Eisha Rehan - media studies blog

The other day, we were discussing about the foundation portfolio and what we will have to do. our teacher told us about the 2 minute film opening task we'd have to shoot and submit by the start of March. He also told us about different things to keep in mind while shooting,editing and creating sound effects. the first two minutes of the film are the most crucial part. it is where the audience either catches interest or loses it. we need to create suspense or enigma for the audience, so much that the audience forgets about everything. the premilinary shoots are an intergral part in creating refined work. hence, every week, we make a small movie clip at different places in the school premises. we are divided into groups of three or four and some of us act and some shoot. As we all know, practice makes a man perfect. our teacher instructed us to make a small clip about the protagonist chasing the antagonist. he asked us to take 12 shots in the process. our group had three people Ak...

A camera shot is composed of the series of frames that are shot uninterrupted from the moment the camera starts rolling until it stops. Camera shots are an essential aspect of filmmaking and video productions, because by combining different types of shots, angles and camera movements, the filmmakers are able to emphasize specific emotions, ideas and movement for each scene. Extreme wide shot (EWS), also known as the establishing shot. It establishes the time and location. it is ususally the city view The Very wide shot or the wide shot is also an establishing shot. It is usually a street view. It establishes the arrangement of the area. it is also known as the master shot. The long shot(LS) or the full shot(FS) is when the subject is shown full head to toe. Mid long shot(MLS)/Wide long shot(WLS) or also known as the cowboy shot is above the knees and below the waist. Mid shot(MS) is above the waist and below the chest Closeup(CU) is th face and a little bit of shoulders. B...

this is such an interesting topic! The camera angle marks the specific location at which the camera is placed to take a shot. there are different camera angles. The first camera angle is high angle. A high angle shot is when the camera looks down on the character or subject from an elevated perspective. This presents characters from a perspective that makes them seem vulnerable or diminished. Now coming to low angle shot. In cinematography, a low-angle shot is a shot from a camera angle positioned anywhere below the eye line, pointing upward.It is often used to indicate a position of power - the audience is forced to look up at a character. another very commonly used angle is the eye level. An eye level shot refers to when the level of your camera is placed at the same height as the eyes of the characters in your frame. This is usually used when two people are talking to each other. directors use it to dissolve the barrier between the viewers and the story. Another angle is the d...

Non verbal communtication is something we all use unconciously. our teacher told us about the different aspects of NVC. it includes facial expressions, gaze, gestures, bodily posture, clothes and appearence,non verbal aspects of speech etc. it is important to highlight the fact that as we learn a language, we're also learning the non verbal communication that is how to communicate without actually speaking anything.NVC plays an important role in our lives as it can improve a person's ability to relate, engage and establish meaningful interactions in everyday life. Our teacher then asked us to interpret the above image taken from image and representation by nick lacey's book. this one picture is telling so much thimgs. we can interpret that its an old picture as its black and white and probably from the times when coloured photos didnt exist. it shows six men in their late 20's. they're wearing casual clothes. all of them are probably friends as their postures ar...

simplicity is the glory of expression walt whitman  Hi, my name is Eisha Rehan and this is my AS media studies blog.I'm an eighteen year old student studying at the beaconhouse margalla campus Islamabad. Since childhood, whenever i watched a movie, i always used to think of how certain clips of the movie were made behind the lens. Cinematography has always fascinated me and I wanted to learn more about it and that is why i chose media studies in my A level along with business and psychology.  Also, i love to watch movies/series because it really helps me to relax and escape from the reality for sometime. We also learn a lot of interesting facts about different cultures and different countries when we watch a diversity of films. Besides that, I love to read books mainly fiction, i feel so good when i read a book that often times i end up finishing the book in a day. Crazy right? Well, that's how i am! Moreover, i really like photography and I'm quite passionate about it, i l...