Preliminary Task
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Our preliminary task was to create a scene where a person goes into a room and has a conversation with another the leaves. In ours we included things such as a mid shot,straight cut, high shot and an over the shoulder shot.
The mid shot is used at the start of the scene when the person walks into he room to start the conversation.The mid shot shows the top half of the person and some of the background in a shot.This can give a instant idea of where the person is and who it is.We used it as it was the appropriate shot for the starting of our scene and also helps people watching understand some of what is going on before anyone starts talking.
The straight cut is when a scene cuts away to another angle but still continues the scene and giving it continuity.In ours it goes from a middle shot to a over the shoulder shot but the scene still continuous with conversation.This keeps the scene interesting and gives a different perspective on the people.Ours did not look very professional as the cut was half a second out and the conversation is not joined as it should and background noise is prominent
The over the shoulder shot is used to bring attention towards the conversation and what they are saying and usually follows a establishing shot.Our over the shoulder shot only shows a brief part of the conversation but changes the viewing of the scene.This brings the audiences attention towards the conversation and helps make the conversation move along and flow.Our clip again did not look smooth as there is a brief lapse between them
The high shot is a shot when the camera is looking down at something and makes something seem small due to the background being big.Our scene shows a high shot when the person is walking away from the conversation and walks out the door.We did this as it helps keep the scene flowing and the audience interested and engaged.We were able to do this due to the location we had chosen which would not be possible in many other places.
Overall our clip was not very professional with lapses between shots and background noise at certain points throughout.Background noise could not be helped due to the location, but our time lapses would have made the scene not look correct so we have split second of repeated scenes.So we would of needed to re film some of the scenes and this could not be helped by editing.
The mid shot is used at the start of the scene when the person walks into he room to start the conversation.The mid shot shows the top half of the person and some of the background in a shot.This can give a instant idea of where the person is and who it is.We used it as it was the appropriate shot for the starting of our scene and also helps people watching understand some of what is going on before anyone starts talking.
The straight cut is when a scene cuts away to another angle but still continues the scene and giving it continuity.In ours it goes from a middle shot to a over the shoulder shot but the scene still continuous with conversation.This keeps the scene interesting and gives a different perspective on the people.Ours did not look very professional as the cut was half a second out and the conversation is not joined as it should and background noise is prominent
The over the shoulder shot is used to bring attention towards the conversation and what they are saying and usually follows a establishing shot.Our over the shoulder shot only shows a brief part of the conversation but changes the viewing of the scene.This brings the audiences attention towards the conversation and helps make the conversation move along and flow.Our clip again did not look smooth as there is a brief lapse between them
The high shot is a shot when the camera is looking down at something and makes something seem small due to the background being big.Our scene shows a high shot when the person is walking away from the conversation and walks out the door.We did this as it helps keep the scene flowing and the audience interested and engaged.We were able to do this due to the location we had chosen which would not be possible in many other places.
Overall our clip was not very professional with lapses between shots and background noise at certain points throughout.Background noise could not be helped due to the location, but our time lapses would have made the scene not look correct so we have split second of repeated scenes.So we would of needed to re film some of the scenes and this could not be helped by editing.
This demonstrates a basic understanding of why you carried out the preliminary task and this is because you have not explored the purpose of the task in enough detail. You have focused on the camera shots that you included and why you carried out a variety of shots, but you have not considered the purpose it had to your task.
ReplyDeleteYou need to consider the strengths and weaknesses of this task and then discuss in further detail, how this task will assist you with planning and creating your thriller sequence. What will you do differently and why?