Analyzing+Moving+Images+PD13


 * Students will be able to:**
 * 1) define and identify various shot types.
 * 2) define and identify effects of various camera angles.
 * 3) explain the rule of thirds in framing an image.
 * 4) identify ways edits tell us about storytelling and passage of time.

Background information
1. View video below:

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 video below: Natural Transitions

**Assignment in groups of 2 or 3 (Ask permission to change seats or to move across the room.)**

 * 1. View the following video from Mashable Tech (shot using a cell phone).**


 * 2. With another student in class, discuss the camera use of**
 * **long shots,**
 * **medium shots,**
 * **close up shots and**
 * **big close up shots.**


 * 3. With another student in the class, discuss the camera 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-Angel shot || High-angle-The bike from below on the ground with the looking down at it. Low-angle-The camera focused on the flying helicopter in the sky. || So that the viewer would see it from a person's point of view and not directly in front of them. ||
 * 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 || The landscape and mountains. || So that a view of the race could be shown. ||
 * medium shots || An image of Greg thinking of what he will do before the race started. || To show him relaxed thinking out his plan and strategy. ||
 * close up shots || The heads of his family while they were talking. || To show what each member of his family looked like. ||
 * big close up shots || The Ducati Motorcycle before the start of the race. || To show what kind of motorcycle he was riding with in the race. ||
 * **Type of shot/movement** || **Brief details** || **Why chosen/effect** ||
 * Pan || The camera sliding from left to right to view the car race from the start. || To show the complete view of the race and to show all racers in action at once. ||
 * Tilt || When the camera is moved from down to up to focus on a person who is talking. || When sometimes the video taper was talking to the family members, instead of focusing on the landscape, he would pull the camera up and focus on their faces. ||
 * High-Angle shot
 * High-Angle shot
 * Point of View || The point of view was in the view of the subject or the racer. || To show what the subject or racer was seeing during the 156 turn race. ||
 * **Type of Edit** || **Brief Details** || **Why chosen/effect** ||
 * Cut || They were quick and hard to identify but were there. || To make the switching of scenes more interesting and to prevent over talking. ||
 * Fade || The image fades away as it changes to a different scene. || So that each scene can quickly change without the cameraman having to run to the next scene and take up time. ||
 * Dissolve || None || None ||
 * Wipe || None || None ||
 * Wipe || None || None ||