On this lesson we learned how to use the: camera's, tripods and editing software to create a short clip using different camera movements.
The clip below is what me and two others created:
What you can see from the start is an establishing shot which is a birds eye view, also showing some of the stares, which is very common in film; using the top of stares when filming. A common problem which we came across when looking at other groups work was that they would use the zoom which is non naturalistic for the viewers eye's. They would also not have the peoples heads within the shot, which was because there camera was too close to the subject.
In the lesson we where introduced to mese-un-scene. We where explained the understanding that mese-un-scene is all the things which are within a scene. Mr Buckmaster showed us a power point which explained the out lines what happens within the scene.
In Mrs Bank's lesson I extended my knowledge in Mese-un-scene and learned about CLAPS. Costume Lighting Actors Props Setting
I analysed a clip from Easterners using CLAMPS:
Costume:
Zoe is wearing a dark blue dress which is plain. She is has
her hair down and is showing some feminine type of character. She is also
wearing a simple necklace
Kat is wearing a fancy red and black dress. She’s
wearing a lot of makeup; red lip stick
fake tan etc. she’s also wearing a lot of
jewellery; long earrings and necklace. This shows that she’s more appearance
orientated and more of a gossip type person. Middle classed/lower classed type
person. When she’s outside she wears a black leather jacket.
Lighting:
The lighting in the restaurant is well lit and general
lighting from inside. When outside it becomes very dark and there is some
lighting from the street lights.
Acting:
Zoe is more of a bottled down person and doesn't always want
to fight back with people which I think is shown with her plain blue dress
I think Kat is a more bold character; shown from her leather
jacket and her heavy amounts of makeup. Her bold red and black dress I think
also shows that she’s a strong person which really puts forward her point of
view.
Props:
Kat has a pen which she slams onto the table to get her
frustration across. Kat also has a handbag which she takes with her when
outside following Zoe.
Setting:
It’s set in a pub/restaurant, local, birthday celebration? Outside
it’s an evening street.
In this lesson we learnt about camera moment. We first looked at the kinds of camera movement there are. We did this by looking at a power-point presentation which explained the different types of movement:
For an example;
In this clip from the very first shot there shows a good example of 'dollying in'. This we established is much better than using the camera zoom, because when moving the camera it should feel for the viewer as if it was there own eyes which obviously does not zoom in. Tracking in and out is a much more realistic view for the audience.
In my lesson I learnt about the rule of thirds. The rule of thirds is the placement of things within the shot. For an example:
In this clip it shows when Lou and Andy are talking to each other they are around the outside of the shot (nothing is directly in the middle of the shot). This is because our eyes are naturaly drawn away from the very centre.
Later on in the clip when Andy desides to climb over the fence etc, there is a clear distinction that Lou is more central and Andy is much more to the side. That is why our eyes are naturaly drawn to see him climbing over the fence.
