The document discusses techniques used in the film 500 Days of Summer including: symbolism of changing leaves representing changes in the protagonists' relationship; the isolation of a bench symbolizing the characters' feeling of isolation; and intimate reverse shots revealing the characters' closeness without revealing their story. It also analyzes scenes depicting the characters' personalities through mise-en-scene and differences in lighting between flashback scenes.
This document contains analysis of several scenes from the film The Royal Tenenbaums. It summarizes shots from the opening scene including a bird's eye view of the object in the center of the scene. It also discusses establishing shots of the Tenenbaum family home that shows how they stand out in their neighborhood. The analysis then covers shots of the characters in their rooms that are framed to show both their unity and distance from one another.
The document contains repeated phrases of worship songs and prayers intended for congregants of a church to reflect on worshipping God with their whole being. Phrases include "For the people of the new river church," "That you may worship the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and learn to say, 'It's all for you!'" and song lyrics like "You saved my soul" and "Open up."
The film begins without any background sounds to set a quiet and lonely tone. Slow establishing shots introduce an empty room and slowly reveal a protagonist sitting alone in the corner in a curled position. As the camera zooms in closer to the protagonist, the audience feels both closer to and more uncomfortable invading his privacy. Finally, the protagonist acknowledges the audience's presence and involves them in his isolated story.
This document provides analyses of shots from six different music videos. Each analysis discusses elements like framing, lighting, background, expression, and symbolism that convey meaning and relate to the song's narrative. Key lessons highlighted include how specific body parts and gestures can relate directly to a song's meaning, lighting and blurring can emphasize characters, and camera movement can make someone seem dominant.
The document discusses techniques used in the film 500 Days of Summer including: symbolism of changing leaves representing changes in the protagonists' relationship; the isolation of a bench symbolizing the characters' feeling of isolation; and intimate reverse shots revealing the characters' closeness without revealing their story. It also analyzes scenes depicting the characters' personalities through mise-en-scene and differences in lighting between flashback scenes.
This document contains analysis of several scenes from the film The Royal Tenenbaums. It summarizes shots from the opening scene including a bird's eye view of the object in the center of the scene. It also discusses establishing shots of the Tenenbaum family home that shows how they stand out in their neighborhood. The analysis then covers shots of the characters in their rooms that are framed to show both their unity and distance from one another.
The document contains repeated phrases of worship songs and prayers intended for congregants of a church to reflect on worshipping God with their whole being. Phrases include "For the people of the new river church," "That you may worship the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and learn to say, 'It's all for you!'" and song lyrics like "You saved my soul" and "Open up."
The film begins without any background sounds to set a quiet and lonely tone. Slow establishing shots introduce an empty room and slowly reveal a protagonist sitting alone in the corner in a curled position. As the camera zooms in closer to the protagonist, the audience feels both closer to and more uncomfortable invading his privacy. Finally, the protagonist acknowledges the audience's presence and involves them in his isolated story.
This document provides analyses of shots from six different music videos. Each analysis discusses elements like framing, lighting, background, expression, and symbolism that convey meaning and relate to the song's narrative. Key lessons highlighted include how specific body parts and gestures can relate directly to a song's meaning, lighting and blurring can emphasize characters, and camera movement can make someone seem dominant.
The opening scene of the group's action thriller film is aimed at mid-20s audiences and the general public. Politically right-wing average businessmen would be interested in the movie and similar action thrillers like Taken, Mission Impossible, and Man on Fire, as they are most likely to spend their free time watching mainstream media like movies and videogames.
The document discusses lessons learned about using images in marketing music to consumers. It found that using images with too much contrast or mixed meanings can confuse consumers. Images should carry some meaning directly related to music to help consumers decode the message. Unconventional images may signal progressive or new music genres like electro-indie, while nature images suggest folk or country music and cityscapes imply sophistication.
This document analyzes various film techniques used in a scene to characterize a protagonist named Walter. Diegetic sounds of a ticking clock emphasize Walter's isolation and the stillness of his situation. The use of checkered and linear patterns throughout his apartment convey a sense of restriction, constraint, and uniformity, creating an atmosphere of unease and order. Warm colors outside contrast with the cold tones within Walter's apartment, representing his seclusion from the vibrancy outside his comfort zone, which lacks life and warmth. Extreme close-ups and diegetic sounds of Walter's reactions depict the dull atmosphere and his lack of contact and dialogue with others. Shots of Walter out of focus or in surprise indicate his hesitation, uneasiness
The document proposes a treatment for a music video for the song "Turn Down for What" by DJ Snake. The summary is:
The treatment proposes a comedic music video where a man dancing on a rooftop breaks through the ceiling and causes a party to erupt by dancing floor to floor through an apartment building. As the party grows, it eventually falls through to a Taco Bell where partygoers abruptly end up calmly eating fast food to the song's outro, providing an absurd and commercial ending. The treatment aims to humorously depict characters dancing so intensely that destruction and growing chaos ensues.
