Class Notes 2/15/12

The class lecture on Wednesday February 15^th, dealt with the subject of image making.

Top 3 points to take away from lecture:

1)      The grid is the basic structure for modern image making

2)      There are seven basic elements of art: Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Value, Space and Form

3)      There are a lot of terms in cinematography that deal with shot sizes

The Grid

            For making images each image theoretically is broken up as a grid. A grid with nothing in it is boring to look at because there is no motivation to move your eyes. If a grid has a lot of variation in it, there your eyes will move around a lot. Grids can be made exciting with variations in colors, sizes, shapes and differing widths.

Seven Elements of Art

Each of these elements of art can be used in photography to make images compelling. For example bigger lines in images can convey more energy in those images than smaller lines would convey

1)      Line

2)      Shape

3)      Color

4)      Texture

5)      Value

6)      Space

7)      Form

 

Basic Cinematic Vocabulary

1)      Extreme Long Shot

2)      Long Shot

3)      Medium Long Shot

4)      Medium Shot

5)      Medium Close Up

6)      Close Up

7)      Extreme Close Up

8)      2 Shot

9)      Group Shot

10)   Low Angle Shot

11)   High Angle Shot

12)   Rule of 3^rd’s

13)   Flat Frame

14)   Deep Frame