19th October 2016: Afternoon session

Here are notes gathered on the 19th October 2016:

Story-boards:

What are story-boards?
-Story-boards are a series of sketches, that used as a planning tool visualise the action of a story unfolds.
-Some are detailed, others are diagrammatical

When are story-boards used?
-Used in all forms of film and TV
-Used at all stages of a production
-Conception- Used o convey the concept for a new project. Far cheaper than test shoots or pilots.
-Pre-production- Enable detailed planning of entire production: sound, production design, camera.
-Production- used in actual production phase as guide for setting up shots on the day/ used as first point of reference.
-Post-production- Use in editing phase to help editor visualise how the director intended a scene or sequence to be constructed.

Story-board styles:
-Graphic-Artistic/ detailed.
-Diagrammatical-Less detailed/ less artistic/ widely used.
-Plan View-Consists of one drawing for each scene, viewed from above, with camera positions, angles listed on it.

Shot description:
-Birds-eye-view/ angel's perspective.
-Extreme long shot (ELS)
-Long Shot (LS)/ Wide Shot (WS)
-Medium Shot (MS)
-Close-up shot (CU)
-Extreme Close-up (ECU)

Camera movement:
-Tilt shot- Tripod/ handheld from a fixed position.
-Crane shot- Fixed position, moving from a height.
-Pan shot-Left to right/ vice-versa.
-Tracking shot.
-Dolly shot.

Camera position:
-Two shot- two characters appearing in the same frame.
-Low angle
-High angle shot
-Over-the-shoulder shot (OTS)