Aspect Ratio

Aspect Ratio is the size of the TV screen.

 

4:5                                              Small screen TV

 

16:9                                                                  Wide screen TV.  

                                                                        (Gives the viewer a better image)

Some editors will use pan scan to fit the screen in to the 16:9 to the 4:3 screen. This is not good because it cuts of the edges of the screen and some things may be taking place in that area that will not be visible to the audience.

	Both of the edges are cut out of a 16:9 to fit into a  4:3

 

Letter boxing gets a wide screen on to a small screen by fitting the whole image on but with a black box on top and bottom.

 

If you fit a 4:3 screen on a 16:9 screen the image becomes stretched

A good way of fitting it on to a 16:9 screen s by pillar boxing

TV pixel and Brain

TV is a load of small images put together

British TV plays 25 images (frames) per second. You need this many to make the movement look smooth.

Pixels are the amount of dots in an image the more pixels the better the image

Resolution is how clear the image is. This depends on the amount of pixels

Still frame is each of the pictures to make a moving image

TV screen is made up of 100 tiny scan lines. This is transmitted to your television. The UK rule is 625 lines. Different countries use slightly different ‘standards’ or systems- with different numbers of lines per screen and different numbers of frames per second.

Schedule of thriller shoot

Date of shoots:
Sunday 10th - Monday 11th all day: Nikita's house
Tuesday 12th 1pm-2.45pm

Camera hire from: Friday 8th- Wednesday 13th (Nikita's responsibility to hire it)

Video Project Equipment & Location List

Location:

• Norwood Junction in the Alley near train station
• Nikita's house
• Cafe by selhurst

Equipment and resources list:

• Booking form
• HD camera
• Tripod
• Boom mic 

Props: All props will be produced by Priscilla, Nikita and Toni-Leigh

• Mug
• Ripped picture
• Digital SLR camera
• Blue track
• Pictures (in black and white)
  

 Thriller Conventions

Things that you expect to see in thrillers are

• Fast moving images- Images that leave the audience confused and in suspense usually used before the villein is revealed.
• Black and white text- To keep the credits simple which also creates a mysterious theme.
• Dark lighting- Creates a mysterious atmosphere also a spooky one.
• Contrast in picture images- Used in thrillers when they want to add effect to the mysterious side of things.
• Suspension- Usually left by not revealing peoples identities.
• No dialogue- This adds to the suspense and mystery.
• Backing track/music- Usually echoey sounds or music that leaves the audience in suspense.