Art

• Photography is a valuable tool for communication
• Photography can call attention to injustices in society or celebrate the milestones of humanity
• Good photography requires training, skills, and experiences to capture a good photograph
• One important characteristic of a good photograph is that it should be eye-catching
• Sometimes the composition or arrangement of elements in a photograph takes precedence over the subject
• Mastering composition allows the manipulation of how the viewer's eyes move along the photograph, holding their attention longer
• A punchline in a photograph is a detail that would make people react whenever they view the photograph
• Colors and lighting are important considerations in photography
• Cool colors like blue can make elements in a photograph recede away from viewers
• Warm colors like red can make an image look nearer
• Lighting creates drama and helps reveal details in photographs
• Many artists make a living as photographers
• Photographers specialize in different fields such as fine arts photography, portrait photography, news photography, and glamour photography
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• John Chua is a famous photographer in the country who has worked in the industry for 40 years
• He owns a studio called Adphoto, managed by his wife, which was one of the first studios in the country to use digital photography
• Adphoto has handled advertising campaigns for cars, food, among others
• John Chua is a licensed pilot for light planes, specializing in aerial photography
• Besides aerial photography, he is skilled in wedding photography, portraiture, fashion, event photography, and photojournalism
• John advises aspiring photographers to use equipment that complements their skill level and to be comfortable with their equipment
• John Chua stands out among other photographers due to the advocacies he supports
• He established a foundation called Photography with a Difference (PWD) that gives free workshops to children with special needs
• In 2012, he collaborated with volunteer photographers and the community in the rice terraces to rebuild part of the damaged terraces after a typhoon
• The photographers raised awareness through their photographs, which helped generate funds and volunteers for the rehabilitation of the rice terraces
• John Chua passed away in January of 2018
• Motion pictures are made of a series of pictures called frames, shown continuously and sequentially to create the illusion of movement
• Movies can be made for a worldwide audience or a single viewer
• Movies can be made by a single person or as a collaborative effort
• Movies can be made with a small budget using a smartphone or a multi-million dollar production with numerous cameras and equipment
• Brillante Mendoza was born in 1960 in San Fernando, Pampanga
• He gained recognition for his 2005 independent film, Masahista, and further acclaim for Kinatay, winning Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009
• His movie Thy Womb won him Best Director at the Asia-Pacific Screen Awards in 2012
• In 2014, Brillante Mendoza was knighted by the French government for his contributions to Philippine cinema
• Brillante Mendoza film Mindanao won the Henry Barakat Award for Best Artistic Contribution in the 2019 Cairo International Film Festival
• Brillante Mendoza studied Advertising Arts at the University of Santo Tomas.
• Animation is the art of sequencing drawings or static images together to achieve the illusion of movement or life
• Animation can have different forms like cartoons, stop-motion animation, and claymation
• Drawings have slight variations from one another, and photography and continuous playing make the drawings appear animated
• A second of a cartoon requires about 24 drawings or frames
• A 30-minute cartoon needs about 43,200 frames