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NO. 1 for Multimedia Artists<br />

<strong>Hype</strong>Mgzne<br />

July 2014<br />

www.mrlkverano.wix.com/hypemgazne<br />

P150<br />

The Article<br />

tips<br />

for Crammers<br />

and All-nighters<br />

stlkr<br />

mgnts<br />

Videos<br />

A Short Guide for a Short Film<br />

filming techniques: camera<br />

angles<br />

Movies that you should<br />

watch this month<br />

Social Media<br />

The Friendship Paradox<br />

the 3 biggest social<br />

media that you should<br />

probably have<br />

making of<br />

victorian voodoo<br />

with Jenny Healy<br />

music: picking a guitar and Roadie’s tip for a musician<br />

/<br />

Games: Bioshock infinite review


HYPE<br />

<strong>Hype</strong>, by dictionary definitions means to stimulate, excite, agitate, and<br />

intensify.<br />

But for us, it was more than these definitions can describe.<br />

Making <strong>Hype</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> was a big challenge<br />

for us in terms of coordination, skill, and team work;<br />

which all, I think, are something that’s been waiting<br />

for us to work on. We lack a lot of these and we know<br />

how our weaknesses are still very evident as we work.<br />

We are students, we slack off, we’re lazy, and stubborn.<br />

We stage our own rules on everything and we<br />

battle our way to each other’s walls. But nevertheless,<br />

we managed to actually do something that is worth<br />

developing our abilities.<br />

Though with lots of distractions that deteriorates even our own energies, inside<br />

us, we in this team wanted to pick up ourselves from the force dragging us down and<br />

thus, forming the name of this magazine as <strong>Hype</strong>. By hearing the name, it reminded us to<br />

boost our vibes and just face every struggle that is right in front of us since a student’s life<br />

is never easy. It encourages us to be innovative, hyping our creativity to the best that our<br />

creative juices can produce. It inflicts positivity to boost our confidence and thinking that<br />

no matter what, it will always be our best.<br />

To the readers of this mag, we assure everyone that all the contents in this piece<br />

are made from the best or our abilities as we value with utmost importance the interests of<br />

the multimedia people as we share the topics that we all appreciate.<br />

From the <strong>Hype</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> team, we encourage you to join us as we push ourselves<br />

in the pursuit for knowledge at our chosen fields in arts, film, music, and everything<br />

that is on multimedia.<br />

Mariel Verano<br />

Mariel Verano, Editor<br />

mrlvrn@stlkrmgnts.net<br />

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m u s i c<br />

Alex Gaskarth<br />

of All Time<br />

Low<br />

Close<br />

X<br />

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“Dedication takes a lifetime but<br />

dreams only last for a night.”<br />

- Alex Gaskarth


A Roadie’s tips<br />

to be a musician<br />

“Musicians shows a lot of passion when entertaining people, they are not<br />

crazy people who dance in the stage acting crazy, singing like they’re going<br />

to poop, but they are people who are loving the music and its story.”<br />

A<br />

A musician is a person<br />

who is great in the art of<br />

music and has the ability<br />

to play instruments,<br />

sing beautifully, and make<br />

their own music. Musicians<br />

shows a lot of passion when<br />

entertaining people, they<br />

are not crazy people who<br />

dance in the stage acting<br />

crazy, singing like they’re<br />

going to poop, but they are<br />

people who are loving the<br />

music and its story.<br />

Here are some tips how:<br />

Love what you do, being a<br />

musician requires only love<br />

and passion in music. Regardless<br />

of what you play it<br />

can be your voice or instruments<br />

like guitars and even<br />

drums. It doesn’t go with<br />

anything expensive but it<br />

also takes time which is not<br />

a pretty big deal.<br />

Don’t let anything pull you down,<br />

In the world of music there are<br />

many people who will drag you<br />

down just like bad publicity,<br />

bad reviews, even intrigues<br />

but never let them stop you in<br />

doing what you do. Always<br />

play and you will be known for<br />

what you really are. Grab every<br />

opportunities, Every musician<br />

needs exposure. Do not hesitate<br />

to be in front of many people to<br />

perform this is the only way to<br />

be known. Being a musician is<br />

to entertain people, grab every<br />

opportunities until you find<br />

what you want to be and what<br />

you want to do. Do not let a single<br />

opportunity slide off your<br />

hands because you may not<br />

know if you don’t find out.<br />

Believe in yourself, Always think<br />

positive, never negative, you<br />

are a great musician and nothing<br />

will stop you in your way to<br />

stardom. Never let anyone tell<br />

By<br />

Apollo<br />

Valdez<br />

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you what to do, always rely on<br />

what you feel and what you really<br />

want because if you believe in<br />

yourself, I guarantee you will be<br />

known.<br />

Always be humble, musicians are<br />

not known for what the have or<br />

what they have earned it’s always<br />

about how they are in life<br />

and how they play as musicians.<br />

Always look back to people who<br />

made you once you become a big<br />

thing in the music industry.<br />

Always be yourself, A musician<br />

is called by many names like<br />

king of pop, rock star, sirens and<br />

many more but a musician must<br />

be unique and different from the<br />

others to make you stand out<br />

from all of the others, never do<br />

anything you won’t do as a musician<br />

has to have an originality<br />

to be successful.<br />

“Be unique and<br />

different from the<br />

others to make you<br />

stand out from all of<br />

the others.”<br />

Being a musician isn’t hard<br />

because anybody can be a musician<br />

in their own way. Some can<br />

do things other persons don’t,<br />

some can write emotional or<br />

crazy songs, and play a musical<br />

instruments as wildly as they<br />

can but these doesn’t change<br />

their personalities we are normal<br />

people but we share a great love<br />

for music and hoping that they<br />

would somehow be known in<br />

their own legacy as a musician.<br />

Here are some roadie’s tips for<br />

being a successful musician.<br />

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m u s i c<br />

Picking the<br />

right guitar that<br />

suits your taste in music<br />

Playing different guitars in a music shop is a great way of familiarizing yourself with each model’s<br />

unique qualities but don’t forget to take off any objects that could scratch the guitar. A music<br />

salesman will let you try as many guitars as you like. Your choice of guitar will usually be based<br />

on the type of music you wish to play and the aesthetic appeal of the color and design.<br />

