Robert Rubio

What did you learn about genre and film from this video?  Why is it important to a film? Genres weren't used in film until 1910. Genres have influenced three facets of film: production, distribution, and consumption (viewership). Genres provide production decisions such as casting. Distributors can predict the audience viewership based on the genre of a film, making it easier to know which types of films will be successful and should be green lighted. Basically, for the studio, it saves time and money. For distributors, it provides an easily marketable film to the audience. For audiences, it eases the decision making process when selecting a film to watch. For culture, genres provide us with rituals as old as society.

What genre of films do you tend to gravitate toward the most (sci-fi, horror, action ?)  Describe how your answer reflects your attitude and approach toward life. The genres of film that I tend to gravitate towards the most are a handful, including Action, Adventure, Animated, Drama, Epic, Fantasy, Science Fiction and Thriller. To be honest, I don't hate any genres. I'll watch any film, no matter the genre. But I do have favorites, such as Adventure, Animated, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Thriller, which shows that I like creativity but I have an interest in all genres, as well as Epic, Romance, and Western. I mention those three because I know so many people who hate those genres with no good reason. 

What is the hot seat technique?  How can you apply this to the next script that you write to create interesting characters? Great written characters must be 3-dimensional and truly believable. The Hot Seat Technique is used by theatre directors. He/she places a chair in the center of the stage. One by one, every actors sits in the chair, becoming the character, answering questions from other cast members about that character. Many details about those answered questions will never be mentioned in the story, but it'll change the way the character behaves and interacts.

What is the key to creating empathy with the audience and our characters?  How does success play into this? The key to creating empathy is to always have the audience connect with a character, and learning what they want. We automatically relate to characters trying to get something, because we want to get something too. We relate to antagonists as well if they have a relatable motive, such as Lotso from Toy Story 3 who was replaced by another identical toy, or Syndrome from The Incredibles who was excluded by Mr Incredible. In order to get people to care about characters, they have to emphasize and connect with them.

What is good storytelling?  Name 3 important key elements of telling a good story.  Why are they so important?

Revisit your earlier blog posts about sound.  What are 3 things you you learned during the course of this unit?  What did you learn about them?  Explain in detail.  What are two things that you still feel you need to learn more about?  Why?  What was one thing that you found the most interesting?  Why? Some things that I learned during this course are the history of sound, including Thomas Edisons Phonograph, Dr Lee DeForest and the Audion Tube, Emile Berliner and the Gramophone, as well as Television taking over. We also went over Monophonic and Stereophonic sound, there differences and features. One thing in particular that I found funny was Walla, which is the sound of the murmur of a crowd in the background. The reason I find this to be funny is because the background people (extras) are required to just repeat the word Walla over and over and over again. We learned about the different types of cables, including balanced and unbalanced, 1/8" mini...

What is loudness normalization?  Why is this important for video production? Loudness normalization is bringing the level of everything up until it's peaks reach close to the top. This is important because sometimes the audio levels in a file might be too low once imported onto your editing software.

What are 3 separate things that the presenter says to keep in mind when setting up dual system audio?  Why are each of them important? Three things that we should keep in mind is to have the microphone pointed as close as possible to the person. If you use 3.5 mm unbalanced extension cables. try to keep them as short as possible to avoid interference and noise. You should always turn off auto settings on the recorder, because it cause more problems than solve them. Always check the gain on the recorder to avoid dead sound. 

What are 3 separate thing that the presenter says to keep in mind when setting up your camera to record audio?  Why are each of them important?  What is one different thing that you would like to learn more about? One thing that you have to pay attention to is check the audio channels and check which mic, internal an/or external, you have plugged in. Every time you hear, or if someone mentions Attinuation, it just means to soften or dampen your sound across a board. Whenever you finish setting audio, you should always physically check to see if the audio levels are actually picking up the mic you're using.

Summarize 3 different key functions of the Zoom recorder that you picked up from this short video.  What is one question you still have on how to operate the recorder? You must push down on the power button for one second before it's completely turned on.  You can set the file format for mp3 as well as high quality wave. You can also set phantom power for a mic that requires power in the inputs/outputs. You can set up your audio levels as needed to avoid your audio from getting distorted.

Summarize 3 of the most important suggestions that this video gives on getting the best audio form your lavalier microphone.  Omni directional mics capture all sound around the mic. Cardioid mics are mid range direction mics. If you're in a noisy environment, cardioid mics might be the best fit, since they capture less noise. If you want the best sound, consider an audio recorder. You should place the mic under the first layer of clothing for wind reduction.

[SVCTE FILM/VIDEO PRODUCTION]: BLOG QUESTION: LAV WALKTHROUGH : Watch the following video walkthrough of a lavalier microphone to prepare for your practical: https://youtu.be/AvkTkMaAztQ Summarize 3 d...

Summarize 3 different key functions of a boom microphone that you picked up from this short video.  What is one question you still have on how to operate a boom? Some of the functions that were mentioned in the video was to study the script as well as the actors to learn the rhythm of the scene for correct mic placement. Another function is to rest the boom mic between your thumb and index finger, instead of grabbing onto the boom. A third function is to create an imaginary line to know where to keep the mic out of frame. And if there's a wire stretched along the cable, wrap it around your finger to keep it from hitting the boom and making unwanted audio.

What are the benefits of using a microphone on a boom vs a lav vs on the camera?  What are the differences between single and dual system recording? There are many different setups fpr recording audio. Some of those setups include on-camera or built in microphone, digital audio recorder only, single system, and double system. Single system is when the audio device is plugged directly into your camera. The audio is automatically synced to the video. Double system is when the audio device is plugged directly into a digital audio recorder and/or a sound. The audio is later synced to the video during post production.