Preliminary Task 1 - Practice Shots

 

Tuesday, 23, February 

Today we took our first try experimenting with a range of camera shots.

Shot #1:

In this shot we attempted a handheld tracking shot.

What we can take away from this:

-The camera needs to be steady if we want a clear shot, which can be done with a dolly or rail.

-Negative space needs to be considered, there should be space between the head and the top of the frame.   

Shot #2

In this shot we attempted a Panning Over-The-Shoulder Shot.

We were actually quite proud of this shot, but it can be improved by:

-We could catch more of the shoulder, in order to emphasise this type of shot.

-We could work on using a steady hand for our camera shots (This applies to all of our shots).

Shot #3

In this shot we attempted a zoomed-in image.

We can learn a lot from our attempt at this shot:

-Zooming looks amateurish if not done correctly (This was our attempt at a more amateur shot and is something that we'd like to use in our film, for the sole purpose of getting the 'innocent' character's recording shots).

-It's extremely hard to keep the camera steady when zoomed in like this.

-The images have a high chance of turning out grainy if we use this shot.  

Shot #4

In this shot we experimented with a zoomed-in, high to low-angle Panning shot.

This is a cool shot to use, but some things to learn are:

-Avoid zooming in, it makes the shot look grainy and amateurish.

-Use a tri-pod, attempting this shot hand-held will only add to the amateurish effect.

-Make the movements slower, that way the shot can be used to establish or reveal something.