Acoustic Guitars<br />

There are two types of acoustic<br />

guitar namely the steel-string<br />

acoustic guitar and the classical<br />

guitar. Steel-string acoustic guitars<br />

have a metallic sound that is<br />

a distinctive component of a wide<br />

range of popular genres. The<br />

steel-string acoustic is sometimes<br />

referred to as a flat top. The word<br />

top refers to the face or front of<br />

the guitar which is called the<br />

table. Classical guitars have a<br />

wider neck and use nylon strings<br />

primarily for the solo classical<br />

guitar repertoire and its<br />

higher technical<br />

demands. The<br />

classical<br />

guitar is<br />

sometimes<br />

referred to<br />

as a spanish<br />

guitar in recognition<br />

of<br />

its country<br />

of origin.<br />

Both<br />

types of<br />

guitar<br />

can be<br />

Electric Guitar<br />

“The electric guitar<br />

is the workhorse of<br />

rock, blues, jazz and<br />

pop music.”<br />

Acoustic Guitar<br />

“There are many<br />

entry-level acoustic<br />

guitar models that<br />

are manufactured to<br />

a high standard that<br />

are entirely suitable<br />

as a first guitar for<br />

beginners.”<br />

played using<br />

a plectrum or finger-style.There<br />

are<br />

many entry-level acoustic<br />

guitar models that are<br />

manufactured to a high<br />

standard that are entirely<br />

suitable as a first guitar<br />

for beginners.<br />

Electric Guitars<br />

The electric guitar is the<br />

workhorse of rock, blues,<br />

jazz and pop music. They<br />

are solid-bodied guitars<br />

that need to be plugged<br />

into an amplifier to be<br />

heard adequately. The<br />

electric guitar when<br />

amplified has a sound<br />

that is metallic with a<br />

lengthy decay (sustain).<br />

The design of<br />

the electric guitar is<br />

not determined by the<br />

need for a deep resonating<br />

body (acoustic<br />

chamber) and this had<br />

led to the development<br />

of contoured and thin<br />

bodied electric guitars.<br />

The two most popular<br />

designs are the Fender<br />

Stratocaster and Gibson<br />

Les Paul.<br />

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m u s i c<br />

Electro- Acoustic<br />

Guitar<br />

“Electro-acoustic guitars<br />

have pickups specifically<br />

designed to reproduce the<br />

subtle nuances of<br />

the acoustic guitar<br />

timbre (pronounced<br />

tam - bre) when<br />

plugged into<br />

an amplifier<br />

or house<br />

PA.”<br />

Twelve- string guitar<br />

“Twelve-string guitars<br />

produce a brighter more<br />

jangly tone than<br />

six-string<br />

guitars.”<br />

Electro-Acoustic Guitars<br />

Electro-acoustic guitars<br />

have pickups specifically<br />

designed to reproduce<br />

the subtle nuances<br />

of the acoustic guitar<br />

timbre (pronounced tam<br />

- bre) when plugged<br />

into an amplifier or<br />

house PA. The Ovation<br />

range of electro-acoustics<br />

use under-the-saddle<br />

piezo pickups and<br />

a synthetic bowl-back<br />

design. Ovation’s synthetic<br />

bowl-back ensures<br />

a tough construction<br />

that stands up to the<br />

rigours of the road and<br />

offers less feedback at<br />

high volumes. Ovation<br />

were the first company<br />

to provide on-board<br />

equalization and this is<br />

now a standard feature<br />

on most electro-acoustics.<br />

Electro-acoustic<br />

pickups are designed<br />

to sound neutral with<br />

little alteration to the<br />

organic acoustic timbre.<br />

Ovations are instantly<br />

recognizable with their<br />

synthetic bowl backs<br />

though the majority of<br />

manufacturers adhere<br />

to the traditional allwood<br />

body. The Taylor<br />

electro-acoustic range<br />

uses the traditional<br />

all-wood construction<br />

and the necks of these<br />

guitars have a reputation<br />

for superb action<br />

and playability. Yamaha,<br />

Maton and many<br />

other companies make<br />

electro-acoustics and<br />

the buyer is advised to<br />

test as many models<br />

and makes as they can<br />

while taking note of the<br />

unplugged and amplified<br />

sound.<br />

Twelve-string Guitars<br />

The twelve-string guitar<br />

is a simple variation of<br />

the normal six string design.<br />

Twelve-string guitars<br />

have the regular six<br />

strings and a second set<br />

of thinner strings. Each<br />

string of the second<br />

set corresponds to the<br />

note of its regular string<br />

counterpart. The strings<br />

form pairs and therefore<br />

you still play the guitar<br />

in the same manner as a<br />

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as a standard six-string.<br />

Twelve-string guitars produce a brighter<br />

more jangly tone than six-string guitars.<br />

They are used by guitarists for chord progressions<br />

that require thickening. Having<br />

two strings per note makes bending notes<br />

more difficult. The twelve-string is mainly<br />

used as a rhythm instrument due to the extra<br />

effort involved in playing lead guitar.<br />

Twelve-string guitars are slightly more expensive<br />

then their corresponding six-string<br />

version. Studio players and professionals<br />

will normally have a<br />

twelve-string guitar<br />

in their<br />

collection for their dist<br />

inctive sound.<br />

Bass Guitars<br />

The bass guitar has a long scale-length<br />

(neck) and thick strings. These factors<br />

create a range of notes that corresponds<br />

to the lowest four strings of the guitar<br />

though pitched an octave lower. The bass<br />

is part of the rhythm section and rarely<br />

takes a front role. Acoustic bass guitars<br />

are available though the electric bass is<br />

more common. The standard bass has four<br />

strings though five and six string basses<br />

are available which extends the range of<br />

the instrument and allows for the formation<br />

of fuller chords. Though the bass<br />

guitar is the bass instrument of the guitar<br />

family and the double-bass (upright) is the<br />

bass instrument of the orchestral string<br />

family their similar roles has drawn bass<br />

players to both instruments.<br />

References:<br />

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Guitar/Different_Types_of_Guitars<br />

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Social Media<br />

By Jeanette Borral<br />

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The Friendship Paradox<br />

