Category: framing
Sunday Paper – Interview Rough Cut (B-roll only)
Endless Tune – One Minute Short Final
Florida’s Natural – Final
For my final project, I decided to tell a story about an everyday problem—only with a comedic twist by exaggerating it just a little.
I had difficulty coming up with a story to do. As finals week loomed closer, I found my creativity waning, replaced by the stress and exhaustion of burnout—until an unexpected moment sparked an idea.
When I was walking through the juice section of the store, looking to replenish my beverage of choice, the idea suddenly came to mind.
The story is about having a difficult, inconvenient time trying to find that delicious orange juice, as most grocery stores don’t carry it anymore. :'(
Superheist – Simone’s Version
Endless Tune – One Minute Short ROUGH DRAFT
Custom audio and end credits still needed!
With Victoria Clark, Jaxon Stephens and Brent Ocampo.
Amish or English? – Visual Evidence Blog
Job Interview and Car Crash Scenes.
In this clip of Devil’s Playground, Faron is trying to win back Emma and trying to see if he can make it on his own before going back and joining the church. Visual evidence is shown in the job interview and car crash scenes. First, the job interview scene is shown, where Faron is at the house of a family that is hiring for a landscaping business. In the interview they specifically ask if has his own means of transportation, and he answers “yeah, I’ve got a car”. Because he has his own car, they ask him to start as soon as possible. The next scenes then show Faron’s car busted in the middle of the road with the door wide open, and then Faron on the sidewalk with blood running down his forehead with an officer talking to him and sirens blaring in the background. While the transition of scenes seems jarring, it is important for the audience to see the visual evidence of Faron’s car crash. If they had only interviewed Faron about the car crash, it would not have had as great of an emotional impact on the audience. Because of the visual evidence, the audience can feel how Faron was feeling because of the crash, which is “How is he going to make it to his job? How is he going to make it on his own now?”. Visual evidence makes the story more real for the audience and allows them to have a sense of being in the “shoes” of the people being interviewed. Though as an English Faron has a car as transportation, he has to worry about car accidents and repairs. He must also worry about finding a means to make money, as no one is guaranteed a job in the English world. If Faron were part of the Amish, he would not have a car, but he would not need to worry about accidents and repairs, and he would be guaranteed a job.
Cinema Vibes – Framing
Sick Day – Continuity
Blog Post: Shameless
The scene in Shameless is chaotic, but it is organized in a way that makes it easy for viewers to follow. This “controlled chaos” keeps the audience engaged without feeling overwhelmed by the flurry of action. There is a lot of movement and action, yet continuity is maintained throughout, allowing the scene to flow smoothly. The strategic use of the background, midground, and foreground shows the disorder of the family in nearly every frame, especially in the opening moments when Fiona looks in the mirror and closes the door to reveal her brothers. The continuity editing emphasizes Fiona as the central figure, insinuating she is the backbone of the family. The scene’s editing style ensures that the focus stays primarily on her actions. A key element of the scene is the milk, which acts as an anchor object. Its journey from the fridge to the sink and table creates a sense of coherence and serves as a visual cue for the quick passage of time. The milk’s movement helps viewers navigate the scene’s fast pace, providing clarity amid the chaos. All of the editing and framing choices in this scene demonstrate the familial dynamics and make the scene’s complexity digestible.
Nurses Documentary Blog
The story of the documentary will be about the everyday lives of nurses during a pandemic, and the unique struggles they face by being a medical worker. I would create interview questions asking them about if/how their jobs as nurses have changed since the pandemic hit, and then I would ask them about if/how their personal lives have changed due to the pandemic and being an essential worker. For example, the information that I am trying to get at is if they need to take extra precautions when they get home from working at the hospital as to not get their household sick. Do they quarantine themselves away from their loved ones? Did they use to do their own shopping but now they have someone else do it for them? Has someone in their household gotten sick, and do they feel guilty about perhaps being the cause? Have they had a loved one die from COVID, but they were unable to see them due to being an essential worker?
Due to not being allowed at their workplace with a camera, some B-roll will be taken that is related to the narrative but not essential. As stated from the reading, “B-roll illustrates talk” so the B-roll will be in conjunction with the nurses talking about their pandemic routine. The B-roll is as follows:
- B-roll of them getting ready in the morning and leaving from their house. The footage will show their routine, either normal or abnormal. This will be in conjunction with them talking about their routine. This footage highlights how even though people may only see them a few times per year, they are people with individual lives of their own. This footage may highlight precautions they take while being home with loved ones, or perhaps that they take a long time getting ready to work at a hospital.
- Time-lapse footage of patients coming and going to and from the hospital, hopefully getting some shots of long lines and wait times. This view will go from a bird’s eye view, showing people arrive in their cars and walking to and from the building, then also a shot in front of the building of people going in and out. This footage, depending on what is caught, may show the demand on hospitals and their workers.
While I am personally not allowed in with a camera, I could ask the nurses I am interviewing if they would be willing to vlog updates about their shift, the focus being on their work conditions and what they have to deal with. There will not be focus on patients (as this is probably the reason why I am not allowed inside with a camera). This will be my only “evidence” to show their working conditions, and if they match with what they tell me. As stated in the reading “…shoot people doing what they’re do… Plan the location so that it becomes part of the evidence for the scene”. It’s important to show them at the location they talk about so that it becomes “real” for the audience.
The following footage will be them going home, and what they do at home. For example, their interactions with their family, how they deal with being a parent or partner, how they balance work/life or perhaps a lack of balance, the boundaries they set with other people in their household, and any precautions they take when living with other people while being a hospital worker. The footage captured would widely depend, but the point of this footage is being visual evidence for how the pandemic has impacted the everyday lives of nurses. Visual evidence is important because it shows the audience the truth of the situation, whether if what is happening matches with what is being told, and to give the audience a real sense of the reality.
Shameless Framing
What is happening visually?
Framing and editing are creating a busy, chaotic scene. Showing minor interactions like the two boys fighting over the bathroom shows that the family tries to manage with multiple people living in a single home.
How does continuity editing help narrate the family dynamics?
The continuity editing following the main character and then the behavior from the rest of the family members shows the roles they all play. Following the main character and the tasks she is doing shows that she is the main caretaker of the family. Showing the rest of the family members gathering at the dining table eating breakfast together shows there is no one else that has an equal role to the main character. Showing the box for electric bill money being passed around to all of the kids and them handing over cash with no question shows that they all have a means of making their own money and pitching in to the bills of the home.
What are the visual anchors within the chaos of movements?
The anchors in this scene changes at different points in the scene, but they are the main character, the electric bill and the milk jug. In the beginning it is the main character as we follow her as she gets ready and wakes everyone else up, as well as taking care of tasks. The electric bill money box comes from the main character and moves through the rest of the characters as well as the milk jug.