Prototyping 08-10-13 (Lens Based Media)

Preparing our Green screen shoot

A little history

Hollywoods History of Faking It

Man with a movie camera

So today we have seen Dziga Vertov's 'Man with a Movie Camera' ( Full film on Youtube. Assignment for next week (tuesday) is to select a scene/shot according to the project A Global Remake . This shot we'll try to replicate/re-interpret in the green screen studio. (Man with a Movie Camera was a film which captured the everyday life during 1929. Can you re-interpret the scene/shot you chose to reflect the present?)

Please put up a link to your shot of choice below,:and for next week prepare as much as you can:

• Try to storyboard your shot / frame your shots, determine camera position(s)
• Find a background you want to match your footage
• Look at your background, how's the lighting?
• Do you need props?
• How many people are in the image? Ask classmates to be your actor(s).

• Avoid crazy camera movements, the studio is small and the greenscreen can't move
• Keep your selection short, we only have a day in the studio
• Is the camera angle possible in the studio?

MWAMC on Wikipedia

Assignment: Shot Selection

Select a short scene or collection of shots from Man With a Movie Camera you want to replicate/re-interpret in the green screen studio

Please link to your shot selection from http://dziga.perrybard.net/

• Caetano ->
• Chen ->
• Lucia ->
• Lidia ->
• Henk-Jelle ->
• Luisa ->
• Elleke ->
• Artyom ->
• Tamas ->

Props / Backgrounds / Resources etc?

• External harddisk to store our footage (???)

Tips

• 5 'cheesy' Green screen tips

• The 180 degree rule
• Video example of the 180 degree rule

Resources

• The Art and Science of digital compositing

Afternoon: Tutorials (sign up if you want one!)

• 14:00-14:20
• 14:20-14:40
• 14:40-15:10
• 15:10-15:30
• 15:30-15:50
• 15:50-16:10
• 16:10-16:30
• 16:30-16:50
• 16:50-17:10