According to the article<br />

entitled, Why Your Friends<br />

Have More Friends Than<br />

You by Julie Hanus from<br />

the site Utne. It states that<br />

when you list all...<br />

The Big 3 Social Networks You<br />

Probably Should Have<br />

On a non-depressing matter,<br />

social media definitely<br />

lift us up, up, up in our<br />

daily lives whether you’re<br />

a student, working...<br />

The Friendship<br />

Paradox<br />

According to the article<br />

entitled, Why Your Friends<br />

Have More Friends Than<br />

You by Julie Hanus from<br />

the site Utne. It states that<br />

when you list all of your<br />

friends then ask them how<br />

many friends they have (it<br />

doesn’t matter who you<br />

are and where you live,<br />

your gender or number of<br />

friends), you are likely to<br />

discover that your friends<br />

have more friends than<br />

you do. It’s not impossible<br />

even though friendships<br />

are reciprocal, and it’s true.<br />

You are more likely to be<br />

friends with someone who<br />

has more friends than with<br />

someone who has fewer<br />

friends. This is explained by<br />

sociologist Scott L. Feld in<br />

1991.<br />

Julie said, “If you think<br />

about it for a moment,<br />

you’ll figure out the source<br />

of this seeming paradox (although<br />

this simple insight<br />

did not occur to anyone<br />

before Feld published his<br />

paper in 1991).” I guess<br />

it’s just natural that we are<br />

more likely to be friends<br />

with someone who has more<br />

friends than with someone<br />

who has fewer friends. I<br />

don’t know why the world<br />

“I don’t know why the<br />

world works that way, but<br />

I guess it’s supposed to<br />

make me feel better.”<br />

works that way, but I guess<br />

it’s supposed to make me<br />

feel better. Even if I don’t feel<br />

bad.<br />

Your friends are even richer,<br />

happier and more popular<br />

than you.<br />

I’ve read another article entitled,<br />

“’Generalized Friendship<br />

Paradox’: MIT Proves<br />

Your Friends Are Richer,<br />

Happier, More Popular Than<br />

You” by Brent Lambert from<br />

the site Feel Guide. It states<br />

that there are researches that<br />

show social networks’ strong<br />

tendency to cause depression<br />

(from being continually<br />

exposed to other people’s<br />

much more exciting lives).<br />

People’s friends on Facebook,<br />

Twitter, and Instagram do not<br />

actually have more richer, exciting<br />

and happier lives. Social<br />

scientists have presumed that<br />

this was all the result of an illusion.<br />

However, a new research<br />

is contradicting that people’s<br />

online friends may actually<br />

be richer, happier, and more<br />

popular than they are.<br />

The results which explains the<br />

mathematics behind the socalled<br />

“generalized friendship<br />

paradox” were published by<br />

MIT Technological Review.<br />

Numbers of friends people<br />

have are distributed in a way<br />

that follows a power law<br />

rather than an ordinary linear<br />

relationship, that’s why the<br />

paradox arises. Most people<br />

have a few friends while a<br />

small number of people have<br />

a lot of friends, and it’s this second<br />

small group that causes<br />

the paradox. In the first place,<br />

people with lots of friends are<br />

more likely to number among<br />

your friends, and when they<br />

do, they specially raise the<br />

average number of friends<br />

that your friends have. That’s<br />

the reason why your friends<br />

have more friends than you<br />

do. But wealth, happiness, and<br />

popularity are not represented<br />

by the network topology.<br />

Researchers looked at two<br />

academic networks in which<br />

scientists are linked if they<br />

have co-authored a scientific<br />

paper together to study other<br />

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Social media<br />

types of network. The chain<br />

that links scientists and co-authors<br />

is pretty much like a<br />

network where the scientist is<br />

the node in the connections. A<br />

scientist’s co-author will have<br />

more co-author than you<br />

would have much like how<br />

a network branches. They’ll<br />

have more publications and<br />

citations than you as well. It<br />

turns out, number of publications<br />

and citations meet this<br />

criteria. And so do wealth<br />

and happiness, too. This<br />

makes your friends probably<br />

more richer and happier than<br />

you. That has important implications<br />

for the way people<br />

perceive themselves given<br />

that their friends will always<br />

seem richer, happier, and<br />

more popular than they are.<br />

And so the problem is likely<br />

to be worse in social networks<br />

where this is easier to see.<br />

Brent said, “This might be<br />

the reason why active online<br />

social networking service<br />

users are not happy,’ say<br />

[the researchers], referring to<br />

other research that has found<br />

higher levels of unhappiness<br />

among social network users.<br />

So if you’re an active Facebook<br />

user feeling inadequate<br />

and unhappy because your<br />

friends seem to be doing better<br />

than you are, remember<br />

that almost everybody else<br />

on the network is in a similar<br />

position.” I’m not really<br />

surprised that social media<br />

can cause depression. Everything’s<br />

balanced anyway. If<br />

there’s an advantage, there’s<br />

also a disadvantage. I’m just<br />

not sure if friendship paradox<br />

is an advantage or disadvantage.<br />

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The Big 3 Social Networks<br />

You Probably Should Have<br />

On a non-depressing matter, social media definitely<br />

lift us up, up, up in our daily lives whether you’re a<br />

student, working individual, or whoever you are as<br />

long as you can access the internet. There are a lot of<br />

risks, but we will focus on the positives in this article.<br />

So here’s the big 3 social networks you probably<br />

should have.<br />

Remember your old favorite friend<br />

back in kindergarten? You want to<br />

reconnect with him but you don’t<br />

know anything about him right now<br />

let alone his current location. You<br />

still remember his name, right? So<br />

log on Facebook and search for him.<br />

You will find a lot of people with<br />

the same name but with Facebook’s<br />

updates recently, you will find him<br />

no matter what. Before social media,<br />

people used to send letters or<br />

telegrams. What now? Instant messaging.<br />

It doesn’t matter how many


“Instagram has been insta-useful to<br />

photographers (of course) and online<br />

entrepreneurs.”<br />

miles you’re away from each<br />

other, they’ll get your message<br />

ASAP (as soon as possible). Yep,<br />

I’m sure you’ve heard of this<br />

before, but this I am repeating<br />

this because I think it’s important.<br />

The main goal of Facebook is to<br />

connect people (before everything<br />

else followed) and with that a lot<br />

of connections were born.<br />

Tweet. Wasn’t that a bird’s<br />

sound? Since when did it become<br />

people’s random words,<br />

thoughts, quotes, etc. Before<br />

social media, we had diaries/<br />

journals (well, some). Today we<br />

can reduce a long journal entry<br />

into 140 characters. Twitter is not<br />

only useful to teenagers’ anger<br />

management problems. Some<br />

people usually tweet rants (guilty<br />

writer here), some people tweet<br />

inspirational quotes, but some<br />

people tweet news. There are<br />

celebrities and news anchors on<br />

Twitter. When there’s a storm and<br />

you have no electricity but you<br />

still have a little battery on your<br />

smartphone, check your Twitter<br />

and you’ll be updated with suspension<br />

of classes, etc. Oh, and on<br />

World Cup also.<br />

Oh, I’m about to drink an overpriced<br />

coffee in a very famous<br />

coffee shop. I should insta-capture<br />

this, insta-filler here, hashtag:<br />

nameofcoffeeshop there, then post<br />

it on my Instagram! But it’s not<br />

only for #foodporn. Instagram has<br />

been insta-useful to photographers<br />

(of course) and online entrepreneurs.<br />

We can do almost anything<br />

online and shopping is<br />

one of them. That’s why<br />

entrepreneurs found their<br />

way on Instagram and<br />

made it useful to them.<br />

They post their products,<br />

many people would see<br />

and many people would<br />

buy. It’s a convenient way<br />

especially for online shoppers<br />

who don’t have time<br />

to go and don’t wanna get<br />

tired around the mall.<br />

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<strong>Hype</strong>Mgzne<br />

WITH<br />

Jenny<br />

Healy<br />

feature<br />

article<br />

Workshop<br />

Advice from the world’s best artists<br />

This Issue:<br />

22<br />

making of ‘Victorian<br />

Voodoo’<br />

Jenny Healy shows<br />

her making of her<br />

digital art<br />

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Workshop<br />

Photoshop<br />

Making Of ‘Victorian<br />

Voodoo’<br />

By Jenny Healy<br />

Software<br />

Used:<br />

Photoshop<br />

With this piece I<br />

was going for<br />

1<br />

something moody.<br />

I wanted a piece that mixed<br />

something foreboding with<br />

something a little sweet,<br />

and I came up with the idea<br />

of paring Victorian fashion<br />

with a bit of voodoo flavor.<br />

After I decided what I wanted<br />

to paint, I put a random<br />

color layer down because<br />

it’s easier for me to work on<br />

color. A white canvas is a bit<br />

harsh to stare at after a while.<br />

I drew everything out with a<br />

detailed sketch in Photoshop<br />

to get my ideas down. Of<br />

course, I knew things could<br />

change along the way if I<br />

found something else that<br />

looked or worked better.<br />

“I wanted<br />

a piece that<br />

mixed something<br />

foreboding<br />

with<br />

something<br />

a little<br />

sweet, and<br />

I came up<br />

with the<br />

idea of paring<br />

Victorian<br />

fashion<br />

with a bit<br />

of voodoo<br />

flavor. “<br />

2<br />

Laying Down Lines<br />

Once I got my lines<br />

down, on a separate<br />

layer I put a layer of a different<br />

color underneath the<br />

sketch layer to give myself<br />

something to start with. I<br />

formed a basic plan of color<br />

range in my mind and I chose<br />

a color for the background<br />

that would go with that plan.<br />

I laid down the basic values<br />

and colors, but after a while<br />

I decided I didn’t like the position<br />

she was in, so I painted<br />

her to face straight on. I<br />

like to keep parts of a sketch<br />

in low opacity and on separate<br />

layers as I like to keep<br />

track of where everything is<br />

placed. Also I can then toggle<br />

it on and off when I need it.<br />

Once I was<br />

happy with<br />

her positioning,<br />

I laid<br />

down the<br />

basics of the<br />

hair. I used<br />

red/orange<br />

to make it<br />

pop from<br />

the rest of<br />

the image<br />

3<br />

First Details<br />

When painting<br />

hair I<br />

lay down a<br />

dark layer<br />

to establish<br />

my basic hair<br />

shape. Once I<br />

have that layer<br />

I choose a<br />

slightly lighter<br />

color, a smaller<br />

brush and<br />

lay out chunks<br />

of hair. I use<br />

a soft brush<br />

and set it at a<br />

low opacity, to<br />

help fade and<br />

blend the ends<br />

out if they<br />

come across<br />

too harsh.<br />

Once that is<br />

done I pick a<br />

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shade that’s a bit lighter and use a slightly smaller<br />

