Analyzing+Moving+Images+MT

Background information
1. View video 2. Read Shots Types on Media College.com 3. Glossary of Camera Angles on Media College.com 4. Read Rules of Framing - on Media College.com and Rule of Thirds on Digital Photography School 5. Read about editing techniques and transitions- on Media College.com 6. View Natural Transitions

**Assignment**
 * 1. View the video from Mashable Tech (shot using a cell phone).**
 * 2. With another student in class, discuss the use of**
 * **long shots,**
 * **medium shots,**
 * **close up shots and**
 * **big close up shots.**


 * 3. With another student in the class, discuss the use of**
 * **pan**
 * **tilt**
 * **high-angle shot**
 * **low-angle-shot**
 * **shot where the camera is canted (not horizontal)**
 * **point of view**


 * 4. With another student in the class discuss how editing techniques tell us about the passage of time**
 * **cut**
 * **fade**
 * **dissolve**
 * **wipe**

Individual Assignment
Low-Angle shot || High-angle: when a rider is preparing or getting into the state of mind for the race at 0:16. Low-angle: when the rider is talking into the video camera on his bike at 2:58. || High-Angle:Gives off a sense of superiority over the person. Low-Angle: makes the viewer feel uncomfortable and/or dominated. ||
 * 1. Create a wiki page called Analyzing Moving Images //initials.//**
 * 2. Copy the chart below. Paste it on your wiki page. Watch the video again and complete the chart.**
 * **Distance of camera** || **Brief details** || **Why chosen/effect** ||
 * long shots || before Greg Tracy is explaining what the race track is like at 1:07. || to set the scene and just gives a general effect of the scene. ||
 * medium shots || when first showing Greg Tracy(0:08), the shot was medium because you could see mostly the entire person but there was no dialogue. || to let the audience like they're seeing the entire person and appropriate for when the person is talking without a lot of feeling. ||
 * close up shots || when Erin Tracy is talking about her husband at 0:37. || to show detail and accents their emotional state. ||
 * big close up shots || the shot of a rider racing with his helmet on at 2:14. || to show complete his focus. ||
 * **Type of shot/movement** || **Brief details** || **Why chosen/effect** ||
 * Pan || after Greg Tracy talks, there is a pan of a motorcyclist going across a length of road at 1:11. || to make an inspection of the surroundings. ||
 * Tilt || when the rider is near his RV and it goes from the back of his head to his helmet at 0:18 || to create the effect of dramatization. ||
 * High-Angle shot
 * High-Angle shot
 * Point of View || for a split second at 2:26 it shows the track as the competitor would see it. || to see things from the perspective of the subject. ||
 * **Type of Edit** || **Brief Details** || **Why chosen/effect** ||
 * Cut || when the Greg Tracy's parents are talking to the interviewer at 0:40 || to mean that all action is taking place in a regular time period. ||
 * Fade || at 3:06 when Greg is hugging his daughter, the screen turns to black and then he's next to his son. || to show that a period of time has passed between the two shots. ||
 * Dissolve || after the shot of the view, the scene dissolves into a man starting at 1:34 || also is shown to say that a period of time has passed. ||
 * Wipe || a sheet of paper covers the screen at 1:44 to different shots of the bike. || to shift the viewer's attention from one scene to another. ||
 * Wipe || a sheet of paper covers the screen at 1:44 to different shots of the bike. || to shift the viewer's attention from one scene to another. ||