Compare the similarities and differences between picture photography and videography

The similarities and differences between photo photography and television photography

1. The visibility of photography art—the same characteristics as photography

Novel relies on reading, music relies on listening, while photography art relies on viewing. Neither novels nor music can provide specific images for people to watch. They are time art, not space art. Photography art is both space art (or visual art) and time art. Represent time process.

Novel uses text description to clarify the theme, narrate the plot, depict the characters, and depict the environment. Readers can imagine and feel the artistic image based on the description and their own life experiences.

The image created by the novel is concrete but invisible. Readers need to imagine based on their own life experiences to create a Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu ("A Dream of Red Mansions"). Through the cooperation of the cameraman, director and actors, The screen image of the filmed TV series is concrete and visible, and the characters' appearance, actions, personality, and living environment are vividly visible. Therefore, creating a visually attractive, infectious and impactful screen image is the basic requirement of camera art for videographers.

2. Mobility - different characteristics from photography

Painting, photography, and sculpture are all spatial arts (plastic arts) and they all have visibility, so TV photography is different from them What's the difference? Painting and photography can only express dynamics, so they are called momentary art. They cannot express the movement process of objects. Photography is not only a space art but also a time art, which is called space-time art. Both videography and photography (photography) express content through the form of pictures. But their two images are different. Film and television pictures are moving, but photos are static. The movement of film and television pictures is divided into intra-picture movement and extra-picture movement. The so-called intra-picture movement refers to the movement of the subject. Off-screen movement refers to changes in the composition of the picture caused by the camera shooting in motion. The camera can shoot during the movement. The common forms of sports photography include panning and shifting. Panning means that the camera moves left and right, up and down or complexly with the help of the tripod or the human body. The camera does not move, but only the direction of the camera changes; panning means that the camera or camera leaves the original shooting point during movement. , perform various actions such as pushing, pulling, moving, following, lifting, and comprehensive.

Photography (photography) is a space art, but not a time art. A photo can only show the movement of an object, but it cannot show the movement process of the object. Film and television photography can not only express the spatial changes of events, but also show the continuation of time. So it is time and space art. Photography is a momentary art from a single perspective, and the occurrence and development of the events it represents must be completed through the imagination of the audience. Time is frozen and space is single. The use of film and television images to represent the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China should not only record the beginning and end of this historical celebration, but also use images from different scenes to record the dynamic scenes in all directions of the Tiananmen Square tower; not only the activities of national leaders, but also the activities of national leaders from different angles. By taking pictures of the reactions of the people in the square, the heroic posture of the reviewing troops, etc., and finally editing all the shots together, the entire time process of this celebration can be vividly expressed, which is something that photos cannot achieve. of.

3. Documentation - the same characteristic as photography

Painters do not have to face the scene when painting. They can filter and conceive the accumulation in life, and finally use their own The technical art method is to draw on canvas or paper. In addition to learning sketch, generally there is no need to face the real object. Photography must face the real object - a set scene or a real scene object. The object of the recording - the scenery, people, etc. must be directly visible. It is shot on site and can be turned into an image through the lens.

It is precisely because of the characteristics of on-site conversion that television photography began to be denied as an art (including film photography). They believed that photography and videography were nothing more than a flip-flop of objective reality, just a kind of art. It is just a recording method or a technical method. It is not as creative as painting.

The conversion is by no means a must-record. The cameraman’s on-site arrangement and selection is a kind of creation in itself. Beginners often have this experience: a scene is beautiful when they see it, but it is not so when photographed. Why? There is no conception (idea) in choosing distance, angle, camera position, movement, light and color. Without conception, there is no idea. Art is just a record.

4. Duality---the verisimilitude of the record and the exaggeration of the assumption

Advanced camcorders enable the recording and verisimilitude of the camera, and at the same time make it Presumptive and exaggerated.

Camera photography, like film photography, is based on the principle of lens imaging and visual residue to obtain moving images, which has a sense of realism and credibility that no other art (painting) has. But it is definitely not like what Bazin said: "After all, it produces the ontology of the subject, and the image is the subject." (Bazin "What is Film") What we see on the screen is not the subject. It is the ontology of the subject, but the image of the subject

All art is based on human participation. "Art should never be the same as reality and nature, and it cannot reflect art." (Japanese director Iwaki Chang)

Similarly, television cameras do not mechanically record images of objects invariably. Photographers The selection of subjects, the processing of light and color, the determination of angles, etc. all involve human participation. Without human participation, it would not be the art of photography.

For example, black and white photography can express the colorful world; the softness and hardness of the picture tone, the virtual and solid focus, the length of the focal length, the brightness and darkness of the light, the pitch of the angle, the warmth and coldness of the color... will all change at any time according to the creative ideas. The modeling effects provide hypothetical and creative possibilities for photographic art. It’s the same with photography.

5. Modernity and complexity of video recording equipment

The tools used for video recording are much more complex than those used in other plastic arts. For example, painting requires brushes, paints, and canvases. Japanese paper, the tools used for literary creation are simpler, a pen and paper are enough.

The birth of photography is later than other arts. It is the product of the development of science and technology. Any new achievement in the photography art is often inseparable from the update of technical equipment, such as the application of shock absorbers and remote control. Using a lift, night scenes can be photographed under low illumination conditions. These modern video recording equipment ensure the quality of creation. Learning videography should start with mastering advanced videography techniques.

6. The creative process is one-time - the same characteristics as photography

Drama, dance, music and other performances can still be based on the audience's feedback and the directors and actors' understanding of the creation after the performance. Constantly make partial or major modifications to make it perfect. You can make a rough draft before completing a painting, and you can also make partial or even complete changes after it is completed. (Mona Lisa has been painted for ten years). A novel often has one, two, and three drafts. All photography and photography are done on site. The cameraman controls the character layout, picture composition, light and shade, and color. If there is any dissatisfaction with the configuration and camera scheduling, it cannot be modified after completion. This is the regretful art of film and television. The one-time nature of the creative process requires film and television photographers to have high artistic accomplishment, rich experience, sharp thinking, decisive judgment, and be good at on-the-spot performance. At the same time, they must make preparations before shooting.

7. Photography is an audio-visual art

Photography (photography) is a "dumb" art, which allows people to watch it in silence. At this time, silence is better than sound, and you can taste the unique charm. .

Film and television is an audio-visual art. When the picture appears, it needs human dialogue, on-site sound effects, and post-production music, etc. It pays equal attention to sound and painting, and tells the story from both audio and visual aspects. The documentary nature of film and television images and the appearance of sound make the film and television images more realistic. Television cameras have stricter requirements for sound. For example, if you use interview photography to shoot a celebrity, and only record the scene, but not the voice of the interviewee, this kind of interview will be in vain, and the scene will become a waste product. Silent films are intolerable to today's audiences.