Copyright Task

Posted on December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 by davidsmediablogcom

Set 1

What is Copyright?

Copyright is where you have exclusive rights to a piece of music or a song, Copyright stops people using your music or film and making it theres so you get royalties if someone uses your song or film.

How do you get a copyright and what must you prove?

You get a copyright by registering your work to a bank or a copyright organisation and showing proof that the piece of music or film is yours and that you created it and it is an original idea.

Who can earn money from copyright?

The Songwriters and the directors can earn money through copyright because they would get royalties overtime the song or film is shown to the public weather that be in a cinema or on the radio, if it shown to the public with the songwriters permission they will get royalties (money) from that.

How can a songwriter earn money from copyright?

Like i said above when the song or film is shown to the public with the songwriters permission they will receive royalties (money) from someone using their work to gain money such as in a cinema or on the radio.

If you use music in your film was must you do?

I must check to see if the music that i want to use in my film isn’t a subject of copyright because if it is then i will need to contact the creators of the piece of music to ask for permission to use their piece of music in my film, so that my film doesn’t get taken down and gives me a copyright strike.

Set 2

Copyright is divided in three sections: name them.

Author, Composer, Arranger.

How can a songwriter earn money?

A songwriter can earn money from their song being used on TV or on the radio, their song can only be used by these different platforms if the songwriter gives them permission to use their song, they would get royalties for their song being shown to the public on these platforms.

Who are the PRS and what do they do?

The PRS (Preforming rights society) is a company that undertakes collective rights management for musical works.

Who are MCPS and what do they do?

The MCPS is a record label that collects the royalties by issuing licences to the music users in respect too the mechanical copyright in musical works.

Can you use music without Permission?

You can use music without permission if the piece of music isn’t a subject of copyright because there is no protection her the piece of music saying that you cant use it, otherwise you can’t use music without permission if the music is a subject to copyright because it is being protected by the copyright law.

Research Task

How do you get permission to use someone else’s copyrighting music and film?

In order to get the rights to someone else’s song or film you first need to get permission from all of the publishers that own a copyright in the song or film, The easiest way to find the contact information for a music publisher is through ASCAP, BMI and SESAC.

How Copyright can effect me in my projects

IN my future project or even my current or past ones copyright could effect me by youtube taking down my work because the material i used that i do not own could be subject to copyright which i didn’t ask for permission to use any of the material i have currently used because to my knowledge all of the material i have used isn’t subject to copyright which means i have full access to them and can use them if i want. All of my projects i have looked at the material i have used and checked for copyright claims and none of them are subject to copyright to my knowledge.

Unknown. (2018). Copyright. Available: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright. Last accessed 4th Dec 2018.

Unknown. (Unknown). What is copyright. Available: https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&hl=en&ei=E2kGXOiPIoCD1fAP1e2V8A0&q=how+to+get+a+copyright&oq=how+to+get+a+copyright&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l10.215214.218134..218926…0.0..0.187.3165.1j21….2..0… Last accessed 4th Dec 2018.

Camera Angles Homework Task

Posted on September 26, 2018October 15, 2018 by davidsmediablogcom

Camera Angles Homework

Establishing Shot

The Establishing shot is the shot usually at the beginning of scene to show where and when the scene is taking place.

An Establishing shots are usually filmed with drones to get a wide view of the setting that the scene is taking place in, but it can also be filmed by a hand held camera.

This type of shot is used to help give the viewer context on the scene without directly telling them with text or speech, it lets the viewer figure the location out for themselves and draws them in.

In this image the camera is focusing on the whole city to show the viewer where it is set and that the weather is nice and its day time so its a happy scene.

I got it from google images.

Extreme close-up

An Extreme close-up is used to show expressions on peoples faces or to show detail on something.

An Extreme close-up is filmed by getting very close to something specific such as someone’s face or an object and filling the whole screen with the object or person.

This shot is used to focus the viewers attention to maybe a characters facial expression or a specific object so they know what’s going on in the scene.

This image is from the film “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” and it is zoomed in on one of the main characters face who is called “Ceaser” he’s an ape and the extreme close-up is on his face to show his facial expression to the viewer to show that he is really focused.

Close-up

A close-up is where the camera is quite close to the subject of the shot but isn’t quite filling the whole of the screen so the viewer can still see a bit of the background and understand where it is set.

This shot is filmed by getting the camera fairly close to the subject of the shot to show their expressions or to show the detail of something.

This image is a close-up of the joker and it shows the expression on his face but not in great detail because it isn’t extremely close to his face.

Medium close-up

This shot tightly fits the background and the subject of the scene on screen.

This shot is filmed by the camera being a fair distant from the subject of the shot because you need to get the background in the shot as well as the subject.

