Psychologist Interview
What are the causes of phobias?
Are all phobias irrational?
How do phobias develop?
What phobias have you dealt?
Which are the most common phobias you deal with?
What is the most serious phobia you have dealt with?
How often do you deal with phobias?
How do you usually deal with phobias?
How long does it take for someon to overcome a phobia and how succesful is it?
How serious are phobias compared to other psychological issues?
How do phobias affect the body and mental well being?
Vox Pop
What are you scared of?
Phobia sufferers
What is your Phobia? Explain how your Phobia affects you?
Why are you scared? What is it about " " that scares you?
Have you done any reaserch into this Phobia? If so what did you find out?
Explain how this helped you to understand your Phobia more?
Have you done anything to help overcome your fear? if yes/no what did you do?
Do you know anyone who has the same or similar Phobia?
If yes, do you feel you can talk to them to help you with your phobia?
if no, would you be intrested in meeting other people with the same or similar phobia?
Thursday, 14 November 2013
Friday, 1 November 2013
Thursday, 31 October 2013
Sunday, 27 October 2013
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Monday, 7 October 2013
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Monday, 23 September 2013
Documentary Genres and conventions
Documentary genres:
Fully narrated: An off screen voice over to make sense of the visuals and dominates their meaning in which it anchors the meaning.
Fly on the wall: also known as Cinema Verite, the fly on the wall documentary is a documentary that films from a certain angle, and the cameras film without interference .
Mixed: uses a wide variety and combination of other documentarys, like archive footage, interviews, observational footage and narration.
self reflected: the subject acknowledges the presence of the camera and often speaks directly to the documentary maker.
Docudrama: a documentary with reanactment of events that were suppose to have happened.
Docusoap: combines elements of soap operas and documentaries and it revolves around "some" characters.
Features:
Obseveration: the unseen observation places the audience in the role of eye witnesses to the realities portrayed. The subjects do not acknowledge the camera.
Interview: TV documentaries rely on interviews the speaker does not acknowledge the camera. i.e they adress the interviewer, not the audience.
Dramatisation: all documentaries use a sense of drama throughout observation element. they seem to occur naturally infront of the camera.
Mise en scene: Documentary makers carefully compose shots so they contain images they want the audience to see.
Exposition: the line of argument in a documentary.
Narrative structures:
Open ending: endings of documentaries which have loose endings. Their are questions in the documentary left unanswered and open for debate.
Closed ending: An ending in a documentary which covers all the topics and doesent leave any loose ends open for discussion. Every aspect is fully explored
Fully narrated: An off screen voice over to make sense of the visuals and dominates their meaning in which it anchors the meaning.
Fly on the wall: also known as Cinema Verite, the fly on the wall documentary is a documentary that films from a certain angle, and the cameras film without interference .
Mixed: uses a wide variety and combination of other documentarys, like archive footage, interviews, observational footage and narration.
self reflected: the subject acknowledges the presence of the camera and often speaks directly to the documentary maker.
Docudrama: a documentary with reanactment of events that were suppose to have happened.
Docusoap: combines elements of soap operas and documentaries and it revolves around "some" characters.
Features:
Obseveration: the unseen observation places the audience in the role of eye witnesses to the realities portrayed. The subjects do not acknowledge the camera.
Interview: TV documentaries rely on interviews the speaker does not acknowledge the camera. i.e they adress the interviewer, not the audience.
Dramatisation: all documentaries use a sense of drama throughout observation element. they seem to occur naturally infront of the camera.
Mise en scene: Documentary makers carefully compose shots so they contain images they want the audience to see.
Exposition: the line of argument in a documentary.
Narrative structures:
Open ending: endings of documentaries which have loose endings. Their are questions in the documentary left unanswered and open for debate.
Closed ending: An ending in a documentary which covers all the topics and doesent leave any loose ends open for discussion. Every aspect is fully explored
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
In the Teeth of Jaws documentary review
Documentary:
Camera:
.Close ups,medium shots for each interviewee
.Very little B-roll over interviews..
.Location shots.
. Most of the documentary is interview editted together.
Editing:
.Clips and small snipets from the movie.
.jump shots from interviews.
panning shots of still images, I.E photos and pictures.
Sound:
.The theme of jaws at the beginning of the documentary.
.Interviewee voice sounds.
.Very little music in documentary.
Archive Material:
.Movie clips from the movie Jaws.
.Photographs and posters.
.Still images of the actors,usually photos.
.footage from the making of.
.A lot of stills.
Graphics:
.Shark at the start of the Documentary swimming towards camera, very low CGI in the scene.