brush. I keep this whole process up throughout<br />

the painting until I think I have it as detailed as<br />

I want it. If I lose some of the darker areas I go<br />

back in with the dark color and add some more<br />

shades back into the image<br />

“Although<br />

I<br />

wanted<br />

a creepy<br />

vibe<br />

I also<br />

wanted<br />

her<br />

to have<br />

a sweet<br />

look.”<br />

4 Brushes<br />

In this stage I added some more basic colors and<br />

shapes for the accessories in her hair. I played a bit with<br />

the background color and lighting as well. I also added more colors<br />

throughout the piece. A little trick I like to use when my brush<br />

strokes are looking a little too rough, is to use median to help them<br />

blend a little better. At this point I was still deciding if I wanted her<br />

to be slighting frowning or slightly smiling.<br />

I was constantly<br />

changing her<br />

face and adding<br />

more depth to the<br />

piece. I was also<br />

forming more of<br />

the basic shapes<br />

in her hair and<br />

around her face.<br />

I like to make<br />

custom brushes<br />

to achieve different<br />

effects in<br />

my work, mostly<br />

on skin and in<br />

my backgrounds.<br />

Plus they are just<br />

fun to make. In<br />

this stage I added<br />

more splotches<br />

and spots of<br />

texture and colors<br />

to add more<br />

interest; I also<br />

blocked out a bit<br />

of her eye shapes<br />

as well.<br />

5<br />

More Details<br />

I like to skip around the painting, so<br />

now I jumped to painting out some of the<br />

objects in her hair. At this point the peacock skull<br />

didn’t have many colors in it, but I figured I would go<br />

in with a color layer and add more colors throughout<br />

the whole image later. I added some cinnamon sticks,<br />

white peacock feathers, Star Anise, and some more<br />

strange items to help pull off the voodoo vibe. I then<br />

moved on to playing around with the background and<br />

decided to keep it simple since the main focus had<br />

so much detail. I decided to add a light colored line<br />

to give off the appearance that she has a light source<br />

behind her as well them blend a little better. At this<br />

point I was still deciding if I wanted her to be slighting<br />

frowning or slightly smiling.<br />

5<br />

Final Touches<br />

I came back to<br />

the image after<br />

leaving it for a while,<br />

to realize I had made<br />

her face and skin tone<br />

too harsh and dead.<br />

Although I wanted<br />

a creepy vibe I also<br />

wanted her to have a<br />

sweet look, so I added<br />

warmth to her skin,<br />

softened her face a bit,<br />

and added a few more<br />

colors here and there.<br />

I added another layer<br />

set to Color and applied<br />

the colors at low opacity<br />

so it wouldn’t be so<br />

bold. Then I decided<br />

to finally call the piece<br />

finished<br />

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Reviews<br />

Bioshock<br />

infinite<br />

review<br />

“Bring us the girl and wipe<br />

away the debt.”<br />

L<br />

ike in Bioshock and<br />

Bioshock 2, Bioshock<br />

Infinite is a<br />

first-person shooting game<br />

with role playing elements.<br />

You will fight throughout<br />

Columbia using weapons<br />

and wide variety of tools to<br />

complete objectives. You can<br />

By<br />

Mariel<br />

Verano<br />

only carry two weapons at a<br />

time, you can get other weapons<br />

and resources on defeated<br />

enemies and containers.<br />

Unlike before, you will have<br />

a shield to protect you. When<br />

damaged, it will regenerate<br />

in few seconds. You can replenish<br />

health using medical<br />

kits, and snacks. When you die, you<br />

will be revived in a safe place but will lose<br />

few amount of money. You will be recovered<br />

until you lose all of your money,<br />

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Booker will be having powers and abilities<br />

through Vigors or Bioshock’s Plasmids.<br />

Plasmids will be powered by Salts<br />

or equivalent to Bioshock’s EVE. Wearing<br />

gears will be adding strength or resistance,<br />

same with Bioshock’s Tonics.<br />

Once reunited with Elizabeth, she will<br />

help you to escape Columbia. She’s con


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trolled by AI and will<br />

