To show our understanding of cinematography and to get some experience with using the camera and tripod, we had to create a short clip, no longer that one minute in length. This short clip was a continuity task involving filming and editing our footage afterwards.
In this short clip, we had to demonstrate several different camera angles whilst using dialogue. The cinematography we tried to incorporate were a high angle, Zooming in, Over the shoulder angle, close up and panning.
When creating the preliminary task, we learnt how to use a camera and tripod, as well as executing the different camera angles. When filming, we found some cinematography easier to produce than other.
For example, the zoom button on our camera was broken and so this meant we couldn't complete any zooming in or zooming out shots. To overcome this we decided that the group member that was filming had to quietly walk forwards to make it look like we were zooming in, which is why when watching our preliminary task, it looks like it was a handheld piece of footage.
Another part we struggled on was deciding what to say during the conversation that was being filmed. We wasted quite a lot of time on this which effected how long we had to edit the footage in class. In the end, we decided it didn't matter what was being said as the task was to show our understanding of cinematography, and so we roughly planned what camera angles we wanted to use and then she filmed us having a normal conversation.
The preliminary task will assist me when planning and creating my own thriller film as it told me what not to do. Firstly, we took too long filming a short amount of footage, and so we did not have enough time to edit the footage in class. Consequently, we had to come back in our free time to edit the footage. This was helpful as it told me that we need to ensure we plan everything carefully and in detail to make sure we can film and edit everything within the deadline.
In this short clip, we had to demonstrate several different camera angles whilst using dialogue. The cinematography we tried to incorporate were a high angle, Zooming in, Over the shoulder angle, close up and panning.
When creating the preliminary task, we learnt how to use a camera and tripod, as well as executing the different camera angles. When filming, we found some cinematography easier to produce than other.
For example, the zoom button on our camera was broken and so this meant we couldn't complete any zooming in or zooming out shots. To overcome this we decided that the group member that was filming had to quietly walk forwards to make it look like we were zooming in, which is why when watching our preliminary task, it looks like it was a handheld piece of footage.
Another part we struggled on was deciding what to say during the conversation that was being filmed. We wasted quite a lot of time on this which effected how long we had to edit the footage in class. In the end, we decided it didn't matter what was being said as the task was to show our understanding of cinematography, and so we roughly planned what camera angles we wanted to use and then she filmed us having a normal conversation.
The preliminary task will assist me when planning and creating my own thriller film as it told me what not to do. Firstly, we took too long filming a short amount of footage, and so we did not have enough time to edit the footage in class. Consequently, we had to come back in our free time to edit the footage. This was helpful as it told me that we need to ensure we plan everything carefully and in detail to make sure we can film and edit everything within the deadline.
This post demonstrates some understanding of why you carried out the preliminary task. You have started to consider some of the camera shots that you used, but further explanation is needed, to demonstrate the purpose that the camera shots has to your task.
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Include further detail in your summary and consider your opening sequence in further detail and how this task will assist you with creating it