By: Nazia Adnin
A synopsis includes all important details, moments or elements in your screen play. Sometimes writers confuse synopsis with treatment. But they are two different tools and designed for different purposes. Synopsis is a verbal pitch in written form. Following a few steps you can make your synopsis appealing and cinematic for ‘would be’ producers and studio heads. Here are some strategies to follow in order to write a good synopsis:
2) Length: A synopsis should not be very long but it should contain everything that’s good about your story. This usually translates to one to two single-spaced typewritten pages. That’s an ideal length for a synopsis. 3) Dialogue: Sometimes adding dialogues to the synopsis gives it a personality and builds the suspense. However, like everything else in the synopsis, dialogues should be short and simple. Example: “Michael Corleone explains to Kay, deadpan: “He made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.” 4) Style: A synopsis should be written in the same style as the screenplay. Usually, it is written in thirds person, present tense. Unlike a full screenplay, a synopsis does not contain scene slugs or cinematic transitions. 5) Characters: Introduce your characters with short, interesting, distinctive and memorable descriptions. Emphasis to describe personality and temperament along with physical descriptions. Have your readers engaged with characters’ emotions. 6) Adding visual elements: Add visual elements such as subtexts, actions, motions of the characters in your synopsis. The reader should not only read your story, but your movie.You can add the climax and conflicts of your story in the synopsis to make it more engaging.
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By: Nazia AdninWhile working with cameras, monitors, computers and editing systems we often face many situations where we need to connect pieces of gear together. We may have several options depending on the equipments and video formats. It is easy to get confused when talking about these connections because several factors can be involved. Some commonly used digital connectors are:
5) SDI: Serial Digital Interface (SDI) is widely used in professional video equipment and it can carry 8and 10bit 4:2:2 standard definition video along with up to 8 channels of digital audio. It is sometimes called or referred as SMPTE 259M, this connection is capable of a data rate up to 270 Mbps and uses BNC cables.
By: Nazia AdninTo create perfect images it’s important to understand the basic characteristics of lenses and how they control light to create images. Lenses are identified by their focal length. Prime lenses (also known as fixed focal length) have only one focal length while Zoom lenses have a range of focal lengths which allow changing focal length during shot. Focal length is expressed in millimeters. The lens sees a scene through a narrower angle-the longer the focal length, the narrower this angle of view (also called field of view). By: Nazia Adnin
3) Yellow: wisdom, knowledge, relaxation, joy, happiness, optimism, idealism, imagination, hope, sunshine, summer, dishonesty, cowardice, betrayal, jealousy, covetousness, deceit, illness, hazard. 4) Orange: Humor, energy, balance, warmth, enthusiasm, vibrant, expensive, flamboyant. 5) Green: healing, soothing, preservations, tenacity, self-awareness, pride, unchanging nature, environment, good fortune, youth, vigor, spring, generosity, fertility, envy and inexperience.
8) Brown: materialistic, sensation, earth, comfort, endurance, stability. 9) Black: negative, power, sexuality, sophistication, formal, fear, elegance, wealth, anonymity, unhappiness, depth, evil, style, sadness, remorse, anger. 10) White: Positive, protection, love, reverence, purity, simplicity, peace, cleanliness, humility, precision, innocence, youth, birth, snow, marriage( Western culture) Death (Eastern culture) ,clinical. 11) Silver: Richness, glamorous, elegant, high-tech, natural, sleek, distinguished.
