We were in the studio and we had a little set set up which was fun as it was cool to experience filming something that when on screen looked so natural and real just because it had a basic set.
I directed and filmed today's prelim, I was not in front of the camera. I liked being behind the camera because I felt in control with either: being the director, because I could command and instruct when I wanted to film and cut and whether I liked what it looked like on screen, and then, being the cameraman, I felt in control being the one filming. I enjoy filming because it's your own piece of work.
These were the guide line sheets we had to use:
This was an indication of the shots we had to use, the script/dialogue the actors had to use.
We used particular shots so that we could vary the look and range of camera angles to the story to make it look more interesting. These shots we used were:
These were the guide line sheets we had to use:
We used particular shots so that we could vary the look and range of camera angles to the story to make it look more interesting. These shots we used were:
* Wide shots
* Close ups
* and over the shoulder shots
The wide shots will allow an audience to see the location the characters are in. This allows use to see the mise en scene (everything on screen) so that we can gain an understanding of where they are, why they might be there and how the characters are reacting in their surroundings. In our film, the scene was set up as a living room. It included a sofa, wardrobe and a lamp; this added more context to the story as it sets up the scene as we started with a wide shot and then went into dialogue. It's dialogue that reveals a lot to the story because it's from the characters perspective and this is the perspective we follow through the story. These particular props would suggest to the audience that the character was in his own home.
The close ups were to show more emotion and language the characters conveyed on screen. This helped give indications to the audience because we do not know why the characters were having this conversation. The pained face that one of the characters showed suggested he did not want to do what he was being asked to do, giving us more information into the story, but not quite understanding yet what the situation is.
Finally, the over the shoulder shots helped portray a sense of conversation between the two characters. Over the shoulder shots make an audience feel that from this angle, that they're in the room observing this conversation.
I think today worked really well, and it will be nice to refer back to this piece of work because it was successful and enjoyable to do. The filming worked out really well as we managed to get done all the different shots, which when editing, will help me have a varied amount of angles to experiment with.
* Close ups
* and over the shoulder shots
The wide shots will allow an audience to see the location the characters are in. This allows use to see the mise en scene (everything on screen) so that we can gain an understanding of where they are, why they might be there and how the characters are reacting in their surroundings. In our film, the scene was set up as a living room. It included a sofa, wardrobe and a lamp; this added more context to the story as it sets up the scene as we started with a wide shot and then went into dialogue. It's dialogue that reveals a lot to the story because it's from the characters perspective and this is the perspective we follow through the story. These particular props would suggest to the audience that the character was in his own home.
The close ups were to show more emotion and language the characters conveyed on screen. This helped give indications to the audience because we do not know why the characters were having this conversation. The pained face that one of the characters showed suggested he did not want to do what he was being asked to do, giving us more information into the story, but not quite understanding yet what the situation is.
Finally, the over the shoulder shots helped portray a sense of conversation between the two characters. Over the shoulder shots make an audience feel that from this angle, that they're in the room observing this conversation.
I think today worked really well, and it will be nice to refer back to this piece of work because it was successful and enjoyable to do. The filming worked out really well as we managed to get done all the different shots, which when editing, will help me have a varied amount of angles to experiment with.
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