Computer vision syndrome

Originally I was not a film kid. I was not the child who grabbed a camera at five years old and had the passion for making films before I could comprehend what I wanted to do with my life. Theatre, I was in the theatre department and gradually realized that I preferred getting behind a camera than being in front of one. Being so new to cinematic arts, I was very tentative to share ideas from my sheer lack of experience compared to the rest. It was then that I realized that my theatre and on…

A camera is an optical device that records images that can be stored instantly or transmitted to another location. These images can be still photographs or moving images like videos. The functioning of the camera is very similar to the functioning of the human eye. It is an image forming device. A camera works with the light of the visible spectrum. It creates an image of the object and records the image on a photographic film. Every camera uses a very basic design: light enters a close d box…

Color Blindness is defined as the inability or decreased ability to see color, or perceive color differences, under normal lighting conditions. Color blindness is also referred to as color vision deficiency. In the United States alone there are about three million cases noted per year for color blindness. This disorder seems to affect men more than it does women. It is estimated that around eight percent of males and a little less than one percent of females are diagnosed in the United…

person has low vision or a visual impairment they often need a support network that is composed of their family and friends. Most people instinctively agree to support their loved ones, but they may not truly understand the level of support that might be required. The article, Family Functioning and Low Vision: a systematic review, by Jennifer K. Bambara examines the issues faced by individuals with low vision and the family members that choose to support them. People with low vision are faced…

procedural justice. Third, Error 3: Lacking a Vision, talks about the need for a vision which defines how the organization will move forward communicated through a strong coalition. The vision should be simple to understand and compelling enough to move the employees to action. Fourth, Under-communicating the Vision by a Factor of Ten, there should be enough communication of the vision extending to all employees if possible. Communication of the vision cannot be a one-time event, there should…

Slide 1: Introduction. A. Thesis Slide 2: What is a film director? A. Explanation of what a film director is. B. The salary. Slide 3: What colleges should you go to and what degrees are useful for becoming a film director? Names of top colleges to become a film director. A. Degree needed. B. How much the college cost? C. Where is the college? Slide 4: How are these jobs being done without degrees in the 21st century? A. How are people are making YouTube shows? B. Web series? C.…

How to Train Your Dragon and the Relevance to the Promethean Myth How to Train Your Dragon is a child’s adventure story that follows a boy, Hiccup, who is a misfit in a Viking community. Hiccup is scrawny, unlike most of the Vikings. He is always making a mess with every situation. Hiccup wants to fit in and to do so he must kill dragons like the rest of the community. The community of Burke all know hiccup, and with this knowledge they try to keep him working during the dragon attacks because…

17th century. All it needed to work was light, such as a candle, and crude lenses. It was used for entertainment and often times, education, for all ages. It remained very popular until motion toys came about and soon the concept of “persistence of vision” came forth, in which it is “the eye's capacity to retain an image even after it has been removed”. Peter Mark Roget in 1824 came up with that description and idea and helped advance in cinema. In 1831, Michael Faraday discovered the law of…

The field of animation has been one of the most interesting and creative forms of film and its history goes almost all the way back to the beginning of movies. The first example is a short two-minute film called The Enchanted Drawing from the year 1900. It was not entirely animated as it included live action footage, but it was the first movie with animated sequences as far as I am aware. It consists of a man (in live-action) drawing a picture of a man's face on an easel, as well as other…

Over the course of the History of Animation there have been many high points and many low points. It’s difficult to pinpoint one high point in particular but one point in recent memory is the year of 1999. This year brought forth the very memorable Iron Giant, the sequel to Toy Story with Toy Story 2, Tarzan, as well as, the movie South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut (Sterow). While the last one may not be the best animated movie ever, it still has wit and humor that make it age well and people…