Camera Movement Task

TASK

Film a conversation using:

Establishing shot that zooms in

Panning shot to show character 2’s arrival

Shot / reverse shot not equal distance representing one character as less prominent / lower status

Arc shot / 360 shot – character 2’s reactions to dramatic news

Tracking shot as character 2 runs off.

Objective: to practise camera movements and evaluate technical issues around them / pros and cons for their use.

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Version 2

 

Here we tried to film a short sequence using a lot of camera movemenet. This was because our teacher had noticed that in our storyboard, we had planned a lot of camera movements and was concerned that we would not be able to manage them all effectively. From carrying out this task, we have realised that with limited equipment, tracking shots are difficult to make smooth and effective and we will have to limit the number that we plan into our piece.