Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Film Crew

Producer:  Person that is in charge of the film and scheduling the shots and work day and has to have the vision and drive to get the project done. I think that i would be good at this because last year i wrote and created a short film and co-produced it. And besides from all the stress that came with the job it was rewarding and fun and defiantly something that i would do again.

Director: A creative person who is good at painting pictures when telling stories and this job is usually very stressful and they have a say in most of what goes into the final product. I believe that i would thrive because of my imagination and the way that i like to add little easter eggs in a lot of work for people that understand my way of thinking and humor. And i also have experience co-directing a project last year.

Cinematographer:  The person that is in charge of how the final project will turn out. The person who has the most experience and knowledge the camera should do this job. I am a little hessitant on this job because i have little experience in this area and have been co-cinematographer but my partner was more familiar so took over mostly with the exception of my input. But i do think that as the year goes on and i become more versed in the way everything works and i will become better.

 Editor:  The editor is in charge of piecing together the film once it is shot and polishing up the shots to make them flow better. The group member that is the most familiar with final cut pro and has a good eye for what looks best should do this job. This job isn't my favorite thing to do but if i am needed to do it then i will. I have more experience in this area than most of the the other jobs of the film crew but i think that i am not as familiar with this as i am with producer and director.

Project manager:  The manager is the supervisor of the crew that deals with the constraints of the project managment triangle which include cost, time, scope, and quality. I do not know how i would be in this role because it is brand new to me. But i am willing to try it if nobody wanted to fill that position.

Monday, September 15, 2014

Understanding Codecs


First off, Codec stands for compressor/decompressor which is pretty much how to make a file smaller or to work with it, edit it, or display it. some are owned and some are for free and so some computers don't have codecs installed. There are different types of codecs used for different situations, such as... Capture codec: which is what your camera is capturing. Codec deals with images and colors and the clarity of pictures and videos.