Tripod:

The movement is supposed to be motivated by something to drive the shot. Otherwise, the shot gonna be boring. Making sure there is the beginning, middle and the end to the shot. Hold 10 seconds in the beginning, 3 seconds for the movement and 10 seconds for the end. It gives more options for the editing. Rules can be break when you pan from above to the ground. For me, I think it may because it shows different frames. Thus, the shot gets more interesting.

Handheld:

The most important thing of the handheld shooting is that relax the body to avoid the shaking.

Sliders:

The key to film some unmotivated shot with movement is that we need something in the foreground. It gives the sense of perspective. Film the shot from the right to the left and also slowly pan even can make it better.

JIB:

It works well to have a cinematic establishing shot. The motivation for this is not required. We can go to the object directly. A review is a good way to have a completely shot. The motivation can make the shot more interesting and attractive.

Handheld Gimbal:

Normally, when we sue the handheld gimbal, we set the camera on auto-focus. Hold the bottom of the gimbal can make the shot more stable. Shots should always have a start, middle, and end. So we can start at close and let the character walk out of the frame in the end.

Sequences:

Sequences is a series of shots. Do a shot list before shooting the film.

The 180-degree line for dialogue:

Normally, we don’t break the 180-degree when we film a dialogue. However, there are some methods we can across the line.

1. Firstly, we can follow the character to create a new line.
2. Secondly, we can cut to the opposite wide shot to across the line.
3. Thirdly, we can move the camera during the shot. Thus, we can get a new line.

 

Reference:

Philip Bloom, Visual Storytelling, streaming video, MZed, viewed 2 October 2018, <https://www.mzed.com/courses/philip-bloom-cinematic-masterclass>.