The Scene in Cinema Assignment 2

Reflection 3

4.12-4.16

In this week’s course, we conducted actual filmmaking exercises. However, unlike before, we did not directly shoot. Instead, we discussed how to draw the storyboard of the practice film fragments that will be shot in the class.

Group discussion has always been an excellent way to inspire thinking, because different people always have different ideas, and when these ideas are exchanged and merged in the discussion, many new things will always be produced. For example, at the beginning of the first scene in the exercise “Bookstore” script, the people in our group had different ideas. Some people think that the beginning of this scene can be shot directly from behind the character, so as to include the overall action of the character and explain the background of the shooting. Some people think that it can be taken from the back of the bookshelf to better show the facial expressions of the characters. These two shooting ideas are both good ideas, which inspired me to draw a storyboard and make a shooting plan after class. Of course, this is also the benefit of everyone presenting their ideas in the group discussion. Compared with the rough and simple shooting process before, the shooting plan and storyboard drawn after the discussion can help us complete the filming in a more orderly and planned manner.

In the course on Thursday, we appreciated and discussed the exercise videos taken by everyone once again, and the results this time are obviously much better than the exercise videos taken last time. I was particularly impressed by Campbell’s work. First of all, the choice of camera position and camera focal length was done very well. Secondly, the sequence of lens transitions and shooting details in his films were very smooth. It can be seen that he may have made sufficient preparations before shooting, such as making a shooting plan and drawing a storyboard in advance. Jeremy’s work also left a deep impression on me, especially when he imitated the protagonist’s first-person look around and finally started with white letter paper and moved the camera to shoot the protagonist’s facial expression. Both of these lenses are extremely creative and imaginative. Although there are minor problems like blurring of the picture due to too fast rotation when shooting a first-person lens, they are still the highlights of the video. Everyone has absorbed the experience of the last filming and combined the new knowledge we learned in class to create a better film.

In general, whether it is group discussion or appreciation of the work of peers is a good way to learn. Exchanging our ideas can help us better absorb the learned knowledge and practice it.