Film Shots for Tuesday 21st March
SHOT 1
Camera movement
A tracking shot and a dolly shot (animation on right) have the same effect. A tracking shot moves on tracks and a dolly shot is mounted on a trolley to achieve the effect in the example above. This camera movement is used in a number of ways but is most commonly used to explore a room such as a restaurant. By using a tracking shot or a dolly shot the composer of a film gives the viewer a detailed tour of a situation. It can also be used to follow a character.
Scene Description
- Subject (after close up reveal) notices something in the distance, and starts walking to straight towards it and begins to speed up walk until it is a full sprint, as this happens the camera side on to the subject and tracks the subject in the middle/centre third of the grid following the subject (from side on) as they run.
- Important to get the subject in the middle of the shot as they run, true tracking shot, camera needs to be as still as slick as possible.
- If possible (depending on Mise-en-scene) do a pan through a moment in time, Wes Anderson style almost going through walls (cross sectioning the moments, as if the camera divides real life barrier
- Editing (slow-motion)(steady frame)
EXAMPLE
SHOT 2
http://twistedsifter.com/2012/08/extreme-close-ups-of-the-human-eye/
Camera Shots
An extreme close-up (animation on right) contains one part of a character’s face or other object. This technique is quite common in horror films, particularly the example above. This type of shot creates an intense mood and provides interaction between the audience and the viewer.
Scene Description
- Subject (UP VERY CLOSE) Show the intricate detail of the pupil, the moment when it expands when light is let into it, if I can possibly film that exact detail it would make for a very emotional shot and one I would use
- Eye opening and light coming in (shot at 1,000 frames per second)
- Iris however is like jelly (wobbles around in slow motion) good effect
EXAMPLE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d1_dPuN_ws
SHOT 3
Camera angles
Tilt shot
Scene Description
- Subject stands tall and still arms hovering on each side of hips and palms shaking on either side of body, camera movement tilts still upwards to reveal tense subject staring into the distance
– Tilt shots (and panning shots) should be executed smoothly and confidently, without overshooting the final frame and then backtracking clumsily to re-establish framing, unless of course you actually want that look. It is perfectly possible to do a whip-tilt — a very fast tilt from one framing to another — with an instant lock-off and very precise framing, but you will need a highly competent and experienced camera operator. For ambitious film work, experienced camera operators are worth every penny and essential to realizing the director’s vision.
EXAMPLE
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