P1. Comparing original and new photographs

P1. Production meeting about photographys

Date: 19th Dec
Present: Me and Charlotte 


We decided on the 6 images we wanted to improve and thought of solutions for making them better. We could improve them by checking the images every time, using a tripod and change the apatite for the close ups and backgrounds. Also we need to try and get as much scaffolding out of the picture as possible and maybe rearrange our shot positions. 

P1. Composition analysis grid

P1. Analysing our cinematography

Good Images
These images are the best ones but they still have problems with them.

This image is probably the best image. It is good because the focus isn't blurry and there isn't any problems with it other than the sign in the background. It also used the rule of 3rds.

I think that this is a good image because all the characters are in focus and the trees are in the right position. Also you can see their facial expressions. However there is scaffolding in the background that is in the way.

This image is also very good as it fits the person and some surrounding trees into the shot. However there is part of a bike in the way. 

This image is good because it uses the rule of 3rds and is balanced out by the trees. The problem with this one would be the buildings, cars and scaffolding. 

This image is one of our over the shoulder shots. I think it is good because you get part of the person as well as their shoulder. It also has the other person in it. The problems with this is that you can see the traffic lights and buildings in the distance.  

The last image that I think is good is a wide shot from our running scene. I think it's good because it has running space and has the background as well as the people.





Bad images
These are some of the bad images. 

The problems with this image is that you can see a lot of scaffolding. This would be a good image if we cropped it out. 

The scaffolding is also a problem is this image. Another problem is that Charlotte is facing the wrong way and standing in the wrong position. To improve this we could maybe try Charlotte standing and facing in a different angle and crop out the scaffolding. 

The problems in this picture is that you can slightly see a building in the background and Charlotte is facing the camera. Also there is scaffolding in the background. To improve this image we could crop out the scaffolding and retake it.

The problems in this image is you can see buildings and the street in the distance because there isn't many trees. Again there is scaffolding in the shot. To improve this image we could crop them out.

In this image the character (Adam) is blurry. Also you can see buildings and scaffolding. To improve this we could do it in an area with more trees or crop out the buildings and scaffolding. Also we would need to make it better focused. 

This image would be a good image if there wasn't cars and scaffolding. To improve this image we could take it from a different angle.






Overall I think that our images would be good if there wasn't so much scaffolding around the woods and we cropped out parts.

P1. Photoanimatic

Here is my photoanimatic. I think that it is a lot better than my first attempt however there still is some things wrong with it, half of the images are blurry. I like the sound effects I have added because it gives a sense of mystery and suspension. 

P1. Rotoscoping

Rotoscoping is used in animation. Rotoscoping is where you trace over a bit of footage, frame by frame. This is then used in live-action and animated films. To trace recorded live-action images you project them onto a frosted glass panel, then a animator re-draws what they see. The projection used to display the images onto the frosted panels is called a rotoscope. However these are now replaced by computers. This technique was invented by Max Fleischer. He used it in his series 'Out of the inkwell' which starting around 1915. Dave Fleischer, his brother dressed as a clown for the live-film reference for the character Koko the clown. He used the technique in a lot of his cartoons. His most popular work is the dance routines in three Betty Boop cartoons in the early 1930's and the animation of the Gulliver in Gulliver's travels, 1939. However the Fleischer studio's most effective use of rotoscoping was in their series of Superman cartoons. Rotoscoping was also used in The Beatles movie Yellow submarine. It was directed by George Dunning, a animation producer. The Beatles characters were based on their appearances, however Paul didn't have a moustache. The animation in Yellow submarine isn't very realistic this is because it looks and has been falsely attributed to pop art. 

In after effects you could use rotoscoping with the rotobrush. This is used to separate an object or figure from the background so you can move the object around or change the background, like masking. Rotoscoping would be useful for our drag up effect. We could use it to separate the person from the background and move the person up into the air in each frame.

Some other ways it could be used:

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/cs5-production-premium-feature-tour/rotoscope-with-rotobrush/

P1. Photography's of storyboard