Camera distance :)

Hey guys :) these are our examples for camera distance!

*XCU (extreme close up)  ;  CU (close up) ;
  MCU (medium close up) ; MS (medium shot) ; MLS (medium long shot) ;
  LS (long shot) ; XLS (extreme long shot)

This single one is a demonstration for XLS.

P.S. i know there's no big constrast between my shots for XLS and LS ...  PLZ FORGIVE ME BCOZ THE KITCHEN IS NOT BIG ENOUGH !!!

La Jetee

Well, I was blank after watching the 27 mins sci-fi film - La Jetee. It's a black & white movie makin up by still pictures, in which i guess it's a classic film. I was just so lost and had tons of question mark in my mind during the show! What's it about? Why there were men covered with something like a big eye mask? Who are they - are they bad guys? One more thing, the background music of the film was really creepy and kind of annoying..  Right, I DO NOT LIKE THE FILM ...

To many people, specially experts in film, La Jetee is incredible. "Masterpiece"and "Masterwork" are words that describe the film from most of the reviews. Most reviewers view this film as an influential one. "12 monkeys" is also being inspired from the movie. Sadly, i just couldnt figure out how fantastic the film is.....

But it does indicate me how still photos can turn into a film and i basically know how a storyboard works!

FILM REVIEW

TWO & TWO  is a really impressive and cliff-hanging film. With such a short length (8 mins long), the clip is still strong enough to make me stunned. The story took place in a shabby classroom which was filled up with little schoolboys. The school imposed a new regime, and all students must coordinate with it.

"2 + 2 = 5" I suppose even a 6 years old kid won't make such mistake. But the teacher from the film  wrote it on the blackboard and insisted the sum is totally correct. Those pupils did make some noise at first, but with the teacher's power, most of them didn't dare to question. The tacher brainwashed them with repeat, students were also asked to jog it down in their notes. Unexpectedly, a little boy stood up and questioned the teacher. He ended up being shoot by invisible guns holding by 3 outstanding students as he at last spoke out the true answer but not just shrank from the teacher's power.

The film is not hard to follow and in good pace. Audience would probably find it easy to catch up as there are only compact dialogues. Most importantly, it enlightens me! Strangling one's desire for knowledge or truth equals to stangling one's life! This short clips definitely reminds me the dark side of thought-controling or even dictatorship that once happened in China. Who dares to make a sound, who suffers! Children are impressionable - if we tell them that black is white at the very beginning, I'm sure they are going to believe firmly without any doubt. Besides, it's really saddening that people daring to speak out are the minority of society. As from the film, there is only one little boy having the courage to tell the true answer. I believe the true colours of people, especially kids are precious and should not be stifled, and education should be preserved in a democratic and enlightened way.

manipulation

This is a cover of the Blender magazine. The cover lady of the issue is pop star - Britney Spears, but ridiculously, the photo is a composite one : the perfect body figure is not from Britney's but a model! AND the  magazine itself even makes a claim that “Truthiness Alert: This cover image is a composite photo. Britney did not pose for this picture. That, sadly, is not her body.” (see the lower left of the cover page!!!) 

The subject of the image is Britney Spears, who is almost naked but just with a towel covering her private parts of the body. Clearly enough, the photographer tried to create a quite seductive and sexy effects for the shoot. Plus, there are empty red-bull and cigarette (mickey mouse hat as cigarette-case) on the bed. The photographer tried to lead us into thinking that Britney is an excessive smoker and she is under massive pressure from family, career etc.

The photo has been manipulated by cutting and pasting. Britney's head was composited over a model's body. With this, people may believe that Britney is gorgeous in her perfect body shape if they are not aware of the small word. The manipulating is done because the editor of the magazine wants to boost the sales volume and attract more people to buy this magazine using an attractive public fihure. Or else, Britney's original body is not fit enough ...... There're just too many possibilities. Yet, i believe the Blender magazine itself edited the picture for their own sake.

To me, manipulation is not totally a bad idea as it can show one's creativity. However, it should not be put in use of policy, news etc, in which would pose harm to people, distort the true meaning and deceive the public. 

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