.Banner at the bottom of the interviewee to tell name and occupation. This also has the banner covered in water and the CGI shark on it as well.
Subject of Documentary:
.Jaws the movie-The making of Jaws.
Themes:
.Production work on the movie it self.
.The making of the movie.
.Behind the scenes of the movie.
Your/Audience responses:
The audience in response to the documentary feel intrigued towards how the movie was made. The documentary is interesting in not only at the time one of the best movies made, but the difficulty of making the movie it self. It is interesting looking at the work behind the scenes, and to most of the audience from the comments, is rather avid amongst the fans of Jaws.
Structure/Narrative:
.The interviews are structured well together becasue each interview relates to each one, the interviewees talk about thwe same topic to get their perspective of what was going on.
.Goes in at least three stages of the documentary:
.First it is the concept of the movie and the novel in the first place.
.Then its the making and production on props, actors, setting, budget, ect.
.Finally it is about releasing the movie and how it got popular and where it is today.
Mise en Scene:
.Images of water relate to the setting of Jaws and whetre the shark lurks.
.Cartoon-esque shark in the background is an obvious relation to Jaws itself.
.Blue is a connotation of the water.
.Close ups,medium shots for each interviewee
.Very little B-roll over interviews..
.Location shots.
. Most of the documentary is interview editted together.
Editing:
.Clips and small snipets from the movie.
.jump shots from interviews.
panning shots of still images, I.E photos and pictures.
Sound:
.The theme of jaws at the beginning of the documentary.
.Interviewee voice sounds.
.Very little music in documentary.
Archive Material:
.Movie clips from the movie Jaws.
.Photographs and posters.
.Still images of the actors,usually photos.
.footage from the making of.
.A lot of stills.
Graphics:
.Shark at the start of the Documentary swimming towards camera, very low CGI in the scene.
.Banner at the bottom of the interviewee to tell name and occupation. This also has the banner covered in water and the CGI shark on it as well.
Subject of Documentary:
.Jaws the movie-The making of Jaws.
Themes:
.Production work on the movie it self.
.The making of the movie.
.Behind the scenes of the movie.
Your/Audience responses:
The audience in response to the documentary feel intrigued towards how the movie was made. The documentary is interesting in not only at the time one of the best movies made, but the difficulty of making the movie it self. It is interesting looking at the work behind the scenes, and to most of the audience from the comments, is rather avid amongst the fans of Jaws.
Structure/Narrative:
.The interviews are structured well together becasue each interview relates to each one, the interviewees talk about thwe same topic to get their perspective of what was going on.
.Goes in at least three stages of the documentary:
.First it is the concept of the movie and the novel in the first place.
.Then its the making and production on props, actors, setting, budget, ect.
.Finally it is about releasing the movie and how it got popular and where it is today.
Mise en Scene:
.Images of water relate to the setting of Jaws and whetre the shark lurks.
.Cartoon-esque shark in the background is an obvious relation to Jaws itself.
.Blue is a connotation of the water.
Thursday, 4 July 2013
SKIN Documentary review
Documentary:
Camera: Camera consist of the following in the documentary-
.Extreme close ups showing is modifications like his eye, tattoos, piercings, ect.
.Narrow focus which look at his body art.
.Handheld camera, is typical for some documentaries, but for an interview in breaks away from normal conventions, emphasizing the interviewees individuality.
.Long shots.
Editing:
.Fast/slow motion.
.fades to and from black at beginning and end to show the start and ending of the documentary.
Jump cuts, which are mostly covered up by B-roll shots to hide away the edits.
Transition effect, the use of the broken film at the beginning title of the documentary.
Sound:
Continuous track all the way through the documentary, covers silences and makes it more lively.
A mordern/urban soundtrack emphasizing the interviewees lifestyle and occupation.
Interview voicing from the interviewee himself.
Archive Material:
No archive footage present in film.
Graphics:
.Title at the start of the documentary.
.Various images in the title flashing, I.E roll of film and brickwork.
Subject of documentary:
Body Modification, Tattoos, piercings, extreme implants ,ect.
Themes:
.Youth/modern culture
.Urban/ extreme lifestyle
.Diversity in people.
Your/Audience responses:
.People who respect his lifestyle are usually supportive
.Some people who go by his lifestyle or think it is very appealing think that the interviewee is a respected individual.
.A lot of people comment that his is very knowledgeable.
.There is some controversy but most people think the interviewee is interesting and down to earth.
Structure/Narrative:
.Beginning tells us what he does.
