types of shots



16/09/15

We were put into teams to take five different film shots.

Our shots were:

Medium shot- It sets a movie as a way of introducing the protagonist or any other character



Bird's eye view - It is to make the audience look down on the character, to show this particular character may not have authority or just showing them go down steps (As example)

Tracking shot - Film makers use tracking shots with their cameras on the actors to make the audience feel they are following them somewhere.

Ant's eye view - Like bird's eye view, but vice versa, for this character has authority

Panoramic shot - To set the scene for the film or episode

My first post

Monday 7th Sept 2015


It was my first day of college. I think it's no different from my previous schools, because I was questioning the maturity of some of the students. I can just vaguely remember about making this blog, but I did not have the time to do it. I made an Android version of myself using Androidify and then I posted it to a Facebook group Tiny Tempa.




Tuesday 8th Sept 2015
I really started to learn that the lessons are taking place in the Hive.




Wednesday 9th Sept 2015
We discussed some of our favourite movies with Ed Powell and watched a clip of Jurassic Park. I could not complete the quiz because my team have been either mock-defending or getting dumb answers from the other team.






Monday 14th Sept 2015


I just started making this blog.