This shot is to show the subject and the background to help give the viewer an understanding of what is happening.

This image is of Superman and it is showing the main character and his symbol and the American flag in the background to show the viewer who this shot is showing and where it is set.

Medium Shot

The Medium shot is used mainly for dialog and is used to show a character’s movements and gestures so the viewer has a good understanding of what is happening in the scene.

This shot is filmed by filming the upper body of the character in the scene with quite a bit of the background showing but focusing on the main character.

This shot is used for dialog and shows the viewers the emotions of the characters that are being filmed through their movements and gestures.

This image is from the film Skyfall and it is showing the main character James Bond looking tired after a long swim this is shown by the pool in the background and the expression in his face and bogy stance.

Medium Long Shot

The Medium long shot is more focused on the location than the character in the shot, the shot Is meant to show the viewer the location and the character but the majority of the screen is meant to be the location.

This shot is filmed by the camera being quite far away from the character and the shot must fit most of the characters body in the frame and the rest must be filled with the location.

This shot is used to show the viewer the location of the scene in the background and sort of helps the viewer figure out what is happening in the scene.

This image is from the film Skyfall and it is showing the main character James Bond standing on top of a building and watching over the city of London, this is shown by having one of London’s famous landmarks in the background which is the Big Ben.

Long Shot

A Long shot is where in the frame is filled with a lot of detail and is showing things such as a large group of people or a big city/ landscape.

This shot is filmed from a considerable distance and must fit in a lot of detail such as a large group if people or a big city/ landscape e.g. New York Skyline.

This shot is used to show the size of something such as the size of a building or city.

This image is from the TV Show The walking Dead and shows the main character going into a destroyed city and with this camera angle it shows all the abandoned cars and the destruction that has occurred in the city its self to all the tall buildings.

High Angle Shot

A High angle shot is where the camera is looking down on a character or an object of interest.

This shot is filmed by the camera operator being on a higher platform to the characters being filmed or the object of interest, this is by either using a set of stairs or something like that or a drone.

This shot is used to show the expressions on the characters faces looking up at something that is taller than they are sometimes showing the power of the subject that the characters are looking at.

This image is from the Avengers and shows two of the main characters looking up at the camera making it seem that they are looking up at something that is more powerful than them. This shows the viewer that the characters in this shot are powerless against the subject they are looking at.

Low angle Shot

A low angle shot is from below the characters line of sight or sometimes by the characters feet looking up at their face.

This shot is taken by the camera being below the eye level of the character looking up at the characters face looking at their facial expression.

This shot shows that the character in the shot has a lot of power in this scene and to show the expressions of the character.

This image is from star trek, they have just opened something and are looking into the container, we know this because they are looking down at the camera where the contain must be.

Canted / Dutch angle

A Dutch angle shot is where the camera is tilted slightly to make the viewer feel the same way as the character from the characters maybe recently having drugs etc. This shot is taken by the camera being tilted slightly so that the viewer feels weird to make the viewer feel strange and like the character or to show the seriousness of the scene.

This is from the film Thor and this image shows the main character looking intensely at his hammer because something happened, and this camera angle shows the intensity of the scene it also makes it easy for the viewer to see the expression on Thor’s face.

Panning Shot

This shot is used to follow/ pan with the subject of the shot such as a moving car or character. This type of shot is used so that the viewer can follow the storyline without easily getting confused. This shot is also used to make the scene look more action packed.

I was unable to find an example for this shot.

Pedestal Shot

This shot is quite the same as the Panning shot, but the only difference is that the camera movement must go vertically. This is used to show the height of a building or a character. This is achieved by the camera operator makes the camera gradually goes up.

I was unable to find an example for this Shot.

Zoom Shot

I am unable to find anything for this shot.

Crash Zoom

This shot is used to snap onto the character face or object of interest, this shot is taken by a quick zoom on the camera to add a fast-paced effect to the scene to make the viewer feel enticed to watch more. This shot makes the scene have a more action packed/ comedic effect.

This image is from the film Jaws and this crash zoom is on the main characters face and this zoom shows the expression on the main character when jaws attacks kids in the sea.

https://www.metfilmschool.ac.uk/news/2015/10/7-camera-movements-and-when-to-use-them/

Dolly Shot

A dolly shot also known as a tracking shot is used to track the main characters around the scene or a object of interest. This is used by a camera rail or a hand held camera both methods have different effects on the viewers such as a hand held camera could show that something bad is happening and a camera rail can track a simple confiscation.

This image is from a horror film and is tracking a child riding around a hotel this shot shows the eeriness of the scene because with the tracking of the child there is no context behind it which makes it scary to the viewer.

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