LUNGELO MDLALOSE

Hey David,

 

I've only had my free subscription to SF for so long, are you a regular in the mag?

 

Very nice write up btw, some interesting tips that I'm actually curious about trying out.

 

If you have any examples of the "soft topper" method, I'd like to see it.

 

cheers,

so whats a "soft topper"?

Guys, come on. If you wanna help the kid and get through to him - you gotta speak his langUage.

 

LUNGELO, YOU NEED TO ASK WHAT IS THE MOOD AND PACE OF EACH SCENE. AND HOW EAXCTLY DOES THE DIRECTOR INTEND THE SCENE TO UNFOLD. AND WHAT IS THE DESIRED IMPACT OF EACH SCENE. WHAT IS THE AUDIENCE SUPPOSED TO THINK OR FEEL IN EACH SCENE, SEQUENCE, ETC.

 

YOU HAVE THE TOOLS AS A CINEMATOGRAPHER TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. YOUR TOOLS ALL IMPACT THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE AUDIENCE. FOCAL LENGTH HAS IMPACT. CAMERA MOVEMENT HAS IMPACT. LIGHTING VALUES HAVE IMPACT. LIGHTING COLOR HAS IMPACT. DEPTH OF FIELD HAS IMPACT.

 

NONE OF YOUR CHOICES REGARDING THE ABOVE ELEMENTS SHOULD BE ARBITRARY. THEY SHOULD EACH BE CAREFULLY CONSDIERED DEPENDING ON HOW THEY IMPACT THE STORY AND ULTIMATELY THE AUDIENCE.

Thanks for that and I'am sorry about the CAPS.But I have to say that it does make sense to discuses mood and pace as one subject in a sence. The focal length how does that work as a tool to amplify the narrative. and can I acess this when shooting on the DVX 100A.

Are you SHOUTING the questions ?

 

heh - yep - um.... :rolleyes: thats a pretty open ended query you have there...

 

"MY PROBLEM IS THAT I FEEL THAT I'M NOT ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS TO MY DIRECTOR"

 

Why do you think this ? Any specific discussions or things happened on set to make you feel this way ? What have you tried so far to rectify the situation and what effect has this had ?

WELL I SHOT A COMEDY FOR MY LAST PROJECT WHICH WAS ABOUT GLORIAPHOB(A PERSON WHO IS AFRIDA OF GOING OUTSIDE AND AN OVERLY CAUTIONS DILIVARY GUY. I OUR FINAL PRESENTION ONE OF THE PANNEL MEMBERS COMMENTED ON MY CINEMATOGRAPHY SAYING THAT I DID NOT AMPLIFY THE NARRATIVE WHICH THEN MENT THAT COVER THE COMEDY WITH MY SHOT SELECTION. BUT I PRE-PRODUCTION MEETINGS ME AND MY DIRECTOR WENT OVER THE SHOT LIST AND AGREED THAT THE SHOT YHAT WE HAD DESINGED TOLD THE STORY. BUT NOW THINKING ABOUT IT AFTER THAT COMMENT I ALSO FEL THAT AS A CAMERA MAN IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO JUST TELL THE STORY BUT YOU NEED TO PUSH THE STORY. AND THIS IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT RIGHT NOW "HOW DO I PUSH THE NARRATIVE FROM BEING JUST A STORY AND MAKE IT A MOVIE AS A LIGHTING CAMERA MAN?

MY NAME IS LUNGELO "BOYBOOGIE" MDLALOSE AND IAM A 2ND YEAR STUDENT OF CINEMATOGRPAHY. WE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR 2ND TERM IN OUR SCHOOL TIMES TABLE AND WE ARE GOING TO BE PLACED IN CHALLANGE CREWS FOR THIS TERM. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I FEEL THAT I'M NOT ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS TO MY DIRECTOR. SO IF ANYONE HAS DEALT WITH MY PROBLEM PLEASE GIVE ME TIPS ON WHAT ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT I NEED TO BE ASKING TO BRING THE SCRIPT TO LIFE WITH MY IMAGES.