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  With this assignment, we had to teach the research we learned for homework and teach our teammates. It was easy teaching my teammates about depth of field since this technique is extremely common. My teammates were responsible for T he Rule of Thirds, Balance, and Blocking.  P lanning (storyboard)= I helped my teammates create their storylines, but we all contributed. I also drew the boxes and created the storyboard.  Production (Taking photos of your frames) = We all helped each other with the frames and camerawork. We also all acted in each other's storylines.  Post Production (Editing and compiling your organizer.) = Everyone worked on their own storyline but help was given when needed.  Teammate 1:    The genre of the frame is an interview. This movie star is being interviewed while in the office. The emotion is sadness because he was asked how the death of his mother has affected his acting career. The use of a Pov shot give...

 Pt. 2 Today in class we studied camera composition and learned about different techniques and styles that are commonly used in a film. Camera composition in film is the way a scene is arranged within the camera frame, which can grab the audience's attention and direct them to a certain person or object. It is important in film because it directs the viewers' attention and if one does it wrong it can mess up the entirety of the film. Important key concepts are  The Rule of Thirds, Balance, Blocking, Depth of Field, and Camerawork.  For this assignment, I was responsible for doing research on Depth of field. I was able to choose from any movie and describe the scene. I chose a scene from Happy Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.  The director used a shallow focus (Background In Focus and foreground Out-of-Focus) shot to show a connection to the subjects and the objects. The central idea of the frame is to focus on the subject (Dumbledore) and to focus on his expres...

 Pt 1.  Today in class we studied camera composition and learned about different techniques and styles that are commonly used in a film. Camera composition in film is the way a scene is arranged within the camera frame, which can grab the audience's attention and direct them to a certain person or object. It is important in film because it directs the viewers' attention and if one does it wrong it can mess up the entirety of the film. Important key concepts are  The Rule of Thirds, Balance, Blocking, Depth of Field, and Camerawork.  For this assignment, I was responsible for doing research on Depth of field. I was able to choose from any movie and describe the scene. I chose a scene from Happy Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt.1  The director of the film used a shallow focus (Foreground In Focus and background Out-of-Focus) shot to focus on the subject to emphasize what they’re doing rather than focusing on the background. The central idea of the fame is t...