Day: March 31, 2014

Link for site: http://www.videomaker.com/article/15679-writing-your-first-screenplay

This article is about writing screenplays for your video production.  You should write a screenplay so that others know what you want to happen for your video.  You could tell them, but if it’s a more complex thing, then you may want it written down so that others can understand it.  Another thing, make sure you’re grammatically correct when writing things down so you can look more professional.  It also talks about screenplay programs that you can use, such as Celtx, which is what we use, so that’s how I can apply this to class, because it stretches the importance of writing before filming. I learned that you should write a screenplay before filming.    You should have the parts in a good order, and make sure you explain things as simple as possible to people who may not understand complex plans.

This article is about negative space, negative space brings in viewers attention to certain areas because of the lightness and darkness.  The non negative space is an individual, a piece of machinery, or another thing.  Then the negative space is the area around that object.   Negative space sets the mood as well, like happy, or sad.  Basically, you can play around with negative space to create mystery, or make the viewers wonder what could happen next.  It’s a well used technique especially in horror movies because you can have an area where anything could come from a place at any moment in a vast environment. To have a lot of negative space, you may want to have a clear background, or just take away some objects so there’s not so much going on.  I learned what negative space is in this article.  I can apply this to class by trying to use negative space in a video.

The article link: http://www.videomaker.com/article/15681-how-to-effectively-use-in-negative-space-in-your-shots