Month: September 2012

Spooky Effects by Peter Ross, October 2012

This article gives cheap and good idea for making people squirm in their seat while watching. There are many different effect that they talk about in the article. The effects are the broken bone effect when you have someone where a long sleeve shirt  and put a bottle in it but cut of the top and put a branch inside of it, when the person goes to break it, the bottle and stick will snap giving the sound of a broken bone and the look too. Another effect is the Radiating power effect where you take a glow stick and put it i your hand and then cover it up and it looks like your hand has some sort of pulsing power. I learned many new ways to give the creepy effects and make people jump from their seats. I can use this when I am making my horror movie for my final and literally break a leg!

This article ” Matthews PRO Mount System Car Mount” by Colin Marks teaches us about how to use mounts for camera and how to make effective use of these mounts to produce quality products.The mounts usually way about 7lbs and can stand about 26lbs. the car mount system comes with suction cups that attach to the vehicle and allows you to get close/hug the tire to get a cool view for your product. Along with other camera products this article tells us to have safety straps and to use them effectively because the equipment is not cheap and could cause trouble if broken. From this article i learned how to use other ways of holding the camera without a tripod and still get an effective shot for my video. I can  apply this new technique to films by attempting to use car mounts for chase scenes or for a car point of view.