12) Gold: Precious, extravagance, warm, wealth, prosperity grandeur. By: Nazia Adnin
1) Arc: It is a camera move where the camera moves around the subject. 2) Crab: Is less common version of tracking, trucking or dollying. 3) Tracking: Tracking is a similar camera move to a dolly shot. The main difference being that in dollies the camera is moved toward or away from the subject, whereas in a track shot, the camera is moved sideways, parallel to an object. 5) Pull-back shot: A tracking camera movement or shot where the camera zooms back from the subject to reveal the content of the scene. It is also known as dolly out. 6) Dolly Zoom: Dolly zoom is a cinematic technique invented by Alfred Hitchcock. It is also known as “Vertigo shot.” In this technique the camera moves further away from the subject while simultaneously adjusting the zoom in order keep same size of the subject in a frame. This technique makes the subject look stationary while background size changes. 7) Pedestal: Is moving the camera vertically with respect to the subject. 8) Pan: A horizontal camera movement. 9) Tilt: It is a vertical camera movement in which the camera points up or down from a standing point. By: Nazia AdninActing is one of the difficult art forms. Actors give life to their characters from the scripts. In order to make their characters come alive, A list actors use different acting techniques on a daily basis. 1) Classical acting technique: Classical acting technique is a frequently used method by the actors. This is a type of acting that is based on the theories and philosophies developed and created by Russian actor and director Constantine Stanislavski. This technique includes expression of the body, voice, imagination, personalizing, improvisation, external stimuli, and script analysis. In this method actors also correlate their personal feelings and experiences with the characters they are portraying. Today classic acting is available for study at different universities, drama schools and acting schools across the world. Both veteran and young actors in Hollywood are students of classical acting technique. Helen Mirren, John Barrymore, Anthony Hopkins, Eddie Redmayne are name to few, among those actors who follow classical acting technique.
3) Method acting technique: Method acting technique demands a lot from the actors. Actors transform their bodies in either gaining or losing weight, stay in character even when camera stops rolling, wears make up to look authentic as the role written in the script. Top class actors master the craft through years of method acting training.
Practical Aesthetics includes actors like William H Macy, Felicity Huffman, Scott Parker (actor), Rose Byrne, Jessica Alba, Camryn Manheim, and Clark Gregg. By: Nazia Adnin
How is Foley effects done? Generally, the boom operators record dialogue and dialogue only excluding everything else. Later on, during post production the Foley artists sync the sounds with the pictures. They perform the sound effects while watching the scene for timing. They actually create the ambience sounds shown in a film, video, Television shows or any other media. Excluding the ambience sounds during filming and then including them during post gives film makers control over the timing, quality, and relative volume of the sound effects. It enhances the audiences’ experiences of watching a film on big screen. However, the use of digitally stored music is increasing rapidly. The process is being done without the Foley artists and performed by the post production sound engineer on a keyboard while watching the visual. Poorly done this type of sounds bland and are repetitive but it is much cheaper than renting a stage and hiring a Foley artist. But a lot of independent film makers do their own Foley sound replacements or take help from friends than using the digital music. Indie film makers are breaking the taboos and proving that Foley sounds are not for major studios only.
How to use Foley sounds in independent film? As I said already Foley is not only for major studios. If you are an independent filmmaker, you can easily record basic sound effects such as footsteps, clothes rustling, and prop handling as these are within the reach of low-budget movies. Even if you have to perform the role of Foley artist or take help from friends with sound equipments, still try adding own Foley sounds in the film. It will add aesthetic values to your film that will set it apart from others. This video will help you guys to understand what Foley is and how it gets done. By: Nazia Adnin Lighting plays an important role in order to achieve the “look” of a film. Lights help to set the mood of a cinema. Terms of lighting are basically the commands of a director how and where he or she wants the light to be placed. These terms are frequently used on movie sets to make the communication easier. By: Lindi Mugwara What is editing?Editing is the compilation of different shots into a coherent sequence. It is the last process in the construction of the film, can be referred to as Post Production. Editing is like constructing a puzzle, you have all the pieces and the editor’s job is to piece it together. But, it’s not as simple as just piecing the shots together. The editor’s job more importantly is to dictate the pacing of the film, which is dependent on the tone and theme of the film. For example, an intense action packed film with explosions and intricate fight scenes will require fast cuts to evoke a heighten suspense. A romantic drama will normally be slower paced and will require fewer cuts. CUTS & TRANSTIONS MATCH CUT cuts from one shot to a similar shot in matching the composition or action. Mainly used as scene transitions. Match cut can also be conveyed aurally. L CUT is an audio-based transition. The audio from the current shot crosses over into the next shot. J CUT is when you hear the audio of the next shot before it appears on screen. You hear what is going on before you see it. SMASH CUT is an abrupt transition, going from something intense to quiet or visa versa. By: Nazia Adnin
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