.Middle tells us about his life and his parents.
.Near end tells us the diffuculty society as viewed is looks, I.E school and work.
.Ending tells us his contentment with his life now and where he works.
Mise en scene:
.Low key lighting emphasizes mystery
.Background behind him gives off and urban/ artistic essence relating to himself and his profession.
.Costume, his piercings, modifications, ect.
.Extreme close ups showing is modifications like his eye, tattoos, piercings, ect.
.Narrow focus which look at his body art.
.Handheld camera, is typical for some documentaries, but for an interview in breaks away from normal conventions, emphasizing the interviewees individuality.
.Long shots.
Editing:
.Fast/slow motion.
.fades to and from black at beginning and end to show the start and ending of the documentary.
Jump cuts, which are mostly covered up by B-roll shots to hide away the edits.
Transition effect, the use of the broken film at the beginning title of the documentary.
Sound:
Continuous track all the way through the documentary, covers silences and makes it more lively.
A mordern/urban soundtrack emphasizing the interviewees lifestyle and occupation.
Interview voicing from the interviewee himself.
Archive Material:
No archive footage present in film.
Graphics:
.Title at the start of the documentary.
.Various images in the title flashing, I.E roll of film and brickwork.
Subject of documentary:
Body Modification, Tattoos, piercings, extreme implants ,ect.
Themes:
.Youth/modern culture
.Urban/ extreme lifestyle
.Diversity in people.
Your/Audience responses:
.People who respect his lifestyle are usually supportive
.Some people who go by his lifestyle or think it is very appealing think that the interviewee is a respected individual.
.A lot of people comment that his is very knowledgeable.
.There is some controversy but most people think the interviewee is interesting and down to earth.
Structure/Narrative:
.Beginning tells us what he does.
.Middle tells us about his life and his parents.
.Near end tells us the diffuculty society as viewed is looks, I.E school and work.
.Ending tells us his contentment with his life now and where he works.
Mise en scene:
.Low key lighting emphasizes mystery
.Background behind him gives off and urban/ artistic essence relating to himself and his profession.
.Costume, his piercings, modifications, ect.
Thursday, 27 June 2013
Mobile phone documentary Evaluation
Use of A-Roll and B-Roll
The B-Roll in our Documentary was used throughout the video. For starters, the B-Roll was placed right at the start of the Documentaryand inbetween the interviews. The B-Roll was placed in these particular places was due to the fact of covering up jumpcuts in the interviews, this would create a smooth run through the interview. The B-Roll at the start of the Documentary was used so it could introduce the Documentary,a lot of documentarys do this usually at the beginning of their documentarys. The A-Roll in the Documentary was the usage of the interviews. All ready we had four interviews, but i decided to add the two so it could be under atleast 2 mins max. The interviews consisted of the same questions being asked but were edited to match the answers.
Framing of interviews
The framing of the interviews were from a close up point of view, so we could see the interviewee clearly in the shot. Using the rule of thirds, The interviewee appears far from center on either the left or right side of the camera (depending on the position of the interviewer). The interviewee also could not look directly into the camera as this would not look realistic and look more fictious and acted.
Mise en Scene of the interviews
The documentary was filmed in priestley college, emphasizing the youth of the people interviewd (I.E adolescence) The use of B-roll of the mobile phones also related back to the interview as the B-roll played through each interview.
Editing of interviews to remove questions
I mainly took out most of the questions i asked, but placed some questions deliberatly in so it could make sense in the interview. The questions were usually asked at the start of the interviews to make sense of the answers but most of the questions i cut out and put B-roll over them.
Use of stills and Archive footage
There was only one archive footage i used in the entire sequence and that was of the angry birds gameplay. Using this would have relations to mobile phone use as mainly people with iphones or androids play the game. It is also a very popular game making it recognizeable to other people.
Sound and music
The music used through out the documentary were two songs by the artists Daft Punk, the first song which appeared at the start and credits was called "Human after all" and the second song was called "Digital love". The use of these songs were used because Daft Punk are known for their robotic act and the use of technological references. This would make reference to technology like mobile phones and such.
The B-Roll in our Documentary was used throughout the video. For starters, the B-Roll was placed right at the start of the Documentaryand inbetween the interviews. The B-Roll was placed in these particular places was due to the fact of covering up jumpcuts in the interviews, this would create a smooth run through the interview. The B-Roll at the start of the Documentary was used so it could introduce the Documentary,a lot of documentarys do this usually at the beginning of their documentarys. The A-Roll in the Documentary was the usage of the interviews. All ready we had four interviews, but i decided to add the two so it could be under atleast 2 mins max. The interviews consisted of the same questions being asked but were edited to match the answers.
