Sound & Motion class 1

Intro to class Manual vs auto controls Some controls: See it correctly – the diopter in the viewfinder AE (ND filter), AF White balance Focus (zoom in first) Precaution – light sensitivity Mounting it on the tripod and using the tripod Camerawork – make it intentional Shots can ask – and answer - questions egs. Arroseur arose (DVD), Wm. Wegman's dogs

In class exercise: In groups of 3 or 4, go out in to the park/on the street and shoot:

1. A “locked down” shot in which an interesting action occurs (enters, happens, leaves the frame) 2. A pan with a starting and ending point that are logically related. 3. A zoom that begins wide and ends on a salient detail, or begins on a details and widens out to show an interesting relationship between detail and context. 4. A rack focus which brings to your attention a relationship between foreground (FG) and background (BG)

Reading: Bordwell & Thompson, Film Form