Camera obscura

in their lives and make them better over time. Even if someone does not speak a particular language, by viewing this artwork they are still capable of understanding the movements and becoming inspired. In ?We Are Alpha V3? the camera that is being used is a digital SLR camera. The main technique that R.J uses in this piece of art is motion. He uses the flash to create a freeze motion. He can then go back and put the still imagine and the frozen image together to create a film like photo. This…

need is a camera that has a bulb setting (look for a B on the shutter speed dial), a sturdy tripod, and a remote shutter release. A remote shutter release is a way to trigger your camera shutter without having to touch the camera. In the earlier days of manual film cameras, it was generally referred to as a cable release. If you have to touch your camera to open and close the camera shutter by pressing and releasing the shutter button, then there is the risk of blurring the image. A camera that…

4.2 Can a photo constitute evidence of the social world? Can an image provide evidence of what was in front of the camera? Scholarly thinking is divided and the question hinges on how the researcher perceives the relationship between the image and how it 's portraying. The researchers position depends on how closely, if at all, the photographic image is considered to relate to the material and social world it seemingly depicts (Tinkler.P, p3). The question that must be asked is the photo a…

Performing for the Camera – Bukubuku (Bubbling) Performing for the Camera encapsulates the creative minds that began building the relationship between photography and performance while highlighting the eras of performance and photography that were most affected by technological advances and global movements. This exhibit encompasses far more than the growth of photography as it relates to performance, it spans decades, cultures, planned performances, improvisation, politics, and identity. The…

Photography had been around for more than a century and has drastically changed throughout the years. It used to take a ton of heavy equipment in order to take a decent photo. Not only would it take lots of work, but also lots of patients to wait for the photo to develop so that the person can see the image. Now it only takes a smartphone to take a good quality photo and it is not as complicated as it was years ago. Photography was mainly used to record memories and was not for social use. The…

no body camera. Officer Darren Wilson was up for trial for the murder of Michael Brown and was found not guilty. The town of Ferguson was out ragged as violent riots and protests broke out because of the ruling. (Buchanan) Many argue that Officer Wilson used excessive force in the altercation however, the court and jury members believed differently. If a body camera was used by the officer, the public would have had video evidence and be knowledgeable of the actual events. Body cameras…

and video logs. An up and coming filmmaker has a chance to choose the platform to establish a career in. Many filmmakers go into motion pictures but the rapid growth of users on YouTube makes it an appealing platform as well. Filmmakers deal with cameras and recording footage but most of the work is done in editing software. Shots need to be put together in a smooth sequence to deliver the vision in mind. Filmmakers must search for trends or ideas that are relevant at the time. With that…

Pinney’s mentions that Im Thurn argues that cameras are used by anthropologist to record lifeless bodies and that they are distracting from live culture (Pinney, p.36). Cameras are focused on capturing one moment, so they are like the death of the rest of the culture because that one moment gets immortalized. As in death the one moment a person dies is finalized…

research paper endeavors to give a better understanding of the film world by answering a three part question: How does a film director develop his style and use trademarks to portray or affect viewers to his liking, using tools of film such as music, camera angles, post production, and the like; What are the elements that make up a film director’s style and what makes an individual’s style palpable and immediately evident? And finally, how does the director use his style and trademarks to tell…

Introduction Movies are entertainment and they tell stories about characters going through experiences. But what exactly is the content of the film? To find richer meaning in film, a variety of theories are developed to analyze films in order to understand how they created responses in viewers and just what they might mean. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000) is presented by its non-linear narrative structure. It provides the viewer with the ‘clues’ necessary to decode the film and help them to…