react to you in the current<br />

situation. Unlike<br />

with the Little Sisters in<br />

Bioshock, you won’t be<br />

protecting her because<br />

she can take care of<br />

herself. In combat, she<br />

will search the area for<br />

whatever you (or Booker)<br />

need and toss it to<br />

you when needed. She<br />

can open Tears that will<br />

aid you, bring higher<br />

grounds, health, ammo<br />

and automatons. But<br />

by doing that, she will<br />

be having less chances<br />

to find you supplies.<br />

She can also help you<br />

by lockpicking doors for<br />

valuables and hidden<br />

items, but you should<br />

find her lockpicks first<br />

throughout Columbia.<br />

“Unlike with the<br />

Little Sisters in Bioshock,<br />

you won’t be<br />

protecting her because<br />

she can take<br />

care of herself.”<br />

While exploring Columbia,<br />

the player and<br />

Elizabeth can find various<br />

useful items such<br />

as cash, food, medical<br />

kits, ammo and Salts.<br />

Optional side-missions<br />

are also available where<br />

the player must unlock<br />

safes or decode<br />

hidden ciphers; completing<br />

them rewards<br />

Booker with a handful<br />

of supplies, Voxophones<br />

and Infusion upgrades.<br />

Top-left and Bottom-right:<br />

Bottles of Vigors<br />

Plot<br />

During the growth of American exceptionalism,<br />

the game’s protagonist, former Pinkerton<br />

agent Booker Dewitt, is sent to the floating air<br />

city of Columbia to find a young woman, Elizabeth,<br />

who is been held captive there for most of<br />

her life. Though Booker rescues Elizabeth, the<br />

two becomes involved with the city warring<br />

factions: the nativist and elite Founders that<br />

strive to keep the city for pure Americans, and<br />

the Vox Populi, rebels representing the common<br />

people. During this conflict, Booker learns<br />

that Elizabeth possesses strange powers to<br />

manipulate rifts in the space-time continuum<br />

that ravage Columbia and discovers her to be<br />

the core to the city’s secrets.<br />

Bottom-left and Top-right:<br />

Concept Art of Elizabeth<br />

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game review<br />

Visuals<br />

Set during 1912, Bioshock Infinite, takes place in Columbia,<br />

a fictional city in the air made possible with<br />

“quantum levitation”, giant blimps and balloons.<br />

From the magnificent to the grotesque, every aspect<br />

of Columbia is treated to an absolutely stellar artistic<br />

representation, making it effective of bringing<br />

the world to life. The environment have the vintage<br />

feel and goes along clean steampunk with it.<br />

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Replay Value<br />

Once you beat the game in easy, normal and<br />

hard mode, you’ll unlock 1999 mode which<br />

makes the game whole lot tougher. You can<br />

get new collectibles and unlock things you<br />

didn’t before. Anyway, Elizabeth will help<br />

you through it to make things not so difficult.<br />

Visuals are the key aspect of the game so why<br />

not play it again for the sake of appreciating art?<br />

And unlike in Rapture of Bioshock which lies in<br />

the bottom of the ocean defining how dark<br />

and deep the city is, Columbia is rather lively<br />

and heavenly 1912 city but rather a racist<br />

one. And with the compelling storyline will<br />

tempt you to play it again to understand more.<br />

Also, there are some Downloadable Contents<br />

to wait for, some are extensions of combat and<br />

others are extensions of the story but is happening<br />

at the rather lively, Bioshock’s Rapture.<br />

“From the magnificent to the<br />

grotesque, every aspect of<br />

Columbia is treated to<br />

an absolutely stellar artistic<br />

representation, making<br />

it effective of bringing<br />

the world to life.”<br />

Overall Impact<br />

Bioshock Infinite’s visuals are out of the box and<br />

fresh. I can even say, it’s right to abandon Rapture<br />

behind to bring people this kind of game<br />

and environment. For Columbia drew praise, it is<br />

beautiful and gorgeous. The gameplay is a combination<br />

of magic and action and there’s even<br />

Elizabeth to aid you. Her Tear ability is amazing<br />

for it enables you to bring objects in the past to<br />

life or go to what should’ve happened or a different<br />

version of reality. The plot twist never<br />

loses the game’s momentum for it compels you to<br />

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“I can even say, it’s right to abandon Rapture<br />

behind to bring people this kind of game and<br />

environment.<br />

For Columbia drew praise, it is<br />

beautiful and gorgeous.”<br />

Game Review<br />

think and leaves you speechless The<br />

soundtracks are fit for every situation<br />

to make a moment intense or beautiful.<br />

Bioshock Infinite is a visionary piece<br />

of entertainment where everything—<br />

the gameplay, characters, art style<br />

"The plot twist never loses<br />

the game’s momentum<br />

for it compels<br />

you to think and<br />

leaves you speechless"<br />

and story—gather together<br />

to make this game undoubtedly<br />

considered to<br />

be one of the best games<br />

of this generation.<br />

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MOVIES YOU SHOULD<br />

Highly anticipated movie<br />

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes<br />

The ending scene from The Rise of the Planet of the Apes where the guy who got<br />

the virus--that apparently make the apes smarter—was bleeding through his nose,<br />

hinting there was an illness coming. This movie is a sequel of it, set 10 years after<br />

that virus spread, leaving many humans dead while genetically evolved apes led<br />

by Caesar grow. They lived in peace but not for a long time because human survivors<br />

threatened them. That created a war between<br />

them, and that will determine of what will be Earth’s<br />

dominant species.<br />

Showing<br />

July 11, 2014<br />

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WATCH THIS MONTH<br />

By Mariel<br />

Verano<br />

s coming out this month<br />

Movies<br />

The Purge: Anarchy<br />

In 2022, crime and unemployment is at 1%. Everything is okay, everything is beautiful, except for a night, every year,<br />

that is said to cause peace and lessen poverty. All crime is possible for 12 hours, including murder, and weapons<br />

up to class four are completely legal. All hospitals, police and emergency services are closed during to what they<br />

call, “The Purge”. This 18th it will show the sequel of this movie about what’s happening on rather outside the protected<br />

people during the purge. A man seeking revenge for his son who died during the last purge. A couple stuck<br />

in the road until the purge commenced. A mother and daughter who was<br />

invaded by well-equipped attackers and ran into the night. The five meet<br />

up during the purge and together will attempt to survive the night.<br />

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Movies<br />

Lucy<br />

They say an average person<br />

uses 10% of their brain capacity.<br />

Then, can you imagine what<br />

she can do with 100%? Lucy is<br />

a woman living in a world ruled<br />

by the mob, street gangs, drug<br />

addicts and corrupt cops. After<br />

a wild night, she was caught in<br />

a dark deal, the mob forced her<br />

to work as a drug mule. The drug<br />

apparently leaks in her system,<br />

making her superhuman, due to<br />

accessing beyond the normal<br />

10% of her brain. She turns the<br />

tables on her captors for she<br />

can absorb knowledge in a second,<br />

move objects with her mind<br />

and can choose to not feel<br />

pain or any other discomforts<br />

thus transforming her into a merciless<br />

warrior evolved beyond<br />

human logic.<br />

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July 18, 2014<br />

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A Short Guide for a Short Film<br />

So how do you create a film that will stand out from the bunch? I have put together a short<br />

guide to help filmmakers push their creativity and professionalism to another level.<br />

We will try to touch every step of the long process, starting with scripting, pre-production,<br />

production and post. We will start today where it should all begin, with an idea and a<br />

good script!<br />

By John Christopher Gante<br />

STEP 1. HAVE A GOOD STORY TO TELL<br />

Might sound silly, but those<br />

thousands of ‘bad’ films out<br />

there are usually driven by<br />

‘bad’ stories. Explore originality,<br />

people hate tackiness<br />

or stories they’ve seen hundreds<br />

of times, as soon as<br />

they know where the story<br />

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is going they will<br />

move on to another<br />

short, or a video of<br />

cats.<br />

It’s perhaps the<br />

hardest part of<br />

filmmaking, because<br />

once you have a<br />

good idea, motivation<br />

will get you<br />

through the rest of<br />

production. Writing<br />

might also not be for<br />

everyone, if you think<br />

this is your case, make<br />

someone with writing<br />

experience write a<br />

story for you, and then<br />

mold it into a script.<br />

Your script will never


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be perfect at 100%, but<br />

be sure about the story,<br />

if you have any doubts<br />

itmeans that it can be<br />

better, and this is the<br />

time to take your time<br />

and make changes. Make<br />

people read it, besides<br />

your mom and girlfriend,<br />

people that you trust to<br />

be honest with you, but<br />

avoid showing 20 people<br />

because you will have too<br />

many opinions!<br />

Storyboard:<br />

Disney’s Alice in Wonderland<br />

PART 2.1 PRE-PRODUCTION: BE<br />

READY!<br />

A key to a great film is<br />

to be prepared. Pre-production,<br />

after you already<br />

have an awesome<br />

script written, can be the<br />

most important part of<br />

a successful film. Revise<br />

your script several<br />

times and optimize it<br />

for shooting within your<br />

budget and elements.<br />

STORYBOARDING<br />

This is where you need to<br />

think ahead, think creatively<br />

and plan each movement<br />

carefully, this is what will<br />

give your film life. And when<br />

you think you are done, go<br />

through it again and make<br />

each angle and movement<br />

better than what it is create as<br />

many versions as you need<br />

to! It’s something very time<br />

consuming, but it will reward<br />

you in the final outcome of<br />

your film. You don’t need to<br />

be an artist, but try to go a little<br />

deeper than stick drawing,<br />

if drawing is your last talent,<br />

have someone sketch it out<br />

for you, but make them follow<br />

your directions closely.<br />

SEARCH FOR ACTORS<br />

Perhaps the most difficult part<br />

of pre-production, finding the<br />

perfect face for your movie.<br />

A little word of advice, use<br />

friends and family sparingly!<br />

Unless of course they have a<br />

STRONG interest in acting or<br />

film, a person saying they can<br />

act is one thing, but it can be<br />

a harsh surprise if you have<br />

never been on a set before.<br />

Be prepared for the auditions.<br />

Avoid having actors come in<br />

your parents basement, the<br />

level of professionalism and<br />

credibility of your film starts<br />

here. You need to make it<br />

seem like your a studio, or if<br />

your not, at least make it seem<br />

like your trying. Find little<br />

studio or office, ask a friend,<br />

or your school, the local<br />

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theater would probably be<br />

