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Screwed
Release Date: 3 June 2011 Starring: James D’Arcy, Noel Clarke and Frank Harper Director: Reg Traviss
4 Quick Tips for Portraits 1. Keep it Simple
The more complex your scene is the more unlikely you are to get a shot that is the X factor. Keep your backgrounds (and foregrounds) uncluttered, work with natural light where you can, if you have to use artificial light keep it simple and use as few lights as possible.
2. Set up the Shot before Introducing Your Subject to it
Be as prepared as possible before your subject arrives. If you’re shooting in a studio have your lighting ready and camera set up and ready to go. If you’re shooting on location know where you want to shoot. Have your camera’s settings ready to go and even do a few test shots before your subject arrives. This way you don’t keep them waiting around and get to photograph them when they are fresh.
3. Shoot into the Light
Particularly when shooting outdoors, backlighting adds interest depth and sometimes color into an image. Lens hoods are a must if you’re doing this outside in bright environments though – you’ll also need fill flash.
4. Shoot from Slightly Below Your Subject’s Eyeline
You will find that shooting slightly below a persons’s eyeline will be something you eill will find very flattering for most people whether the subject is sitting or standing.
PC/MAC Tip The internet is big, really, really big, and if you want to use it effectively you have to be familiar with search engines. Google.com has become the search engine of choice for millions of internet users. There are others and if the past is any guide there will be a “better than Google” search engine some day, but for now Google seems to be the best. Part of the reason they are the best is that they keep developing new ways of looking at the internet. Below are a couple additional features that Google offers that you might want to check out now and in the future as they continue to develop: http://news.google.com/ Need a current
X-Men: First Class Release Date: 1st June 2011 Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Lucas Till, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt. Director: Matthew Vaughn
The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK’s most dangerous prisons. Based on Thompson’s book of the same name, the project stars James D’Arcy (Master & Commander), Noel Clarke (Kidulthood), Frank Harper (The Football Factory), Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake), Andrew Shim (This Is England) and Kate Magowan (Stardust). The story revolves around former soldier Sam Norwood who takes a job as a prison officer when he returns from Iraq and becomes exposed to the underworld of prison culture - including corrupt guards and drug trafficking.
FOX can breath easy again because I think it’s safe to say the even the extreme fanboys will be putting down their pitchforks and torches and smile after seeing this amazing film. General audiences are going to love this movie. I know some fans can be irrational and hold on to their hate because they expect certain things they read in their books but I can’t seeing anyone being that irrational when faced with a result that delivers what First Class manages to deliver. It honestly is a genre-defining movie on a level with any comic based film that has come before it. Everything in this movie is exceedingly better than what Fox delivered in their last two efforts with this franchise. Going back to the beginning and re-hiring the guy that brought us those films was a splendid idea. The acting here is superb and the dialogue is rich. Every character feels absolutely believable no matter what abilities they have on display. No cartoonish villains or cheese in sight, every side of the issue is presented by people who believe they are the ones who are in the right and the underlying message of tolerance and bigotry only add to the depth of this film. If not a genre-defining movie than maybe it redefines the comic book genre. It restores the sense of epic adventure and grand-scale storytelling that we saw in X2. In fact, it perfectly complements that great film and probably surpasses it. This film is to X2 what Godfather 2 was to the Godfather. Seriously, First Class is an exceptional “flashback” look that links the best of the X-Men trilogy to the past. Instead of DeNiro playing young Vito Corleone we get James McAvoy as young Charles Xavier. Marlon Brando and Patrick Stewart made their respective characters popular but both were more fleshed out by incredible younger talent. I’m not placing the X-Men film itself on a par with the Godfather but both have become legendary in their particular genre. I am, however, saying McAvoy has a bright future as a complex and talented actor. Just like the young cast of Godfather 2 was legendary, the young cast of First Class has many great days and projects ahead of them.
The Point of Regret
Release Date: 6 June 2011 Starring: Christopher Hatherall, Samuel Payne-Cheney and Kai Roberts Director: Simon Tate 1978. A mother, father and their 3 year old son are murdered. The killer their 12 year old son William. 2008. William is released with a new identity and wants to die. Ryan needs the story. A story of courage.
Movie of the year so far...
Just Googling Around event? Forget about the newspaper, use the internet like teenagers do to find stories that are only minutes old. http://images.google.com/ Arguably the best image search engine in the world. Try finding a picture of something today. http://www.google.com/products Looking to make a purchase. Shop and compare prices online first using Google’s Product Search. http://www.google.com/finance What to check the stock market, try this website for a quick overview. http://maps.google.com/ Looking for an up to date map or satellite
photo, check out these amazingly easy to manipulate maps and photos. http://video.google.com/ Google has their own video search engine. Find an educational video on the internet that you can play for your class http://scholar.google.com/ Another project that Google is working on is to create a more efficient way to search scholarly papers. http://books.google.com/ This is a great way to jump into some literature. Check out a book online, read some passages and find out where you can buy a copy.
PRACTICE ACTIVITY: Just try out any of the webpages to find something. Find directions for a vacation destination, look for educational videos, shop for new classroom or work gadgets, check out the news. TO KEEP ON LEARNING: If you’d like to learn more about Google try searching the internet for: Google Labs Stock Ticker Symbol: GOOG About Google Google Milestones