The document describes 6 types of documentaries as defined by theorist Bill Nichols:
1) Poetic Documentary which presents a personal topic in an artistic style through editing and camerawork.
2) Observational Documentary where the filmmaker is a neutral observer of subjects and events as they unfold without influencing them.
3) Reflexive Documentary acknowledges the constructive nature of documentaries and how they present a reconstruction rather than objective truth.
4) Expository Documentary allows direct access to the audience through voiceover or titles to provide context.
5) Participatory Documentary alters the events presented through the filmmaker's presence.
6) Performative Documentary acknowledges
Creative Critical Reflection #1: Conventions and RepresentationsJohn Gabriel
The document discusses conventions in fantasy genre films, including targeting younger audiences, emotive storytelling, high-key lighting, saturated colors, and aspirational characters. It also notes the use of special effects to distinguish real and fantasy worlds. The response discusses how the film challenges some conventions by focusing less on emotions in its opening, using low-key lighting and a darker tone throughout, implementing drug abuse and mental illness plots targeting older audiences, and featuring a female protagonist who becomes increasingly aggressive. The response argues this challenges representations of gender and violence typically seen in fantasy films.
The opening scene of the group's action thriller film is aimed at mid-20s audiences and the general public. Politically right-wing average businessmen would be interested in the movie and similar action thrillers like Taken, Mission Impossible, and Man on Fire, as they are most likely to spend their free time watching mainstream media like movies and videogames.
The document discusses lessons learned about using images in marketing music to consumers. It found that using images with too much contrast or mixed meanings can confuse consumers. Images should carry some meaning directly related to music to help consumers decode the message. Unconventional images may signal progressive or new music genres like electro-indie, while nature images suggest folk or country music and cityscapes imply sophistication.
This document analyzes various film techniques used in a scene to characterize a protagonist named Walter. Diegetic sounds of a ticking clock emphasize Walter's isolation and the stillness of his situation. The use of checkered and linear patterns throughout his apartment convey a sense of restriction, constraint, and uniformity, creating an atmosphere of unease and order. Warm colors outside contrast with the cold tones within Walter's apartment, representing his seclusion from the vibrancy outside his comfort zone, which lacks life and warmth. Extreme close-ups and diegetic sounds of Walter's reactions depict the dull atmosphere and his lack of contact and dialogue with others. Shots of Walter out of focus or in surprise indicate his hesitation, uneasiness
The document proposes a treatment for a music video for the song "Turn Down for What" by DJ Snake. The summary is:
The treatment proposes a comedic music video where a man dancing on a rooftop breaks through the ceiling and causes a party to erupt by dancing floor to floor through an apartment building. As the party grows, it eventually falls through to a Taco Bell where partygoers abruptly end up calmly eating fast food to the song's outro, providing an absurd and commercial ending. The treatment aims to humorously depict characters dancing so intensely that destruction and growing chaos ensues.
The document describes 6 types of documentaries as defined by theorist Bill Nichols:
1) Poetic Documentary which presents a personal topic in an artistic style through editing and camerawork.
2) Observational Documentary where the filmmaker is a neutral observer of subjects and events as they unfold without influencing them.
3) Reflexive Documentary acknowledges the constructive nature of documentaries and how they present a reconstruction rather than objective truth.
4) Expository Documentary allows direct access to the audience through voiceover or titles to provide context.
5) Participatory Documentary alters the events presented through the filmmaker's presence.
6) Performative Documentary acknowledges
Creative Critical Reflection #1: Conventions and RepresentationsJohn Gabriel
The document discusses conventions in fantasy genre films, including targeting younger audiences, emotive storytelling, high-key lighting, saturated colors, and aspirational characters. It also notes the use of special effects to distinguish real and fantasy worlds. The response discusses how the film challenges some conventions by focusing less on emotions in its opening, using low-key lighting and a darker tone throughout, implementing drug abuse and mental illness plots targeting older audiences, and featuring a female protagonist who becomes increasingly aggressive. The response argues this challenges representations of gender and violence typically seen in fantasy films.
Building a Raspberry Pi Robot with Dot NET 8, Blazor and SignalRPeter Gallagher
In this session delivered at NDC Oslo 2024, I talk about how you can control a 3D printed Robot Arm with a Raspberry Pi, .NET 8, Blazor and SignalR.
I also show how you can use a Unity app on an Meta Quest 3 to control the arm VR too.
You can find the GitHub repo and workshop instructions here;
https://bit.ly/dotnetrobotgithub