Blog Assignment#5- Storyboard Imitation

The 180 degree rule says that two characters in the same scene should have the same left/right relationship with each other.  In the scene the camera is always to the right of the villain.  It never crosses the invisible line, which was between the villain and the vault mainly.  The shot never establishes any sort of connection between the villain and any citizens because he walks directly over to the vault to blow it up. 

Next is the rule of thirds and this says that you should imagine as divided into nine equal parts where the elements are placed on intersections.  In the first four shots it follows these guidelines.  The villain walks in on the left side of the screen. Then the next shot has the clicker on the left side.  Third shot is an over the shoulder shot with the villain taking up most of the left side of the screen.  The last shot doesn’t follow it because the villain was placed directly in the middle of the shot with the camera below looking up at him to add a dominance feeling. 

Last rule is the 30 degree rule and it states that the camera should move at least 30 degrees between shots of the same subject occurring over and over.  The script doesn’t break any rules for this.  Every shot is spread out between and never has reoccurring shots of the same subject.  There is no interaction between any characters in these shots so there wasn’t any repetition to cause the shot to break the 30 degree rule.

I feel like the camera locations were set up pretty well and that the scene would flow smoothly.  I think that the use and location of the camera are very important when laying out a shot and deciding how you want to shoot it and I don’t think there were any errors when laying this shot out.  

Blog Assignment#6-Animation Deconstruction

The two pictures that I picked were both from the T.V. show Spongebob Squarepants.  The first picture of Spongebob and Patrick are running away from The Flying Dutchman.  The hues they chose were darker colors then the typical Spongebob style of color.  They picked to make it darker to add emphasis on the scariness of the scene.  They made the Flying Dutchman a brighter green then everything else so you can focus your eyes more towards him. The only shadows in this picture are the ones under both Spongebob and Patrick and those are there to show that they are running away from The Flying Dutchman and also show that they have “weight”.  Since the image is so dark it has affected the mood by making it an ominous feeling when the viewer looks at it.  The parallel lines in the image help you focus on Spongebob and Patrick while the tints of green help you focus your eyes on The Flying Dutchman at the same time. 

            Red, orange, and other strong colors were the hues chosen for the second picture.  They brought out the saturation of the background in the second picture to make the fire in the background have a stronger impact.  They also brought down the saturation on Spongebob and Patricks face to show how powerful the explosion was behind them and how bright it was.  It adds to the mood they are in because it makes them look much more intense than they normally are.  Spongebob overlaps Patrick in the second image, which allows you to focus on both of them.  There are no parallel lines in this image so that doesn’t help you focus so it relies on the use of overlapping movements.  Both Patricks arms and Spongebobs’ are angled toward their faces helping your eye movement toward them.

            These images use a completely different set of colors.  The hues used in the first image are blue and green which are both very cool colors that give you a sense of relaxation.  While the colors in the second image are red, orange, and yellow which all give you a sense of aggression and power.  These images are very different when compared to eachother.   

Blog Assignment#4-Song Deconstruction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRUVa2OJsj4

Break The Chain- Lupe Fiasco

LISTENING FRAMEWORK

(SIMPLIFIED)

LISTENING PHASE 1 (Rhythm)

Tempo [slow, medium, fast]

Slow beginning turns into medium-fast

Source [where is the rhythm coming from?]

Electronic piano, drums, synthetic beats

Groove [describe how the personality of the rhythm]

Flow, pulse, behind the beat

LISTENING PHASE 2 (Arrangement)

Instrumentation [which instruments drive the song?]

Synthetic beat and drums

Structure/Organization [how is the song built? Order, patterns, etc.]

Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Versus, Chorus, Synthetic beat solo, Chorus

Emotional Architecture [Draw how the song build and drop?]

 Lupes' voice raises and goes high while the piano beat builds then the drum drops

LISTENING PHASE 3 (Sound Quality)

Balance

- Height [high and low of frequency]

High pitch levels in chorus and it only goes higher, goes low only when rapping

- Width [stereo panning left/right]

All stays in middle

- Depth [layers of instruments - via loudness]

Piano, drums, then the synthetic beats over all

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFmLUBfU9I8

Til I Get There- Lupe Fiasco

LISTENING FRAMEWORK

(SIMPLIFIED)

LISTENING PHASE 1 (Rhythm)

Tempo [slow, medium, fast]

Medium

Source [where is the rhythm coming from?]

Drums, piano

Groove [describe how the personality of the rhythm]

Flow, pulse, behind beat, fun

LISTENING PHASE 2 (Arrangement)

Instrumentation [which instruments drive the song?]

Piano mainly then drums

Structure/Organization [how is the song built? Order, patterns, etc.]

Intro, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Piano and drum beat ending

Emotional Architecture [Draw how the song build and drop?]

 Steady beat stays throughout song but more sounds like piano and bass come in

LISTENING PHASE 3 (Sound Quality)

Balance

- Height [high and low of frequency]

High when chorus comes but low on verses

- Width [stereo panning left/right]

Doesn’t pan

- Depth [layers of instruments - via loudness]

Piano, beat, then outside voices and sounds included over

I chose “Break The Chain” and “Til I Get There” which are two songs I could listen to for hours straight.  Lupe Fiasco is the singer in both and it came out on his Lasers album.  The tempo for Break The Chain starts off very slow then ends up faster than Til I Get There after the intro ends. Break The Chain begins in an Adagio pace and ends in a Allegro while Til I Get There is Moderato throughout the whole song.  The song Break The Chain is emotional and the lyrics talk about how there’s so much drama in life and how “The Chain” keeps people together while Til I Get There has lyrics that focus more on how the music industry is taking over and taking power.  In both songs drums and the piano are the musical elements that drive the songs along with electronic beats.  Since both songs are by the same artist they also have the same groove.  Its always behind the beat and flows really well and makes it easy to enjoy. 

Break The Chain starts with not a lot of intensity then it builds up after the intro.  Til I Get There has more intensity throughout the whole song.  Both songs have a melody that is just so easy to get stuck in your head.  Lupe’s songs always have harmony so there’s never any spot in the song where it’s completely silent.  Lupe Fiasco’s organization in everyone of his songs is always very structured.  He normally structures it like in these songs with either his chorus first or second and usually has the chorus right after every verse spits.  Lupe relies on his chorus a lot and always has it so it won’t get out of your head after you listen to it.  His flow is unbeatable and his rhythm is untouchable.  I like Til I Get There more than Break the Chain because it is a more uplifting song.  I also like how catchy the melody is in it.  Basically from the listening framework sheet I see that both of these songs are very similar but they have a couple miniscule differences.