Throughout the exercises we have filmed this semester, I have discovered that I have a liking for moving camera shots. This has come to my attention through the scenes I have deconstructed, and the ones that have caught my attention through the found scene tasks.

I have attempted to create some interesting moving shots through some of the exercises, but have failed to create something impressive every time. I have discovered that I am fairly confident with operating the camera and framing, however my confidence with panning and tilting is quite low. Gaining more confidence in panning and tilting, both with pacing and smoothness may be one of my goals for this semester and something I may try to implement in my end of semester scene.

Or I may not. I think the reason why I’ve found myself gravitating towards admiring scenes that incorporate camera movement is due to the technical precision good movement requires, and my difficulty in achieving this. Perhaps rather than trying to be too technical with my shot construction, and using lots of movement, focusing on beautiful framing may be a better, more achievable, and sophisticated goal.

Through watching some of the exercises by other groups, I have begun to slowly realise that interesting framing can be just as, or if not, more exciting than trying to incorporate camera movement. Focusing on framing and composition without any camera movement may be a better focus for my research, rather than getting bogged down in the pacing and technicalities of camera movement.