glad to help, especially if<br />

you let their actors audition<br />

(although in my opinion<br />

theater actors aren’t the<br />

best solution for on screen).<br />

Explain to them your film,<br />

they probably read your<br />

script already, but talk to<br />

them in depth about their<br />

character and their development.<br />

PART 2.2 PRE-PRODUCTION: KEEP<br />

ON PREPARING!<br />

So you got your script written,<br />

you made some first<br />

drafts of your storyboard,<br />

you started looking for your<br />

actors and started thinking<br />

about your shooting order…<br />

Guess what? you still got<br />

lots of preparing to do! So<br />

take out your headphones,<br />

pencils, sharpeners and<br />

sheets and let’s get started!<br />

START LOOKING FOR MUSIC<br />

Your film is gonna need<br />

music, this is a good point<br />

to start looking for a musician<br />

that is willing to<br />

help. Having an original<br />

soundtrack is something<br />

that will take your film to<br />

the next level. You would<br />

be surprised how many musicians<br />

out there are looking<br />

for opportunities like this to<br />

get a chance to create music<br />

for something, all you<br />

would need is a convincing<br />

script and clips of previous<br />

work to lure them in.<br />

Make sure to get someone<br />

that has something to make<br />

you hear also, listen to their<br />

work and make sure their<br />

style matches yours, or your<br />

vision.<br />

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The Dark Knight Rises’ Creative Poster<br />

“ Come up with<br />

posters as soon as<br />

you can, and create<br />

several of them<br />

as your production<br />

moves on. No need<br />

for ten of them as<br />

people will lose<br />

interest, a good<br />

number is between<br />

2 and 4.”<br />

LOCATION SCOUTING<br />

This is where your background<br />

imagery of your film<br />

will take place, so choose<br />

your locations wisely. Spend<br />

a few days looking for different<br />

options, take pictures<br />

and then compare. Think<br />

about access and filming<br />

difficulties of each location,<br />

but more importantly find a<br />

visually stunning environment,<br />

look at lighting, colors<br />

and textures with a great<br />

sense of depth. Lots of your<br />

film’s feel will come from its<br />

environment, so don’t rush<br />

through this research process.<br />

POSTERS – GIVE YOUR FILM AN IMAGE<br />

Come up with posters as<br />

soon as you can, and create<br />

several of them as your production<br />

moves on. No need<br />

for ten of them as people<br />

will lose interest, a good<br />

number is between 2 and 4.<br />

Your first one does not need<br />

to be complete, it’s more of<br />

a tease and to show people<br />

what your film will feel like.<br />

You might not even have<br />

your actor yet, but you know<br />

what your movie is about<br />

and the feel you are going<br />

for, so being vague with<br />

just the title and perhaps a<br />

quote or log line would be<br />

enough. This can also help<br />

in the luring better actors,<br />

with your film having more<br />

credentials.<br />

BUDGETING & SCHEDULING<br />

You should now know everything<br />

you need for your<br />

film, you have your actors<br />

and have an idea of how<br />

long your scenes are.<br />

Create a list of all the props


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you need inside the screen, then<br />

go through your shots and prepare<br />

a list of mechanical props<br />

that will make your scenes work.<br />

Gather up your budget and look<br />

at your options here if you have<br />

gone over budget. Watch Ryan<br />

Connolly’s Film Riot webisodes<br />

to get some quick great tips on<br />

DIY filmmaking, including this<br />

episode on Budgeting.<br />

TEST SHOTS (SHOOTING ORDER + LENSES)<br />

This next step is optional, but can<br />

be very helpful if you have the<br />

time for it.<br />

Go to your locations, grab standins<br />

for your actors (one or two<br />

will be more than enough) and<br />

place your camera shot by shot.<br />

Perfect your angles, movements,<br />

focus and lenses and write down<br />

your final adjustments on your<br />

shooting order sheet. Don’t need<br />

to captures the scenes perfectly,<br />

just record a little clip of the angle,<br />

and movement if you have,<br />

so you can review them later on<br />

a bigger screen to make any final<br />

technical changes. Test anything<br />

you can, including lighting and<br />

sound, so you know on shooting<br />

day that you got everything<br />

covered.<br />

PART 3: LIGHTS, CAMERA & ACTION!<br />

Lets start with some technical<br />

parts. Make sure you create a<br />

checklist of everything you need,<br />

especially if you are the one taking<br />

care of all the props. And if<br />

your not the one, make sure that<br />

the person doing the list doesn’t<br />

forget anything. This should also<br />

include a mechanical list (camera,<br />

lenses, tripod, crane, lights..) anything<br />

that you need on the set.<br />

For any rentals or pick ups try to<br />

have everything in possession the<br />

day before, if not possible, go as<br />

early in the morning as you can.<br />

Retouching<br />

And don’t forget to organize transportation<br />

of all your crew and equipment!<br />

This can all be done a day or<br />

two before production if you have<br />

a vehicle, if you don’t make sure to<br />

plan that as well.<br />

TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR ACTORS!<br />

Remember chances are they are doing<br />

this on their free time, for fun. If<br />

your location is in a difficult spot to<br />

get to, make sure you have someone<br />

go pick them up, and always offer<br />

them the service, even if they have<br />

their own car, at least you’ll be sure<br />

they’ll be on time. Also don’t forget<br />

to give them a ride back after the<br />

days is done.<br />

Do not forget to feed your actors<br />

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“After all that<br />

hard work you<br />

finally get to<br />

see something<br />

in front of<br />

you.<br />

The day after<br />

you wrap<br />

on set can be<br />

an overwhelming<br />

one on your<br />

mind. So many<br />

ideas, so much<br />

excitement,<br />

where do you<br />

start?”<br />

“This is at your discretion, but remember<br />

that the more behind the scenes material<br />

you have the more people will gain interest<br />

in your project.”<br />

and entire crew! This will not<br />

only make you look professional<br />

as a production team,<br />

but will also keep your cast<br />

and crew happy. Shooting<br />

days are long, and even<br />

though you’ll be busy from<br />

beginning to end, most of<br />

your cast and crew will be on<br />

stand-by waiting for hours,<br />

so make sure you have a few<br />

chairs and snacks to munch<br />

on. Sandwiches and pizzas<br />

are great for lunch breaks. If<br />

you absolutely have no budget<br />

for food, make sure to<br />

warn everyone to bring their<br />

own lunch. Last thing you<br />

need is an actor passing out<br />

on set!<br />

GET SOME BEHIND THE SCENES SHOTS<br />

Have a photographer on the<br />

set, and if possible a second<br />

camera to film the process.<br />

This is at your discretion, but<br />

remember that the more behind<br />

the scenes material you<br />

have the more people will gain<br />

interest in your project. If you<br />

don’t have an extra camera or<br />

photographer, make a crew<br />

member take photos with their<br />

smart phone, and maybe some<br />

short clips. If you can tweet<br />

or Facebook a quick photo of<br />

behind the scenes right away,<br />

and try to upload the rest of<br />

the photos on your blog, Facebook<br />

or Tumblr that same<br />

night.<br />

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PART 4: POST PRODUCTION!<br />

