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Photo Principles

Contrast: One of the most fundamental aspects of design theory. Contrast is the juxtaposition of colors, light, texture and more. The photo of the fuzzy black dog is an example of contrast because the black fur of the dog is a complete opposite of the white floor the dog is laying on. Then the soft fur contrasts the hard floor.

Rhythm: Occurs when there are several similar elements in a scene which set up a rhythmic visual structure where repetition is the key. The photo of the building exhibits rhythm and used curved lines to pull the viewers’ eyes across the scene. The repetition of blue tinted windows continues across the building is led by the platforms sticking out of the side of the build. Since the image cuts off before the viewer can see the edge of the building results in continuing the image in their mind because of the Gestalt Law of Good Continuation. This keeps the pattern and rhythm continuing

Perceptive and Depth: (Diminishing Perspective): Occurs do to scale constancy, which is a perceptual mechanism, that allows the mind to resolve the inconsistencies of depth by changing scale and converging points. The image of the railroad tracks depicts the used of diminishing perspective where the rail and boards are large close-up but as you follow the rail up the photo due to vertical lines you begin to see the rail get smaller. The wood boards then create a dynamic effect by creating horizontal lines which draw the viewers eye to see the other rail that begins to converge with the main rail halfway up the photo.

Motion: Is another application of the use of range sharp and blurred photography producing ghost double images and complex streaks. The image of the little kid in the parachute is a prime example of motion. The parachute that is violently rippling around the little kid slowed into a blurred motion. The subject is mainly in focus yet everything surrounding the kid is in blurred conveying a sense of movement.

Focus: Is the clarity of an image. This picture of an elderly grandmother at a county fair exemplifies the principle of Focus. The lower front of the picture is out of focus causing the viewer to look up towards the subject creating a sense of movement. The background of the park is slightly out of focus also which helps draw the viewer back to the main subject. Color is removed in order to remove the distraction of colors and cause more focus on detail which then is manipulated by the focus

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Students hit the stage at Midnight Meals karaoke

The intention of this card is to show my interest in production so the card itself is a production. If this card were to be printed out a small person would be cut out of the center of the camera lens. The person would then fold the card at the white edges, turn off the lights and shine a light through the lens to create a picture.

For this business card it will be in the design of a movie clapper with moving top. Instead of scene information it will be replace with information about my favorite movies and actors. I used grouping feature to keep text together.

I want to create a business card that portrays my tv show and myself. The card will have the theme of RoadTrip by the card itself being a driver’s license. bThe picture will be of me and then all the other DMV information will be change to describe me such as Class A driver will be changed into Class 2011. I used the descriptions of height and eye color and change it to production show skills of mine. I work with Photoshop to try and get a translucent background and a glossy/reflecting top layer to look like plastic

Anthony Zerbe preforms “It’s All Done with Mirrors” for Elon Students

Anthony Zerbe performing on stage at Elon University (image provided by Elon University)

The walls of Whitley Auditorium at Elon University resonated with the voice of Emmy Award winning actor Anthony Zerbe as he echoed the feelings and passions of the works done by the poet, Edward Estlin Cummings, as he took the stage last night for his performance of “It’s All Done With Mirrors.”

As the lights dim, the crowd, filled mostly of acting majors, murmured to each other with excitement for the chance to witness Zerbe’s performance. For the past three days, Zerbe has been leading a series of individual workshops and questions and answers sessions about acting for performing arts students.

Zerbe’s extensive acting credits range from film to television to theater. Zerbe’s film credits include the “Matrix Reloaded,” “Matrix Revolutions,” “License to Kill,” and “Cool Hand Luke”. Along with roles in film, Zerbe has worked on television series such as “Murder She Wrote”, “Bonanza”, and “Harry O” for which he was awarded an Emmy. Zerbe revealed to his eager audience that his true passion is for the drama of the stage, which is more rewarding than any blockbuster movie.

The clangy, out-of-tune sound of carnival music fills the hall as Zerbe steps on stage as the ringleader of the creations of E. E. Cummings in a circus full of more strange and unique characters than any of P. T. Barnum’s circuses. Zerbe fluidly transform from one poem to the next, blurring the lines of his speech with verses from E. E. Cummings, using each poem to convey certain meanings on love and life. After the 70-minute performance, Zerbe opened the room for discussion using he 72 years of expertise to give advice on acting, poetry and life.

When asked why he chose to do E. E. Cummings, Zerbe replied, “Why not?” Zerbe has been a long fan of E. E. Cumming, due to the fact that most of his poems were what he believed “speakable” making them perfect to perform on stage.

“Poetry is being, not doing,” said Zerbe, “Poetry is consumptive. Ideally it doesn’t have to be analysis, just taken in.” Focus was given on poetry as something you ideally just take in and enjoy just as in life. Zerbe not only gave his insight into poetry, but also used poetry to parallel life. Zerbe stressed the importance of life being made up of nows and it is important to be still and experience those nows and not be doing so much that you miss your now.

“Feeling something, that’s what life’s about,” said Zerbe, who packed his performance and talk with humor and an eager sense of passion, used his age to advised many of the young students at Elon about owning not just the performance but your life.

“I came to watch a show,” said Nicole Kiefer, a theater studies and cinema double major from Elon, “But what I got was a personal lesson not just on how to improve my acting but life as well.”

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