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Montage Summary

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 A montage is a series of images or videos are that are put together to create and showcase a continuous sequence or even a story. Montages allow directors to communicate a large amount of information to an audience in a shorter amount of time (like the growth of a character) or a complex message in a much more simplified manner (the tennis player and the baby).  Directors are able to create montages by juxtaposing different shots, and/or intertwining multiple stories in a single narrative. Montages are often used to provoke an emotional response from the audience and heightens the theme and response of either a particular scene or the entire film.  Montage Example ( Parasite):

The Camera - Progressive vs Interlaced Scan

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Progressive scans are photos or videos that are listed with the letter "p". These would be videos with the resolution of 480p, 720p, or 1080p. Progressive scans display both the even and odd scan lines at the same time.  Interlace scans are photos or videos that are listed with the letter "i". These would be videos with the resolution of 480i or 1080i. Interlaced scans display the even and odd scan lines separately. First the even lines are drawn on screen, and then the odd lines. The two fields combined make up the frame.    Progressive scanning is important because the output much more smoother and realistic than interlaced scanning. Quality is much more clearer because there is no intentional blurring needed in order to cover up the odd and even lines. Progressive scans offer clearer and faster results for higher resolution frames.  Interlaced scanning is important because it provides a video signal with twice the display refresh rate for a line count. The higher...

Resolution Blog

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The Camera - Focal Length and Frame Rate

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 The focal length of a lens is the optical distance from the point where the light meets inside the lens to the camera's sensor.  The lower the focal length number the wider angle (zoomed out) view one can attain. The higher the mm number of the lens, them more narrow (zoomed in) the picture/subject is going to be.  One needs to use a lower mm focal length if they are trying to get everything into the picture, like a landscape, where you need to capture everything instead of just the river or just a rock. A higher mm focal lens is used when there is only one subject in the picture that needs to be focused on, like a portrait, or an athlete playing a sport.  Low and High focal lengths (DSLR pictures): Frames per second or FPS is a rate at which back to back images called frames appear in a display and form moving imagery.  Capturing images at a higher frame ensures a higher level of detail and clarity for the amount of motion captured. A higher frame rate also pr...