RESULT OF SHOOT

As I spoke about in my week seven reflection, the filming of the scene by myself that I played with point of view was a very informative exercise. It confirmed that I still need to do more work by myself in order to be able to tackle my final scene. It was a distrust in my instincts that lead to the final product being a bit of a failure.

The great thing I got out of it was that I really enjoyed playing with the point of view in shots. I didn’t get it right in this scene but I would like this to be the focus of my final scene; shifting point of view in a single shot.

This shoot also made me consider what kind of shots I want to do, in terms of lots of shots to edit together, or perhaps and long shot that covers the scene in one shot. I had not considered doing a long shot before this exercise, and I think again it was my idea of having editing as a safety blanket. I thought if I took lots of shots, I would definitely be able to edit something good and effective together, whereas if I do long shot that is that, I have to get it perfect on the day of the shoot.

I now realize that that thought process is just me holding myself back again. For me to be able to get the most out of my exploration of shifting points of view, it think it needs to be done in a long single shot, that covers the scene.

REST OF SEMESTER: Practice tracking shots and gain more knowledge of point of view