In our group we produced and filmed a short film to explore and familiarize ourselves with different camera shots. The story was about two women who meet to discuss about an unknown object. The relationship, background and identity of the two women are completely unknown. There is no indication of their motives given. Instead do hint at the woman’s positions through camera shots. The audience do find out that the woman is very distraught when she finds out the unknown object is missing. This is a very common and effecting thing that is used in thrillers it adds to the sense of mystery and suspense and it also makes the audience excited and demands their undivided attention.
We included all cameras shots with the exception of the crane shot. This was because it did not link to our story line in anyway and was not necessary and also because we did not have the required equipment.
We started with the a point of view shot that showed what the character was seeing as she walked down the hall way. This starts of with a nice sense of mystery, as the audience would be curious about who the mystery person is. We also used this to symbolize the mystery behind the actual character, so in a sense foreshadowing that the audience will not have any information on the characters. As the woman stood on the door way we showed a close up her shoes, she had very edgy shoe so we used the extreme close up to hint at the audience at the kind of person she was. With the same sort of purpose we did a slow tilt from her shoes up to her body as to slowly reveal her, this builds up a lot of anticipation. When we do the tilt we still kept it at a low angle shot so we could symbolize that at this moment the woman is very powerful at this moment.
After we did a long shot showing a bit of the environment the woman was about to enter. Then we had a tracking shot of the woman walking in to give the audience a feel of her pace and reveal a little bit more about her. However we kept the tracking shot at a medium shot because we still wanted to sustain the sense of mystery about the woman. At this point we showed a close up of her face in order to show her facial expression. Then we showed a pan of the whole room and ended it at the desk were we revealed the
second woman sitting by the desk the pan was used to build up anticipation for the audience as they wonder who is in the room.
There is then a medium shot of the second woman , showing her a in a little more detail. We have an over the shoulder shot from the second woman this id important because she is sitting down the other woman appears more powerful and in control of the situation. Then we have another over the shoulder shot from the first woman's point views showing that she was looking down at the second woman and she was less powerful and in a submissive position.
When we find out that the unknown object is not there we see rolling shot of the first woman , this shows that this information is troubling to her and it signifies her light headiness because straight after she falls onto the table. At this point we show everything else in a high angle shot because we want to show how vulnerable the two woman have become with the absence of the unknown object.
I think we were able to use different shots very effectively , I didn't notice much shaking in the way we handled the camera. I think it would have have been better if we had more time to film and we could maintain continuity. I also realized that it is always wise to have a lot of footage just so you can be safe because sometimes footage is lost. It is also necessary to pick your location carefully because we don't have lighting equipment we have to use natural lighting. But we have to be careful as we found out from the footage shooting in front of the a window can cause the person's face to not appear clearly.
second woman sitting by the desk the pan was used to build up anticipation for the audience as they wonder who is in the room.
There is then a medium shot of the second woman , showing her a in a little more detail. We have an over the shoulder shot from the second woman this id important because she is sitting down the other woman appears more powerful and in control of the situation. Then we have another over the shoulder shot from the first woman's point views showing that she was looking down at the second woman and she was less powerful and in a submissive position.
When we find out that the unknown object is not there we see rolling shot of the first woman , this shows that this information is troubling to her and it signifies her light headiness because straight after she falls onto the table. At this point we show everything else in a high angle shot because we want to show how vulnerable the two woman have become with the absence of the unknown object.
I think we were able to use different shots very effectively , I didn't notice much shaking in the way we handled the camera. I think it would have have been better if we had more time to film and we could maintain continuity. I also realized that it is always wise to have a lot of footage just so you can be safe because sometimes footage is lost. It is also necessary to pick your location carefully because we don't have lighting equipment we have to use natural lighting. But we have to be careful as we found out from the footage shooting in front of the a window can cause the person's face to not appear clearly.
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