Initially, I had the idea of capturing performances and the process leading up to a performance such as dance, solo singers, bands, street entertainers etc. and experimenting with interesting ways of capturing the movements they create in doing so. However, after discussing with Robin I realised it could easily end up leading too much in to music video production, which may result in something much less intelligent or appropriate to our studio.

My second idea is one that I feel really excited about. One which will be quite a challenging yet satisfying endeavour for myself and will aid in the progression to improve my camera skills. I’ll be looking at a kind of performance which doesn’t involve direct music, therefore – much more unlikely that it will end up seeming naive. I’ll be focusing on the coverage of skating, rollerblading and cycling. Showing the way the body can adapt to working with wheels as mode of transport rather than on foot as nature intended.

Asides dabbling over my lifetime, I’ve not had all that much to do with skating itself, although I am very interested in it as a skill. I decided this may be an opportunity to explore interesting ways of documenting the skill, movement, balance and coordination it takes to use the array of wheeled objects. Documenting skating particularly, will take me quite far out of my comfort zone.

Another thought I had was looking into how point of view (POV) shots are used. I may decide to focus solely on this with a range of topics, or I may just incorporate it into my skating idea to give more variety in the scenes I create. I’m happy about this choice as I think it will be really exciting and adventurous, so I feel like I will end up just incorporating POV into the concept theme

NOTES ON CLIPS IN EXAMPLE MONTAGE FOR PRESENTATION

PARANOID PARK

Experimental, uneasy, often off centre, distorted, seems home-video-esque, one very long take

BACK TO THE FUTURE

Clean shots, quick cuts – builds drama of the chase, use of shot cuts at the end very impressive and has been skilfully edited to appear as though the jumps happened smoothly and gives different perspectives to keep it interesting for viewers

LORDS OF DOGTOWN

Establishing shot of the size of the pool, the camera bobs around almost as if it’s emulating water, the size of the bowl is accentuated when the guys are all touching the walls and all you can see around them is primarily the blue of the bowl, the shots up at the guys who are outside of the pool also accentuate this, more personal – close up shots are used when they are actually doing the tricks and even closer are the ones emphasising the failures – showing the risk in the hobby

AIRBORNE

Swaying shots which follow the side-to-side motion of rollerblading

GOLD

Use of the roller skaters disappearing as they travel away from the camera holds a mysterious and distancing aspect which may be interesting to explore, the shot trailing off away from the women also gives a different kind of distancing effect

THE QUIET SEASON

Simple establishing and relatively easy to achieve shots which remain aesthetically pleasing

BMX BANDITS

Establishes that the actors are preparing for something active and maybe dangerous, gives glimpses of what is to come, the shots under the bikes and along the pedals are interesting and definitely aid in getting viewers to feel like their part of the action