Shots

In the piece i wanted to include as many different shots as possible. Our idea as a team was to concentrate more on the type of shots and narrative equally. We felt that if s shot we intended to put in the opening was either to difficult or did not have enough effect, then it was to be replaced by something that did. Another tactic was that if we thought a shot would look good visualy, then we would find a way to fit it into the stroy even if was not apart of the original Storyboard.

Some of my best shots include the close of the eye. I felt that having an extreme close up of just one eye was more effective than having a close up of a pair of eyes as it gave the footage more quality and sophistication. Another, was the shot of the killer through the fence. Although this was a group idea, i felt that a slight angle on the camera would make the shot more visually interesting and it would also enhance a sense of realism.

In a shot where the killer was in a lift, we wanted to film him pressing a button. The original group idea was to have the shot from the side, but i thought that a shot directly from the persons point of view would be alot more effective and give the shots in out thriller more variation. Another idea of mine was to split one of the scenes where the killer walks out of the lift and heads towards the gates. My idea was to cut the video into three main sectors whilst editing and change the speed on each section. I thought that something like this would show we had a broad knowlede about skilled shots, and also show that we understood what people would want to see and enjoy watching.

Most of our ideas had started off from things we had seen on tv or in films. However, what i found hard to cope with once i had begun filming was how much harder it was to actualli use the camera and get shots just as i had imagined. My main shooting tactic through out the piece was to use shots that flowed, and looked good. This was based on a theory known as 'continous editing' or 'hollywood editing'. This involved alot of cuts and split shots but i felt it was worth the hassel.


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