Assignment 7 – 481 – Dr. Seuss and the Lion

100 points

Assigned:  Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Due: Sunday, September 21, 2014 by Midnight

Looking

Goal: To think about how images and sound work together to tell a story.

Think of this as a warm-up exercise.  As a way to stretch your minds and your eyes – to start us all thinking about seeing and taking photos and listening to the world around us.

assignment:

  • Use your D7000 and your Zoom H1

Part 1

Photograph at the Lion. Look to show us what the place is like, what goes on there. Time of day will change everything – the light will change, the kinds of people who go will change. Plan to spend about 90 minutes total – you can make multiple visits if you want.

Photograph both the place and the people at the Lion. Look for a strong variety of photographs that will tell us both what the place looks like and who is there. Think in terms of:

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  • Place
  • These images helps establish the place — they may or may not include some faces.
  • Face
  • Now, find faces to show who works, plays and exists in this space.
  • A Place with Faces
  • These images should aim to fill the place with faces, so the viewer can see how people move and interact with the place.
  • Faces in a Place
  • Finally, show faces in the place, demonstrating how they reflect where they are.
A Place  A Face
Aplace AFace
A Place With Faces Faces in a Place
APlaceWithFaces FacesinaPlace
A Place A Face
BenPlace BenFace
A Place With Faces Faces in a Place
BenPlacewithFaces BenFacesinaPlace

Your goal is visual variety. Interesting photos that give us a range of perspectives on the place. In the end we’ll be combining these images with audio.This is just one way to think about covering a place or event. We’ll talk later about other ways of thinking about this idea.

***************ALL PHOTOS SHOULD BE HORIZONTAL!!******************

Part II

Collect Audio

We need natural sound.

A few nice quotes.

And get the NAMES, ages, hometowns of anyone who is prominent in your photos.

Turn in:

  • A master folder with your name and the assignment:  First_Last_DrSeuss
    • A folder of all your photos named RAW
    • A folder of your best photos (5-10)
    • A folder of your RAW Audio (5 minutes tops)