Framing of interviews
The framing of the interviews were from a close up point of view, so we could see the interviewee clearly in the shot. Using the rule of thirds, The interviewee appears far from center on either the left or right side of the camera (depending on the position of the interviewer). The interviewee also could not look directly into the camera as this would not look realistic and look more fictious and acted.
Mise en Scene of the interviews
The documentary was filmed in priestley college, emphasizing the youth of the people interviewd (I.E adolescence) The use of B-roll of the mobile phones also related back to the interview as the B-roll played through each interview.
Editing of interviews to remove questions
I mainly took out most of the questions i asked, but placed some questions deliberatly in so it could make sense in the interview. The questions were usually asked at the start of the interviews to make sense of the answers but most of the questions i cut out and put B-roll over them.
Use of stills and Archive footage
There was only one archive footage i used in the entire sequence and that was of the angry birds gameplay. Using this would have relations to mobile phone use as mainly people with iphones or androids play the game. It is also a very popular game making it recognizeable to other people.
Sound and music
The music used through out the documentary were two songs by the artists Daft Punk, the first song which appeared at the start and credits was called "Human after all" and the second song was called "Digital love". The use of these songs were used because Daft Punk are known for their robotic act and the use of technological references. This would make reference to technology like mobile phones and such.
Basic Conventions of Documentary making
A-roll- Usually contains footage of interviewing the subject, E.G
The shot of the interview needs to be important and must look realistic and also relate towards the subject of the interviewer, for example:
Rule of thirds: A techinique used in film and photography, the rule of third uses grid like features on the image and tries to centre the subject onto the. For example, in a documentary, the subject shouldnt be in centre of the camera but instead go towards the left or right that way look like she is actually having a conversation with someone.
Eyeline: The subject in relation to the rule of thirds again must not only not be in the centre but not look into the centre. The subject must look at his/her interviewee to again make it look more realistic and as if they are having conversation.
Relevenant background: Similar in film in which they use Mise En Scene, Relevant backgrounds is important to relate to the persons occupation and/or hobby. I.E The video of Vices Cute bunny competition shows of rabbit trainers being interviewed. There is also the competition event in the background, identifying their occupation.
B-roll- A B-roll consists of various locations, footage of subject ,action shots ect. B-roll is used as either in between jump cuts to cover up the edit or as fillers for the documentary. I.E some one walking.
Archive footage- Quick snippets of film used from other sources to reference the theme of the documentary. For example, if there is a documentary on space travel, they may add the moon landing onto it. Archive footage is pretty short.
Sound voice over- Usually consisting of a narration to explain whats going on or to give factual information on the topic. The narration usually consisits of the interviewers voice to give perspective on the situation or his/her thoughts. This isnt always used in Documentarys though and is not that necissary.
Still images- Mainly used for documentarys based on one person where there are photos used for the person growing up. This could also be used for documentarys on crime to show drawings, photos and documentation. Similar to archive image except this surrounds mainly the subject.
Non diagetic sound- This would be for the soundtrack of the doucmentary. This can be important as it describes the mood and emphasizes situations. The songs usually are linked into the thmes of the documentary and are played mainly entirely through the documentary.
Rule of thirds: A techinique used in film and photography, the rule of third uses grid like features on the image and tries to centre the subject onto the. For example, in a documentary, the subject shouldnt be in centre of the camera but instead go towards the left or right that way look like she is actually having a conversation with someone.
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| An example on how the rule of thirds should be used. |
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| An example of the subject making eyeline without looking directly at the camera. |
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| Rabbit trainer/competitor being interviewed with a rabbit cage in the background, showing their occupation. |
Archive footage- Quick snippets of film used from other sources to reference the theme of the documentary. For example, if there is a documentary on space travel, they may add the moon landing onto it. Archive footage is pretty short.
Sound voice over- Usually consisting of a narration to explain whats going on or to give factual information on the topic. The narration usually consisits of the interviewers voice to give perspective on the situation or his/her thoughts. This isnt always used in Documentarys though and is not that necissary.
Still images- Mainly used for documentarys based on one person where there are photos used for the person growing up. This could also be used for documentarys on crime to show drawings, photos and documentation. Similar to archive image except this surrounds mainly the subject.
Non diagetic sound- This would be for the soundtrack of the doucmentary. This can be important as it describes the mood and emphasizes situations. The songs usually are linked into the thmes of the documentary and are played mainly entirely through the documentary.
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