Mise-en-scène

Mise-en-scène is a french term that literally means "put in the scene". In film, Mise-en-scène is the total control that a filmaker exerts over every aspect of what will appear on the frame. This includes: Set design, lighting, space, composition, costume, make up and hairstyle, acting, filmstock and aspect ratio. The “mise-en-scène”, along with the editing and  cinematography can affect the sence of realism of the film. The various elements of design assist in the expression of the filmmaker's vision by creating a mood, a sense of space and a sense of time. It can also help reveal the deep psychology of the character's in film. “Mise-en-scène” also includes the composition, which consists of the positioning and movement of actors, as well as objects, in the shot.

Some examples of films and filmmakers with a high level of Mise-en-scène are:

Tim Burton in all of his films including Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Ed Wood (1994)

Wes Anderson in Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

Basic Camera Shots

Extreme Long-shot

Long-shot

Full-shot

American Shot (Cowboy Shot)

Medium-shot

Close-up

Extreme Close-up

Dutch Angle

Low Angle

What is a pixel?

A pixel is a small square of a single color that makes up rasterized digital image. The word pixel is a combination of the two words: picture and element. They are the smallest visual unit on any device that shows digital imagery. It takes hundreds of thousands of pixels to make a standard resolution digital image. Written by:Luis Acosta Blk 1A

Technology Writing Response

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

- Arthur C. Clarke

In this writing assignment, you are to respond to the above quote, by  Arthur C. Clarke. The assignment should be at least 150 words.
Arthur C. Clarke is one of the most famous science fiction writers of the 21st century books such as: The Sentinel, Voices from the Sky ,  Report on Planet Three and Childhood's End.

Film director Stanley Kubrick directed the film 2001: A Space Odyssey based on one of his stories.

The Three Aspects of Color

• Hue: is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically, as "the degree to which a stimulus can be described as similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow,".

• Saturation:  is used to describe the intensity of color in the image. A saturated image has overly bright colors. Using a graphics editing program you can increase saturation on under-exposed images, or vise versa.

• Value: refers to the relative lightness or darkness of a certain area. Value can be used for emphasis.

Stereo vs. Mono sound

Monophonic (mono) sound is a audio file that contains only a signal track that plays all the audio signals mixed together. Stereophonic (stereo) sound contains two audio tracks that creates an illusion of directionality and audible perspective.In other words it gives an immersive audio experience.

Moore's Law

Moore’s Law, developed by Gordon Moore the co-founder of Intel, states that  the number of transistors on a computer microchip doubles about every two years. This process causes the size of computers to shrink exponentially. Experts believe that this growth will continue for the next few decades.

The computer industry uses this principle to plan for their future technological output.