Camera Angles Presentation - Georgia + Megan

8/6/2019 Camera Angles Presentation - Georgia + Megan

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COMICSCOMICS

Stage 3Stage 3

Camera Language &Camera Language &Comic Book ConventionsComic Book Conventions


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Establishing shotA shot taken from a distance - used to help the audience get

an idea of the scene - location, time, etc

WHEN at the

start of thescene.

WHY to showthe audiencewhere it is set.


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Long shotA

shot taken well back from the subject. If its of aperson, the shot will show the whole body.

WHEN when the person

is the centre ofattention.

WHY to tell theaudience more abouttheir personality, andthat they are the centreof attention.


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Mid shotA shot of a person to just below the waist or elbows.

What furtherinformation does itgive about thecharactersactions/appearance?

- It gives more abouttheir facialexpressions or their

body language.


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Close-upA shot which shows the whole of the face (or specificbody part) but no other part of the body.

WHEN whensomeone has just

announcedsomething, orwhen it is adramatic scene.

WHY to showthe audience thecharactersreaction clearer.


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O/S (over shoulder)A shot taken of one person from over the shoulder of

another when the two are face to face.

WHEN Whensomeone is having

a conversation.

WHY So youknow who they

are talking to andto show that bothpeople are thecentre of

attention.


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Two shotA shot with two characters in it - used to establish the

relationship between the characters.

WHEN Whentwo characters

are talking toeach other.

WHY So you cansee therelationshipbetween thecharacters.


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Low AngleA shot where the camera is placed below the subject.

WHEN when thecentre of attention is

the powerful person.WHY to make theaudience know thatthat character is thepowerful one.


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High AngleA shot where the camera is placed above the subject

WHEN whenthe audienceshould look downat the person.

WHY To showthat thecharacter is lesspowerful


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ANOTHER USE FORCO

NVENTIO

NS

LAST LESSON WE LOOKED AT THECONVENTIONS OF DIFFERENT GENRES.

ANOTHER USE FOR CONVENTIONS ISWHEN DISCUISSING MEDIA TEXTS.

IN THIS CASE WE MEAN LAYOUTS,STYLES, VISUAL & AUDIO FEATURES ANDANY OTHER ELEMENTS WHICH RECUR INMOST EXAMPLES OF A SPECIFIC TYPE OFMEDIA TEXT


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FRAMES,SPLIT FRAMES AND

GUTT

ER A comic strip is usually laid out in a grid of 2 boxes by 3 boxes or 3boxes by 3 boxes. Each box is called a frame.

Split frames are when one frame is split into two or more.

A gutter is the space between frames, used to break up the story. Timemay pass between each frame so only frame key moments in the story!

Frame

SplitFrame

Gutter


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SPEECH BUBBLE,THOUGHT BUBBLE ANDCAPTIONS

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SpeechBubble

ThoughtBubble

CaptionSoundCaption

A thought bubble is used to tell the audience what a character is thinking orhow theyre feeling.

A speech bubble is used to tell the audience what someone is saying. It maychange shape to connote their tone. E.g. if someone is shouting the bubble wouldbe spiky.

Acaption will tell the audience more information about the scene. This could

include location, time or even add some narration to the story. A sound caption tells the audience any sounds which the characters can hear.


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ANNOTATE THE COMICST

RIP

Find one example of eachof these conventions andannotate them on thiscomic strip. For each

convention also explain itspurpose.

FRAMESPLIT FRAME

SPEECH BUBBLETHOUGHT BUBBLEGUTTERCAPTION


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ANNOTATE THE COMICSTRIPFOR EACH CONVENTION TRY TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE TOO


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ILO Task

COMPLETE TASK 1 OF THEINTRODUCTORY ASSIGNMENT.

IF YOU HAVE ANY [email protected] speak to your GCSE MediaStudies teacher.

THERE ARE EXAMPLES OFCOMICS ON YOUR CLASS BLOG

CHOOSE ONE OF THESE ANDANNOTATE.

Annotated ComicStrip

To get a C youshould

To get above a C youcould

Conventions clearly

identified and their

purpose explained

using P.E.E

Identify mostconventionscorrectly and sayhow they are used

Identify allconventions andexplain theirpurpose

Identify target

audience and

explain howconventions are

used to appeal to

them

Use specificexamples from

the comic toidentify audience

Identify targetaudience in a

number ofcategories andexplain appeal ofconventions

Show understanding

of denotation and

connotation

Pick out twofeatures of thecomic book andidentify what isdenoted and

explain what itconnotes

Identify fourfeatures andexplain what isdenoted andconnoted

Correct terminology

used throughout


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KEY TERMS

LOOK TO THE BACK OF YOUR COMICASSIGNMENT BRIEF.

FILL IN DEFINITIONS FOR ALL THETERMS WE HAVE ALREADY LEARNT.


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RECAP

What is the purpose of each of theseconventions?

FR

AMESPLIT FRAME

SPEECH BUBBLETHOUGHT BUBBLE

GUTTERCAPTIONSOUND CAPTION

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