Three shots
In this week’s exercise, I got a chance to go shoot something only for three shots. My group, Justin, Allison, Polly and I were quite stuck of what to shoot in three shots and also how to make it relate to what we are studying. Shots I had in my mind were mostly have to shoot outside uni, but unfortunately, we were not allowed to do so. In the beginning of the exercise, it was already challenging in terms of coming up with creative ideas. But finally, I came to a conclusion (Allison’s idea) that we will be shooting a filmmaking technique called Point of View Shot (POV shot) which is quite interesting for me because I did not know much about this technique and I learned so much more from this exercise.
We had our camera, sound recorder, and tripods ready. Now, one of the challenging parts is finding a suitable location to film. I walked around campus with the materials looking for a location and being extra careful holding the camera and everything. Finally, we found our spot.
The location was quiet and suitable for filming, it was new building 9 where people usually go to hang out. Then, we began to plan our scenes, showing how POV shots work, the best way was to create a little conversation between two people and film it in different angles. We filmed in three point of views, three shots each. The result came out quite impressive for us as the shots we clear and apparently show how POV shots do. After this exercise, I have learned how fun and interesting filmmaking can be when you don’t only shoot what you want to show but also include several cool techniques in order to explore the beauty of filmmaking.
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