Finally my favorite part! After all<br />

that hard work you finally get to<br />

see something in front of you.<br />

The day after you wrap on set<br />

can be an overwhelming one on<br />

your mind. So many ideas, so<br />

much excitement, where do you<br />

start?<br />

START BY REVIEWING YOUR SHOTS<br />

Make sure you covered everything<br />

and got every shot you<br />

needed. If you notice anything<br />

missing go back out there as<br />

soon as possible. After having<br />

a quick view of your shots, go<br />

back through them and rename<br />

all your files (if shot on<br />

digital DSLR), and try to keep<br />

them numbered with the same<br />

numbers on your storyboard,<br />

numbering the take last, i.e.<br />

sc01-sh02-03 (scene/shot/take).<br />

If your take is a definite outtake,<br />

or a that you pressed record my<br />

mistake for 10 seconds, mark it<br />

as -xx, but don’t delete it yet, you<br />

never know these might come in<br />

handy later.<br />

MUSIC<br />

Dealing with musicians can be<br />

“Make<br />

sure<br />

you<br />

covered<br />

everything<br />

and got<br />

every<br />

shot<br />

you<br />

needed.”<br />

tricky, some musicians want visuals to start<br />

composing, and some editors want music to<br />

start editing. This could also depend on the<br />

type of film you are creating, a film like Kiddo<br />

with a soft background sound might not need<br />

to be edited to the music, but a upbeat short<br />

like Red Riding who depends much on the<br />

music for build ups can benefit from editing to<br />

beat. In any way, music is a process that you<br />

need to think about in pre-production, at this<br />

point you should already have it in your hands<br />

or its in late production.<br />

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EDITING<br />

I am not here to give you an editing class, there are plenty of tutorials that can tell you so much<br />

more than I can. However my few important tips would be to edit your film in High Definition,<br />

the files might be much heavier, but if you want your quality work to be noticed make sure to<br />

work with the highest qualities, and then compress the files from there. See this guide as a good<br />

example for configurations.<br />

INTRO AND CREDITS<br />

This is usually a very underestimated part of filmmaking. You have to be careful with this, especially<br />

online, since the first thing people will see in your film is the opening titles, and if you lose<br />

their attention with bad graphics or sub-average titles you will lose them as viewers.<br />

PART 5: RELEASE & PROMOTION<br />

You’ve done it! All that hard work and you finally have a film!<br />

But don’t settle down quite yet. You still have plenty of work to do – these are times you wished<br />

you had a producer.<br />

MAKE YOUR CHOICE: FESTIVALS OR ONLINE?<br />

Your film is done, you have 2 options: Either you get into the film festival run or you just go<br />

directly to the Internet. Usually this is a decision taken before the production, but it can happen<br />

that the direction changes after the makers have a chance to see the completed film.<br />

