Reflection:
Today, we had a refresher on the types of camera angles, movements, and distances we could use in our minute-long film project. It was quite interesting learning about different techniques, and how they could be used to enhance the experience of an emotion that the director wants the viewer to feel.
Some of what we learnt included:
Camera Distances:
Establishing Shot - An general shot which displays the subject and the its surroundings.
Long Shot - A shot of the actor's full body, displays movements of his whole body and the background setting
Medium Shot - A shot of the actor above the waist, focusing on the actor's upper body gestures
Close-Up - A shot of the actor above the shoulder, focusing on the actor's speech and/or facial expressions.
Extreme Close-Up - A shot of the actor which displays a very small portion of his body, such as an eye or a wound, to portray the actor's emotions or detail.
Camera Angles:
Eye Level - An angle of neutral viewpoint.
Bird's Eye View - An extreme high angle shot, taken from directly above the subject
High-Angle - A shot from a high perspective, exaggerating the shortness of the subject and implying that it is weak.
Low-Angle - A shot from a low perspective, exaggerating the height of the subject and implying that it is strong.
Dutch Angle - A titled shot, suggesting confusion or imbalance.
Evaluation:
Later, we tried to incorporate this knowledge into our storyboards, but the internet connection was extremely slow. This caused me to lose track a little and start a game of Chess while the Scribd page loaded, though I did stop when the page finally stopped loading. We then went ahead with editing our storyboard to include our newfound technical knowledge in filmmaking. This was the first time that I had become distracted, though productivity was not adversely affected.
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