Unit 2: development in animation - Multiplane Camera

In 1942, there was the invention of the multiplane camera, which was used in many animations such as Bambi and Mickey Mouse animations. The Multiplane Camera created a 3D effect by using layers of images moved at different speeds and distance to each other.

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Unit 2: Aesop's Fables - The Bundle of Sticks

The Bundle of Sticks - An Aesop's Fable

Summary and moral of the Fable: 
The Fable of The Bundle of Sticks is that an old man who is about to pass away calls his sons around him and has a servant bring in a bundle of sticks, he tells his sons to break the sticks, but they struggle to break the bundle. Then he tells his sons to take out 1 twig from the bundle and continue to break them that way. Now the 3 sons have managed to break the bundle of sticks. The moral of the story is to do things one at a time, instead of jumbling everything together and trying to complete it. 

In an Oakhill environment context:

I will take this moral of the fable by changing the father to a teacher and the sons into students. Then I will change the bundle of sticks into homework or an assignment. The father is like a teacher telling his/her students that if they attempt to question or assignment and do so in an organised order/ schedule, then the students will find it easier to complete the task given to them.


Storyboard

Part 2 – Composition Rules and Guidelines


Rule of Thirds:







F-stop: f/9

Shutter Speed: 1/400
ISO: 1600
Date: 1/4/16
Conditions: sunny and no clouds
Firehydrant based on the left side of the photo









F-Stop: f/13
Shutter speed: 1/800
ISO:1600.
Date: 1/4/16
Conditions: sunny and no clouds
Firehydrant based on the right side of the photo

















F-Stop: f/10
Shutter Speed: 1/1000
ISO: 1600
Date:1/4/16
Conditions: Sunny and no clouds.
Firehydrants based in the middle of photo.





Rule of Thirds is used as an imaginary guideline of the subject.





Diagonal Rule:

F-Stop: 5.6 
Exposure Time: 1/640 
ISO: 1600 
Weather: cloudy 








F-Stop: 5.6 
Exposure Time: 1/640 
ISO: 1600 
Weather: cloudy  

F-Stop: 5.6 
Exposure Time: 1/640 
ISO: 1600 
Weather: cloudy








Diagonal Rule is used to make the view "drag" their view through a photo or subject.




Leading Lines:


F-Stop: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 1/640
ISO: 1600
Weather: cloudy
Date: 16/3/16









F-Stop: f/13
Exposure Time: 1/640
ISO: 1600
Weather: cloudy
Date: 16/3/16









F-Stop: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 1/640
ISO: 1600
Weather: clear, photo taken under cover.
Date: 16/3/16







Leading lines are used to draw a viewers attention to a specific part of the frame, whether it’s a person or a vanishing point in the background of the frame.



Viewpoint Variation:


Low viewpoint
F-stop: f/18
Shutter Speed: 1/8
ISO: 100
Conditions: cloudy, but clear










Medium viewpoint
Low viewpoint
F-stop: f/18
Shutter Speed: 1/2500
ISO: 100
Conditions: cloudy, but clear



High viewpoint
F-stop: f/18
shutter Speed: 1/1250
ISO: 100








Viewpoints are used in photography to add more detail to a photo. Example being that the high viewpoint tells you that person in the photo has climbed a tree.





Balance (60-30-10)


F-Stop: f/16
Shutter Speed: 1/800
ISO: 16 00
Conditions: Cloudy
Date 21/3/16









F-Stop: f/16
Shutter Speed: 1/800
ISO: 1600
Conditions: Cloudy
Date 21/3/16





F-Stop: f/16
Shutter Speed: 1/500
ISO: 1600
Conditions: Cloudy
Date 21/3/16










I was after contrasting the clouds, which made the building and trees in my subject dark. The aim of 60-30-10 is to divide the photo into 3 sections, one part of the image is made up of 60% of the sky, 30% building and 10% of the ground.

Element 6 - Focal Length


F-Stop: f/18
Shutter Speed: 1/4000
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 18mm
Date: 1/4/16













F-Stop: f/22
Shutter Speed: 1/3200
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 32mm
Date: 1/4/16









F-Stop: f/22
Shutter Speed: 1/3200
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 55mm
Date: 1/4/16


































Focal length is measured in millimetres. The smallest being 10 mm which is a wide angle lens and the biggest being 400 mm which is a telephoto lens. These measurements can vary. This means that the size of the focal length depends on the lens itself. An example if a lens says '35 - 105 mm', this means that the lens is capable of zooming from one number to the other.

Element 3 - Position in Relation to Light Source


F-stop: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/15
ISO: 100
Date: 24/3/16
This photo was taken intended with having a light source behind me.







F-stop: f/4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/6
ISO: 100
Date: 24/3/16
This photo was taken intended with looking into the light source.






F-stop: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/5
ISO: 100
Date: 24/3/16
This photo was taken intended with having the light source on the side.










Definition:
how the position of the sun can effect the subject.


Conclusion:
Light Sources are important to composition of a correct photo, as they brighten the image and highlight shadows. The positioning of the subject and light source is important to the photo as it will effect the outcomes. The Main light sources are:

- Sunlight
- Camera Flash
- Studio Lighting


The Video below can how the positioning of a light source can dramatically change the look and shadow of the subject.

Subjects in Relation to the Light Source

Element 4 – Metering Options - Photos



F-Stop: f/10
Exposure Time: 1/400
ISO: 800
Metering Mode: Centre Weighted
Conditions: sunny






F-Stop: f/10
Exposure Time: 1/400
ISO: 800
Metering Mode: Spot
Conditions: sunny






F-Stop: f/10
Exposure Time: 1/400
ISO: 800
Metering Mode: Pattern
Conditions: sunny


Summary: 
A Spot Meter takes a meter reading from a specific part of a scene or subject and allows you to allows you to lock in the exposure.


What is the Camera Metering?
The camera meter is the technology of the camera that evaluates the subject that the camera is looking at and tell you if your photo is under exposed or over exposed. This is shown through the expose meter. However, sometimes, the photographer want a highly exposed photo to display an effect on an under exposed for a different effect. Example below.


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