Glen: Moving Image

Although this was just a fool around film I realised that this was a good example of how most films can actually be used and worked into a different song to give it a different feel to it. There were probably about seven different songs playing for each dance I caught on film but with this one film everyones dance moves were able to sync along with the soundtrack without me slowing it down or speeding it up a bit. It was just a film I did for our youth leader but ended up teaching me something new in the process. 

Glen : Moving Image Interview

"Interview Exercise"

With in my video I was able to question some of my church's youth members to say something for one of our youth members graduation. I used the sound mic to try and get better sound for my interviews and although the sounds around us were over powering I still feel that the recording from the mic sounds better than the sound thats recorded from the camera. 

After watching the interviews again I realised that it would have helped if I stayed focus on keep the camera in focus instead of trying to do two things at once which was making sure one of the youth members was actually catching sound on the mic and filming at the same time. 

One of the interviews that I found interesting would be the "Taualuga" Documentary where one of my cousins were interviewed about her experience with the Taualuga's. 

I found this interesting because of how they based the interview in a place that relates to the person that they are interviewing, by that I mean it good to see the interview take place in Otara where the girls are from then in a random area. Another reason why I found this interesting is because of the clean cuts and the clean shots that are within this documentary.

After learning the easier and more effective way to controlling audio by using Key Frames I felt relieved but disappointed at the same time. Relieved because there was an easier and more effective way of controlling it but disappointed because that means I've been doing it the long and hard way for a while. I can definitely say Key Frames has been a useful lesson learned during this term. 

Glen : Memory Videos

"Memory Theme"

I decided to book out a camera

on the day that we didn't have class so that I could film my nephews doing what they normally do which is play around with a whole lot of nothing. the main reason why I wanted to film my nephews was because I hardly ever get to see them with school and church responsibilities that I have to abide by. 

When I started to edit the film I found it difficult trying to think of a way that the videos would form nicely together with a soundtrack. After I found a soundtrack that I could cut the film to I thought that I was set. Once I started cutting the film to the soundtrack everything seemed fine until I looked back and noticed that although the cuts were to the film it seemed to have been a bit too repetitive which eventually became boring to watch. After noticing that the film lacked the type of attention seeking that I wanted it to have I felt a bit discouraged so I ended up cutting the film short to about 30 seconds. Looking back at it I know I could've done better and taken a different route to creating the film in order to make it more interesting but those are just lessons learned from my first film as apart of this class.

With this film I wanted to use the poly fest 

clips that I had from the previous poly fest that just passed to help represent my culture and the history of a Taualuga. Most of the clips are my own but the interviews that are incorporated with the film is from another Taualuga video that my cousin is apart of and also has been interviewed for. I chose to give the film a black and white effect to make it seem like it was from the past which is why I added more contrast to the film as well. 

When I did this film I felt that I could've done it better once again because I know that what I have put into this film isn't up to the best of my ability. One thing that I could've done to make the film better in my eyes would be to interview people on my own instead of borrowing clips off of another film on youtube. 

Glen : Moving Image 2

"The Drought"

http://vimeo.com/kevinslack/thedrought

Title: The Drought

Directed/Written By: Kevin Slack

Produced By: Nicole Scarano, Kevin Slack and Allison Vanore

Source: I found this video on Vimeo.

Summary of the Short Film: 

                   This short film is about an elderly Brooklyn native who spends his days selling umbrellas and the side of the streets but struggles as the days pass because of the drought that Brooklyn is going through at the moment. Although the elderly man struggles financially and also physically he still continues to remain loyal to selling umbrellas, like Jonas said in the film "everyone needs an umbrella the rain may stop but no matter what it's gonna come back."  

Camera: 

                    In this short film there were a numerous amount of times when the camera shots would be a close up on a person. The film even starts off with a close up on the elderly man (Jonas) but the shot goes from an extremely out of focus shot that eventually focuses on just Jonas. There are also many over the shoulder shots that shows the audience what the subject is focusing on. Most of the short film is shot using a shallow depth of field that normally just focuses on key points in the film such as the person that may be speaking or doing something, to small details for example when Jonas is holding his radio or creating/fixing an umbrella. 

          The extreme out of focus shot that fades into a shallow depth of field focusing on just Jonas was most likely used to grasp onto the attention of the audience.

           This over the shoulder shot was done to show the audience what Jonas is focusing on.








             In this shot they use shallow depth of field to keep the focus on the craftsmanship of making an umbrella and the difficulty that Jonas has in the process which in a sense shows him getting older and beginning to find it hard to do something that he had been doing all of his life.

                Although this short film doesn't quite relate to the themes that I had in mind to do my films on I found it interesting because when I actually do take the time to pay attention to the different camera shots it helps me gain a better understanding on why they would use that certain angles and techniques for a certain camera shot. I also like how this video has an important meaning to the theme. I would rather create videos that are meaningful and do actually have close interactions with the subjects then gather clips of random people then adding a sound track within the clip. 

Glen : Moving Image 1

"Blood and Bone"

http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/blood-and-bone-2003

Title: Blood and Bone

Written By: Joseph Robert Lee

Directed By: Joseph Robert Lee

Source: I found this Short Film on NZ On Screen.

Summary of the Short Film: 

                   This film is about a young 19 year old New Zealand male (Haami) that is grieving over his fathers death and begins to get involved with drugs from an underground boxing promoter. After the passing of his father Haami seems to worry more about himself and drugs then he does his own family, which eventually becomes a problem for him because of being in debt. His uncle Moko who used to be a street fighter tries to pay off Haami's debt with money that he earned but instead must risk sacrificing his life in one last fight in order to pay off Haami's debt.

Camera:
                   Most of the shots that are taken within this film consists of close ups on the faces, over the shoulder shots, tracking, tilts and wide shots. This film also varies between having a shallow and a deep depth of field. 

           This close up shot on uncle Moko's face was probably done to show the disappointment on Moko's face. Which I believe helps the audience have a better understanding of the emotions and situations that are being displayed within the film.

                With this shot I believe that the reason why its an over the shoulder shot is to show that the two people are having a conversation and it also show's who is speaking.

                   I think the reason why they decided to use a shallow depth of field in this particular scene is to show the beginning of the fight and the agreement that the two fighters are aware of what is at risk and are still willing and able to fight to the finish.

                  This scene has a shallow depth of field and close up on Moko's hands to show not only the ageing through his skin but also the scars and bruises that are left behind from previous fights that he's had before. The shallow depth of field helps the audience to focus strictly and entirely on Moko's hands which is why the background is out of focus.

             I found this Short Film interesting because I was able to relate to the story line in a sense that family is important and I would do anything to protect my family even if that meant giving my own life for them. I chose to do my analysis on this film because it does in a way express what I want to base most of my films on. When it comes to the themes that I want to set with my films I would rather stick with subjects that I am comfortable with and have more knowledge upon which is my religion, my culture along with the traditions that come with that and of course my family or just families in general.