Watching clips from movies including, "The Witness", "Enchanted, "Citizen Kane", and "The Conversation", I learned about how certain angles and different lighting can cause the viewer to feel a certain way. High key lighting and shots that show characters from the waist up are very Classic and are used in comedies. In horror movies and drams, low key lighting with high contrast and the use of dark colors are used. I thought the use of the tracking shot and the "Mis-en-scene" props in "Shawn of the Dead" was a really effective and fun way of establishing the life of a character.
We also got to use actual film equipment to create a set in the class room. Being a theatre kid, naturally I volunteered to be the actor. It's weird having a bunch of technology so close to you. I'm used to bright spotlights, but not ones that are almost in your face.
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