Anna Lausterer's Media Blog

  https://youtu.be/xo_r46UU67s The first master edit my partner and I chose to do was symbolism. For this, we started off with having character number 1 texting on their phone with the phone light emitting onto her face. The camera zooms in on the phone light and transitions onto the light from a lamp by using a fade. This is symbolic because the light of the phone which was the main focus of character 1 transformed into the light on character 2’s desk as she completed her homework. This edit allowed for the story to transition smoothly and seamlessly into the next scene while connecting the two objects.      The second master edit in our video is contrast. Our video jumps from a clip of a student studying to a clip of a student on her phone. These clips cut back and forth to emphasize the different priorities each are focusing on. These clips show contrast because they show two very different students, one studious and the other lazy, as they partake in t...

Review of a few Camera Angles in the Movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Directed by: Chris Columbus I decided to watch and dissect this film because Harry Potter movies are able to make the magic shown in the film feel real. The movie uses a lot of special effects and different angles to create scenes that really bring the book alive. This movie uses a plethora of camera angles throughout the film to relay different messages and emphasize different points. For starters, the movie opens with a close-up of Harry Potter as a baby. This scene is an important start to the movie because it gives a good backstory on Harry's life and where he started. Already, this is a valuable scene for the movie but the camera angles brings even more significance to it. It emphasizes his scar which continues to be a symbol for Harry as well as a crucial detail to the plot.  The shot used for this scene is an establishing shot. This scene captures the setting for the rest of the movie an...

  Storyboard Assignment Freeze Frame To get this shot, I had someone else hold a basketball and I angled the camera so it looked like it was floating. Reverse -Angle Shot For this shot, I set up the camera to get half my body and then acted like I was talking to someone. Reaction Shot For this shot, I set up the camera and acted like someone off-camera had just told me huge news.  Point-of-view Shot To get this shot, I just held the camera where my eyes were in order to get a shot that shows what I was looking at from my point-of-view.  Long Shot I got this shot by backing away from the camera in order to show my entire surroundings.  Extreme Close-Up For this shot, I moved the camera very close to my face in order to just get a clear picture of my eye.  Establishing Shot In order to get this shot, I backed away from the main scene far enough so that the camera could pick up the entire location.  Full Shot In this shot, I stood far enough back from the came...