Sources: http://filmshortage.com/<br />

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmmaking<br />

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videos<br />

Filming Tips: Camera<br />

Techniques<br />

By John<br />

Christopher<br />

Gante<br />

1 3<br />

So there you are holding your camera<br />

and then you just shoot your actors without<br />

planning on how to take them then as you<br />

check the shot, you notice that it looks like<br />

its lacking at something. Here are a couple<br />

of camera techniques to give depth and<br />

emotion in your every shot.<br />

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Distance Shots<br />

1<br />

2<br />

3<br />

Long Shot: Shot from<br />

head to toe. Shows the entirety<br />

of your subject and<br />

as well the surroundings<br />

of the subject.<br />

Medium Shot: Shot from<br />

head to hips.<br />

Medium-Close up Shot:<br />

Shot from head to chest.<br />

4<br />

5<br />

Guides<br />

Knowing these techniques and then<br />

applying it into your film will greatly<br />

improve the end result of that film.<br />

Just keep in mind “the camera is the<br />

eyes of your audience”. There’s like<br />

a psychology with these techniques,<br />

use them correctly and you will<br />

probably make an award-winning<br />

film.<br />

4<br />

Close up Shot: Shot from<br />

head to shoulders.<br />

5<br />

Extreme Close up: Can be<br />

shot from anything of the<br />

subject, example the eyes<br />

and lips and the watch<br />

and earrings as long it<br />

takes most of the frame of<br />

your shot.<br />

Angle Shots<br />

6<br />

Low Angle: Shot below actor’s<br />

eye level. This makes<br />

your subject seem larger to<br />

your audience. A great way<br />

to emphasize “power”.<br />

6 7<br />

8<br />

7<br />

8<br />

9<br />

High Angle: Shot above<br />

actor’s eye level. This<br />

makes your subject show<br />

weakness to your audience<br />

since we visually<br />

seem the actor smaller.<br />

Bird’s Eye View: Overhead<br />

shot. Gives the audience a<br />

feeling of freedom or “god’s<br />

view” which is empowering<br />

to the audience.<br />

Dutch Angle: Slightly off<br />

or unleveled shot. Shows<br />

the audience that there<br />

is something wrong or<br />

weird going on.<br />

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photography<br />

Pictures behind<br />

the<br />

making of<br />

our video,<br />

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AND ALL THE<br />

FUN BEHIND<br />

IT...<br />

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Lifestyle<br />

It is always been an issue for artists to have sleeping problems.<br />

As if their stressful lives are not being tough enough,<br />

believe it or not, these people are certified insomniacs. An<br />

artwork may not be accomplished to its perfection overnight.<br />

So, they might as well do it all day… until the next day.<br />

One reason why they sort of developed these bad sleeping<br />

habits is, well, because they cram. Artists are known as the<br />

professional crammers, especially for students since some<br />

of them believe that they work best under pressure and for<br />

under some tight circumstances, their creative juices are<br />

squeezed to its limits being able to produce the best ideas for<br />

a project. A bad habit as it may be, they show the best outputs.<br />

If that’s their reason or excuse, it still work either way.<br />

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CRAM SCAM<br />

Cramming, as the internet defines<br />

it, is “the practice of working<br />

intensively to absorb large<br />

volumes of informational material<br />

in short amounts of time.”<br />

(Wikipedia) We all know how<br />

that looks like and how of a<br />

hell it feels like. Educators often<br />

disagree with this way of<br />

work because “the hurried coverage<br />

of material tends to result<br />

in poor long-term retention<br />

of material,” a phenomenon<br />

they refer as the spacing effect.<br />

Cramming, as we all know, artists<br />

or not, had become more<br />

common nowadays especially<br />

to students. I mean, who doesn’t<br />

cram right? Who doesn’t rush?<br />

We’ve all had been to that point<br />

where we almost ate powdered<br />

coffee just to stay awake for one<br />

night. It had been the toughest<br />

workout that developed<br />

that lovely instant eye shadow<br />

beneath our eyes. Very cruel,<br />

yes; and deadly. But hey,<br />

you’ve never been a student if<br />

you’ve never experience that.<br />

It’s worth a try if you haven’t.<br />

But cramming, as bad as its image<br />

had shown, is still a study<br />

technique, as Wikipedia says.<br />

Just a negative one. Because<br />

it forces student’s brains to<br />

compress and jam all the information<br />

they are reviewing<br />

on in a short period of time,<br />

thus, stretching their mental<br />

capacity to its limits. And as<br />

one article said, “Cramming<br />

is useful in emergencies, it is<br />

not good for long term learning.”<br />

But it kinda looked like<br />

‘emergencies’ are too often yes?<br />

“We’ve all had<br />

been to that<br />

point where we<br />

almost ate powdered<br />

coffee just<br />

to stay awake<br />

for one night.<br />

It had been the<br />

toughest workout<br />

that developed<br />

that lovely<br />

instant eye<br />

shadow beneath<br />

our eyes.”<br />

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Lifestyle<br />

“Instead, learn to calm your mind and let your<br />

inner peace take place. That way, ideas will flow<br />

more freely and will not clutter to confuse you of<br />

which to use.”<br />

“From time<br />

to time, take<br />

a break. Keep<br />

yourself happy<br />

and pray<br />

while you’re<br />

at it. If you’re<br />

already decided<br />

on cramming,<br />

then<br />

be confident<br />

about it.”<br />

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As much as some would like to<br />

avoid cramming for it is such<br />

a tight pressure in time and<br />

effort, we all know how unavoidable<br />

it is. The thing is, if<br />

you want to cram, you have to<br />

make sure you finish the work.<br />

That borrowed rush of adrenaline<br />

shouldn’t be wasted; do<br />

not dare ignore the kick of guilt<br />

from the heavens above. Cramming<br />

isn’t a reason to pass an<br />

incomplete work. It is a second<br />

chance given to help you complete<br />

the work. It depends on<br />

how much time is left for you<br />

to cram though. The less you<br />

have, the more the pressure.<br />

So to satisfy yourself and your<br />

prof, make the most of the time<br />

you have. Do not push yourself<br />

too much in squeezing your<br />

creative juices because it will<br />

only stress you out more. Instead,<br />

learn to calm your mind<br />

and let your inner peace take<br />

place. That way, ideas will flow<br />

more freely and will not clutter<br />

to confuse you of which to use.<br />

And from time to time, take a<br />

break. Keep yourself happy and<br />

pray while you’re at it. If you’re<br />

already decided on cramming,<br />

then be confident about it.


Lifestyle<br />

Sleep is for<br />

Another reason why artist had bad sleeping habits is that th<br />

pouring in. The good thing is that it’s not an excuse, it’s s<br />

all-nighters, with the silent and peaceful ambiance of the nig<br />

er you) it gives them vibe of having the freedom to express t<br />

artists to develop and organize their ideas<br />

And so, while you believe that working at night is the best idea since you are probably<br />

under pressure for a strict deadline early the next day, here are<br />

some tips to keep those wild imaginations,<br />

and those eyelids from dropping<br />

head-on to your desks.<br />

Preparing for a sleepless night? One way to ready yourself is<br />

to grab an afternoon nap beforehand. Don’t let the moon and<br />

the stars take away your precious<br />

energy saving method even if you<br />

are ready to sacrifice one.Take<br />

your sleep 6-7hours before<br />

your so-called ‘bedtime’<br />

in order to revitalize the<br />

used energy you pumped<br />

during the day. An hour and<br />

a half nap is a good wayof jumpstarting<br />

your system.<br />

““Don’t let<br />

the moon and<br />

the stars take<br />

away your precious<br />

energy saving<br />

method even<br />

if you<br />

are ready<br />

to sacrifice<br />

one.””<br />

Drink lots of water.<br />

A reason why you<br />

go sleepy is that<br />

you’re dehydrated.<br />

To avoid that, especially<br />

if you’re going<br />

to drink coffee, have<br />

a follow-up glass of<br />

water because coffee<br />

may keep those<br />

eyeballs alert, but<br />

eventually it will<br />

wear out and it will<br />

aggravate your dehydration;<br />

causing<br />

you to crash early.<br />

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the Weak<br />

ey believe that nighttime is the best period where ideas come<br />

cientifically proven. While they cram their brains out for an<br />

ht, (and the loud snoring of your Dad, if that doesn’t bothheir<br />

min[ds without control. And that is one good factor for<br />

for the ultimate purpose of art, expression.<br />

Lifestyle<br />

“ Just make sure you do the work. WORK. Okay? Stay away<br />

from Netflix and movies for the meantime and you can<br />

grab an endless of those when you aced your project.”<br />

And here comes the favorite face-slapping<br />

drug of all-nighters: COFFEE.<br />

Drinking something caffeinated is a<br />

good wake-up call. Though it will take<br />

effect on 15-30 minutes, its effect will<br />

last for 3-4 hours. Just<br />

drink it continuously because<br />

stopping will take<br />

you down heavily.<br />

One good way is also to<br />

have a friend staying all<br />

night with you. Having conversations<br />

while you do work<br />

will help keep you awake and<br />

also you can help each other<br />

keep track of your progress.<br />

Just make sure you do<br />

the work. WORK. Okay? Stay<br />

away from Netflix and movies<br />

for the meantime and you<br />

can grab an endless of those<br />

when you aced your project.<br />

If you’re not in favor of caffeine, drink very<br />

cold water and sip on ice chips for the cold<br />

will make you stay awake and alert. Still not<br />

approving of cold drinks? Try boiling water. No<br />

I’m just kidding.<br />

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Lifestyle<br />

“ Scientists found out that doing exercises<br />

is a more effective way for<br />

increasing energy and<br />

reducing fatigue.”<br />

If you don’t<br />

want drinking<br />

the cold water,<br />

try having<br />

a cold<br />

shower. It<br />

will help circulate<br />

the<br />

blood flow<br />

and keep you<br />

alert.<br />

“Though<br />

one must<br />

always<br />

remember<br />

that<br />

nothing<br />

beats<br />

preparation,<br />

whatever<br />

the case<br />

may be.”<br />

and doing some little<br />

stretch exercises.<br />

Scientists found out<br />

that doing exercises<br />

is a more effective<br />

way for increasing<br />

energy and reducing<br />

fatigue.<br />

Eat healthy snacks. Fresh fruits are a good example. AVOID<br />

SUGAR. Sugar will keep you hype for a short period of time,<br />

but will drastically drag you down when it wears off.<br />

Keep the light bright. A bright working environment<br />

will push any thoughts of sleeping away from your<br />

mind. If having a dozen lamp shades surrounding<br />

your work area makes you happy, then plug them<br />

all!<br />

Take a<br />

break. When<br />

you feel like<br />

the letters<br />

and figures<br />

are starting<br />

to look like<br />

your ex, then<br />

you might try<br />

getting up<br />

Staying awake all-night for a project may bring<br />

the results of a hard work. Though one must always<br />

remember that nothing beats preparation,<br />

whatever the case may be. The secret to success<br />

is hard work that is not proven overnight, but<br />

from the steps you had<br />

to take over a period<br />

of time combined with<br />

the experience that you<br />

also need to encounter.<br />

Never rush and just<br />

do things appropriately<br />

and promptly. Sleep<br />

is for the weak? Well<br />

screw it.<br />

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