Tuesday, November 22, 2022

TV Commercial about Juan Fosters "From Darkness to Light" Art Exhibit

The assignment this week is called Commercial/PSA Production Assignment. I did a commercial based on one of my classmates art exhibits being feautred at SC State University. His name is Juan Foster and he is an communications major who has created an art exhbit at the Fine Arts Center at SCSU. This art exhbit is called "From Darkness to Light."


Below you can watch my interview with Juan Foster asking him to explain the idea behind his art exhbit. 




Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Creative Lighting Blog Post Project

For this assignment, a classmate and I took pictures of each other doing five seperate lighting looks. These looks include: 1. Flat Frontal Lighting 2. 90 Degree/Side/Split Lighting 3. Butterfly/High Frontal Lighting 4. Rembrandt/45 Degree Lighting and 5. “Scary Face” Lighting. 

Flat Frontal Lightning - Even lighting that produces very little depth and contrast.

90 Degree/Side/Split Lighting - Place the light to the side of your subject so that it shines directly at his/her face. The light should be at a 90-degree angle to the direction your camera is facing, whether its right or left. Put the light source slightly behind the subjects head. Move the light or your model until you manage to have exactly half face in the light and half in the shadows.

Butterfly/High Frontal Lighting - The key light is placed above and pointing down on the subject's face. This creates a dramatic shadow under the nose and chin that looks like a butterfly.

Rembrandt/45 Degree Lighting - A main light is placed at a 45 degree downward angle, in relationship to the subject's face, as well as a 45 degree angle to the side of the subject. The shadow created by the nose is cast over the upper lip to the corner of the mouth, also causing a triangular highlight on the opposite cheek. 

“Scary Face” Lighting - Make sure all lights are off, then place a dim light under the subjects face. You should see shadows all around the subjects face, except for the middle part of his or her face.


Below are photos of my classmate Lawson Danley, showing each of these lighting techniques being used.


Flat Frontal Lightning










90 Degree/Side/Split Lighting










Butterfly/High Frontal Lighting










Rembrandt/45 Degree Lighting










“Scary Face” Lighting





Thursday, November 3, 2022

Delighting with Three-Point Lighting

In this assignment, my class had to demonstrate the use of several studio lights that build up in a finely lighted Three- Point Lighting image. We used a key light, fill light and back light for our phtographs. A key light, is the mian source of light in a photograph or film. A fill light fills in the shadows created by the key light. Also, the back light is light that is shown from behind the subject, and it creates more depth and shape to the subject.

Below are six pictures of: 1. A wide shot image of the three-point lighting set up with the lights off 2. A close-up photo of your classmate with no lights turned on 3. Photo with key light only 4. Photo with key and fill lights 5. Photo with key, fill and back lights 6. Wide shot photo showing all lights turned on and your subject in the middle among them.


Wide Shot with Lights Off










Key Light Only 












Key and Fill Lights












Key, Fill, and Back Lights Turned On












Wide Shot with Lights On




Friday, October 28, 2022

Reflecting on the Value of Light Reflectors in the Field

In this assignment, my class and I had to do a field exercise where each of us had to demonstrate that we understood how to use light reflectors. We went outside and captured the steps involved in using this tool.

The photos that were included were: A (1) before and (2) after picture of the reporter without the sun deflection and the after showing the improved lighting. There must also be a (3) wide shot from behind the video camera showing the whole set up or choreography of this process. Also get a photo from (4) behind the reflector operator showing the white disc and the reporter’s face, so we see the light shining up to his or her face. Take also a photograph from (5) behind the reporter seeing all of the people involved: reporter, video camera operator and light reflector person. Also take a (6) closeup photo of the reflector doing its thing.


Below, you can see photos of my classmate Amauri Allen

Before Picture










After Picture 










Wide Shot From Behind the Video Camera 










Behind the Reflector Operator 










Behind the Reporter 










Close Up Photo of the Relfectors Effect on the Reporters Face


Here are some photos of me doing the same shots my classmate did

Before Picture 










After Picture 









Wide Shot From Behind the Video Camera


 








Behind the Reflector Operator 
















Behind the Reporter 
















Close Up Photo of the Relfectors Effect on the Reporters Face


Monday, October 17, 2022

Action Sequence

For my action sequence assignment, at least ten shots were taken of one one of my classamtes entering our Basic Television Production Class. Here is the action sequence that I did featuring my classmate Amauri Allen walking to class.

Click the video below to watch this action sequence.


Click this link to watch the action sequence that Amuari Allen did on me


 

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Five Questions Interview Assignment by Sharlene Luke

Within the last week of September 2022, I recorded a “Spotlight on SC State Communications Majors.” This “Spotlight on SC State Communications Majors" featured two of my classmates, Slyverster Brown and Benjamin Gadson. Slyvester interview Benjamin on five differnet questions: 1. Tells us a little about yourself. 2. Why did you choose to come to college here at SC State? 3. What are the best and maybe the not so great things about going to school here? 4. Why did you choose to major in communications? 5. What do you hope to do with your degree after college? Do you have a dream job?

Click on the video below to watch my “Spotlight on SC State Communications Majors"





Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Person on the Street Report by Sharlene Luke

My name is Sharlene Luke, I am a Junior at SC State, and last week I interviewed five differnet students at my univeristy to ask them what is their oppinion on the Obama's getting their official White House portraits on Spetember 7th, 2022. 

Click on the video below to watch my interviews of various SC State Students








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